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Research results published in magazines this month American Managed Care Journal We examine how integrating behavioral health care into primary care can improve outcomes and increase cost-effectiveness for adults with depression, anxiety, and chronic pain receiving long-term opioid treatment. Care was provided via telehealth by a multidisciplinary team of community health workers, licensed clinical social workers, and clinical pharmacists. Eboni Price-Haywood, MD, MPH, MMM, FACP, System Medical Director for Health Outcomes and Inclusion at Ochsner Health, is the lead author. About research This study was conducted to compare the cost-effectiveness of behavioral health integration (BHI) in primary care and usual…
KINSHASA, Congo — Africa’s top public health agency on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded. The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement that deaths and suspected cases were mainly recorded in the Monwar and Rwanpara health zones. Ebola virus is highly contagious and can be transmitted through body fluids such as vomit, blood, and semen. The illness it causes is rare but serious and often fatal. “Four deaths have been reported among the laboratory-confirmed cases. Suspicious cases have also been reported in…
Recent research has revealed how specific pubertal hormones are related to the physical structure and functional wiring of the female adolescent brain. The findings suggest that hormones such as estradiol and testosterone are associated with different brain regions that support memory, emotion, and spatial cognition. This study was published in the journal human brain mapping. Adolescence is a period of rapid biological and emotional changes primarily caused by puberty. During this period, the brain undergoes significant development, and scientists believe this may be influenced by increased hormone levels. These changes coincide with an increased risk of mental health problems such…
In a debate about the best fruit, my STAT colleague Alexa Lee and I both agreed that peaches have fallen in the middle of nowhere in recent years. Is this just a New York City problem? Dial in your fruity feelings. You know what’s not in the middle? STAT’s great health and medicine journalism. Subscribe here. Supreme Court upholds mail-order access to mifepristone At this time, it is legal to buy abortion pills by mail. Three days after extending its own decision deadline, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a federal appeals court’s ruling that women seeking abortions must see a…
NASA is developing powerful new computer chips designed to dramatically improve the intelligence and performance of future spacecraft. Through commercial partnerships, the project is developing advanced processing technologies that will allow spacecraft to operate more independently during missions far from Earth. NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing Project focuses on improving the computing power of spacecraft used in space exploration. Current missions rely on older processors because they are durable enough to withstand the extreme conditions of space. These chips are reliable, but lack the performance needed for more advanced missions. The agency says newer, much more powerful processors are essential…
Health tech founders, engineers, and IT pros: Discover 2026 innovations in telemedicine, wearables, and AI diagnostics. Actionable strategies to lead the digital health surge.
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Henry Pharma have signed a major contract worth up to $15.2 billion. Takeda Pharmaceutical aims to reduce its workforce by 4,500 people by fiscal 2026. Daiichi Sankyo aims to become one of the world’s top five companies in the oncology field, expanding its business beyond antibody-drug conjugates. Even more. 1. Bristol-Myers Squibb signs $15 billion bioback deal to bag Hengrui assets, leveraging China’s R&D speed Bristol-Myers Squibb and Henrui Pharma have entered into a wide-ranging partnership potentially worth $15.2 billion. The agreement includes Hengrui’s four oncology/hematology assets, BMS’s four immunology assets, and five other assets jointly discovered…
A new study presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (12-15 May) in Istanbul, Turkey, showed that the use of a new GLP-1 class of obesity drugs in asthma patients was associated with a 26% reduction in the number of asthma exacerbations and a 14% reduction in the use of asthma inhaled painkillers. This study was conducted by Simon Høj and Dr. Kjell Erik Julius Håkansson from Copenhagen University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are currently widely used in the treatment of overweight, obesity, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), with increasing evidence demonstrating…
An analysis of data collected by a pedestrian tracking system at Eindhoven Central Station in the Netherlands found that after people get off a train, they tend to follow the same walking path as the person in front of them. This happens even if you don’t know the person or if such a choice increases your travel time. This research was published in the *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences*. When walking through crowded spaces such as busy streets, train and bus stops, airports, and places where large groups of people gather, people typically try to reach their destination…
When President Donald Trump announced his plan to impose 100% tariffs on patented medicines and ingredients imported into the United States, it included a provision that would allow drug companies that have not agreed to most-favored-nation (MFN) pricing agreements but are in the process of moving manufacturing to the United States to apply for a reduced rate of duty. The Commerce Department released a document Wednesday explaining that to secure the 20% exemption, companies must disclose extensive information about their investments, production plans and compliance efforts. Companies must submit onshoring plans, which are monitored and enforced by the Secretary of…