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WASHINGTON – Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted a senior health official to serve as interim surgeon general until a Senate-confirmed candidate fills the position. In an email sent late Tuesday, Kennedy said Stephanie Haridopoulos, a family medicine physician who currently serves as senior adviser and chief of staff at the U.S. Surgeon General, is the agency’s director of medical communications. According to the email, Assistant Secretary of Health Brian Christine used a “delegation of authority” to authorize Khalidopoulos to perform the duties of Surgeon General. “I will advance the (U.S. Surgeon General’s) public health activities, recommendations, and…

Many cases of iron deficiency in school-age children could be diagnosed earlier, according to a new study published in red blood cells and ironJournal of the American Society of Hematology (ASH). By applying higher ferritin thresholds than those used in current guidelines, researchers found that iron deficiency in children aged 5 to 14 years in the United States may be more common than previously thought, and in many cases may be diagnosed earlier. Low iron levels can lead to serious health problems such as difficulty concentrating and learning, fatigue, and decreased physical performance, so it’s important to determine the…

Shana Hale, a Brooklyn mother of two and a technology executive, noticed a mild burning sensation in her chest last summer during her daily walk. The symptoms easily passed because she could still breathe easily and remained active. But as the feeling dragged on, she realized something was wrong. What followed was a series of decisions shaped by her persistence to be heard and the efforts of cardiologists at NYU Langone Heart Hospital to push past inconclusive results. This subtle symptom turned out to be a warning sign of a severe blockage in one of her heart’s main arteries, leading…

Women not only have higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, but may also be more affected by some common risk factors associated with cognitive decline, new research suggests. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine analyzed data from more than 17,000 middle-aged and older adults and found that certain modifiable dementia risk factors appear to have a greater impact on cognitive function in women than in men. The findings of this study were published on May 19, 2026. biology of sex differences. “When we looked at which risk factors were most common, we found…

Bristol-Myers Squibb is the latest major pharmaceutical company to bet big on artificial intelligence, announcing a major agreement with Anthropic to deploy its AI tool, Claude, as a “shared intelligence platform” across its global operations. This agreement puts Claude’s advanced reasoning and agent capabilities into the hands of more than 30,000 BMS employees. While many of pharmaceutical companies’ early AI adoption focused on simple chatbots, BMS says this collaboration with humans signals a “meaningful evolution.” New Jersey pharmaceutical companies are now incorporating agent AI capabilities into daily workflows that drive drug research and development, manufacturing, and commercial operations. “Most enterprise…

Scientists at the Max Planck Florida Neuroscience Institute (MPFI), in collaboration with ZEISS and MetaCell, have developed a powerful new imaging pipeline called Neuroplex. Published in e-lifeThe technology allows the simultaneous monitoring of the activity of up to nine different populations of neurons in freely moving mice, dramatically accelerating the pace of scientific exploration of how the brain controls behavior. challenge Neuroscientists have long faced fundamental limitations in linking brain activity to behavior. Miniscopes are small, head-mounted microscopes used to observe neural activity in behaving animals. Although they can capture neural activity, they cannot reliably distinguish between more than two…

While most cancer research focuses on chemical signals and the hard tumor surroundings, little attention has been paid to the stickiness of the fluid itself. In the case of glioblastoma, the viscosity of the invasion front is approximately eight times that of the necrotic core, creating an increased resistance that migrating cells must overcome. Standard closed microfluidic systems poorly mimic this condition. Oxygen and nutrients are limited, and wall friction changes cell behavior, making long-term observation difficult. Based on these challenges, it is clear that there is a need to study how sustained exposure to high viscosity remodels glioblastoma cells…

After about six years in the job, Amgen’s finance chief has written a letter announcing his departure from the California drugmaker by early next year. Amgen announced in a release this week that Peter Griffiths, who became Amgen’s chief financial officer in 2020, will retire at the end of August, and will be replaced by former corporate finance chief Thomas Dietrich, effective September 1. Dietrich, who most recently held the same role at Swiss dermatologist Galderma, will officially become CFO in September, while Griffiths will remain at Amgen until January to help with the transition process, the company announced. Mr.…

A psychology experiment found that repeating a dirty word of your choice while doing push-ups on a chair improves your performance compared to repeating a neutral word. Name-calling can promote a psychological state in which an individual can exert maximum effort and overcome internal constraints. The paper was published in american psychologist. In many situations where peak performance is required, people restrain themselves, consciously or unconsciously. This limits your chances of success. For example, people may fear public speaking and refrain from situations in which they could express ideas or seize personal or professional opportunities. Job seekers may be hesitant…

As extreme heat and air pollution become more common, researchers are developing new ways to track how these environmental exposures affect humans in real time. Credit: StockIn the pilot study, wearable devices and GPS Tracking can reveal the health impacts of heat and air pollution in real time, opening new possibilities for personalized environmental health monitoring.As climate change increases the frequency of heat waves and worsens air pollution, scientists are looking for better ways to measure how these conditions affect people in real time. A new pilot study by researchers at the City University of New York finds that a…