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New Global Survey by Johnson & Johnson Finds Most Women Don't Connect Eye Health Changes with Menopause

Thu, 1 Oct 2026 13:25:20 EDT

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today released new findings that show most women know menopause can affect mood and sleep, but fewer than half realize their eye health may change too. A new global survey of 6,000 women found that only 40% connect eye changes with the menopause transition—even though 90% say seeing clearly and comfortably helps them feel confident, capable or like themselves.i - - During Menopause Awareness Month, Johnson & Johnson is continuing its collaboration with Academy...

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Study Links 90+-Day Spaceflights to Higher Rates of Hip Fractures in Astronauts

Thu, 1 Oct 2026 12:39:02 EDT

New research has found that the rate of hip fractures in astronauts back on Earth was greater in the time period after an astronaut has been in space for more than 90 days than in the time period following shorter spaceflights or in non-astronauts. The findings of the study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, published by Elsevier, underscore the need for expanded assessment of long-term skeletal health in astronauts. - - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning mul...

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Sanofi and Regeneron expand global Alliance with multiple next-generation, long-acting immunology antibodies

Thu, 1 Oct 2026 11:59:27 EDT

- - • REGN20423, a clinical-stage long-acting IL-13 monoclonal antibody invented and developed by Regeneron, is added to the Alliance, along with a long-acting IL-4xIL-13 bispecific and two other long-acting pre-clinical antibodies from Regeneron - • Regeneron to receive $1 billion upfront, with potential for up to an additional $7 billion in future milestone payments; companies to equally share development and commercialization costs, as well as any future profits - • Sanofi and Regeneron t...

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Elsevier launches ClinicalKey Nursing AI, a new evidenced-based clinical AI solution built specifically for nurses

Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:42:54 EDT

Elsevier announced the global launch of ClinicalKey Nursing AI, the clinical AI tool built specifically for nurses and designed to support both point of care decision-making and professional growth across the nursing career journey. - - With the pressure and demands on nurses continuing to rise, healthcare systems have made significant steps to harness AI's potential, but current AI tools are focused on physicians and disconnected from the reality of nurses' daily workflow. Elsevier's globa...

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Arvato Systems Runs European Medicines Verification System on Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:50:11 EDT

Arvato Systems, a global IT and multicloud services provider, is using Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud to support prescription medicine verification across 15 European countries. By migrating its National Medicines Verification System (NMVS) from on-premises infrastructure to Oracle EU Sovereign Cloud, Arvato Systems has been able to enhance the performance, availability, and scalability of its mission-critical healthcare service while supporting EU data residency and privacy requirements. - - ...

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Can vitamin C improve outcomes in people with pre-cancer blood disorders?

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:58:10 EDT

Vitamin C boosts the activity of cellular proteins called TET enzymes that help control which genes are turned on or off. Because decreased function of TET enzymes is a common driver of certain forms of blood cancer, researchers tested the effects of vitamin C supplements in patients at risk of developing such malignancies. Results of the investigators' phase 2 clinical trial are published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. - - The random...

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Telehealth and Medicine Today Announces 2025 Research Article Award Recipients

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:30:00 EDT

Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT), an international peer reviewed journal advancing telehealth, digital health and medical innovation, today announced the recipients of its 2025 research article honors. The annual recognitions are based on a combined assessment of article views, downloads, citations and the significance and impact of each topic on healthcare and industry. - - The 2025 THMT Editors' Best Research Article Award is presented to: - “The Impact of Digital Health Technolog...

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AMA and Atalan launch collaboration to advance physician retention research

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:15:32 EDT

The American Medical Association (AMA) and Atalan announced a new research collaboration focused on advancing understanding of the factors that influence physician retention across U.S. health systems. - - The two organizations have agreed to combine resources and launch the PROGRESS Study (Physician Retention, Optimization, and Growth: Real-world Evidence and Sentiment Synthesis), a multi-site research initiative aimed at helping health systems better understand the conditions that sup...

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New Medicare and Medicaid GLP-1 Programs Spotlight Lifestyle Support as Menu-Order AI Launches Daily GLP-1 Habit Tracker, Helping Users Stay on Track

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:39:41 EDT

Menu-Order AI today announced Daily GLP-1 Habits, a new feature created in conjunction with Founding Medical Advisor Dr. Leigh-Anne Dale. The addition extends Menu-Order AI from restaurant decisions into daily tracking — helping users choose what to order, log meals and macros, monitor steps and document their daily habits. - - The launch comes as federal coverage of GLP-1 medications widens alongside a push for lifestyle support. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began its Med...

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Sanofi and Cheplapharm to create new strategic partnership in mature medicines

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:38:27 EDT

Sanofi and Cheplapharm, a European leader in well-established medicines, today announced their intention to create a strategic partnership under which Cheplapharm would take over from Sanofi a selection of 20 mature medicines and three manufacturing sites worldwide. In return, Sanofi will receive a 26.4% equity stake in Cheplapharm, building on a collaboration that started in 2014. - - The partnership is based on a shared conviction: that innovative medicines and certain mature medicines h...

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BHTY Announces Recipients of the 2025 Editors Best Article Awards

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 EDT

Blockchain in Healthcare Today Platform Approaches Journal (BHTY) has announced the recipients of its 2025 Editors Best Article Awards, recognizing two outstanding contributions to the scholarly record and the advancement of emerging technology across healthcare and life sciences. - - The annual awards recognize one original research article and one editorial article. Recipients are selected based on article views and downloads, contribution to the scholarly record, and the Editor-in-Chief'...

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Can work-related stress cause erectile dysfunction in young men?

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:12:23 EDT

In the study of 826 full-time working men aged 22–40, investigators assessed 5 dimensions that could affect workplace psychological stress: working hours, decision-making autonomy, supervisor support, colleague relationships, and promotion pressure. Erectile function and levels of serum cortisol, testosterone, and other hormones were also assessed. - - A dose-response relationship was observed between workplace stress and erectile function. The prevalence of erectile dysfunction in the high...

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The Eyes Have It: New Research Reveals Underlying Mechanisms of Eye Inflammation (Uveitis)

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:27:50 EDT

As part of an effort to understand the molecules and mechanisms that regulate transendothelial migration in different vascular beds of the body, researchers focused on the blood vessels of the retina, part of the blood-brain barrier. Transendothelial migration is the process by which white blood cells migrate out of the blood into tissue to reach sites of inflammation. The researchers found that white blood cells pass through the blood-retinal barrier via the same mechanism as they do thro...

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WHO prequalifies multi-dose RSV vaccine vial, paving the way to protecting more infants globally

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:07:14 EDT

The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified the multi-dose vial presentation of the maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, RSVpreF (ABRYSVO®), marking a major step toward protecting more infants from severe respiratory illness and pneumonia globally. The new presentation is expected to make maternal RSV vaccination more affordable and easier to deliver, particularly in countries supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. - - The decision builds on WHO's prequalificati...

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Telehealth and Medicine Today Accepted for Inclusion in DOAJ

Wed, 9 Sep 2026 08:00:00 EDT

Partners in Digital Health today announced that Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) has been accepted for inclusion in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), a globally recognized directory of peer reviewed, open access scholarly journals. - - The milestone increases the visibility and discoverability of THMT among researchers, clinicians, healthcare leaders, librarians, institutions and discovery services worldwide. Inclusion follows an extensive review of the journal's open acce...

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World-first map of a male fly brain a win for neuroscience

Mon, 7 Sep 2026 09:38:24 EDT

The findings, co-led by scientists at Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), are expected to unlock unprecedented insights into the neural mechanisms that shape behaviour. - - Known in scientific terms as a 'connectome', the team have produced a wiring map of the 166,700 neurons and the millions of connections between them. - - International collaboration - - It is the latest finding by a group of scientists co-led by: - - - • Greg Jefferis's group at MRC LMB...

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New method allows scientists to follow gene activity over time in the same cells

Mon, 7 Sep 2026 09:19:24 EDT

The following press release was issued by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. - - In recent years, scientists have built methods to measure a cell's transcriptome, or all the RNA produced by a cell, to study the cell's identity and genetic activity. However, these methods rely on killing the cell to access the bits of RNA within, and offer only a one-time snapshot. - - Now, researchers at the Broad Institute and at MIT have invented a “cellular self-reporting” approach to make living...

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DSV expands Air ThermoDirect network with direct Shanghai connections to global pharma hubs

Fri, 4 Sep 2026 10:38:38 EDT

DSV is expanding its global Air ThermoDirect network with a new direct connection between Luxembourg and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG), with additional US routes planned. The expansion further strengthens DSV's temperature-controlled air freight capabilities and supports growing demand for reliable pharmaceutical logistics. - - The expansion introduces direct flights from Luxembourg to Shanghai. Operated through multiple departures on dedicated freighter aircraft, the set-up a...

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WHO validates Bhutan for eliminating dog-transmitted human rabies

Fri, 4 Sep 2026 07:20:38 EDT

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Bhutan's elimination of dog-transmitted rabies as a public health problem in the country. Bhutan is the first country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve this success. - - Rabies is a viral disease that is almost always fatal once clinical symptoms appear. However, rabies deaths are preventable. On one hand, vaccinating dogs curbs the disease at its source; on the other, prompt use of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) stops the virus...

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Johnson & Johnson to Participate in the Deutsche Bank 2026 Healthcare Summit

Thu, 3 Sep 2026 11:21:19 EDT

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) will present at the Deutsche Bank 2026 Healthcare Summit on Thursday, September 17 th, 2026. Management will participate in a Fireside Chat at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. - - A live audio webcast of the presentation will be accessible through Johnson & Johnson's Investor Relations website at www.investor.jnj.com. An archived edition of the session will be available later that day. - - The audio webcast replay will be available approximately 48 hours after the webc...

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AMA, Vaccine Integrity Project unveil independent vaccine evidence review

Thu, 3 Sep 2026 10:53:19 EDT

The Vaccine Integrity Project, in collaboration with the American Medical Association (AMA), today announced the completion of an independent, vaccine evidence review that assessed the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against influenza, SARS CoV-2 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). - - The latest high-quality scientific evidence found that these immunizations continue to provide meaningful protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death. Led by the Vaccine Integr...

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Unisys Research on Trustworthy AI Published in Frontiers in Pharmacology Journal

Wed, 2 Sep 2026 10:29:17 EDT

Unisys (NYSE: UIS) announces the publication of its peer-reviewed research paper, “From benchmark accuracy to pharmacological credibility: why mechanistic explainability must define the next generation of AI for drug repurposing,” in Frontiers in Pharmacology, a leading journal from Frontiers Media. The study explores one of the most significant barriers to AI adoption in healthcare and other regulated industries: the need for clear visibility into how AI systems generate recommendation...

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