Health Evidence Digest

For neurodiverse clients with language deficits, therapeutic assent is essential to respect dignity and autonomy even when guardians provide consent....

Regional pattern shows 10-35% requested increases in Missouri and Kansas and 10-13% in Minnesota for 2027 individual plans.

Key drivers include...

Ultrasound image quality has been largely improved in recent years through advances in transducer design, electronics, computers and signals.

This week's key health policy moves center on food safety transparency and childhood vaccine recommendations.

• GRAS reform: FDA proposed mandatory...

The FDA's continuous monitoring pilots and sponsor deployments signal strong momentum for AI-driven oversight, yet the "dead time" gap between raw...

Novel cancer diagnostics are advancing precision medicine, but Medicare reimbursement decisions now determine their path to widespread clinical...

Expanding public insurance like Medicare for All is less radical than critics claim, given the system's existing structure.

• Government programs...

Global health diplomacy (GHD) can strengthen future pandemic responses by fostering cooperation beyond geopolitics.

• Serves as bridge for tackling...

Staffing at the SBA OIG is projected to drop to 154 full-time equivalents by fiscal year 2027 from a peak of 211 in 2024, risking oversight of...

IP-reliant industries, including biotech and pharma, generated $11.4 trillion in U.S. GDP—44% of private sector output—with pharmaceuticals alone...

The ARASEC US prospective open-label Phase 2 study highlights darolutamide + ADT as a practice-changing option for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Three states demonstrate coordinated public health responses to distinct outbreaks:

• Hawaii DOH confirms fifth cyclosporiasis case and promotes...

Mayo Clinic's decentralized clinical trials program significantly boosted participation:

• Participants living over 120 miles away increased from...

Despite nearly 20 years of research since the 2008 WHO commission, health inequities within countries continue widening because studies overwhelmingly...

Practice-guiding acute ischemic stroke research is moving away from US-led trials toward Europe and China. This signals a broader redistribution of clinical trial influence that may reshape future guidelines and international collaboration.

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