Medical marijuana could soon be reclassified into a medical category that includes prescription drugs like Tylenol with codeine, ketamine and anabolic steroids.
That’s because in December 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive…
Category: 8. Health
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Innovations in asthma care can improve the health of Detroiters living with this chronic disease
Researchers and doctors are beginning to modernize asthma treatment using innovative therapies.
Asthma is a common, chronic and treatable lung disease that touches nearly every family in America. It affects people of all ages and costs our…
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Altered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and long COVID
People with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and long COVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task.
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Brain cancer may begin years before doctors can see it
IDH-mutant glioma, driven by changes in a specific gene (IDH), is the most common malignant brain tumor affecting adults under 50. It is especially challenging to treat because it often returns after therapy. For years, treatment has focused…
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Study raises red flags over long-term effectiveness of popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic
People who stop taking prescription weight loss medications often regain weight and lose many of the health improvements they achieved, according to a study published by The BMJ. The analysis found that benefits tied to heart and metabolic…
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Team unveils simpler, faster way to make vaccines
UVA Health scientists have developed a promising new way to create vaccines that could be faster, cheaper, and easier to distribute than current options. The University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Dr. Steven L. Zeichner leads the team that…
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The fat you can’t see could be shrinking your brain
How obesity affects the brain may depend on more than overall body weight. New research published on January 27 in Radiology, the flagship journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), suggests that the location of fat in the body…
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New AI Physician Will Handle Some Treatment Decisions Without Human Involvement
Artificial intelligence in health care has taken a major step forward with the launch of a new product legally allowed to prescribe some medications for patients without physician approval. Strictly speaking, the Doctronic system has been
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Stanford Study Reveals Colorblindness May Hide a Deadly Cancer Warning
A new Stanford Medicine study suggests that colorblindness may obscure one of the earliest warning signs of bladder cancer with serious consequences. For many people, the first hint of bladder cancer is a visible one. Blood in the urine is the…
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Q&A: Can AI understand the human brain better than humans?
More than 7 million people aged 65 and older suffer from Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, according to a 2025 report from the Alzheimer’s Association. More of the debilitating symptoms could be mitigated or better managed with an earlier…
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