Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

A new study from the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) and Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin challenges a widely held belief about intermittent fasting. The research shows that time-restricted eating does not lead to measurable improvements in metabolic or cardiovascular health when calorie intake remains unchanged. However, the timing of meals did affect the body’s internal clocks. These findings come from the ChronoFast study led by Prof. Olga Ramich and were published in Science Translational Medicine. Time-restricted eating (TRE) is a form of intermittent fasting that limits daily food intake to a window of no more than ten hours,…

During their one short break, Charlotte lets out a small shout of pain. The leather seat in the ambulance has burnt her skin. She reaches for her portable fan which mists the air, as the air conditioning gets going.The big black boots and dark green trousers both Connor and Charlotte wear offer protection from spills and infection, but they are not cool items of clothing. From lifting and moving patients around, to carrying heavy bags and rushing: it is undeniably hot work.”I went home dehydrated several times in the last heatwave,” says Charlotte. During our ride out, the paramedics often…

Human papilloma virus (HPV) is responsible for about 70% of head and neck cancers in the United States, making it the leading HPV-related cancer and one that continues to rise in frequency each year. Unlike cervical cancer, which can be detected through routine screening, there is currently no test that can identify HPV-associated head and neck cancers before symptoms develop. As a result, most patients are diagnosed only after the tumor has expanded to billions of cells, often spreading to nearby lymph nodes and causing noticeable symptoms. Finding a way to detect these cancers much earlier could allow for prompt…

Our latest roundup of contracts and go lives features Powys Teaching Health Board rolling out an electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) system. MHRA launches AI sandbox to improve medicines safety The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced plans to launch a new AI regulatory sandbox aimed at improving medicines safety and accelerating the development of new treatments. The initiative, unveiled by Science Minister Lord Vallance on 9 June 2026, will provide companies and researchers with a controlled environment to test AI tools designed to predict how medicines may perform in people and identify potential safety risks…

Researchers discovered that avian influenza (H5N1) can survive in raw milk cheese made from contaminated milk, even after the 60-day aging process required by the FDA. However, highly acidic cheeses like feta showed no signs of the virus, suggesting acidity plays a crucial protective role. Animal tests revealed that while ferrets could be infected by drinking contaminated raw milk, eating raw milk cheese didn’t cause infection, possibly due to lower viral contact. Source Link

Chronic pain appears to play a meaningful role in raising the risk of developing high blood pressure. How long the pain lasts and where it occurs both influence that risk, and part of the connection is explained by depression and inflammation. Researchers say the results underscore how important effective pain management can be for preventing and controlling high blood pressure, a major driver of cardiovascular disease and death.Chronic Pain Linked to Rising Blood Pressure Risk Chronic pain in adults may raise the likelihood of developing high blood pressure, and factors such as where the pain is located, how widespread it…

Riders wearing Taylor Swift-inspired outfits have completed a 300km bike ride in 24 hours for a seven-year-old girl.The Ride for Rori saw them cycling non-stop from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to Marble Arch in London.For the past 20 months, Rori, from Appleton in Oxfordshire, has been battling cancer and just finished treatment.The ride raised £61,000 for the Oxford Children’s Hospital, where Rori said staff had been “so helpful and so lovely”.Video journalist: Chris Wood Source Link

Patients with advanced lung or skin cancer who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine within 100 days of beginning immunotherapy treatment lived considerably longer than those who were not vaccinated, according to new research. Scientists from the University of Florida and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center made the discovery while studying the potential of mRNA-based therapies to activate the immune system against cancer. Their results build on more than a decade of work exploring how messenger RNA could be used to “wake up” the body’s natural defenses. The findings also move the field closer to the idea of…

A common belief that baby rattlesnakes are more dangerous than adults has been overturned by a new study from Loma Linda University. After reviewing the history and spread of the myth, researchers concluded that bites from adult rattlesnakes are generally more dangerous because adults carry and inject much larger amounts of venom. The study also disproves the widely repeated claim that baby rattlesnakes cannot control how much venom they release and therefore inject all of it when they bite. According to the researchers, this misconception has had serious real-world consequences. The study states that the false belief has led “to…

Artificial intelligence wearable company Vilo unveiled Thursday its AI-native operating system—dubbed Signal OS—for its upcoming ring-first wearable platform.  Signal OS is designed to improve the interaction layer with its wearable technology, moving insights “from measurement to meaning.” It continuously interprets body signals in context to create personalized, readable guidance—but is not used for diagnosis or treatment. Vilo CEO and founder Gee Gu told Fierce Healthcare the wearables market is “still at a very early stage,” but added it has “done a phenomenal job on measurement.”  “Our vision is that user experiences are still mostly built around the dashboards, around the…