Medical News Bulletin

01/12/2026

People. Brush your damn teeth!

12/29/2025

I love it when we get to dig into the nuts and bolts of cancer biology, this very clever Cell paper investigated the sneaky tactics employed by some treatment resistant lung cancers and made a surprising and useful discovery!

Scientists discover an "Achilles heel” in tumor cells, could preventing lung cancer relapse be as simple as blocking ketone metabolism?

12/22/2025

High income countries with national HPV vaccination programs are making strides preventing cervical cancer, how can we ensure girls and women in countries with fewer health care resources can protect themselves? NEJM study may have a way https://medicalnewsbulletin.com/hpv-vaccine-doses-cancer/ 🧪 🩺 💉😷 health equity

Great news for people who need to pay cash for HPV shots. Come over to find out why it might soon be less expensive to protect your kids (and yourself).

12/19/2025

Did you know that the sit stand test- your ability to get up off the floor without help, can predict your cardiovascular risk? People with a low score are six times more likely than those with a perfect score to die from cardiovascular disease medicalnewsbulletin.com/sitting-risi... 🩺 🫀 🧪

Can you sit on the floor and rise back up without using your hands for support? This simple test can predict your cardiovascular risk.

12/18/2025

Evidence based medicine is challenging some long held beliefs about prescribing practices. Is it time for some new guidelines for aspirin?
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Should we be prescribing aspirin long-term if ccs patients are already taking other anti-clotting medicines? French medics say "no".

12/15/2025

This could well be the most important story on MNB this year. Did you know that South Korean gods of molecular biology have made the first TRUE hypoallergenic cat? Take my damn money!

Love cats but suffer from allergies? Learn how Korean scientists created the first allergen-free cat with MNB's Dr Cliff Dominy

12/08/2025

Are you flippin' kidding me? Apparently resveratrol can do everything 😉

Could sipping a fine wine rich in resveratrol help astronauts maintain muscle mass in low gravity conditions? Harvard researchers put it to the test.

12/05/2025

Good news for people finding it hard to get their kids their second HPV shot!

Great news for people who need to pay cash for HPV shots. Come over to find out why it might soon be less expensive to protect your kids (and yourself).

12/04/2025

Pssst! Are you sneaking a cup of coffee despite your spouse reminding you about your atrial fibrillation? I have some good news for you... Come and see what UCSF docs discovered over at MNB

UCSF cardiologists tentatively suggest that when it comes to atrial fibrillation, not only does coffee do no harm, it might even help!

12/03/2025

Men! Intrigued by rhino horn supplements for your "kidney health"? Take a minute to check in with the FDA's analysis of these supplements before you risk your health. medicalnewsbulletin.com/mr-7-super-7... 🍆 🦏

FDA issues mR.7 SUPER 7000 warning as rhino horn fakers sneak secret drugs into supplements to avoid safety testing and QA.

12/02/2025

Calling all heart failure patients! Did you know making sure you get your flu shot could cut your chances of dying in the next four years by a minimum of 18%?

Researchers recently conducted a study to see how the flu shot affected the prognosis of patients with heart failure.

12/01/2025

With GLP-1 based treatments ubiquitous it's time to check in on safety. Have you had side effects from ozempic?

People turning to GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic and Victoza to aid weight loss should think twice, say Canadian pharmacologists.