October 16, 2025

Low-cost vaccine vial monitors damaging heat exposure brought to market

October 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / vaccine vial monitors

by University of Surrey edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes TempSight Time Temperature Indicator on a vaccine vial monitor. Credit: University of Surrey A color-changing label could help prevent millions of vaccine doses from going to waste, say scientists from the University of Surrey. The innovation, now being commercialized through a partnership with MM […]

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The most – and least – effective exercise for knee osteoarthritis

October 16, 2025 / Arthritis, Patient education / InnovateMed Author / osteoarthritis

By Bronwyn Thompson October 15, 2025 Not all workouts are equal when it comes to managing this condition Depositphotos View 1 Images In a review of more than 200 clinical trials, scientists have identified which exercise offers the most benefits in relieving the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis in both the short and long term. It’s the

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Some US protein powders contain high levels of lead. Can I tell if mine is safe?

October 16, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / protein powder

by Evangeline Mantzioris, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain This week, the United States non-profit Consumer Reports released its investigation testing 23 protein powders and ready-to-drink shakes from popular brands to see if they contained heavy metals. More than two-thirds of the products contained more lead in a recommended serving size

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Misophonia: Having strong negative reactions to certain sounds is linked to mental inflexibility

October 16, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / misphonia

by Helen E. Nuttall, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: British Journal of Psychology (2025). DOI: 10.1111/bjop.70025 Hearing involves more than just the ears—it’s intimately connected to how we think and feel. A recent study has shed light on the possible links between hearing, emotion, and cognition by investigating misophonia, a condition where

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Detailed structure of key hearing protein points way to optimizing gene therapies for deafness

October 16, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / deafness

by Lena Bösch, University Medical Center Göttingen edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Schematic representation of otoferlin with a ring-shaped arrangement of its individual C2 domains (colored on the left and right) and transmembrane domain (light blue) anchoring it in the synaptic vesicle (indicated as a gray semicircle). Through the interaction of otoferlin with the

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Stethoscope, meet AI: Helping doctors hear hidden sounds to better diagnose disease

October 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / stethoscope

by Valentina Dargam, Joshua Hutcheson, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale sign that they’re a clinician. This medical device has been around for more than 200 years and remains a staple in the clinic

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Will HIV Soon Be Curable? New Therapies Offer Hope

October 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / HIV

In 1981, physicians in Los Angeles reported five young patients with Pneumocystis pneumonia, a rare lung infection later recognized as the first sign of HIV infection and a defining illness of AIDS. At that time, the clinicians were puzzled. Opportunistic infections typically occur only in individuals with severe immune suppression; however, the cause, HIV, remains unknown. The disease soon

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis likely share an environmental cause, geographic patterns reveal

October 16, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / ALS

by New York University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes Heat maps showing the geographic patterns of ALS and MS in the US. Credit: Melissa Schilling. Figure based on data from the US CDC Wonder database. A new study published in Scientific Reports indicates that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) have an extremely high geographic

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Biomarker analysis reveals clues to long-term survival in glioblastoma patients treated with SurVaxM

October 16, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / gliblastoma

by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes Landscape of genetic alterations in GBM tumors prior to treatment. Credit: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s00262-025-04193-y Results of a study led by researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center are shedding light on why some newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients survive longer than others

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What’s Happening in Long COVID: Lessons in Definition, Personalized Care, and Rehabilitation

October 16, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / long covid

Manuela Callari October 07, 2025 AMSTERDAM — Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, millions of people worldwide continue to live with its long-term consequences. For clinicians, managing long COVID remains one of the “most challenging clinics,” said Rachael A. Evans, PhD, clinical associate professor at the University of Leicester, Leicester, England, at the European Respiratory

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