January 13, 2026

Five healthy habits for maintaining independence in your 60s and 70s

January 13, 2026 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / healthy habit

by Stanford University edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Marcus Aurelius from Pexels Focusing on strength, balance, nutrition, and cognitive health can help ensure a vibrant, independent life as you age, according to Stanford Medicine clinicians. Anyone in their 60s, 70s, or beyond knows what it feels […]

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Laughing gas a promising treatment for depression

January 13, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / depression, lauging gas

By Jay Kakade January 12, 2026 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email Early clinical trials are only just beginning after a growing body of research has suggested the gas could be effective in treating PTSD, depression and alcoholism oneblink/Depositphotos View 1 Images Nitrous oxide, informally known as laughing gas, has shown rapid antidepressant effects in people

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Senate report calls out UnitedHealth’s ‘profit-centered strategy’

January 13, 2026 / News update / InnovateMed Author / profit centered strategy

In a 105-page report, the Senate Judiciary Committee outlines how UnitedHealth Group turned its coding of patients in the Medicare Advantage program into “a major profit-centered strategy, which was not the original intent of the program.” The report, released yesterday, is based on 50,000 pages of documents from the conglomerate, which Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)

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Extremely elevated lipoprotein(a) levels tied to 30-year heart risk in women

January 13, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / lipoprotein

by Justin Jackson, Medical Xpress edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: CC0 Public Domain Brigham and Women’s Hospital investigators link very high lipoprotein(a) with a higher 30-year risk of major cardiovascular events in initially healthy women. Elevated plasma lipoprotein(a) is a cardiovascular disease risk factor, with levels predominantly determined

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Infant gut bacteria may be the key to preventing asthma and allergies

January 13, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / gut bacteria

by Peter Aagaard Brixen, Technical University of Denmark edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: RDNE Stock project from Pexels Allergies and asthma affect an increasing number of children worldwide, but now an international research group led by DTU has identified a previously unknown mechanism that can reduce

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Is There a Link Between Estrogen Therapy and Weight?

January 13, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / estrogen

Erica Lamberg December 16, 2025 Female patients may benefit from estrogen therapy to treat menopausal symptoms that could interfere with their quality of life. Although the issue of weight is inconclusive, it’s still a good idea to discuss the overall modality with patients. “We do not have enough information yet to use a woman’s weight to decide

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A novel DNA-based therapy achieves significant increase in overall survival in platinum resistant ovarian cancer

January 13, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / ovarian cancer

by CureLab Oncology edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source In the randomized Phase II trial, Elenagen was administered once weekly via a simple intramuscular injection. In the reporting, researchers supplementing the standard of care (chemotherapy) with Elenagen, have significantly extended overall survival for patients with the deadliest

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Does Menopause Hormone Therapy Influence Dementia Risk?

January 13, 2026 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / menopause hormone

TOPLINE: A meta-analysis found no clear evidence on whether menopause hormone therapy (MHT) increased, decreased, or had no effect on the risk for dementia or mild cognitive impairment in postmenopausal women, irrespective of the formulation, duration, or age of initiation. According to the authors, the evidence did not support using MHT for the prevention of dementia following menopause at

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New model improves prediction of prostate cancer death risk

January 13, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / prostate cancer

by American College of Physicians edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors’ notes The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new long-term prediction tool estimates the risk of dying from prostate cancer, offering a more accurate way to interpret prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test results compared to existing models. The tool, tested on

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Probiotic living microneedles designed by interbacterial competition for accelerated infected wound healing

January 13, 2026 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / wound healing

Peer-Reviewed Publication Compuscript Ltd https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsb.2025.10.029 This new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, discusses probiotic living microneedles designed by interbacterial competition for accelerated infected wound healing. Probiotic therapy offers a promising strategy for chronic infected wound management through pathogen suppression and immune modulation. However, its efficacy remains restricted by weak competitiveness in pathogen-rich niches and

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