January 15, 2026

1 big number: National health spending

  Illustration: Lazaro Gamio/Axios The U.S. spent $5.3 trillion, or $15,474 per person, on health care in 2024 as demand for hospital care, prescription drugs and physician and clinical services surged, CMS wrote in a report Wednesday. The big picture: It marked the second straight year in which health spending surged more than 7%, and brought health care’s share of […]

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Neurologists use AI to close diagnostic gaps in seizure care

by Anastasia (Ana) Gorelova, University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source (A) Performance on cases varied between readers both between and within formal training categories. Only participants who viewed more than two cases are displayed. (B) Mixture modeling used performance data

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Plug-and-play’ system could improve cancer immunotherapy

December 31st, 2025Posted by U. Chicago (Credit: Getty Images) Share this Article Facebook Twitter Reddit Email You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Tags cancer immunotherapy University University of Chicago Researchers have developed a modular cancer immunotherapy that can be switched on, off, or reprogramed to attack different cancers. Promising initial

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Platelet-Rich Plasma Shows Potential for Hair Growth in Breast Cancer Survivors

Edited by Sneha Gupta December 25, 2025   TOPLINE: In a pilot study of breast cancer survivors with endocrine-induced alopecia (EIA) or persistent chemotherapy-induced alopecia (pCIA), platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment increased hair density, with improvements observed on both treated and untreated scalp areas, likely due to PRP diffusion. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a single-blinded, randomized, controlled split‑scalp pilot

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