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Knee pain doesn’t always need an X-ray or surgery. Clinical diagnosis and lifestyle management can be just as effective, with fewer risks. Credit: Shutterstock X-rays may do more harm than good in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis, making patients more fearful and more likely to consider unnecessary surgery. Clinical diagnosis offers a safer, more effective path to managing pain and mobility. Rising …

Misinformation runs rampant as Americans seek health advice  Axios Misinformation vs. medicine: The surprising finding about physicians  Medical Economics How public health can compete with misinformation  The Boston Globe Misinformation, Disinformation Threaten Clinician-Patient Relationship and Quality of Care  Patient Care Online Doctors say medical misinformation is getting worse  AOL.com Source link

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanded the removal of YouTube videos of himself that were published by a physician and writer who has been critical of medical misinformation and public health officials in the Trump administration, according to a YouTube notice that was seen by the Guardian. Jonathan Howard, a neurologist and psychiatrist in New …

Tina Thomas’s cat ‘Jak’ – SWNS A new targeted treatment for cats with head and neck cancers may also help save human lives in the future, say scientists. The first-ever clinical trial of the therapy found that more than a third of felines who received treatment (35%) had their disease controlled with minimal side effects. And the drug will likely …

Novo’s Wegovy beats Lilly’s Zepbound in real-world study for heart diseases  Seeking Alpha Weight loss drugs can halve heart patients’ risk of early death, study finds  The Guardian Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy® cuts risk of heart attack, stroke or death by 57% compared to tirzepatide in real-world study of people with obesity and cardiovascular disease  PR Newswire Weight loss jabs could keep heart failure …

By LUKE CHAFER, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 11:55, 31 August 2025 | Updated: 13:55, 31 August 2025 A simple change to how someone with arthritis in their knees walks could delay the need for surgery. US researchers have discovered that the change was as effective as over-the-counter painkillers in relieving symptoms of osteoarthritis, the most common form of the condition in …

A neurologist has surfaced with three tips for significantly minimizing the chances of dementia, strokes, and even brain hemorrhaging, which we are perilously close to every time we sneeze. Dr Baibing Chen from the University of Michigan shared this information with his Instagram followers, explaining that these health catastrophes could be brought on by seemingly harmless everyday actions.  According to …

Vaccination plea after baby dies from whooping cough  The Independent Baby dies of whooping cough after mother not vaccinated while pregnant  BBC British baby dies from whooping cough as vaccination rates fall  The Guardian Baby whose mother was unvaccinated dies of whooping cough  Sky News Pregnant women urged to get whooping cough vaccine after baby death  The Independent Source link

2 dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters  AOL.com 2 people dead after getting flesh-eating bacteria from eating raw oysters, Louisiana officials say  CBS News Flesh-eating bacteria: Vibrio vulnificus cases, which cause necrotizing fasciitis, rising due to climate change, scientists say  6abc Philadelphia Contaminated oysters spread fatal flesh-eating bacteria in two states  Fox News Flesh-eating bacteria in oysters leaves 6 dead  The Independent …

Vulnerable people turning to AI chatbots instead of professional therapists for mental health support could be “sliding into a dangerous abyss”, psychotherapists have warned. Psychotherapists and psychiatristssaid they were increasingly seeing negative impacts of AI chatbots being used for mental health, such as fostering emotional dependence, exacerbating anxiety symptoms, self-diagnosis, or amplifying delusional thought patterns, dark thoughts and suicide ideation. …