TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 31 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following statement on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) Supports ACIP Vaccine Panel Chairman, Kirk Milhoan, M.D. In response to a January 23 New York Times article strongly criticizing pediatric cardiologist Kirk Milhoan, M.D., appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to chair the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the Association of more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal \"The BMJ\": * * * Expert warning over hidden health effects of US trade tariffs The US government's assertive use of import tariffs means the health implications of trade policy can no longer be sidelined, say experts * Greater attention must be paid to both the direct and indirect health effects of trade tariffs including access to medicines, food costs, and employment conditions, warn exp more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "Tobacco Control": * * * Major US tobacco brands flouting platform + federal policies to restrict young people's access to their content on Instagram Violations include lax/missing age verification, sponsorship disclosure, and health warnings * Leading US tobacco brands are flouting platform and federal marketing policies designed to restrict young people's access to their content on the pop more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "British Journal of Ophthalmology": * * * Sleeping without pillows may lower harmful high internal eye pressure in people with glaucoma Stacked pillows alter neck position which may compress jugular vein, suggest researchers * Sleeping without pillows may help lower high internal eye pressure, build-up of which causes optic nerve damage and glaucoma--the leading cause of irreversible blindne more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about their journal "The BMJ": * * * Telesurgery as reliable as standard robotic surgery for some urological procedures Findings provide an evidence base for larger-scale trials, say researchers * Telesurgery (operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot via a secure telecommunication link) appears to be as reliable as standard robotic surgery (when the surgeon and patient are in the same room) for tw more PR

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Jan. 31 -- Bayer, a pharmaceutical and life sciences company, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Finerenone recommended for the treatment of patients with heart failure with LVEF 40% in the EU CHMP adopts positive opinion for the marketing authorization of finerenone for patients with heart failure (HF) with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) 40%, i.e. mildly reduced or preserved LVEF, in the European Union / The positive opinion is based on  more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 30 -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * New strategy targets "undruggable" protein in T-cell leukaemia, triggering cancer cell death Scientists have unveiled a ground-breaking approach to tackling one of cancer biology's most elusive targets: the protein LMO2, a key driver of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T ALL). T ALL is a fast-growing cancer of the white blood cells that primarily affects children and young adul more PR

RARITAN, New Jersey, Jan. 31 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Johnson & Johnson receives CHMP positive opinion for AKEEGA(R) (niraparib and abiraterone acetate dual action tablet) for the treatment of patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) with BRCA1/2 mutations AMPLITUDE is the first clinical trial to evaluate potential therapies for patients with mHSPC and known HRR gene alterations, with positive results support more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Jan. 30 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Neurology Researcher Wins National NIH Award for App That Predicts Fall Risk * "CatchU" is a multisensory digital health app, touted as a top technology for healthy aging practices in the 2025 NIA Start-Up Challenge STONY BROOK, NY, January 30, 2026 - An app easily used off a smartphone that quantitatively measures someone's risk of falling is being recognized by the N more PR

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, Jan. 30 [Category: Medical] -- The European Society of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Patients who see a cardiologist after surgery may have a lower risk of heart disease * Sophia Antipolis, 30 January 2026 : An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study published in the European Heart Journal [1], suggests that deaths and serious heart disease might be prevented if some patients see a specialist  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Testing Early for Pregnancy May Produce False Negative Results or Detect Early Pregnancy Loss By Jillian Mckoy A new study examining timing and frequency patterns for home pregnancy tests found that people who tested four or more days before the date of their first missed period had a substantially higher risk of receiving an initial negative test or a positive test that eventuall more PR

LONDON, Canada, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Innovative 'poop pills' show promising results in clinical trials for multiple types of cancer Canadian clinical trials show results in immunotherapy response and reducing side effects * Fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) can dramatically improve cancer treatment, suggest two groundbreaking studies published in the prestigious Nature Medicine journal. The first study shows that the toxic side effects of more PR