PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 21 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Adding a Lower Cutoff Value for CA19-9 May Identify Additional High-risk Cases of Pancreatic Cancer * CA19-9 is a biomarker whose levels often correlate with pancreatic cancer stage and prognosis PHILADELPHIA - A dual-threshold model for measuring the pancreatic tumor marker serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) identified patients with pancreati  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 21 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * In middle-aged and older adults, migraine with aura associated with higher stroke risk Highlights: * A new study of middle-aged and older adults has found an association between migraine with aura and a higher risk of ischemic stroke. * An aura is a visual or other sensory disturbance typically occurring just prior to or when the headache starts, such as seeing an expanding   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 21 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Quitting smoking associated with lower dementia risk Weight gain may reduce the benefit Highlights: * Quitting smoking may be associated with a lower risk of developing dementia, especially for those who avoid major weight gain after quitting. * The study does not prove that quitting smoking lowers the risk of dementia and cognitive decline, it only shows an association. *  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * American College of Surgeons Urges Congress to Stabilize Medicare Physician Payment and Protect Access to Surgical Care As the House Energy and Commerce Committee meets today to examine Medicare physician payment reform, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) urges policymakers to address growing instability in physician payment that threatens patient access to high-quality s  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Nearly 10% of Surgeons Are Leaving the Profession Within 8 Years Targeted interventions to help surgeons most likely to leave practice can keep them on the job Key Takeaways * Nearly one in 10 surgeons leave active clinical practice within eight years. * Highest losses were in oral and maxillofacial surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery; mid-c  more

WHIPPANY, New Jersey, May 22 -- Bayer USA, an enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, issued the following news on May 21, 2026: * * * Bayer's KERENDIA(R) (finerenone) Granted Priority Review of Supplemental New Drug Application by U.S. FDA for Treatment of Adults with Type 1 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease If approved for this investigational new use, KERENDIA(R) (finerenone), a non-steroidal mineralocorticoid antagonist (MRA), would be   more

LONDON, England, May 22 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about The BMJ on May 21, 2026: * * * Healthcare is facing a moral emergency, argue experts Time to restore kindness and compassion in healthcare to improve patient and staff well-being * Healthcare has lost its human, moral, and relational foundations and must reconnect with its core values to improve both patient and staff well-being, argue experts in The BMJ today. Despite unprecedented advances in diagnostic  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 22 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by senior researcher and political economist Andrew Longhurst: * * * Alberta's ER deaths spotlight systemic hospital underfunding 90 per cent of ER patients waited 37 hours for hospital admission in 2024-25 * On May 8, another patient died waiting in the emergency room for care--this time at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. This tragic event has only come to li  more

BRISTOL, England, May 21 -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Cancer researcher elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences * Professor Richard Martin, Associate Pro Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation) and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University, is one of 60 exceptional biomedical and health scientists appointed to the Academy's prestigious Fellowship. The announcement was made today (Thursd  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Daily Journal Names Deborah Fishman and Tom Magnani to 2026 'Top Intellectual Property Lawyers' List Arnold & Porter partners Deborah Fishman and Tom Magnani were named to Daily Journal's list of "Top Intellectual Property Lawyers 2026." The annual list recognizes an outstanding group of California-based attorneys whose achievements over the past year have significantly influenced the field of intellectual p  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 22 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Victims of crime: improved legal protection and support systems * New EU helpline for victims and use of digital tools * Member states must ensure sufficient human and financial resources to help victims * Access to sexual and reproductive healthcare for survivors of sexual violence * The European parliament approved new EU rules to reinforce support and protection measures for the victims of cri  more

PARIS, France, May 21 -- INRAE, a France National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, issued the following news release: * * * Food colourings and preservatives: Three new studies point to links between food additives and an increased risk of cancer, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension Among the 3.5 million food and beverage items listed in the Open Food Facts World database in 2024, more than 139,000 contain at least one food colouring additive  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 21 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Implantable tech could cast new light on bladder cancer treatment * A new implantable device which aims to maximise the effectiveness of light-sensitive drugs could improve outcomes for bladder cancer patients in the future. Engineers and cancer scientists from the University of Glasgow are behind the development of the device, which uses wirelessly-powered micro-LEDs to boost the delivery of light thro  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 22 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Study sheds light on how early pancreas lesions become cancerous Findings help explain why many precursor lesions never develop into pancreatic cancer * In an unexpected finding, a new study flips on its head researchers' understanding of how precancerous pancreas lesions evolve into pancreatic cancer. The paradigm-changing discovery  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Study: Cannabis Therapy Associated With Sustained Declines in Opioid Use Among Chronic Pain Patients * Philadelphia, PA: The use of state-authorized medical cannabis products is associated with significant and sustained declines in daily opioid intake among patients suffering from chronic pain conditions, according to data published in the journal  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 22 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Study led by Upstate fellow finds rectal cancer deaths rising rapidly among adults under 50 Written by Jean Albanese Rectal cancer death rates in people under age 50 are accelerating according to a study led by Mythili Menon Pathiyil, gastroenterology fellow at Upstate Medical University. At this pace, rectal cancer will outpace colon cancer as the No. 1 cancer-re  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Survey: Nearly 1 in 6 Arthritis Patients Use Cannabis for Joint Pain * Kingston, Canada: Nearly one in six patients with arthritic pain acknowledge using cannabis to moderate their symptoms, according to survey data published in the Journal of International Medical Research. Canadian researchers surveyed 406 patients seeking clinical care for ar  more

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, May 22 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Teen attitudes to exercise shape fitness years later * Teenagers who see exercise as fun, social and good for their health are significantly fitter by late adolescence than those driven by competition, pressure or fear of judgement, new research led by Flinders University shows. Tracking more than 1,000 young people from age 14 to 17, researchers found early attitudes to physical activity strongly predi  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for May 19, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -May 19 This Week in the ASAM Weekly Communication might just be the most valuable tool we have. Often, it's a way to share information: like a news story about harm reduction in Duluth ( MinnPost ) or the tobacco industry's influence in the White House ( The New York Times ). Other times, it's a way   more

LONDON, England, May 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * UK's younger generations likelier to experience poor health earlier in life than previous cohorts - decades of research shows A review of multiple studies - comparing six national UK birth cohorts, featuring more than 88,500 people born since 1946 - suggests the UK faces a 'generational health drift'  Peer-reviewed Literature review This additional inform  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 22 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Ivermectin could help beat malaria, veterinary college researcher finds in running the numbers By Andrew Mann When a stranger from Spain called Cassidy Rist in her first months at Virginia Tech, she almost didn't take the meeting. The caller was Carlos Chaccour, a physician at the University of Navarra who worked on global health and tropical diseases. He told her he was working on ivermectin for malaria. Rist  more