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Low back pain accounts for some of the highest health care spending in the U.S. Given how many patients are affected, even small changes in imaging practices could substantially impact health care resource use. A retrospective cohort study led by Mass General Brigham researchers found that only 24 of 2,924 urgent care lumbar spine X-rays for uncomplicated low back pain were followed by emergency department advanced imaging within 30 days.

New Scandinavian guidelines aim to support emergency care professionals in the assessment of adults with minimal, mild and moderate head injuries. Based on a broad review of the evidence, the guidelines include a more individualized approach to head computed tomography and in-hospital observation. The study was led by researchers at several departments, including Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm South General Hospital and is published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe.

Consultants in England were due to walk out on 25 November in disputes over pay and working conditions.

Health visitors are set to return to work next week, ending a nine-month dispute over pay and grading.

People living with severe mental illness are around four times more likely to die early from cardiovascular disease than the general population in England, according to a new report published today by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) with Center for Mental Health, Equally Well UK, and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

A phase 2b clinical trial led by Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute researchers shows that a monoclonal antibody therapy called MAR001 can significantly reduce triglyceride levels within 12 weeks for patients with high triglyceride levels. Their results are published in the New England Journal of Medicine and were presented simultaneously at the American Heart Association's annual meeting.

A new study by investigators from the Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute found that a single iron infusion improved exercise capacity in people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and iron deficiency. The findings suggest that replenishing iron could help address the physical limitations associated with this condition. Results were presented at the 2026 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions and published simultaneously in Circulation.

Severe early-onset preeclampsia has confounded doctors for more than 2,000 years. It can strike as early as 20 weeks into pregnancy, sending blood pressure soaring and putting both the mother and baby at risk.

Like cholesterol, inflammation causally contributes to the risk of cardiovascular disease, but findings from the clinical trial ZEUS indicate that the road to targeting inflammation may be less straightforward than once thought. ZEUS, a global phase 3 clinical trial led by Mass General Brigham researcher Paul Ridker, M.D., tested a drug that targets interleukin-6 (IL-6), a downstream inflammatory molecule. IL-6 inhibitors are commonly used to treat autoimmune disorders. However, while the new drug known as ziltivekimab lowered IL-6 levels, it did not reduce cardiovascular event rates compared to placebo.

New cases show AAV gene therapies like Zolgensma carry tumor risks, raising key concerns for SMA patients and gene therapy researchers in general.

Patients treated at hospitals that earned American College of Surgeons (ACS) Emergency General Surgery Verification demonstrated lower 30-day death rates and experienced shorter hospital stays after their hospitals earned verification, according to an analysis published in JAMA Surgery. The analysis included more than 20,000 patients who underwent emergency general surgery at 55 hospitals, five of which became verified during the study period.

Sleep studies often use a pulse oximeter to determine the severity of sleep apnea. But a new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham reports that pulse oximeters may undercount breathing events in Black patients, potentially leading to inaccurate severity classifications.

A cryptic email sent to Mass General Brigham employees by the health system's CEO is stirring staff anxiety less than two weeks after a round of layoffs.

Have you ever gone to your general practitioner to find out why you're always tired, only to be told to lose weight?

People with HIV now lose more years of life to smoking than to HIV itself. About 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV, and while smoking among U.S. adults has fallen below 10% for the first time, people with HIV still smoke at up to four times that rate. Although many people with HIV want to quit smoking, their quit rates are much lower compared to the general population.

Older adults with autism were diagnosed with parkinsonism at more than double the rate of the general population, a study of 57 million Americans found.

Senior doctors to stage 48-hour walkout, beginning on 25 November, in dispute over pay and pensions.

The British Medical Association says hospital doctors in Northern Ireland plan to strike in November.

The British Medical Association is in dispute with Manx Care over "pay erosion since 2008".

The BMA said there will "undoubtedly be cancellation of operations, outpatient appointments and elective care" but "patient safety will still be prioritised".

Full emergency cover remained in place and patients were told to attend all scheduled appointments unless advised otherwise.

Resident doctor strikes are now on pause while they consider a new pay offer form the government.

This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end. Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts and end the strike, which was believed to be the largest involving healthcare workers, and the first involving physicians, in the state's history, according to the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), which represented the workers. Among the key provisions in the contracts were that nurses will receive wage increases ranging from 20% to 42% over the life of the contract, with an immediate 16% to 22% raise upon ratification, and that patient acuity will be factored into staffing plans. "As RNs, we believe that these contracts will lead to greater recruitment and retention of frontline nurses as wages become more aligned with other health systems, and we have staffing language that will allow us to spend more time with the patients that need the most...

This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn't exist. Independent Health Association of Buffalo, which operates two Medicare Advantage plans, will pay up to $98 million. Betsy Gaffney, CEO of medical records review company DxID, will pay $2 million, according to the settlement agreement. Neither admitted wrongdoing. "Today's result sends a clear message to the Medicare Advantage community that the United States will take appropriate action against those who knowingly submit inflated claims for reimbursement," Michael Granston, a Department of Justice (DOJ) deputy assistant attorney general, said in announcing the settlement on December 20. Frank Sava, a spokesperson for Independent Health, said in a statement: "The assertions by the DOJ...