Healthcare Spotlight

01/12/2026

New federal guidelines announced updated cervical cancer screening guidelines to include self-collection methods for HPV testing for females ages 35 to 60 with an average risk. The American Cancer Society also recently updated its guidelines to include ...

01/12/2026

Seasonal influenza activity remained high and increased in late December, prompting the CDC to classify the 2025–26 flu season as “moderately severe.” The agency estimates at least 11 million illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths so far—substantially higher than the same point last season. Experts note flu cases are underreported and expect the peak in the coming weeks. https://bit.ly/4svBY1k

01/12/2026

Among US health care workers, rates of poverty, food insecurity, and housing instability are highest among direct care and support staff, with over 1 in 4 experiencing food insecurity.

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01/10/2026

Chronic constipation affects millions of Americans each year, but some patients continue to struggle despite standard treatments.

Our new clinical practice update provides 14 best practices to help clinicians diagnose and manage refractory constipation, including guidance on testing, pelvic floor therapy, and when surgery should (and shouldn’t) be considered.

📄 Read more here: https://ow.ly/5Oe950XRchh

01/10/2026

Year in Review: Chronic pain is one of the most frustrating clinical problems in primary care. Several 2025 studies offered promising evidence for relatively simple nonpharmacologic pain treatments.

01/10/2026

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01/10/2026

If you exercise regularly but want to improve performance and reduce pain, try mobility exercises. Here are five moves to add to your workout routine.

01/10/2026

Alcohol-related deaths are historically higher among men, but recent research shows that the gap is closing, with women’s deaths rising around 15 percent annually since 2018.

With impacts like liver failure, alcohol poisoning, and even breast cancer, women are succumbing to alcohol-related deaths and disease at a faster rate. But what are the biological reasons behind this trend? And are there ways to prevent it?

Find out more: https://on.natgeo.com/4qf4we8

01/10/2026

Twenty years on since the approval of the first human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a raft of studies involving millions of people have reached the same conclusion: HPV vaccination is safe and dramatically lowers women’s risk for cervical cancer.

Those are the topline findings of two updated Cochrane reviews on the impact of HPV vaccination — one looking at population levels of cervical and other HPV-related cancers, and the other a network meta-analysis of clinical trial data. https://bit.ly/4pvMsLk

01/10/2026

Effects of vegan diets and lifestyle on adult body composition: a narrative review
Article: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/fo/d5fo01876e.
Abstract: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40637456/.

01/10/2026

01/10/2026

The Highly Anticipated “Triple Agonist” Weight Loss Med Is Almost Here—What Doctors Say About It