A randomized trial reported higher rates of complete tumor disappearance when women took 2,000 IU vitamin D daily during neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Experts say larger trials are needed before changing practice.

A backend Medicare dataset left providers’ Social Security numbers exposed for weeks, prompting officials to pull the files and pledge fixes. Coverage shows providers and lawmakers want answers.

A St. Paul man who sought prostate cancer care at Mayo Clinic was hit with a $76,423 bill after his insurer initially denied coverage. The insurer later reversed course, highlighting how network confusion can follow treatment.

Bellevue and nearby hospitals ran large drills and tested portable biocontainment gear as they prepare for a massive influx of World Cup visitors.

AHN has opened a renovated Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Institute at Federal North on the North Side; the clinic will begin seeing patients on May 11.

Orlando surgeons partially delivered a 25‑week fetus to create an airway, returned him to the womb and later completed delivery — baby Cassian is home but needs more surgeries.

A University of Utah‑led analysis of 1900–2021 records finds suicide rates move in decades‑long cycles while youth suicide began climbing in the 1950s. The study urges prevention beyond clinics.

Millions of Americans are losing weight on GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy — and some are losing something else along the way. A new study co-authored by a Bay Area doctor finally puts hard numbers behind the bathroom drain evidence, and comes with a practical roadmap for what to do about it.

Atrium Health and WakeMed announced a proposed $2 billion combination that would create 3,300 jobs and expand mental‑health services across North Carolina.

The FDA cleared the ProSense cryoablation system for women 70+ with small, low‑risk tumors; trials show low recurrence but surgeons say more comparative data are needed.

An NYU analysis of 42,271 hospital stays (2009–2022) finds Long Island had a disproportionate share of high‑risk sickle cell admissions while severity rose across New York.

Intermountain Health’s new Nevada assessment names behavioral health and early‑childhood care as Clark County’s top priorities and lays out a 2026 implementation strategy. The plan pairs prevention work with investments such as gun‑lock distribution and a new pediatric hospital.

About 786,100 travel-size Afrin bottles were voluntarily recalled after regulators found they lack child-resistant packaging. Affected lot numbers and refund steps are listed.