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The national effort to return the Medicaid enrollment process to its pre-pandemic rules starting in April 2023 may have disrupted the care of people receiving treatment for opioid addiction, a new study finds. The data have implications for current Medicaid budget discussions.

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Two HSS studies received awards from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. One looked at the prevalence of CBD use in patients scheduled for sports medicine surgery. The other compared the need for opioid medication after robotic, computer-assisted or manual hip replacement.

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A new study suggests that medication interruptions among children and young adults taking medicine for chronic conditions happened more often in states that had the biggest drops in Medicaid enrollment during the recent 鈥渦nwinding鈥� process.

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The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) recognized U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) as the winner of its National Health Leadership Award for 2025 at its Mid-Year Assembly, April 26-30, in Washington, DC.

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Many people around the world believe in karma 鈥� that idea that divine justice will punish people who do bad deeds and reward those who good. But that belief plays out differently for oneself versus others, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

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An ICU at Duke University Hospital used the framework and assessment tools from AACN to regularly evaluate the health of the unit鈥檚 work environment. The results were used to develop and implement strategies to improve the work environment during a six-year period and through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Announcement of contents of the May 2025 issue of Neurosurgical Focus

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Keck Hospital of USC鈥痚arned an 鈥淎鈥� Hospital Safety Grade from鈥疶he Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety.

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A new national survey of women in the U.S. by Cleveland Clinic, in collaboration with YouGov, highlights knowledge gaps, barriers to care, and growing interest among women in clinical research participation. The results come ahead of National Women鈥檚 Health Awareness month, which is May. The survey revealed that many women are not aware of how certain health conditions impact women and men differently. For example, despite nearly two-thirds of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease diagnoses being in women, 32% of women believe it affects both sexes equally. Similarly, 31% of women believe stroke affects women and men equally, even though it鈥檚 more common and fatal for women. In addition, even though heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the United States, 62% of women don鈥檛 realize it impacts women and men at similar rates.

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Two years after receiving an investigational gene therapy as part of a clinical trial co-led by UCLA鈥檚 Dr. Donald Kohn, nine children born with a life-threatening immune disorder are living free of disease symptoms.

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People whose biological age is higher than their chronological age may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose biological age matches or is lower than their chronological age, according to a study published on April 30, 2025, online in Neurology庐, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Researchers from UC San Diego found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain鈥檚 response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to reduced opioid cravings. The findings suggest that MORE could be a promising tool in the fight against opioid use disorder.