This Week in Health News: 12 Stories You Need to See

A roundup of the most newsworthy healthcare press releases from PR Newswire this week, including social media skin care trends, rising vet costs for pet parents and a healthcare earnings recap.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help healthcare journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.

1. New Synchrony Research Finds Pet Parents Are Equally as Concerned About the Cost of Specialty Veterinary Care as Their Pet's Potential Outcome
   According to Synchrony's new "Veterinary Specialty Care Study," pet parents have significant concerns and information gaps when their pet requires veterinary specialty care. Over half (54%) of pet parents surveyed admit to having little to no knowledge about specialty care in general.
2. AbbVie to Acquire Aliada Therapeutics, Strengthening Focus in Alzheimer's Disease and Neuroscience Pipeline
   Aliada's lead compound, ALIA-1758, an anti-pyroglutamate amyloid beta (3pE-Aβ) antibody, is a potential best-in-class therapy for Alzheimer's disease. The acquisition allows AbbVie to utilize Aliada's novel blood-brain barrier (BBB)-crossing technology to enhance discovery and development efforts across neuroscience.
3. Social Media Skin Care Trends: Dermatologists Reveal the Facts
   Popular trends like the glass-skin look, the Russian manicure, and at-home red light therapy have sparked widespread attention, but how safe and effective are they? Ahead of National Healthy Skin Month in November, board-certified dermatologists offer insights into the effectiveness, safety, and long-term impact of these skin care practices.
4. Groundbreaking Yale and TruDiagnostic Study Compares 51 Interventions to Slow Aging Across Multiple Biological Clocks
   Epigenetics–the way our genes express themselves based on our environment–has emerged as a leading method to evaluate how our body is aging at the cellular level using advanced algorithms known as 'biological age clocks'. While these clocks previously have been able to tell us whether we're aging faster or slower than we should, this research unlocks concrete actions for improvement.
5. MyFitnessPal Teams Up with Nick Chubb to Promote Nutrition's Role in Health and Performance
   After a season-ending knee injury last year, the Cleveland running back turned to MyFitnessPal as one of the tools he used during his recovery, using it to track his nutrition and fitness. Now, as he transitions back to the field, Chubb continues to use MyFitnessPal to stay on top of his health goals.
6. American Diabetes Month: We Fight for You
   November is American Diabetes Month®, a time for the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) and the world to rally behind the fight to end diabetes. Nationwide, over 38 million people have diabetes and nearly 98 million have prediabetes.
7. IEHP Partners with "American Idol" Winner Abi Carter in Support of Mental Health Awareness for Youth
   Timed with the launch of Carter's highly anticipated album release of "Ghosts in the Backyard" on Nov. 15, the partnership aims to increase awareness about the mental health challenges for young people and promote wellness check-ins.
8. Philips and Aspen Dental Launch Multi-Year Sonicare-Brand Partnership
   The industry leaders collaborate to offer Philips clinically proven tools and resources to Aspen Dental patients, providing better care for more people.
9. New Insights from LexisNexis Risk Solutions Highlight the Latest Trends for Breast and Colon Cancer Diagnoses and Screenings
   As the U.S. Preventive Services Special Task Force (USPSTF) continues to examine and lower the age recommendations for breast cancer and colorectal cancer screenings, this analysis explores how these guidelines are impacting preventive care.
10. Enrollees Give Affordable Care Act Mixed Reviews Ahead of Open Enrollment and November Election
    In a poll of more than 300 ACA plan enrollees, eHealth found a significant divide between those who receive government subsidies and those who do not. Sixty-six percent (66%) of those receiving federal subsidies consider the ACA a success, compared to just 34% of the unsubsidized.
11. New Testing Finds High Levels of BPA in Coconut Water
    The nonprofit Center for Environmental Health (CEH) sent legal notices to 11 companies for selling canned coconut water found to contain high levels of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA)–despite several products being labeled as "BPA-free."
12. Epic Welcomes Oracle Health to TEFCA
    With over 700 hospitals and nearly 10,000 clinics already live on TEFCA through Epic, millions of patients from coast-to-coast already benefit from improved clinical care through interoperability.

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Healthcare Earnings  

While it's scary season for most, it's earnings season here at PR Newswire. Healthcare industry giants Cigna and Aflac reported quarterly results and pharmaceutical leaders Lilly, Amgen and AbbVie shared progress across their product pipelines.

Catch up on all the latest earnings reports here.

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