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Good News Network10/11/2026

New Way to Relieve Arthritic Knees Without Drugs or Surgery by Changing Your Gait

Scientists are reporting that a simple adjustment to how people walk can relieve knee arthritis pain as effectively as prescription drugs—while also slowing the deterioration of cartilage. Nearly a quarter of people over the age of 40 experience painful osteoarthritis, due to degrading joint-cushioning cartilage—and there is currently no way of reversing this damage. The […] The post New Way to Relieve Arthritic Knees Without Drugs or Surgery by Changing Your Gait appeared first on Good News Network.

Ynet Health10/11/2026

After thirty years of stagnation: a new medical solution for lung cancer

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive disease characterized by a rapid progression rate and a tendency for early spread. The disease mainly affects smokers and accounts for about 15% of lung cancer cases. For decades, treatment options were limited and improvements in treatment outcomes were modest. In recent years, significant developments have occurred in the field, including innovative therapies that enlist the immune system against the tumor. “Some patients receive the treatment for more than two years and the tumor disappears completely on imaging,” says Prof. Nir Feld, director of the Lamseli Oncology Center at Shaare Zedek Hospital and chairman of the Lung Cancer Association of Israel.

Ynet Health10/9/2026

30 years on a daily pill: the problem in schizophrenia treatment that Teva succeeded in overcoming

The FDA approved Valtroza, an olanzapine subcutaneous injection once a month for adults with schizophrenia. In a trial involving 675 patients, improvement in symptoms and functioning was observed, alongside weight gain similar to oral olanzapine. According to Dr. Eric Yoz, chief medical officer of Teva, the drug "provides a solution to a major barrier in treatment." Teva's stock reacted sharply on Wall Street.

Reasons to Be Cheerful10/9/2026

Gen Z Is Rescuing Millions in Medical Supplies

In early August, a freight truck pulled up to an OhioHealth facility in Columbus and took roughly 30,000 pounds of N95 masks and hot-and-cold packs, all boxed, sealed and stamped with expiration dates still a year or two out. Left alone, the estimated $250,000 worth of medical supplies would eventually... The post Gen Z Is Rescuing Millions in Medical Supplies appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

Ynet Health10/9/2026

"It blew my mind": The Israeli who was a partner in the revolution that won the Nobel Prize in Medicine

There were those who warned him that the method would not work in a living brain, but Prof. Ofer Yazar chose to join a small lab at Stanford, where they learned to activate neurons with light. This week his mentor, Prof. Karl Deisseroth, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine. In an interview he returns to the messages at three in the morning and to the experiment that sent him running to the office, explains how optogenetics changed brain research, and talks about his current work and the hope to understand how thought is generated.

Ynet Health10/9/2026

Longevity for the masses: You too can extend your life in good health

Monitoring metrics with a smart watch, healthy food, exercise, and a small pill, prescribed by a doctor. Professor Nir Barzilai — a native of Haifa who recently entered the top tier of the prestigious list of longevity researchers worldwide — explains why you really don't need millions to extend your life in good health, how an increase in the number of centenarians in the population contributes to the economy, and which test he is currently working on to turn you into super‑agers as well.