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'5/14/2025 10:16:40 AM'

New study shows AI can predict child malnutrition, support prevention efforts

A multidisciplinary team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict acute child malnutrition in Kenya up to six months in advance. The tool offers governments and humanitarian organizations critical lead ti...

'5/12/2025 9:36:00 AM'

Addressing hearing loss may reduce isolation among the elderly

Providing hearing aids and advice on their use may preserve social connections that often wane as we age, a new study shows. Its authors say that this approach could help ease the loneliness epidemic that older Americans face.

'5/9/2025 8:19:05 AM'

Studies point to redlining as a 'perfect storm' for breast cancer

New research indicates that while the residential segregation policy was outlawed decades ago, it still impacts women's health today.

'5/7/2025 10:11:27 AM'

Warming climate making fine particulate matter from wildfires more deadly and expensive

Scientists say human-caused climate change led to 15,000 additional early deaths from wildfire air pollution in the continental United States during the 15-year period ending in 2020.

'5/6/2025 6:53:42 AM'

Cutting greenhouse gases will reduce number of deaths from poor air quality

Up to 250,000 deaths from poor air quality could be prevented annually in central and western Europe by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are drastically reduced, say researchers.

'5/5/2025 1:08:22 PM'

Structural barriers may prevent cancer care for people living with HIV

People living with HIV are less likely to receive potentially lifesaving cancer treatment if they live in communities with lower income levels and educational attainment, according to a new US national study.

'4/30/2025 10:30:48 AM'

Nursing 2025: No relief in sight as burnout, stress and short staffing persist

A national survey of 2,600 nurses and nursing students reveals a profession under severe strain, with widespread stress, burnout, and staffing shortages threatening both nurse well-being and patient care. Despite increased attention since the pand...

'4/30/2025 10:22:54 AM'

Study links childhood trauma to increased substance use and unexpected effects on heart rate and blood pressure in adolescents

Childhood trauma significantly increases the likelihood of engaging in harmful alcohol consumption, smoking and illicit drug use, by the age of 18.

'4/29/2025 3:53:29 PM'

Nearly one-quarter of e-Scooter injuries involved substance impaired riders

About 25% of 7350 patients hospitalized for scooter-related injuries between 2016 and 2021 were using substances such as alcohol, opioids, marijuana and cocaine when injured. The findings underscore the urgent need to strengthen safety regulations...

'4/28/2025 6:09:29 PM'

Data collection changes key to understanding maternal mortality trends in the US, new study shows

A new study offers fresh insight into trends in maternal mortality in the United States. For the first time, the study disentangles genuine changes in health outcomes from shifts caused by how deaths are recorded. Nevertheless, the study confirms ...

'4/23/2025 9:03:33 AM'

London's low emission zones save lives and money

Study finds a 18.5% reduction in sick leave following LEZ implementation in Greater London compared to areas in England without low emission zones.

'4/14/2025 2:36:23 PM'

Experts stress importance of vaccination amidst measles outbreaks

Pediatric infectious diseases experts stress the importance of vaccination against measles, one of the most contagious viruses, which is once more spreading in the United States.

'4/11/2025 1:57:06 PM'

Deadly rodent-borne hantavirus is an emerging disease with pandemic potential

Virginia Tech researchers seek to understand the environmental factors that influence the distribution of hantavirus in rodent populations across the United States.

'4/11/2025 7:00:50 AM'

School-based asthma therapy improves student health, lowers medical costs

Millions of U.S. children have asthma and benefit from taking anti-inflammatory medications at least once a day as prescribed by their health care provider. This school-based asthma therapy program enables school nurses to help students take their...

'4/9/2025 11:46:34 AM'

Multi-virus wastewater surveillance shows promise at smaller, site-specific scales

In a new study, wastewater surveillance for multiple pathogens at five different sites identified local trends that were not captured in larger surveillance programs, and some sites used the data to inform efforts to prevent disease spread.

'4/9/2025 11:46:23 AM'

Stroke deaths and their racial disparities increased over last 20 years

Over the last two decades, ischemic stroke mortality rates in the U.S. have grown, with almost 3 in 10 deaths occurring at home, and increases particularly among racial minorities and rural residents. These growing disparities were among the findi...

'4/9/2025 7:52:46 AM'

Wildfire recovery: What victims say they need most

Wildfire victims have a range of needs, including mental health support and information about wildfire smoke, according to a new study.

'4/8/2025 8:17:55 AM'

Carb restriction offers relief from calorie counting

The intermittent fasting diet, which involves periods of severe calorie restriction, may be on the way out, as research is suggesting that rather than drastically reducing calories, people can achieve similar metabolic benefits by cutting back on ...

'4/8/2025 8:17:06 AM'

Parents' metabolic traits can affect the child's health over time

Research shows that the biological parents' genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways. Such knowledge may be used to to develop preventive treatments that reduce the ch...

'4/7/2025 7:42:35 AM'

Is AI in medicine playing fair?

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly integrates into health care, a new study reveals that all generative AI models may recommend different treatments for the same medical condition based solely on a patient's socioeconomic and demographic back...

'4/2/2025 8:24:43 AM'

When it comes to obesity-related cancers, where you shop for food matters

Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States where more than 40% of adults are obese and more than 70% are overweight. One common policy intervention to tackle this urgent issue is to try to improve diet quality by increasing local groc...

'3/31/2025 11:12:56 AM'

My robot therapist: The ethics of AI mental health chatbots for kids

AI mental health apps may offer a cheap and accessible way to fill the gaps in the overstretched U.S. mental health care system, but ethics experts warn that we need to be thoughtful about how we use them, especially with children.

'3/28/2025 1:35:32 PM'

Discrimination-related depression, anxiety pronounced among multiracial, White, Asian populations

A new study found that over half of US adults experienced some form of discrimination, and individuals with high exposure to discrimination have more than five times the chances of screening positive for depression, and five times the chances of s...

'3/27/2025 10:19:59 AM'

Long COVID patients feel pressure to prove their illness is real, study finds

People living with Long COVID often feel dismissed, disbelieved and unsupported by their healthcare providers, according to a new study.

'3/27/2025 10:17:25 AM'

Research highlights urgent need for national strategy to combat rising eating disorders

The increasing number of people with eating disorders and a lack of national guidance for support teams has led to researchers calling for a new national strategy that includes specific guidance to support the remote delivery of eating disorder se...

'3/26/2025 11:43:11 AM'

Children of moms who smoked or were obese are more likely to become obese adults

A study finds that factors beyond a person's control, like socioeconomic status and whether their mom smoked or was obese, can influence whether they are overweight or obese as teenagers or adults.

'3/24/2025 10:19:58 AM'

Avoidable deaths are on the rise in the United States, yet falling in many peer nations

In most high-income countries around the world, the number of avoidable mortalities is going down. But in the United States, avoidable deaths have been on the rise for more than a decade, according to a new study by researchers who examined mortal...

'3/20/2025 10:54:54 AM'

Weather emergencies affect older adults' views on climate and health

Nearly 3 out of every 4 older Americans have experienced at least one extreme weather event in the last two years, a poll finds. And living through such an event appears to make a big difference in how they view the potential impact of climate cha...

'3/18/2025 10:07:44 AM'

Adopting zero-emission trucks and buses could save lives, prevent asthma

Researchers used community input to design Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) air-quality model experiments. Community asked for ACT policy simulations that convert 48% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles into zero tailpipe emission versions. Researchers s...

'3/12/2025 8:49:59 AM'

'Doomsday Clock' and patterns of mortality and mental health in the United States

A new study investigated the mortality and mental health correlates of the iconic Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Doomsday Clock.

'3/11/2025 11:41:11 AM'

Study quantifies loss of disability-free years of life from COVID-19 pandemic

Among 289 million adults in 18 European countries, more than 16 million years of life were lost from 2020 through 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.

'3/3/2025 9:11:06 AM'

How London's Ultra Low Emission Zone is changing the school run

London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is transforming children's journeys to school by making streets safer, improving perceptions of air quality and encouraging children to live healthier lives. A new study highlights its benefits, with many fa...

'2/25/2025 7:20:11 AM'

Lifestyle choices during pregnancy can impact child's motor development up to the age of 5-6 years

A healthy diet in early pregnancy supports the child's motor development at the age of 5-6 years. Higher maternal body fat mass, on the other hand, has an adverse effect on the child's motor development.

'2/24/2025 6:18:01 AM'

Telemedicine may help reduce use of unnecessary health tests

A research team has found that telemedicine may help to reduce the use of low-value tests.

'2/21/2025 7:58:11 AM'

Impacts of workplace bullying on sleep can be 'contagious' between partners

Workplace bullying affects not only the employee's sleep but their partner's too, according to new research published today.

'2/19/2025 6:14:10 AM'

U.S. facing critical hospital bed shortage by 2032

The new post-pandemic national hospital occupancy average is 75% -- a full 11 percentage points higher than the pre-pandemic average, largely due to a reduction in staffed hospital beds. This puts the U.S. on track for a severe shortage of hospita...

'2/19/2025 6:14:08 AM'

Advances in AI can help prepare the world for the next pandemic, global group of scientists find

Scientists across Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe outline for the first time how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can transform the landscape of infectious disease research and improve pandemic preparedness.

'2/18/2025 3:37:41 PM'

We are no longer living longer: Study across Europe

The rise in human life expectancy has slowed down across Europe since 2011, according to new research. A new study reveals that the food we eat, physical inactivity and obesity are largely to blame, as well as the Covid pandemic. Of all the countr...

'2/14/2025 7:37:15 AM'

Adults don't trust health care to use AI responsibly and without harm

A survey of adults found most had low trust in their health care system to use artificial intelligence responsibly or to make sure an AI tool would not harm them.

'2/13/2025 9:35:54 AM'

Blood test paves the way for better heart attack prevention

The test, which is not yet widely available, is being developed so that it can eventually be used at the point-of-care.

'2/13/2025 9:34:27 AM'

Research shows blood test may provide personalized dietary therapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Study participants who went on an IgG-based elimination diet--based on a novel blood test--experienced less abdominal pain than those on a sham diet.

'2/12/2025 8:47:15 AM'

Long drives and high costs stand between Americans and safe surgery -- especially in rural areas

When they need surgery, nearly one in three Americans may find themselves in a precarious position: They live more than an hour's drive from a high-quality hospital, and their insurance plan may leave them paying more than they can afford out of t...

'2/7/2025 7:26:14 AM'

ALS survival may be cut short by living in disadvantaged communities

Living in a disadvantaged community may decrease the length of time a person can survive with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, by over 30%, a study suggests. Similar studies have shown that living in resource-deprived areas is associated wit...

'2/7/2025 7:24:52 AM'

Brain waves measure the effect of anti-alcohol campaigns

To evaluate the effectiveness of public video campaigns against risky alcohol consumption, psychologists used EEG measurements to examine the synchronization of brain activity in groups of viewers. In a recent study, they present new ways to bring...

'2/7/2025 7:24:47 AM'

Do embedded counseling services in veterinary education work? A new study says 'yes'

Embedded counseling services are becoming increasingly common in veterinary medical programs, but their effectiveness has not historically been measured. A new study revealed that these programs may not only enhance access to mental health care bu...

'2/6/2025 8:46:02 AM'

Nutrition labels meant to promote healthy eating could discourage purchases

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration weighs whether to require front-of-package food labels, a new study shows some food labels designed to nudge Americans toward healthier food choices can have the opposite effect.

'1/30/2025 8:58:44 AM'

Freshwater alga could be the next superfood that feeds the world

A green alga that grows in lakes and rivers could be the next 'superfood' -- helping scientists to tackle global food security challenges while promoting environmental sustainability.

'1/28/2025 5:11:18 PM'

Calorie labels on menus could make eating disorders worse

Calorie labels on restaurant menus are negatively impacting people with eating disorders, according to a new study. The review found that individuals who have been diagnosed with an eating disorder changed their behaviors if presented with a menu ...

'1/27/2025 7:41:52 AM'

Inconsistencies in hospital toxicology screening protocols following serious motor vehicle collisions

A new study has found that drug screening practices may be inconsistent with potential downstream effects in reporting to the RMV.

'1/24/2025 10:11:26 AM'

Progress and challenges in brain implants

A scientific team looks at the progress and challenges in the research and development of brain implants. New achievements in the field of this technology are seen as a source of hope for many patients with neurological disorders and have been mak...

'1/22/2025 8:12:54 AM'

While most Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their doctor

A new national survey found that while many Americans use a device to monitor their heart, few share that data with their doctor.

'1/21/2025 8:00:43 AM'

Signposting children to weight management services could happen when parents attend an adult program

Parents attending an adult weight management program, who were worried about their child's weight, would accept support and signposting to services for their child if it was offered.

'1/16/2025 11:13:46 AM'

Reducing teens' psychological stress could save billions for U.S. budget, study suggests

A new study suggests that boosting adolescent mental health is linked with long-term economic benefits. In contrast to similar findings from prior studies, these estimated relationships could be readily incorporated into standard government budget...

'1/15/2025 11:52:52 AM'

How improving education could close maternal heart health gaps

Research has established a clear link between racial and ethnic disparities in maternal heart health and higher risks of preterm birth, preeclampsia and cardiovascular issues for Black and Hispanic mothers and their babies.

'1/10/2025 7:17:42 AM'

Medicare rules may reduce prescription steering

Researchers have found that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) -- organizations that negotiate access to medicines for most patients in the United States -- steer patients to use their own pharmacies. However, these pharmacies appear less used in Me...

'1/9/2025 7:56:32 AM'

PCT blood test does not lower antibiotic treatment duration for hospitalized children, study shows

A study has examined whether an additional blood test called procalcitonin (PCT) could safely shorten the time children spend on intravenous (IV) antibiotics in hospitals. Despite promising previous analysis, the study, found that using the PCT bi...

'1/8/2025 12:31:53 PM'

What is the average wait time to see a neurologist in US?

Older people wait an average of just over a month to see a neurologist for specialty care after being referred by their primary care physician or another physician, according to a new study. The study, which looked at people who have Medicare insu...

'1/8/2025 12:31:46 PM'

Synthetic chemicals and chemical products require a new regulatory and legal approach to safeguard children's health

Nations must better safeguard health and reduce childhood diseases linked to exposures to toxic chemicals, according to researchers. Governments need to test and regulate chemicals and chemical products as closely as they safeguard prescription dr...

'1/6/2025 2:56:58 PM'

Efforts to reduce kids' screen time weakened by unequal access to green space

When children have a place to play outside, programs aimed at reducing their screen time use are more successful.

'1/6/2025 2:56:51 PM'

How we classify flood risk may give developers, home buyers a false sense of security

Traditional methods of communicating how likely an area is to flood focus on designating which zones are 'high risk.' This study suggests that this framing may give developers and homeowners a false sense of security when settling directly outside...