A hidden health crisis following natural disasters: Mold growth in homes
After returning from what felt like the best internship of her life, Danae Daniels was excited to unwind and settle into a new semester at Florida Agr…
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Is AI making some people delusional? Families and experts are worried
Generative artificial intelligence has quickly permeated much of what we do online, proving helpful for many. But for a small minority of the hundreds…
A retail approach nudges healthier choices in food relief
A University of Adelaide study, conducted in collaboration with Foodbank SA & NT, has demonstrated that strategies supermarkets commonly use to influe…
Pesticides and other common chemical pollutants are toxic to 'good' gut bacteria, lab-based screening indicates
A large-scale laboratory screening of human-made chemicals has identified 168 chemicals that are toxic to bacteria found in the healthy human gut. The…
Can AI Democratize the Global Fight Against Malaria?
Artificial intelligence could compress years of drug discovery into months – helping to overcome growing drug resistance to existing treatments for ma…
Opinion: Proposal to remove advanced nursing from list of ‘professional’ degrees is short-sighted and dangerous
At a time of major workforce shortages, why would the Department of Education make it harder for nurses to obtain advanced training? Walter Cronkite c…
Opinion: What if RFK Jr. reacted to his cousin’s terminal cancer as JFK reacted to his baby’s death?
When President Kennedy’s newborn son died in 1963, it galvanized research. A new Kennedy family tragedy should spur RFK Jr. to support cancer research…
Opinion: Why beagles are the No. 1 dog for medical research
About 40,000 beagles are used in medical research in the U.S. every year. We discuss why on the First Opinion Podcast. When you think about the animal…
Opinion: Why my colleagues and I are undertaking an independent review of the hepatitis B birth dose
“The Vaccine Integrity Project’s evidence review of the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine will offer a transparent, data-driven view of its safety…
Five things to know about staying cool in the heat
Australia is no stranger to hot weather, and Griffith University researchers have compiled five handy things to be aware of so we do not place our hea…
Study suggests that many older women use sex toys to promote orgasm, which may promote positive health outcomes
Although research on sexuality in older adults has been growing in recent years, most of the studies are focused on partnered sexual activity and not …
California affirms vaccine advice after US govt autism change
Liberal US states led by California on Tuesday said parents should continue to get their children immunized, contradicting what they said was "dangero…
Reconciliation without accountability is just talk, especially when it comes to Indigenous health
Canada's latest auditor general's report reveals an uncomfortable truth: billions of dollars and countless commitments later, the federal government s…
Evaluating the effectiveness of a state-level SNAP incentive program
When Eat Well, Be Well was launched in Rhode Island in January 2024, it was the first program of its kind in the country to offer a financial incentiv…
Man charged in Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting dies in federal custody
The man charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 because it offered abortion services has died in federal cus…
Trump administration quietly unveils new round of Medicare-negotiated drug prices
Trump administration unveils new round of Medicare-negotiated drug prices. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday evening unveiled the price…
Daily coffee drinking may slow biological aging of people with major mental illness
Drinking a maximum of 3–4 cups of coffee a day may slow the "biological" aging of people with severe mental illness, by lengthening their telomeres—in…
Fame itself may be critical factor in shortening singers' lives, research suggests
Fame itself may be a critical factor in shortening singers' lives beyond the hazards of the job—at least those in the UK/Europe and North America—sugg…
More Benefits With Coffee, This Time in People With Severe Mental Disorders
(MedPage Today) -- Drinking up to four cups of coffee a day was associated with longer telomere length in patients with severe mental disorders, accor…
Untreated Chronic Thyroid Dysfunction in Moms Tied to Autism in Kids
(MedPage Today) -- Adequately treated chronic hypothyroidism in pregnant women was not associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring, bu…
A White House Plan to Extend Obamacare Subsidies Runs Into Familiar GOP Divisions
(MedPage Today) -- A healthcare proposal circulated by the White House in recent days is running into the reality of Republican divisions on the issue…
STAT+: FDA approves Otsuka kidney disease therapy
The FDA approved the first drug from an emerging class of medicines for patients with a chronic, autoimmune kidney disease. The Food and Drug Administ…
STAT+: Major health insurers like Humana, UnitedHealth are cutting broker commissions to avoid costly Medicare enrollees
State insurance watchdogs worry that Medicare beneficiaries are having their choices artificially limited. Major health insurers are taking drastic st…
Some Older Adults Could Use an RSV Booster Shot, Study Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- Real-world effectiveness with the recommended single dose of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination dipped in older adults o…
Tattoos could be a risk factor for melanoma
An increasing number of Swedes are getting tattoos and Sweden's population is now one of the most tattooed in Europe. At the same time, the incidence …
Alternative sweetener sorbitol linked to liver disease
Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), or sugar alcohols are often seen as healthier alternatives to food with ref…
Mom Charged in Ketoacidosis Death; 15-Day CGM Launches Soon; Long-Acting GLP-1 Win
(MedPage Today) -- A mother was charged with manslaughter after her 10-year-old daughter with type 1 diabetes died from prolonged diabetic ketoacidosi…
Can Calorie Restriction Slow Brain Aging? 5 Human Brain Epochs; Anti-Tau Drug Fails
(MedPage Today) -- Molecular profiles of oligodendrocytes and microglia in rhesus monkeys that followed a lifelong 30% calorie restriction diet sugges…
Phasing Out Mercury in Cosmetics Requires ‘Detoxifying’ Perceptions of Beauty
“Why is it always those who have light skin that win,” asks a young Senegalese man tasked with handing out flyers for a local beauty pageant. The sett…
After 5 Years, Acid-Reducer Is Back on the Market
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a reformulated version of ranitidine (Zantac), more than 5 years after requesting the antacid be pulled from s…
From blood sugar to gut bacteria, how beans can improve your health
Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley‑Whittingstall and Tom Kerridge have backed a new campaign that is putting the spotlight on beans. The Bang…
STAT+: Therapy chatbot study lands with a thud
In this edition of STAT's Health Tech newsletter: A look at the first safety study of a therapy chatbot from Slingshot AI, and more. You’re reading th…
