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Global action takes center stage on the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day

Today marks the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – mandated by the World Health Assembly – a historic milestone in global efforts to end a preventable cancer.

17 Nov 2025

Mapping the health hazards of fossil fuel infrastructure

Fossil fuels release pollutants into the air when extracted and burned, but there's more to their production than massive oil rigs diving deep into the Earth and smoky power plants.

17 Nov 2025

Common malaria test gives too many inaccurate false-negative results

An international study published in the Malaria Journal claims that a widely used test for detecting malaria is delivering too many inaccurate false-negative results and is “not fit for purpose”.

17 Nov 2025

Novel model expands fertility options for cancer patients

In patients of reproductive age who have cancer, fertility preservation for potential children in the future should be a high priority.

17 Nov 2025

Patient preferences impact physician earnings in Canada

Physician responses to patient expectations can affect physician incomes and may help explain lower incomes for many women, racialized, and immigrant physicians, found a new study published in CMAJ.

17 Nov 2025

Extreme heat disproportionately affects vulnerable older workers

With an increasing intensity and severity of heat waves in the U.S., Rutgers Health researchers, in collaboration with the City University of New York (CUNY), found that older workers, particularly Black, Latino and low-income individuals, face an increased risk of work disability because of exposure to extreme heat.

17 Nov 2025

New COP30 report urges urgent action to protect health in a warming world

Climate change is already driving a global health emergency, with over 540 000 people dying from extreme heat each year and 1 in 12 hospitals worldwide at risk of climate-related shutdowns, warns a new special report, released today jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Government of Brazil (COP30 Presidency) and the Brazilian Ministry of Health.

14 Nov 2025

New WHO guidance aims to strengthen care for preterm and low birth-weight babies

The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity Day with the launch of a new global clinical practice guide for Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) – a simple, proven and life-saving intervention that significantly improves survival for preterm and low birth-weight babies.

14 Nov 2025

Improved birth experiences through integrated midwifery care at NYU Langone Health

Although midwives have long been associated with home births, roughly 90 percent of midwife-attended births in the U.S. now occur in hospitals.

14 Nov 2025

Listen: New federal guidelines could weaken consumer protections against medical debt

More than 100 million Americans are estimated to have health care debt. In response, more than a dozen states have instituted laws to keep these unpaid bills off consumer credit reports.

14 Nov 2025

MD Anderson launches historic $2.5 billion campaign to end cancer

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today launches its historic $2.5 billion comprehensive philanthropic campaign, Only Possible Here, The Campaign to End Cancer.

14 Nov 2025

Portrayal of lorazepam use inTV series associated with increased online searches for the drug

In season three of the hit television series The White Lotus, the character Victoria Ratliff takes the prescription anti-anxiety medication lorazepam to help with her social anxiety and inability to sleep.

14 Nov 2025

New research links gerrymandering to reduced healthcare services

A University of Massachusetts Amherst study has found that gerrymandering in North Carolina resulted in reduced access to healthcare services.

14 Nov 2025

Conflicting advice on covid shots likely to ding already low vaccine rates, experts warn

More than three-quarters of American adults didn't get a covid shot last season, a figure that health care experts warn could rise this year amid new U.S. government recommendations.

14 Nov 2025

New model warns of a staggering $68 billion alcohol burden in Australia

Alcohol-related diseases and injuries have the potential to cost the Australian healthcare system a staggering $68 billion over 60 years if nothing is done to stop the impact.

13 Nov 2025

Social media addiction linked to poor sleep in Bangladeshi students

A new study published in Nature and Science of Sleep reveals a strong connection between social media addiction and poor sleep quality among high school graduates in Bangladesh, offering fresh insights into the mental health and digital habits of young people.

13 Nov 2025

Ending human bait practices in river blindness monitoring

New research shows that it's possible to end the practice of using people as 'human bait' to catch and test the blackflies that spread river blindness (onchocerciasis).

13 Nov 2025

What The Health? From KFF Health News: The government is open

The longest federal government shutdown in history is over, after a handful of House and Senate Democrats joined most Republicans in approving legislation that funds the government through January. Despite Democrats' demands, the package did not include an extension of the expanded tax credits that help most Affordable Care Act enrollees afford their plans — meaning most people with ACA plans are slated to pay much more toward their premiums next year.

13 Nov 2025

New study identifies a "sweet spot" in clinical decision-making

Having more options is always better - until it's not. Doctors face this paradox daily when choosing treatment plans for patients, especially under the pressure of packed clinical schedules. Too few choices can limit care, but too many can lead to decision fatigue.

13 Nov 2025

Funding challenges threaten to reverse global gains in the fight against TB

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world's deadliest infectious killers, claiming over 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people last year, according to the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025, released today.

13 Nov 2025