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Experts highlight the impact of unregulated health and AI apps for substance use reduction

In a commentary published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at Rutgers Health, Harvard University and the University of Pittsburgh discuss the impact of unregulated mobile health and generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications that claim to assist in substance use reduction.

18 Nov 2025

New model uses social media patterns to predict disease outbreaks

Vaccination rates are falling in many communities due to widespread misinformation and previously eliminated or controlled illnesses like measles are surging across the United States and Canada.

18 Nov 2025

Scientists urge careful evaluation before applying AI virtual staining in healthcare workflows

Artificial intelligence has exploded in popularity in recent years, and many proponents are excited about its potential uses in medicine: for example, processing samples quickly or identifying markers of disease that may be missed by the human eye.

18 Nov 2025

Year-long adherence to buprenorphine sharply reduces overdose risk in young people

New research from Mass General Brigham finds that adolescents and young adults who stayed on the medication buprenorphine for at least a year had markedly lower risks of opioid overdose and hospitalization compared with peers who discontinued medication early or took it inconsistently.

18 Nov 2025

ESC launches its first Digital & AI Summit to advance cardiovascular innovation

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) will host its first Digital & AI Summit in Berlin on 21-22 November, bringing together global experts in cardiology, technology, and healthcare.

18 Nov 2025

Climate extremes continue to drive preventable deaths across the United States

Researchers led by investigators at Mass General Brigham have discovered that over the last 25 years, heat and cold-related deaths have caused more than 69,000 deaths in the U.S., disproportionately affecting certain populations. The findings are published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

18 Nov 2025

New AMR portal provides large-scale curated data to advance antimicrobial resistance research

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing health challenge, reducing the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and increasing the risk of complications from routine medical procedures.

18 Nov 2025

Ticked off over preauthorization: Walk-in patient avoided Lyme disease but not a surprise bill

Leah Kovitch was pulling invasive plants in the meadow near her home one weekend in late April when a tick latched onto her leg.

18 Nov 2025

Scottish Brain Sciences opens new Alzheimer’s clinical research center at ONE Biohub

Scottish Brain Sciences (SBS), a leading clinical research organization dedicated to transforming the early detection and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative conditions, today announced that it has opened a new state-of-the-art clinical research center at ONE BioHub, Aberdeen.

17 Nov 2025

American Heart Association expands effort to improve hypertrophic cardiomyopathy care

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited heart disease and impacts an estimated 1 in 500 people in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere.

17 Nov 2025

Study reveals widespread use of burdensome interventions for older dementia patients in Singapore

A new study by researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School has revealed that almost all community-dwelling older adults with advanced dementia in Singapore experience at least one potentially burdensome intervention in their last year of life.

17 Nov 2025

Study finds large regional gaps in end-of-life care across Sweden

Researchers have studied developments since the introduction of 'National knowledge support for good palliative care at the end of life' in 2013.

17 Nov 2025

First-of-its-kind provincial registry opens to build Ontario’s hereditary cancer database

The Ontario Hereditary Cancer Research Network's (OHCRN) participant portal is now open and Ontarians at risk of hereditary cancers are invited to register.

17 Nov 2025

Yale study exposes unequal access to new medicines after clinical trials

A new study led by Yale's Jennifer Miller, PhD, found that medicines are not physically accessible in many of the countries where they are tested for FDA approval.

17 Nov 2025

Medicaid expansion boosts PrEP access for people at risk of HIV diagnosis

Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) significantly increased the number of people at risk of HIV diagnosis who were prescribed preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a preventative medication taken in pill or injectable form, according to Rutgers Health–led research.

17 Nov 2025

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Experts highlight the impact of unregulated health and AI apps for substance use reduction

New model uses social media patterns to predict disease outbreaks

Scientists urge careful evaluation before applying AI virtual staining in healthcare workflows

Year-long adherence to buprenorphine sharply reduces overdose risk in young people

ESC launches its first Digital & AI Summit to advance cardiovascular innovation

Climate extremes continue to drive preventable deaths across the United States

New AMR portal provides large-scale curated data to advance antimicrobial resistance research

Ticked off over preauthorization: Walk-in patient avoided Lyme disease but not a surprise bill

Scottish Brain Sciences opens new Alzheimer’s clinical research center at ONE Biohub

American Heart Association expands effort to improve hypertrophic cardiomyopathy care

Study reveals widespread use of burdensome interventions for older dementia patients in Singapore

Study finds large regional gaps in end-of-life care across Sweden

First-of-its-kind provincial registry opens to build Ontario’s hereditary cancer database

Yale study exposes unequal access to new medicines after clinical trials

Medicaid expansion boosts PrEP access for people at risk of HIV diagnosis

Better nurse staffing linked to lower physician burnout worldwide

Study finds persistent racial gaps in cesarean births despite national improvement efforts

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

Mapping the health hazards of fossil fuel infrastructure

Common malaria test gives too many inaccurate false-negative results

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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