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Mpox clade Ib transmitted in a healthcare setting outside Africa

Mpox is a viral disease usually transmitted from animals to humans and symptoms include fever and skin rashes. In 2023, a new variant of monkeypox virus (MPXV), called clade Ib, emerged in Kamituga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

19 Dec 2025

AI-driven skilling linked to lower burnout and greater worker autonomy

University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies announced the publication of "Burnout and Autonomy in the Modern Workforce: The Role of AI-Driven Skilling in Equity and Resilience," a new white paper by Rheanna Reed, D.M., which draws on five years of University of Phoenix Career Optimism Index data, to examine how burnout, autonomy, equity and artificial intelligence (AI) intersect in the U.S. workforce and outlines strategies employers can use to build a more resilient, future-ready workforce.

19 Dec 2025

Positive parenting reduces the risk of adolescent self-harm

Self-harm refers to intentionally injuring one's own body as a coping mechanism to emotional distress. It manifests in many forms and has serious consequences not only on physical health but also on mental health. Self-harm among adolescents is becoming a significant public issue.

16 Dec 2025

One big beautiful bill act complicates state health care affordability efforts

As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid covering the often unaffordable cost of health care.

16 Dec 2025

Rural health providers hit by $100K Trump visa fee

More than 30 people have applied for a lab technician job at West River Health Services in Hettinger, North Dakota, a thousand-person town in the rural southwestern part of the state.

12 Dec 2025

How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths

Nancy Hunt arrived at an emergency room from a Genesis HealthCare nursing home in Pennsylvania in such dreadful shape, including maggots infesting her gangrened foot, that the hospital called an elder abuse hotline and then the police, her son alleged in a lawsuit.

9 Dec 2025

Rural health providers could be collateral damage from $100K Trump visa fee

Bekki Holzkamm has been trying to hire a lab technician at a hospital in rural North Dakota since late summer.

9 Dec 2025

Trump’s idea for health accounts has been tried. Millions of patients have ended up in debt.

Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life. She and her family lived in a neatly landscaped neighborhood near Cleveland. They had a six-figure income and health insurance. Then, four years ago, when Monroe was pregnant with twin girls, something started to feel off.

9 Dec 2025

A North Carolina hospital was slated to open in 2025. Mired in bureaucracy, it’s still a dirt field.

Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22,000 people.

8 Dec 2025

New Lancet series blends social science with medicine to tackle global health inequities

Can doctors in California learn from a patient who was bounced from one specialist to another in Japan? Can clinicians in London take lessons from a patient seeking asylum while suffering a medical emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border? Can doctors treating refugees in Africa inform health policy around the world?

5 Dec 2025

UCL study reveals the challenges faced by London's night workers

A major new study by UCL researchers has revealed the challenges faced by London's 1.3m night workers, including pay inequality, health problems, transport difficulties, safety concerns and a lack of workplace dignity.

4 Dec 2025

Automated EHR system triages cancer symptoms, improves care team efficiency

For many people living with cancer, symptoms such as pain, anxiety or insomnia can quickly spiral into an emergency room visit. Such visits can be financially costly and take an emotional toll on patients and their caregivers.

3 Dec 2025

Hospital payment caps linked to savings and stable care in Oregon

As health care costs continue to soar across the U.S., a growing number of states are setting limits on how much hospitals can charge.

2 Dec 2025

Bedtime stress behaviors connect financial strain to declining sleep health

Long before the alarm sounds, many Americans lose quality rest to the quiet worries that surface after dark - whether about bills, the next paycheck or job stability. New research from Rice University shows those bedtime stress moments aren't just uncomfortable; they're part of a measurable pathway connecting economic stress to poor sleep.

1 Dec 2025

Culturally tailored intervention helps reduce interdialytic weight gain in kidney failure care

The intervention, called Navigate-Kidney, utilizes community health workers (CHWs) to help patients undergoing hemodialysis understand and work through challenges that come with treatment, including socioeconomic factors, particularly food insecurity as well as lack of culturally responsive care, and disparities in access to health insurance and health care.

24 Nov 2025

Study suggests cannabis may temporarily curb alcohol consumption

The "California sober" trend, which involves ditching alcohol in favor of cannabis, is gaining momentum, spreading from Hollywood to health influencers to homes across America.

21 Nov 2025

Combination of outreach methods can improve follow-up care for hard-to-reach patients

A combination of outreach methods – including texts, automated messages, and live phone calls – can significantly improve follow-up care for hard-to-reach patients after they have been discharged, according to a new nursing study from UCSF Health.

20 Nov 2025

Health care costs jump to the fore as candidates jockey to be California governor

California's gubernatorial election is a year away, and the field of primary candidates is still taking shape. But one persistent issue has already emerged as a leading concern: the cost of health care.

10 Nov 2025

Global survey reveals struggles of young mothers living with advanced breast cancer

Nearly half of all women aged younger than 40 who live with advanced breast cancer have children under the age of 18, according to the first global survey to investigate the challenges these women face. Results from the survey were presented to the Advanced Breast Cancer Eighth International Consensus Conference (ABC8) today.

5 Nov 2025

Action needed to fix gender gap in cardiac rehab

Addressing barriers to cardiac rehab for women is essential. The AHA's guidelines focus on enhancing access and promoting effective heart health strategies.

5 Nov 2025

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Mpox clade Ib transmitted in a healthcare setting outside Africa

AI-driven skilling linked to lower burnout and greater worker autonomy

Positive parenting reduces the risk of adolescent self-harm

One big beautiful bill act complicates state health care affordability efforts

Rural health providers hit by $100K Trump visa fee

How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths

Rural health providers could be collateral damage from $100K Trump visa fee

Trump’s idea for health accounts has been tried. Millions of patients have ended up in debt.

A North Carolina hospital was slated to open in 2025. Mired in bureaucracy, it’s still a dirt field.

New Lancet series blends social science with medicine to tackle global health inequities

UCL study reveals the challenges faced by London's night workers

Automated EHR system triages cancer symptoms, improves care team efficiency

Hospital payment caps linked to savings and stable care in Oregon

Bedtime stress behaviors connect financial strain to declining sleep health

Culturally tailored intervention helps reduce interdialytic weight gain in kidney failure care

Study suggests cannabis may temporarily curb alcohol consumption

Combination of outreach methods can improve follow-up care for hard-to-reach patients

Health care costs jump to the fore as candidates jockey to be California governor

Global survey reveals struggles of young mothers living with advanced breast cancer

Action needed to fix gender gap in cardiac rehab

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