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Medical humanities can illuminate the root causes of health disparities, study shows

A new study analyzing dozens of published papers over five decades focusing on health care disparities in Washington, DC, found that those that employed medical humanities approaches identified crucial barriers and opportunities for intervention that quantitative studies often miss.

2 Dec 2025

WHO releases first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies for treating obesity

To address the growing global health challenge of obesity, which affects more than 1 billion people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first guideline on the use of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) therapies for treating obesity as a chronic, relapsing disease.

2 Dec 2025

RFK Jr. wants to delay the hepatitis B vaccine. Here’s what parents need to know.

Working out of a tribal-owned hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, liver specialist Brian McMahon has spent decades treating the long shadow of hepatitis B. Before a vaccine became available in the 1980s, he saw the virus claim young lives in western Alaskan communities with stunning speed.

2 Dec 2025

Feds promised ‘radical transparency’ but are withholding rural health fund applications

Medication-delivering drones and telehealth at local libraries are among the ideas state leaders revealed in November for spending their share of a $50 billion federal rural health program.

2 Dec 2025

Unique stressors impact mental health of sexual minority individuals

A new study conducted by scientists at Åbo Akademi University, Finland, shows that sexual minority individuals continue to report higher levels of mental health symptoms compared to the rest of the population.

2 Dec 2025

Most of the world falls short on omega-3 intake

More than three-quarters of the global population aren't getting enough Omega-3, according to new research from the University of East Anglia, the University of Southampton and Holland & Barrett.

1 Dec 2025

Triaptosis-based therapeutic innovations could offer renewed hope for cancer patients

Cancer remains one of the most critical global public health challenges, exerting profound social, economic, and clinical burdens while limiting gains in human life expectancy.

1 Dec 2025

Worldwide smell screening could improve mental and physical health of millions

A programme of smell screening, awareness campaigns and health policies could improve the mental and physical health of millions - according to research led by the University of East Anglia.

1 Dec 2025

Hospital-level care at home found to be feasible for rural patients with acute conditions

One in five people in the United States live in a rural area. Patients in rural communities often struggle to access care because of travel difficulties, high costs and limited resources, leading to worse medical outcomes.

1 Dec 2025

Updated Canadian guideline aims to raise awareness of new HIV prevention strategies

Multiple pre-exposure (PrEP) and postexposure (PEP) treatments are now available to prevent HIV infection. An updated Canadian guideline published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.250511 contains 31 recommendations and 10 good practice statements to help clinicians and other health care professionals offer these safe and effective options to teen and adult patients.

1 Dec 2025

UTHealth Houston researchers receive NIH grant for fetoscopic spina bifida repair study

A five-year, $2.8 million grant was awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the long-term effects on patients enrolled in the "Cryopreserved Human Umbilical Cord as a Meningeal Patch in Fetoscopic Spina Bifida Repair" trial.

1 Dec 2025

New work requirement adds red tape to Missouri’s snarled food aid system

Distributing food stamps soon could get even harder for Missouri's food aid system, which a federal judge has already called "broken and inaccessible."

1 Dec 2025

WHO releases first-ever global guideline for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility

The World Health Organization (WHO) today called on countries to make fertility care safer, fairer and more affordable for all in its first-ever global guideline for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility.

29 Nov 2025

Early-infancy infection with RSV increases the risk of developing childhood asthma

Belgian scientists from VIB and Ghent University (UGent), together with Danish collaborators, have uncovered compelling evidence that early-infancy infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) significantly increases the risk of developing childhood asthma-especially in children with a family history of allergy or asthma.

29 Nov 2025

Long-term exposure to polluted air weakens the health benefits of exercise

Long-term exposure to toxic air can substantially weaken the health benefits of regular exercise, suggests a new study by an international team including UCL (University College London) researchers.

28 Nov 2025

How the gut microbiome links obesity to colorectal cancer

The gut microbiome serves as both a biomarker and therapeutic target in diseases like obesity, metabolic syndrome, and colorectal cancer.

28 Nov 2025

Music therapy speeds anesthesia recovery in colorectal surgery

Integrating music therapy with anesthesia recovery care enhances recovery in colorectal cancer patients, reducing complications and stabilizing vital signs.

28 Nov 2025

Regional crises and climate shocks drive global resurgence of cholera

Cholera, caused by Vibrio cholerae, spreads through contaminated water and thrives where sanitation systems have collapsed. Once inside the body, it dehydrates victims within hours, but with prompt treatment, nearly every life can be saved.

27 Nov 2025

Late HIV diagnoses threaten Europe’s progress toward ending AIDS by 2030

Europe is failing to test and treat HIV early, with over half (54%) of all diagnoses in 2024 being made too late for optimal treatment.

27 Nov 2025

Global Virus Network outlines priorities as Marburg virus emerges in Ethiopia

The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries dedicated to advancing pandemic preparedness through research, education and training, and global health solutions, today issued a statement on the newly confirmed outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in southern Ethiopia.

27 Nov 2025

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Public Health News and Research

Medical humanities can illuminate the root causes of health disparities, study shows

WHO releases first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies for treating obesity

RFK Jr. wants to delay the hepatitis B vaccine. Here’s what parents need to know.

Feds promised ‘radical transparency’ but are withholding rural health fund applications

Unique stressors impact mental health of sexual minority individuals

Most of the world falls short on omega-3 intake

Triaptosis-based therapeutic innovations could offer renewed hope for cancer patients

Worldwide smell screening could improve mental and physical health of millions

Hospital-level care at home found to be feasible for rural patients with acute conditions

Updated Canadian guideline aims to raise awareness of new HIV prevention strategies

UTHealth Houston researchers receive NIH grant for fetoscopic spina bifida repair study

New work requirement adds red tape to Missouri’s snarled food aid system

WHO releases first-ever global guideline for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infertility

Early-infancy infection with RSV increases the risk of developing childhood asthma

Long-term exposure to polluted air weakens the health benefits of exercise

How the gut microbiome links obesity to colorectal cancer

Music therapy speeds anesthesia recovery in colorectal surgery

Regional crises and climate shocks drive global resurgence of cholera

Late HIV diagnoses threaten Europe’s progress toward ending AIDS by 2030

Global Virus Network outlines priorities as Marburg virus emerges in Ethiopia

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