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Study analyzes shifting pancreatic cancer burdens in US and China

Pancreatic cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, accounting for about 4.8% of cancer deaths, with an overall 5-year survival of approximately 12%.

13 Nov 2026

Weill Cornell Medicine receives grant to track elder mistreatment

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a two-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to develop a national data infrastructure that will support efforts to better understand the health consequences of elder mistreatment and guide approaches to protect vulnerable older adults.

13 Nov 2026

Your plant-based dairy swaps could leave you short on iodine

A UK dietary model links dairy reduction to greater iodine inadequacy, highlighting iodized bread and fortified plant-based alternatives as policy options.

13 Nov 2026

Study highlights healthcare barriers facing volunteer firefighters in Texas

In recent years, several organizations have recognized the firefighting profession's unique and substantial work-related health hazards, including cancers, heart disease, chronic respiratory illnesses and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

12 Nov 2026

US sexual harassment reports increase sharply between 2018 and 2024

The #MeToo movement gained global momentum in 2017, drawing attention to sexual harassment (SH) and its harms. More than 80 anti-sexual harassment bills subsequently passed across 25 US states, largely focusing on workplace harassment.

12 Nov 2026

Scientists unveil first comprehensive atlas of basal ganglia cell types

Capturing a complete picture of what causes brain diseases from schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease to addiction has long remained a challenge to scientists.

12 Nov 2026

Experts warn against pharmaceutical influence in obesity destigmatization campaigns

We should be wary of campaigns by pharmaceutical companies to destigmatize obesity, say experts in The BMJ today.

12 Nov 2026

A 43-gram sugar gap separates adults who check food labels from those who rarely do

A nationally representative US study of 9,416 children and adults found that frequent nutrition label users consumed an average of 42.8 g less added sugar daily among adults and 14.5 g less among children compared with infrequent users. The findings suggest an association between checking nutrition labels and lower added sugar intake, although the observational study could not establish causation.

12 Nov 2026

Phone reminders stop nighttime snacking, but not for long

An after dinner or bedtime snack can be hard to resist, but could a gentle nudge from a smartphone app help people with type two diabetes to quit the common habit?

12 Nov 2026

UK food labels fail to flag most ultra-processed products

The study, published in BMJ Medicine, found that among the official public health definitions used to identify and regulate food and drink products in the UK, each varied widely in what proportion of processed and ultra-processed products was classed as unhealthy, while systems such as traffic light labels failed to identify more than half of these unhealthy packaged foods.

11 Nov 2026

Declining vaccination rates put U.S. measles elimination at risk

More than a quarter century after measles was declared eradicated in the United States, the country is at risk of losing that public health achievement.

11 Nov 2026

BNP hormone may actively promote blood clot formation, study finds

A hormone found in the blood and long viewed as a biological "check engine light" may do more than signal cardiovascular distress, according to researchers with the Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy at Texas A&M Health.

11 Nov 2026

‘Forever chemicals’ linked to slightly lower muscle mass in middle-aged women

A study of 551 middle-aged women found that higher blood concentrations of certain PFAS chemicals were associated with slightly lower muscle mass, particularly when researchers examined multiple chemicals together. However, these associations did not correspond to poorer muscle function, and the largely cross-sectional findings could not establish whether PFAS exposure contributes to muscle loss.

11 Nov 2026

Exercise benefits mental health, so why is the genetic evidence so mixed?

A systematic review of 61 Mendelian randomization studies found limited and inconsistent genetic evidence that general physical activity causally improves mental health or cognitive outcomes; 30 studies reported only null or directionally opposite findings. More consistent evidence emerged for aerobic exercise and reduced depression risk, and for physical fitness traits, particularly muscle strength and muscle mass, in relation to better mental and cognitive health, although methodological limitations prevent definitive causal conclusions.

11 Nov 2026

Drug ads can subtly sway AI medical treatment recommendations

As people increasingly turn to artificial intelligence (AI) for health information, a new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai raises questions about what happens when commercial advertising appears alongside a clinical question.

11 Nov 2026

Replacement PFAS chemical still harms developing zebrafish embryos

Publishing in the Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, researchers from Kyushu University used zebrafish embryos to study the health effects of the PFAS called PFBS (Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid), a substitute PFAS thought to be safer than traditional compounds.

11 Nov 2026