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Swedish study identifies risk factors for prolonged opioid use after surgery

Opioids are effective medicines for severe pain following surgery, but prolonged use is associated with risks such as dependence and overdose.

10 Nov 2026

UCSF launches global study tracking real-world psychedelic experiences

Most psychedelic experiences don't happen in research labs. To better understand their effects, UC San Francisco scientists are going where the experiences are and launching a global study to track what psychedelics do to people's brains, bodies and well-being.

10 Nov 2026

Gradebooks outperform GPA in predicting adolescent substance use

GPA has long been a benchmark for measuring success in students. It can also do more than indicate academic accomplishment: health studies have established a strong correlation between GPA and the risk of unhealthy behaviors in adolescents, including substance abuse.

10 Nov 2026

Wastewater bacteria offer clues to community-wide health patterns

Bacteria found in wastewater may provide clues about community health, including rates of chronic disease, health behaviors and social conditions, according to a recent study from The Ohio State University.

10 Nov 2026

UTHealth Houston unveils state-of-the-art mobile clinic in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

UTHealth Houston celebrated a major milestone in community healthcare Oct. 22 with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new, state-of-the-art mobile clinic in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

10 Nov 2026

New patient-centered initiative aims to accelerate pediatric AML research and treatments

Blood Cancer United today announced the launch of Dare to Dream REALworld: AML, a patient-centered initiative co-founded with Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research.

10 Nov 2026

Awake deep brain stimulation helps personalize treatment for essential tremor

Awake deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery can provide information beyond what imaging alone can capture, helping clinicians personalize electrode placement for patients with essential tremor, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in Operative Neurosurgery.

10 Nov 2026

Meeting WHO's air pollution guidelines could save nine million lives

Meeting the World Health Organization's recommended annual guidelines for air pollution resulting from fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide has the potential to save more than 9 million lives a year in low- and middle-income countries, say University of Cambridge researchers.

10 Nov 2026

New $46M grant allows the University of Oxford and Boston Children’s Hospital to lead Genetic Medicines Hub within ARIA ecosystem

The University of Oxford and Boston Children’s Hospital, with collaboration from The Jackson Laboratory and N=1 Collaborative, have been selected to establish a new Genetic Medicines Hub, one of six research hubs within the Aligning Research to Impact Autism (ARIA) ecosystem.

10 Nov 2026

Why are some patients lying to their doctors to get antibiotics?

A study finds 28% of adults misrepresent symptoms to secure antibiotics, highlighting risks for antimicrobial resistance and the need for better communication.

10 Nov 2026

Late night eating and sleep habits damage gut health, increase metabolic disease risk

A new study led by UTHealth Houston identified a link between late-night eating and sleeping habits, gut health, and metabolic disease, offering new insights into why some individuals with obesity may face risk of inflammation and related health problems.

9 Nov 2026

Rutgers receives grant to explore drug overdose trends among youth

With a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Rutgers researchers will conduct a five-year study exploring trends in drug overdoses in adolescents and young adults.

9 Nov 2026

Study highlights the need for better nutrition tracking in NICUs

During daily rounds in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), physicians need to balance many considerations in their decision-making about nutrition plans for premature infants.

9 Nov 2026

Minor sleep loss increases risk of phishing scam traps

Nearly a third of adults in the U.S. do not get enough sleep. A recent surge in attention to this issue raises serious concerns about its long-term health implications, and new research suggests that it can lead to hazardous outcomes, especially in the context of "phishing" emails.

9 Nov 2026

Survey shows Americans miss key everyday fall risk factors

A fear of falling may cause people to avoid stairs, exercise and other daily activities. But that fear can also increase the risk of a fall.

9 Nov 2026

ASA urges CMS to protect Medicare's physician supervision standard for anesthesia care

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to preserve Medicare's longstanding physician supervision standard for anesthesia care, warning that weakening or eliminating the standard would remove an important Medicare patient-safety safeguard.

9 Nov 2026

Joint statement outlines faster endovascular bleeding control in trauma care

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma and the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) have issued a joint position statement reaffirming the role of interventional radiologists on multidisciplinary trauma teams and the importance of establishing reliable systems for rapid endovascular hemorrhage control in trauma situations.

9 Nov 2026

ACP and OpenEvidence partner to deliver clinical guidance to physicians

The American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest medical specialty organization in the US, and OpenEvidence, the most popular AI for doctors in the United States, announce a collaboration to bring trusted, evidence-based clinical content to physicians at the point of care.

9 Nov 2026

Monthly binge drinking increases advanced liver fibrosis risk in women

Women who consume four or more alcohol drinks on a single occasion once a month or more have increased odds of advanced liver fibrosis, a new study suggests.

9 Nov 2026

AI tool uses emergency room narratives to predict PTSD risk

An AI tool can analyze patients' narratives about injuries that sent them to the emergency room to predict who will later develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study found.

9 Nov 2026