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High-resolution dataset tracks health impacts of urban heat stress

Heat stress is a leading cause of weather-related deaths and can be especially dangerous in cities where phenomena like urban heat islands drive temperatures higher than surrounding rural areas.

18 Sep 2026

Persistent stigma creates barriers to modern HIV prevention methods

For decades, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has been surrounded by fear, misinformation and stigma.

18 Sep 2026

NUS scientists harness magnetic pulses to reprogram immune cells to fight breast cancer

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have demonstrated an innovative approach for targeted breast cancer therapy using pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs).

18 Sep 2026

New clues link Long COVID and POTS

Dizziness, fatigue, brain fog and a racing heart. They’re commonly associated with Long COVID, but new Adelaide University research suggests that for some people, these symptoms may also be indications of Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a debilitating and difficult-to-diagnose condition.

18 Sep 2026

Diaceutics launches Precision for All Strategic Collaboration at Fierce Pharma Week 2026

Intelligence and engagement company, Diaceutics, is bringing together senior voices from across the biopharmaceutical industry at the Precision for All Strategic Collaboration, launching at Fierce Pharma Week 2026.

From Diaceutics PLC 18 Sep 2026

Big Picture Bio founded to identify, design and optimize promising cancer combination therapies

Big Picture Bio Ltd., has been founded to identify, design and optimize promising cancer combination therapies, using a generative world model to understand how tumors, immune cells and surrounding tissue interact across disease sites and patient subgroups.

From Big Picture Bio 18 Sep 2026

New framework outlines principles for health-literate artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of how people seek, interpret, and act on health information.

17 Sep 2026

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation offers lasting heart health benefits

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation reduces hospital admissions by a third and heart attack risk by more than a quarter, as well as remaining beneficial in the long term, a new Cochrane review finds.

17 Sep 2026

Study highlights drop in harmful medication use among adults with cognitive disorders

Adults 65 and older with cognitive disorders such as dementia, are more likely to suffer negative effects from drugs that treat central nervous system conditions including anxiety, sleep problems and psychosis.

17 Sep 2026

New initiative connects Detroit students with Black older adults

Wayne State University's Institute of Gerontology has launched the Intergenerational Wisdom Exchange (WiSE) Program, a 10-week initiative that pairs Wayne State students with Black older adults in metro Detroit to strengthen digital literacy, promote social connection and create meaningful relationships across generations.

17 Sep 2026

ACC Latin America 2026 studies highlight sex and regional disparities in heart attack care

disparities in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) management and outcomes across Latin America, focusing on women as a higher risk, yet underrepresented, patient group.

17 Sep 2026

US health officials knowingly relied on flawed vaccine safety algorithm

US health officials knowingly relied on a compromised algorithm to detect signals of harm from mRNA covid-19 vaccines and silenced efforts to fix it, finds an investigation published by The BMJ today.

17 Sep 2026

New funding boosts data archive that tracks healthy aging environments

With an $11 million award from the National Institute on Aging, University of Michigan researchers will build and share national data that track how neighborhood conditions change over time, helping scientists study how local environments affect older adults' health.

17 Sep 2026

Wildfire smoke poses greater health risks than other pollution

As climate change drives more frequent and intense wildfires, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have published two large-scale studies showing that wildfire smoke may pose greater health risks than other sources of air pollution, with higher risks of hospitalization for cardiovascular and respiratory disease and poorer survival among patients with lung cancer.

17 Sep 2026

Can AI find drugs to fight infection?

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterial pathogen that causes life-threatening infections, including pneumonia and meningitis.

17 Sep 2026

Siemens Healthineers brings new CN-3000 and CN-6000 hemostasis testing systems to US labs to help manage growing workloads

Siemens Healthineers announced today that the automated hemostasis analyzers for mid- and high-volume laboratories are now available for patient testing in the United States.

From Siemens Healthineers 17 Sep 2026

AI-driven health app helps patients achieve better blood pressure control

Incorporating a free smartphone app featuring AI-driven health coaching, blood pressure monitoring, and behavioral incentives into a hospital's existing clinical workflows helps patients make meaningful reductions in blood pressure, findings that suggest that digital apps may offer an effective means of extending care beyond the clinic when incorporated into treatment plans.

16 Sep 2026

Gambling disorder emergency visits increase following sports betting legalization

Emergency department (ED) visits for gambling disorders doubled following the legalization of single-event sports betting and expansion of Ontario's online gambling market, according to a new study from ICES. The increase was observed predominantly among young men.

16 Sep 2026

RES-AGE project explores cost-effective ways to strengthen older adults' wellbeing

How can we develop evidence‑based and cost‑effective ways to strengthen older adults' resilience and mental wellbeing? With just over 1 million euros from the Strategic Research Council, Åbo Akademi University will, over an initial period of three years, examine social, health‑related, psychological and biological factors that promote resilience, with a particular focus on loneliness, stress and health.

16 Sep 2026

Study finds widespread physical and sexual violence exposure in the U.S.

A new national study reveals the widespread reach of violence across the United States, finding that more than half of U.S. adults have experienced physical violence and nearly half have experienced sexual violence in their lifetimes.

16 Sep 2026

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High-resolution dataset tracks health impacts of urban heat stress

Persistent stigma creates barriers to modern HIV prevention methods

NUS scientists harness magnetic pulses to reprogram immune cells to fight breast cancer

New clues link Long COVID and POTS

Diaceutics launches Precision for All Strategic Collaboration at Fierce Pharma Week 2026

Big Picture Bio founded to identify, design and optimize promising cancer combination therapies

New framework outlines principles for health-literate artificial intelligence

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation offers lasting heart health benefits

Study highlights drop in harmful medication use among adults with cognitive disorders

New initiative connects Detroit students with Black older adults

ACC Latin America 2026 studies highlight sex and regional disparities in heart attack care

US health officials knowingly relied on flawed vaccine safety algorithm

New funding boosts data archive that tracks healthy aging environments

Wildfire smoke poses greater health risks than other pollution

Can AI find drugs to fight infection?

Siemens Healthineers brings new CN-3000 and CN-6000 hemostasis testing systems to US labs to help manage growing workloads

AI-driven health app helps patients achieve better blood pressure control

Gambling disorder emergency visits increase following sports betting legalization

RES-AGE project explores cost-effective ways to strengthen older adults' wellbeing

Study finds widespread physical and sexual violence exposure in the U.S.

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