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New web-based tool helps fight lung cancer mortality and advance treatment

Experts have created a customizable, web-based tool that provides state and local leaders with tailored resources to reduce lung cancer mortality rates and advance treatment.

11 Aug 2025

Why young Americans dread turning 26: Health insurance chaos

Amid the challenges of adulthood, one rite of passage is unique to the United States: the need to find your own health insurance by the time you turn 26.

11 Aug 2025

Inside the CDC, shooting adds to trauma as workers describe projects, careers in limbo

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workers whose jobs have been reinstated after dizzying Trump administration disruptions say they remain stuck in a budgetary, political, and professional limbo.

11 Aug 2025

A guide to finding insurance at 26‌

It was supposed to be easier than this. When the Affordable Care Act was passed in March 2010, the goal was to help more Americans get health insurance. And, indeed, the establishment of online marketplaces and a broadening of the eligibility guidelines for Medicaid accomplished that.

11 Aug 2025

Epigenetic breakthrough: $200 blood test spots diabetes heart risk better than standard tools

Researchers have developed a blood-based DNA methylation risk score that predicts first macrovascular events in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients more accurately than current cardiovascular risk tools. The score, when combined with clinical factors, could help target early prevention in high-risk individuals.

11 Aug 2025

WHO validation marks Kenya’s success in eliminating sleeping sickness

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Kenya as having eliminated human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) or sleeping sickness as a public health problem, making it the tenth country to reach this important milestone.

10 Aug 2025

Study reveals an intergenerational link between parents' and their children's school commuting habits

If you used physically active modes of commuting to school, your children are likely to do the same. A study by the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, reveals an intergenerational link between parents' and their children's school commuting habits.

10 Aug 2025

Parents’ workplace chemical exposure may be linked to behavioral challenges in children with autism

A new study in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health finds parents' workplace chemical exposure may be linked to a range of behavioral challenges and developmental delays in their children with autism.

8 Aug 2025

Balancing copper antimicrobials to combat antibiotic resistance

Copper has emerged as an ally in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Copper sulfate liquids, for example, have been used since the 1700s to control fungal infections in vineyards, orchards and many other kinds of agricultural settings.

8 Aug 2025

Challenges and promise of meditation apps in modern mental health care

Do you have a meditation app on your smartphone, computer or wearable device? Well, you're not alone.

8 Aug 2025

Suicide-specific mobile app offers lifesaving support after psychiatric discharge

A mobile phone app designed to deliver suicide-specific therapy reduced suicidal behavior among high-risk psychiatric inpatients, according to a new study by scientists at Yale School of Medicine and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine.

8 Aug 2025

WHO expands global network of trusted medical product regulators

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially designated Health Canada, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare/Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (MHLW/PMDA) of Japan, and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) of the United Kingdom as WHO-Listed Authorities (WLAs), a status granted to national authorities that meet the highest international regulatory standards for medical products.

8 Aug 2025

International commission calls for action against hepatocellular carcinoma

Liver cancer is the sixth most common cancer as well as the third highest cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide.

8 Aug 2025

Talking therapy shows lower effectiveness for young adults

Talking therapy offered by the NHS for people with depression or anxiety appears to be less effective for people aged 16-24 than those aged 25-65, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

8 Aug 2025

Understanding the complex relationship between ultraprocessed foods and health

Ultraprocessed foods or UPFs are a growing concern due to their widespread consumption and impact on potential health risks.

8 Aug 2025

Even in states that fought Obamacare, Trump’s new law poses health consequences

GOP lawmakers in the 10 states that refused the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion for over a decade have argued their conservative approach to growing government programs would pay off in the long run.

8 Aug 2025

Vital role of physical activity in early type 2 diabetes care

New research to be presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna, Austria (15-19 September) shows, among people recently diagnosed with type with type 2 diabetes and no previous cardiovascular disease, a clear association exists between a person's self-reported physical activity and their risk of all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE), that include heart attacks and strokes.

8 Aug 2025

Novel hydrogel accelerates infected wound repair with antibacterial properties

A novel ε-poly-L-lysine-loaded sodium-alginate/gelatin hydrogel (PSG15) has shown exceptional promise in accelerating the healing of infected wounds. This multifunctional injectable hydrogel delivers robust antibacterial properties while regulating macrophage polarization and stabilizing the skin microbiota.

8 Aug 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Kennedy cancels vaccine funding

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement that the federal government will cancel nearly $500 million in mRNA research funding is unnerving not only for those who develop vaccines, but also for public health experts who see the technology behind the first covid-19 shots as the nation's best hope to combat a future pandemic.

7 Aug 2025

Expanded vaccine screening in emergency departments could benefit underserved populations

About 49% of people are unaware of one or more vaccines recommended for them. Further, 86% have not received one or more of these vaccines.

7 Aug 2025

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New web-based tool helps fight lung cancer mortality and advance treatment

Why young Americans dread turning 26: Health insurance chaos

Inside the CDC, shooting adds to trauma as workers describe projects, careers in limbo

A guide to finding insurance at 26‌

Epigenetic breakthrough: $200 blood test spots diabetes heart risk better than standard tools

WHO validation marks Kenya’s success in eliminating sleeping sickness

Study reveals an intergenerational link between parents' and their children's school commuting habits

Parents’ workplace chemical exposure may be linked to behavioral challenges in children with autism

Balancing copper antimicrobials to combat antibiotic resistance

Challenges and promise of meditation apps in modern mental health care

Suicide-specific mobile app offers lifesaving support after psychiatric discharge

WHO expands global network of trusted medical product regulators

International commission calls for action against hepatocellular carcinoma

Talking therapy shows lower effectiveness for young adults

Understanding the complex relationship between ultraprocessed foods and health

Even in states that fought Obamacare, Trump’s new law poses health consequences

Vital role of physical activity in early type 2 diabetes care

Novel hydrogel accelerates infected wound repair with antibacterial properties

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Kennedy cancels vaccine funding

Expanded vaccine screening in emergency departments could benefit underserved populations

Redefining control and consistency in anaerobic microbiome workflows

AI in Healthcare: How generative tools are transforming clinical practice

The future of automation: Machine learning–driven hepatocyte and organoid counting

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