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Rising ozone from wildfire smoke poses growing health risks for Western communities

As wildfires grow larger and more frequent across the West, researchers from Colorado, Utah, and California are digging into how smoke affects the air-and our health.

19 Sep 2025

Annual conference at UT Arlington explores how AI shapes the future of health care

The University of Texas at Arlington will bring together experts and innovators at the fifth annual Texas Health Informatics Alliance Conference, exploring how artificial intelligence is shaping the future of health care.

19 Sep 2025

Study in Florida finds racial disparities in heart attack treatment

While acute myocardial infarction - commonly referred to as a heart attack - remains a leading cause of death in the United States, deaths have decreased significantly over the past two decades in part due to improved treatment methods, according to Charleen Hsuan, associate professor of health policy and administration at Penn State.

19 Sep 2025

Survey reveals why some people turn to unregulated cannabis to treat medical conditions

Use of medical cannabis has been on the rise since it first became available to Utah patients in 2020. A medical cannabis card, which can be prescribed for difficult-to-treat conditions including PTSD and chronic pain, allows a patient to access licensed cannabis products in designated pharmacies.

19 Sep 2025

Major federal grant supports health research and training in Arizona and New Mexico

The University of Arizona and the University of New Mexico received a seven-year, $43.6 million federal grant to fund a broad range of research programs aimed at improving the health of people living in Arizona and New Mexico, while also training a new generation of scientists and staff.

19 Sep 2025

Mercury in your hot dog? Vaccine skeptics face their limits at crucial CDC meeting

Public health officials watched with dread as a panel shaped by the Trump administration took up an agenda to begin dismantling six decades of vaccination development and progress.

19 Sep 2025

Disability bias complaints peak as the office that investigates them is gutted

Families filed nearly 23,000 federal civil rights complaints against schools in fiscal 2024, the highest number ever.

19 Sep 2025

COST Actions drive innovation in cancer research across Europe

Cancer is a major challenge in the modern world, affecting millions of people across Europe. The prevalence of this disease requires the development of innovative and complementary treatment approaches.

19 Sep 2025

WHO's new report highlights the urgent need to address NCDs and mental health

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new report titled "Saving lives, spending less", revealing that an additional investment of just US$3 per person annually in tackling noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) could yield economic benefits of up to US$1 trillion by 2030.

19 Sep 2025

$Kennedy’s take on vaccine science fractures cohesive national public health strategies$

Kennedy’s take on vaccine science fractures cohesive national public health strategies

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has had a busy few months. He fired the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, purged the agency's vaccine advisory committee, and included among the group's new members appointees who espouse anti-vaccine views.

19 Sep 2025

Exactech will pay $8M to settle lawsuits over defective knee implant parts

19 Sep 2025

Microplastics pose potential risks to bone health

The production and use of over 400 million tons of plastic each year has polluted beaches, rivers, and even the deepest parts of the ocean, reaching depths of up to 11,000 meters.

18 Sep 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Ousted CDC officials clap back at RFK Jr.

Fired less than a month after being confirmed as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Susan Monarez appeared at a dramatic Senate hearing this week alongside another ousted CDC official and directly contradicted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's earlier testimony about why she was fired.

18 Sep 2025

Nursing researchers explore new ways to improve the quality of methadone treatment

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Nursing are testing an intervention to reduce staff stress and improve methadone patient treatment retention for opioid use disorder thanks to a $4.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Institutes of Health.

18 Sep 2025

Mobile app improves reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions in Uganda

Results from a ground-breaking new trial published in The Lancet Global Health show that a mobile application, Med Safety, improved the reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) by healthcare workers in Uganda.

18 Sep 2025

Music therapy improves patient experience and outcomes in the cardiac ICU

Music therapy could significantly reduce heart rate, blood pressure and patient–ventilator asynchronies for patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), according to research being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 taking place September 18-20 in Mexico City.

18 Sep 2025

Rising wildfire smoke could drive thousands of additional deaths in the United States by 2050

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Rising ozone from wildfire smoke poses growing health risks for Western communities

Annual conference at UT Arlington explores how AI shapes the future of health care

Study in Florida finds racial disparities in heart attack treatment

Survey reveals why some people turn to unregulated cannabis to treat medical conditions

Major federal grant supports health research and training in Arizona and New Mexico

Mercury in your hot dog? Vaccine skeptics face their limits at crucial CDC meeting

Disability bias complaints peak as the office that investigates them is gutted

COST Actions drive innovation in cancer research across Europe

WHO's new report highlights the urgent need to address NCDs and mental health

Kennedy’s take on vaccine science fractures cohesive national public health strategies

Exactech will pay $8M to settle lawsuits over defective knee implant parts

Microplastics pose potential risks to bone health

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Ousted CDC officials clap back at RFK Jr.

Nursing researchers explore new ways to improve the quality of methadone treatment

Mobile app improves reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions in Uganda

Music therapy improves patient experience and outcomes in the cardiac ICU

Rising wildfire smoke could drive thousands of additional deaths in the United States by 2050

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