Patterns of medication use across society from national primary care dispensing data
Between 1 November 2019 and 31 December 2024, we identified 5.8 billion prevalent medications dispensed to a population…
Australia’s diphtheria outbreak shows why boosters, antibiotics, and better housing all matter
A 131-case outbreak reveals how a vaccine-preventable disease regained a foothold in the Northern Territory, exposing the urgent…
BU professor to examine the role of postpartum hypertension on recurrent HDP risk
Samantha Parker Kelleher, along with researchers at BU School of Public Health and Boston Medical Center, will examine…
Persistent gut microbiome changes linked to sustained colorectal cancer risk
More than a decade after removal of an adenoma-a precancerous mass-from the colon, alterations to the gut microbiome…
Updated trends in the global prevalence and burden of mental disorders, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Declaration of interests Q E S Adnani reports grants or contracts as a recipient of the study under…
Most college students with psychosis lack recommended combination treatment
Although the majority of students sought and received therapy or counseling in the past 12 months, less than…
Scientists call for innovative strategies to combat tuberculosis superspreaders
Superspreading became a familiar concept to many during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior studies examining infectious disease epidemics, including…
Wastewater monitoring may predict influenza outbreaks one week earlier
Seasonal influenza can spread rapidly, and timely information on rising cases is essential for public health decisions and…
Impact of daylight saving time on physical activity patterns
Rep. Buchanan, V. R-F.-16. 119th Congress (2025–2026). H.R.139: Sunshine Protection Act of 2025. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/139 (2025). De Lange, M.…
Economic burden of falls for 190 countries and territories from 2020 to 2050 based on health-augmented macroeconomic modelling
GBD 2021 Demographics Collaborators. Global age–sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and…
Vampire Bats Are Moving into the US and Scientists Worry They Could Spread a Fatal Zombie Deer Disease to Humans
A deer showing signs of CWD. Credit: Wikimedia Commons In 2022, Peter Larsen awoke in the Guyanese rainforest…
BMI increases in early childhood may reflect muscle growth, not fat
A new study published in The Journal of Nutrition, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Nutrition,…