Experts call for lifelong care after brain and spinal injuries
In a new paper published in The Lancet Neurology, “Reframing traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury as…
MD Anderson announces new roadmap to eliminate cervical cancer in Texas
On behalf of a statewide coalition of Texas health systems, academic institutions, community organizations and advocates, The University…
Wearable AI forecasts prolonged sitting in women with chronic pelvic pain disorders
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) approach using…
Balkans’ cancer crisis: Late diagnosis and systemic failures
Despite cancer rates similar to Western Europe, patients in the Balkans are far more likely to die from…
Planetary crisis heightens global inequality of health opportunities
The worldwide inequality of health opportunities is being further heightened by the triple planetary crisis – climate change,…
Inconsistent health records limit care and research for menopausal women
More attention than ever is being paid today to midlife women’s health, including the menopause transition. However, a…
NIH grant funds research on environmental triggers for sickle cell disease
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received a $4.1 million grant from the National Heart,…
Complex ophthalmology letters may hinder patient understanding, study suggests
Letters to patients from ophthalmology services–the highest volume outpatient specialty in UK healthcare-include too much complex language and…
Widely used pandemic pharmaceuticals harm marine aquatic ecosystems
A new study published in New Contaminants suggests that several drugs widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic can…
We need to reset Africa’s health algorithm
As healthcare enters the age of artificial intelligence, data is becoming as strategically important as physical infrastructure. For…
EU trumpets its reliability on global health as US slashes foreign aid – POLITICO
The strategy also condemns the “instrumentalization” of health and says closing “the emerging gaps in global health resilience”…
Sports coaches can improve health for athletes with disabilities
Coaches and athletes across eight countries say sports clubs could become powerful community health hubs, but only if…