Seminal fluid facilitates monkeypox virus entry into human cells
Monkeypox virus used to be transmitted predominantly from animals to humans. In recent years, however, new virus variants…
Digital registry strategy doubles heart failure treatment uptake
A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective type of heart failure…
Scientists Find a Troubling Effect of Sitting That Exercise Couldn’t Prevent
A workout habit may not fully counter what happens inside the arteries during long periods of sitting. New…
Suicide Decriminalisation: Psychiatrists Demand Action
Seasoned psychiatrists have said decriminalising suicide alone would not be enough to prevent suicidal behaviour among Nigerians. To…
Study maps rising lifetime risk of digestive cancers in China
The global landscape of oncology is shifting, and nowhere is this transition more complex or consequential than in…
Type 2 diabetes incidence increases 10-fold among American youth
Type 2 diabetes has traditionally been a disease that has developed mostly in middle-aged and older adults. But…
Integration of consumer AI into healthcare pathways
Consumer-facing AI can improve public health—but more evidence is needed. Nat. Health 1, 159 (2026). Plantin, J. -C.,…
Lil Nas X’s bipolar diagnosis and mental health treatment| STAT
When Lil Nas X recently disclosed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, one part of his…
Video games are transforming health care for kids
If you’re like me, and you grew up in a house where your mom refused to let you…
Cuba has plenty of doctors. So why is its healthcare system collapsing?
Since January, many Cubans have lived a life of near-constant darkness. The Trump administration’s oil blockades have led…
Study examines how public deliberation can strengthen public health policymaking
Public health policies are commonly evaluated by their financial costs and expected outcomes. However, policy decisions must also…
New Research Documents Growing Silicosis Epidemic Among Quartz Countertop Workers
For Immediate Release: August 12, 2026 Media contact: Katelyn Deckelbaum, [email protected] New Research Documents Growing Silicosis Epidemic Among…