Living near Salton Sea linked to reduced lung growth in children
Children who live within 11 kilometers of the Salton Sea, a drying body of water with a high…
Home HPV Self-Sampling Kits Show Promise for Closing Cervical Screening Gap in Disabled Women
A new study from the University of Sheffield suggests that at-home human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling kits could help…
Italy Reports First Human Case of H9N2 Bird Flu
An infection in Italy marks the first European case of the H9N2 avian influenza strain, though experts indicate…
High-dose flu vaccine linked to lower Alzheimer’s disease risk
A UTHealth Houston physician’s visit to a local public health building sparked community awareness and inspired a new…
Highly potent opioid shows potential as therapy for pain and opioid use disorder
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have identified a novel, highly potent opioid that shows potential…
Let’s Save Our Doctors’ Time for Sick People
Are doctors being crushed by busywork, so they don’t get much time to actually help people? If you…
Blood test may detect cognitive decline years before symptoms
A blood test could help identify people at higher risk of cognitive decline years before a traditional diagnosis…
How could bisphenol A raise depression risk? Study identifies six key molecular targets
Researchers combined genetic epidemiology, transcriptomics, molecular docking, and mouse experiments to show how a common endocrine-disrupting chemical may…
About 100 toxic Superfund sites vulnerable to flooding, storms, wildfires
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to…
Higher sugar intake raises gallstone risk in adults, study finds
Researchers analyzing recent NHANES data found that adults with higher total sugar intake had greater odds of gallstones,…
COVID Vaccines Did Not Raise Sudden Death Risk in Healthy Young People
Image via Unsplash. Triggering sudden deaths in healthy young people was one of the most explosive accusations lodged…
UStudy links diagnostic timing to ovarian cancer survival outcomes
The study “Diagnostic Timing and Ovarian Cancer Survival in North Carolina” has been published in the latest issue of…