A middle-ground framework for US vaccine policy

A new study led by Distinguished Professor Luisa N. Borrell found significant inequities in body mass index (BMI) among adults in Spain, driven by age, sex, immigration status, and education.

Agiliti has invested more than $35 million to develop a next-generation hospital bed, one that fits the needs of all kinds of patients and the health care workers taking care of them.

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new low-cost blood test that could make it easier to detect Alzheimer's disease at an earlier stage—helping patients receive treatment and support sooner.

The Trump administration is continuing its push to revise federal guidelines to delay the hepatitis B vaccine newborn dose for most children. This comes despite a failed attempt to do so at the most recent meeting of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

A new way to treat asthma symptoms and even repair previously irreversible lung damage could be on the horizon following the discovery of a potential new therapeutic target by scientists at the Universities of Aberdeen and Manchester.

The 2024 to 2025 influenza season had a high number of pediatric influenza-associated deaths, with a national rate of 3.8 deaths per 1 million children, according to research published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a non-drug, wearable device can help people with substance-use disorders (SUD) manage stress, reduce cravings, and lower their risk of relapse in real time. Their results are published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Researchers find different genetic profiles related to two trajectories that autistic children tend to follow. One is linked to early diagnosis and communication difficulties in infancy. The other is linked to later diagnosis, increased social and behavioral difficulties in adolescence, and higher rates of conditions like ADHD, depression, and PTSD.

Around 5,000 Americans are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) each year. About half of patients die within 14 to 18 months of being diagnosed, usually due to breathing failure. The exact cause of ALS has long been unknown.

A diet rich in the amino acid cysteine may have rejuvenating effects in the small intestine, according to a new study from MIT. This amino acid, the researchers discovered, can turn on an immune signaling pathway that helps stem cells to regrow new intestinal tissue.

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are wearable technologies that track blood sugar in real time and help patients with type 2 diabetes improve blood sugar control. In 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter CGMs for individuals with and without diabetes, but there is limited understanding of how to interpret CGM metrics in individuals who do not have diabetes.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly's Inluriyo (imlunestrant), an oral estrogen receptor antagonist, for the treatment of adults with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose disease progressed after at least one line of endocrine therapy (ET).

"You still had to prove yourself." "Every cloud has a blue lining!" Which of those sentences are you most likely to remember a few minutes from now? If you guessed the second, you're probably correct.

The importance of all health screenings is that they can detect issues early. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world, and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the U.S.

Three in 5 Americans experience anxiety over world events, family safety, or financial security, according to a recent mental health poll by the American Psychiatric Association. In this edited conversation, clinical psychologist Rachel Zack Ishikawa, who is also an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, spoke to the Gazette about when anxiety, a normal response to stress, can morph into a mental health disorder, the role of social media in its spread, and how to prevent it from interfering with everyday life.

Georgia spent $54.2 million in less than five years to administer the country's only Medicaid program with work requirements—more than twice as much as it spent to provide health care to enrollees, according to an analysis released earlier this month by the Government Accountability Office.

Two major Australian health insurers, Bupa and Medibank, have started offering genetic testing meant to tell you your likely reaction to certain medications.

As dementia rates continue to rise and many people fear for their own brain health and that of older relatives, interest has grown in finding relatively simple ways to help ward off disease. Professors in the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work have investigated the relationship of sleep, diet and stress to Alzheimer's. Out of their work come suggestions of potential value to anyone concerned about preventing illness and improving their overall well-being.