Beyond breasts and babies: Expert says women's health held back by medical blind spots

When a critically ill baby with dextro-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) was transferred to Children's Hospital Los Angeles last year—just hours after birth—the Heart Institute team saw right away that the case was anything but routine.

Even a single night of sleep trouble can feel distressing and lonely. You toss and turn, stare at the ceiling, and wonder how you'll cope tomorrow. No wonder many people start to worry they've developed insomnia.

More child deaths occur in winter months compared with the rest of the year, new findings by the University of Bristol-led National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) have shown. The report, published today (10 September) used NCMD records of all child deaths in England before age 18.

New Zealand's pandemic news coverage was infused with nationalism, creating a sense of competition and framing COVID-19 as a global contest the country was winning, a University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study shows.

For something so small, the prostate can cause big problems. This gland, which is roughly the size of a walnut, is an essential part of a man's urinary and reproductive systems.

An initiative to reshape HIV care in general practice across London has been hailed a success after notable increases in HIV testing and statin prescribing.

Studying how people are injured inside buildings during earthquakes could improve safety and survival.

The Make America Healthy Again Commission, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has released its Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy, a 20-page report the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services described as a "sweeping plan" to "reverse the failed policies that fueled America's childhood chronic disease epidemic."

In a cross-sectional study conducted in nine urban Federally Qualified Health Centers and published online in Pediatrics, the prevalence of diaper insecurity was 41% among pediatric patients aged 0 to 36 months.

Malaria deaths are likely to rise this year due to sweeping foreign aid cuts, the head of the Global Fund, a Geneva-based NGO locked in the fight against major infectious diseases, warned on Wednesday.

The World Health Organization published updated editions of its Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc) to include new treatments for several cancers as well as for diabetes and related conditions such as obesity.

Researchers, including those at the University of Tokyo, have made a surprising discovery hiding in people's mouths: Inocles, giant DNA elements that had previously escaped detection. These appear to play a central role in helping bacteria adapt to the constantly changing environment of the mouth.

A little self-compassion can go a long way when you have chronic pain, according to a new study out of Murdoch University. The research found that psychological factors may play a crucial role in the experience and management of chronic pain.

Anyone who has taken a yoga class knows how relaxing it can be to set aside the day's worries and focus on breathing, gentle movements, healing stretches and guided meditation, even if just for an hour.

Loss of consciousness can pose real dangers for people with seizure disorders. And while not all seizures cause loss of consciousness, Yale researchers have now discovered how one common type of seizure does.

Neurons are highly specialized cells, and their proper functioning depends on preserving their identity throughout life. A team of researchers has identified that two enzymes, KDM1A and KDM5C, interact to act as true "epigenetic guardians." Their role is to silence genes that do not belong to neurons and to keep only the appropriate instructions active.

As attention turns to this year's New York City Marathon, observers will again ask a long-standing question: What do athletes draw upon when trying to complete this 26.2-mile run, especially at those stretches when finishing seems impossible?

New research validates the use of a specifically-curated tool for determining which medications may be causing harm for older patients with cancer.