Lice pose no health threat, yet some parents push back on rules to allow affected kids in class

A UCLA Health research team has helped define and characterize a rare bowel obstruction that affects premature infants, known as meconium-related obstruction of prematurity (MROP). Distinct from Hirschsprung disease and meconium ileus of cystic fibrosis, MROP had not been well described in medical literature until recently.

Detecting lies involves processing social information. How do people process social information and evaluate honesty? And do people process this information differently when it comes from a friend versus a stranger?

Research conducted on mice has identified that the rapid response of a specific type of defense cell is essential for controlling Oropouche virus infections and preventing serious neurological damage.

Losing your sense of direction is one of the earliest and most distressing signs of advanced Alzheimer's disease. Now, a new study from the University of Michigan sheds light on a unique neuron that may hold the key to understanding why this happens.

In pediatric hospitals, emotional comfort is treated as essential to healing. Children are offered music therapy, pet visits, interactive programming, and calming environments—not as extras, but as part of their care. In adult hospitals, those same needs are often overlooked. A recent commentary co-authored by Dr. Leonard Berry of Texas A&M University Mays Business School argues that it's time for that to change.

An EHU study has concluded that the levels of PFAS chemicals found do not pose a serious health risk, but it warns of the need to bolster monitoring. The study is published in the journal Environmental Research.

An international team of researchers led by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark has pinpointed some of the reasons why obesity does not affect everyone in the same way. Their study, published in Nature Medicine, identifies genetic differences that help explain why some people with obesity remain relatively healthy while others develop serious conditions like diabetes and heart disease.

Over the past couple of months, headlines have warned expectant parents that something as ordinary as a pain reliever or an antidepressant taken during pregnancy could "cause autism."

In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines—but one machine is different from the rest.

Housing is a key determinant of physical health. Housing conditions can increase or reduce the risk of problems including respiratory illness, heart disease and injury.

Feeding blueberries to infants as one of their first solid foods may help strengthen their immune systems, reduce allergy symptoms and support healthy gut development, according to new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz.

Older patients susceptible to chronic neurological conditions are willing to use wearables for remote monitoring to support their health and well-being at home. A recent study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland found that older patients are open to using wearable smart rings and view themselves as active contributors to their own care. The possibility for caregivers to access patient data collected was seen as reassuring and motivating, providing a sense of safety and guidance.

New research from the University of Copenhagen shows that team sports are a highly effective and potentially life-extending form of exercise for patients with high blood pressure and COPD. Even after a relatively short training period involving team sports, participants showed significantly improved blood pressure.

In May 2025, the White House proposed reducing the budget of the National Institutes of Health by roughly 40%—from about US$48 billion to $27 billion. Such a move would return NIH funding to levels last seen in 2007. Since NIH budget records began in 1938, NIH has seen only one previous double-digit cut: a 12% reduction in 1952.

Have you ever woken up after a night of poor sleep, glanced in the mirror and thought, "I look tired?"

Large pictorial warning labels on smoked tobacco products typically feature confronting images of the harmful health outcomes of smoking. Pictures of diseased lungs, gangrene and mouth decay aim to elicit strong emotional responses that reduce the appeal and acceptability of smoking, particularly among young people.

Parents play an important role in teaching their children about sex and relationships. But our new report shows many parents—fathers in particular—find it mortifying.

Most New Zealanders are feeling the effects of a seemingly relentless rise in the cost of living—at the supermarket, the gas pump and in their household energy bills. For some, however, this tips over into what scholars call "food insecurity."