Loneliness doubles risk of physical pain, study suggests

In a new position paper, the American College of Physicians (ACP) identifies core clinical topics of importance to internal medicine physicians, sets a framework for identifying a streamlined set of core performance measures, and calls for the use of high-quality, evidence-based performance measures to be used nationally across all payers and systems. This is significant because many performance measures currently used are not based on high certainty evidence and are burdensome, with low or no value to patient care.

On Sept. 10, 2025, the nation's attention was riveted by the fatal shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah. At nearly the exact same time, a state away—in Colorado—an active shooting was underway on a high school campus in a sleepy mountain town, leaving two teens in critical condition and the shooter, a fellow student, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot.

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified early signals from the immune system that could help predict which cancer patients are most likely to develop harmful side effects from immunotherapy. The findings, published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, offer a path toward tests to help doctors tailor care for at-risk patients.

More than 100,000 Paris Hilton-branded mini fridges are being recalled because of a risk of fire and burns, federal safety officials announced.

If there's one thing that's crystal clear about Alzheimer's disease, it's this: It eats away at neurons and the links between them, ultimately destroying the neural networks that underlie our memories.

Researchers in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) have completed a review study that highlights the health benefits of kimchi, a Korean food that has been gaining global popularity in recent years.

A medical artificial intelligence (AI) technique now enables the precise and high-quality reconstruction of MRI images even from incomplete scan data. This innovative approach not only shortens reconstruction times compared to existing methods but also offers greater ease of use for medical professionals, promising to improve diagnostic accuracy in clinical settings.

Research led by the Transforming and Expanding Access to Mental Health Care Universally in Pediatrics (TEAM UP) Scaling and Sustainability Center of Boston Medical Center (BMC) finds that children who receive behavioral health services delivered through the TEAM UP Model of integrated behavioral health care have fewer behavioral health symptoms.

Opioids, including the best known—morphine, heroin and fentanyl—have been gaining popularity over the last few decades. Although officially banned, these painkillers still find their way into prisons either via drones or with visitors. The result is that more and more prisoners are using opioids.

Australians are living longer than ever before. While this is broadly good news, aging well comes with a range of challenges.

A research group led by The University of Osaka has developed a novel method for analyzing cancer metabolism, revealing new insights into cancer's inefficient energy process.

Data now available on LawAtlas.org describe details of state, county, and city earned sick leave laws across the 75 largest cities in effect as of July 1, 2022, through June 1, 2024. The data are a longitudinal version of the assessment developed and published by CityHealth, an initiative of the de Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente, with the Center for Public Health Law Research at the Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Erika Perez was diagnosed with high blood pressure during her third pregnancy. Ten days after giving birth to her child, she suffered a heart attack. Years later, she had a stroke. Perez's story is a powerful reminder of the health risks that come with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

The majority (64%) of young adults in Britain say they have experienced mental health difficulties, with a third (32%) expecting to need support in the coming year, according to polling commissioned from YouGov by UCL's Grand Challenge of Mental Health & Wellbeing.

An artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning tool that estimates the malignancy risk of lung nodules achieved high cancer detection rates while significantly reducing false-positive results. Results of the study, which used data from large, multi-site lung cancer screening trials, were published in Radiology.

Depression is one of the most common mental health challenges, but its early signs are often overlooked. It is often linked to reduced facial expressivity. However, whether mild depression or subthreshold depression (StD) (a mild state of depressive symptoms that does not meet the criteria for diagnosis but is a risk factor for developing depression) is associated with changes in facial expressions remains unknown.

An estimated 7.2 million Americans over age 65 currently live with Alzheimer's disease (AD). That number is expected to nearly double to 13.8 million by 2060. These increases reflect more than demographic shifts; they point to a growing public health crisis that requires a new, proactive approach. While chronological age is the strongest known risk factor for cognitive decline, losing cognitive function is not an inevitable part of aging.

After years of progress in reducing malaria cases, Rwanda is confronting a surprising resurgence and signs of treatment resistance that have forced officials to revisit vaccine intervention the country once declined.