New antibiotic to fight superbug C. diff proves effective in clinical trial

A new study led by CUNY SPH researchers suggests physicians were the most trusted public health messengers during the 2024 H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in the United States, surpassing institutional sources like the CDC, state or local health departments, or even family and friends. The research is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

Survivors of sexual assault in largely rural and remote northwestern Ontario face systemic barriers when seeking forensic care, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers. The work is published in the journal Violence Against Women.

"Children are the mirror of their parents" is a cliché, but it describes the reality in certain contexts. At least in relation to physical inactivity, this was demonstrated by a study conducted by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil. The study examined 182 young people between the ages of 6 and 17 and their respective parents.

Many student-athletes are preparing or returning to the field or court for their upcoming season. With the start of both collegiate and professional sports, injuries are inevitable—and when they do happen, getting fast, reliable results can make all the difference.

A new ESC Clinical Consensus Statement is calling for greater awareness of the multidirectional relationship between mental health conditions and cardiovascular disease to improve patient health. The first ever ESC Clinical Consensus Statement to be developed on this topic was published today at ESC Congress 2025 and in the European Heart Journal.

Abuse and neglect experienced during their active years continue to impact the lives of female elite gymnasts long after their competitive careers have ended. This is according to a recent study by Natalie Barker-Ruchti, researcher in sports science at Örebro University, Sweden. Her research findings will be invaluable in her new role as ethics specialist on the Swiss Olympic Committee.

Today, when an aging parent, relative, or friend starts to forget things, a firm diagnosis can be surprisingly elusive.

Input and expertise from radiologists can help develop better and more trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) tools, new research shows. The study used radiologists' eye movements to help guide AI systems to focus on the most clinically relevant areas of medical images.

Intense light therapy after surgery can increase a critical protein that protects heart tissue while lowering levels of troponin, a protein indicating heart damage that's linked to higher mortality in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, according to a study by researchers at CU Anschutz.

Mavacamten treatment at 48 weeks was not associated with significant improvements in patient-reported health status or peak oxygen consumption compared with placebo in patients with symptomatic nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2025 and simultaneously published in New England Journal of Medicine.

A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have revealed a possible molecular connection between air pollution and an increased risk of developing Lewy body dementia.

Cells on the inner surface of the intestine are replaced every few days. But, how does this work? It was always assumed that cells leave the intestinal surface because excess cells are pushed out.

An increasing number of young Australians are autistic. About 4.4% of children aged to 10 to 14 years and 3.4% of older teens have an autism diagnosis.

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a new outbreak of the Ebola virus, which has killed 15 people since the end of August, the health minister said Thursday.

A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has found that caffeine, the world's most consumed psychoactive substances, may impair the quality of donated blood and reduce the effectiveness of transfusions—especially in recipients whose red blood cell (RBC) metabolism is influenced by a common genetic variant.

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been recorded on a hot mic discussing how organ transplants and other medical advances could let humans live past 150 years—or even become immortal.

A toxic protein forms dynamic pores in the membranes of brain cells—and that may be the key to understanding how Parkinson's disease develops. This is the conclusion of a new study from Aarhus University, where researchers have developed an advanced method to track molecular attacks in real time.

Playwright William Congreve wrote in the Restoration period that music "hath charms to soothe a savage breast." And, as it turns out, back pain in 21st-century patients as well.