New research links skin barrier dysfunction to pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis

No longer just pet videos and pranks, short-form videos are utilized more and more to share health information. Doctors and researchers are taking to social media networks themselves to encourage regular screenings for disease.

New guidelines to regulate Australia's booming cosmetic procedures industry have been called "tough" and "a crackdown" in media reports this week.

The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021.

Jarno Turunen, senior specialist at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and M.Sc. (Econ), has investigated the effects of shift work characteristics on the sickness absence of shift workers in his doctoral dissertation at the Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics, Finland.

FA new injection to prevent HIV is expected to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this month.

A multi-institutional study led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reports one-third of patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma remained in remission for at least five years following a single infusion of the CAR-T cell therapy cilta-cel.

Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those from the most deprived communities are less likely to receive treatment after a diagnosis of the heart valve disease aortic stenosis, according to research presented Tuesday at the British Cardiovascular Society conference in Manchester.

The U.S. logged 122 more cases of measles this week—but only four of them in Texas—while the outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Michigan have officially ended.

A new Penn Nursing Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research (CHOPR) study sheds light on the critical factors that help or hinder hospital nurses in providing quality care to socially disadvantaged populations. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open, offer vital insights to inform hospital strategies for advancing high-quality, equitable care.

Researchers from the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, have developed a food-oriented large language model (LLM)—FoodSky. The study is published in Patterns.

There is a nationwide shortage of pediatric specialists, delaying care for many patients. In some cases, children wait weeks or even months for appointments. But now, in a study published in the journal Clinical Pediatrics, researchers at UC Davis Health show that e-consults—in which primary care pediatricians have direct access to specialists—improve care for young patients.

In the quest to design vaccines that better help the body's immune system fight disease, scientists are always looking for more tools for their arsenal.

Using a tool called Automated Meiotic Mapping (AMM) that was developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center, a team of researchers has identified a gene that appears to be key to regulating food intake.

A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry makes the case that symptom provocation may significantly improve the clinical effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a noninvasive brain stimulation method used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and nicotine dependence.

A study analyzed the brain activity of military officer cadets and civilians while they were making moral decisions and concluded that the perception of being the author of our actions and their consequences decreases when we follow orders, whether we are civilians or military.

06 June 2025 Q: Is there an increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region currently? COVID-19 cases are increasing all over the world, including in the Eastern Mediterranea

Brain tumors remain among the most challenging conditions in modern medicine. Due to their complexity and location, many of them are difficult to access, even with the most advanced surgical and therapeutic approaches. Although significant progress has been made in radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgical techniques, certain tumors—especially those near critical brain structures—still present considerable risks.

Imagine treating chronic illness not with pills, but with soft, flexible electronic implants seamlessly integrated into the body. The materials for such implants already exist—they just needed a sweet touch.