Rare blood clotting syndrome linked to COVID-19 vaccines explored in study

About 1%–2% of all inpatient hospitalizations result in the patient being discharged against medical advice (DAMA), leading to more than $800 million in annual associated health care costs. To further understand the impact of DAMA, researchers evaluated trends including risk factors, length of stay, and readmission risk, among others. Their findings are published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

In a bid to better understand how cancer cells power their explosive growth and spread, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have shed new light on the location and function of power-generating waves on the covering, or membrane, of these cells. The scientists say the waves, generated by rhythmic propagation of enzymes that produce energy from glucose, could potentially be used to better stage cancers, and as targets of drugs designed to slow down or halt the spread of cancer.

It's time to see lived experience—knowledge gained by being a patient, caregiver, or relative—as essential expertise, to ensure that health care is relevant, responsive, effective, resilient, equitable, and fully inclusive, say experts in a special collection of articles published by The BMJ today.

The phrase "doctor's orders" does not hold much weight with Generation Z.

Measles cases in the United States have reached their highest level in 25 years, with more than 1,270 confirmed cases this year.

Research by Cancer Council Victoria's Cancer Epidemiology Division published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health has revealed more than 230,000 lives have been saved from the impact of cancer control measures implemented since about the 1960s.

Preliminary results of an observational clinical trial underway at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center are shedding light on why some patients with an aggressive form of metastatic breast cancer fare better than others after receiving standard treatment with cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors, a form of targeted therapy that prevents cancer cells from growing and multiplying.

Yale researchers have discovered a process in the primate brain that sheds new light on how visual systems work and could lead to advances in both human neuroscience and artificial intelligence.

A major new report co-authored by York academics shows regional inequalities in levels of children's food security and obesity.

American tariffs and fears of a prolonged recession have increased calls to expand resource development and infrastructure projects in Canada. The pace and scope of expansion projects like these have major implications for Canada on many levels, including: commitments to environmental sustainability, relations with Indigenous Peoples and the quality of local health services.

One of the biggest obstacles in cancer treatment is drug resistance in cancer cells. Conventional efforts have focused on identifying new drug targets to eliminate these resistant cells, but such approaches can often lead to even stronger resistance.

Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and recover—and older adults in rural areas are especially vulnerable.

Want to remember things better as you get older? The secret might be surprisingly simple: focus on feeling good.

When COVID arrived early in 2020, pandemic restrictions made in-person mental health care difficult or impossible. Both therapists and patients had to adapt almost overnight. For many in the field, it felt like a gamble: could this screen-based format offer the same level of support for people struggling with depression, anxiety or trauma?

A team of researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a potential new strategy to prevent, and even reverse, immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced type 1 diabetes, a rare but life-threatening side effect of cancer immunotherapy, using an existing class of autoimmune drugs.

Georgia Tech engineers have created a pill that could effectively deliver insulin and other injectable drugs, making medicines for chronic illnesses easier for patients to take, less invasive, and potentially less expensive.

Long overlooked and underestimated, glial cells—non-neuronal cells that support, protect and communicate with neurons—are finally stepping into the neuroscience spotlight. A new Florida Atlantic University study highlights the surprising influence of a particular glial cell, revealing that it plays a much more active and dynamic role in brain function than previously thought.

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are a crucial component of the dental safety net and provide oral health services to those who might not otherwise have access to needed care, including low-income individuals, the uninsured and Medicaid beneficiaries.