Restoring trust in government and institutions may influence pandemic decision making

Across the United States, the return of students to college campuses during the COVID-19 pandemic in the fall of 2020 sparked widespread fears that local communities would be overwhelmed by the virus.

Autistic children with mild to moderate developmental delay will no longer be eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) from mid-2027.

Bulimia nervosa (BN), or bulimia, is a mental health disorder characterized by binge eating and a fear of gaining weight, which drives people to try and avoid weight gain, usually by compensatory (vomiting etc.). Over time, this binge–purge cycle harms both the physical and mental health of the individual, leading to problems like dehydration, low blood pressure, depression, and even self-harm.

The government is considering new, bulk-billed health checks for 3-year-olds, to pick up developmental concerns and refer kids that might need additional support.

More than 60% of women in New Zealand have experienced some form of interpersonal violence—an alarming statistic with serious implications for public health.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center reports that maternal immunoglobulin G (IgG), ingested in the first week of life, restrained microbiota-dependent adaptive immune responses weeks later, after weaning in mice. Investigators identified a critical early-life window when ingested IgG tunes responses to commensal microbes and dietary antigens.

Women across Australia, the United States (U.S.) and the United Kingdom (UK) are having babies later in life, and a new international study warns that this shift brings rising health risks and widening inequalities in maternal care.

The backpack is as much a part of school life as homework, pencils and recess. Kids use backpacks to carry everything they need during the day and make a fashion statement. Unfortunately, the excess weight of supplies stuffed into an improperly worn backpack may lead to sore joints and muscles.

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have identified a cellular pathway that fuels the progression of aggressive, drug-resistant prostate cancer. The findings of the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, could lead to new treatment approaches for patients whose cancers no longer respond to hormone therapy.

Jonnell Wieder earned too much money at her job to keep her Medicaid coverage when the COVID-19 public health emergency ended in 2023 and states resumed checking whether people were eligible for the program. But she was reassured by the knowledge that Medicaid would provide postpartum coverage for her and her daughter, Oakleigh McDonald, who was born in July of that year.

To assess and study human memory, psychologists have so far primarily used tasks that require people to verbally recall objects they previously saw in images, past life events or other types of information. While these tasks are widely employed by researchers, they are not applicable to individuals with a reduced verbal ability or those who cannot communicate at all, such as young children, some people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and patients who have lost the ability to speak following brain injuries.

A newly designed backpack, incorporating aerospace technology, shows promise as a balance aid for patients with the movement disorder ataxia. Research conducted by Radboud university medical center, in collaboration with Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and Erasmus MC, reveals that the backpack helps individuals with ataxia stand and walk more steadily, reducing their reliance on mobility aids like walkers.

A relatively new class of insecticide that can be disseminated on something the size of a sheet of paper offers protection for up to a year against mosquitoes that spread malaria, as well as dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, and Zika, UC San Francisco researchers have found.

Across a spectrum of diseases from cancer to heart failure, older patients face systemic bias in their treatment. Individuals in the 70s, 80s, and 90s are less likely to be offered the same options for care as younger patients. In the case of heart failure, patients of advanced age are often considered to be poor candidates for heart transplants.

There may be a major change in national drug policy coming soon.

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, in partnership with the University of Bath, has found that the reasons why a person chooses to use cannabis can increase their risk of developing paranoia.

New research has found that the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists, a class of medications commonly prescribed for patients with obesity and diabetes, reduces the environmental footprint of health care and clinical outcomes when used to treat heart failure.

New research has revealed that older age and low aerobic fitness levels are strong and independent risk factors for a high burden of heartbeat irregularities, known as arrhythmias, that indicate future cardiovascular risk. The research was conducted in healthy participants between the ages of 40 and 60 years old with no heart symptoms.