Canada to make contraception for women free

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Canada will cover the full cost of contraception for women, the government said Saturday as it highlighted the first part of a major health care reform.…

Swedish study indicates decline of neutralizing antibodies to mpox virus during the first month after vaccination

Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain (27–30 April) shows that even…

Tips for parents and caregivers

by Amelia Austin, Gina Dimitropoulos, Sheri Madigan and Tracy Vaillancourt, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the age of social media, youth are constantly bombarded with viral trends and…

the road to legal cannabis

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Germany is set to join the global cannabis revolution on Monday, with a law coming into effect legalizing recreational use of the drug. It is the…

UK study identifies ideal weight for adults with type 2 diabetes to minimize risk of dying from cardiovascular disease

Credit: PhotoMIX Company from Pexels New research being presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Venice, Italy (12–15 May), identifies the optimum body weight range for adults…

Optimizing chronic kidney disease management through a learning health system approach

Health data scientists at PKUHSC initiated the CKD LHS study with physicians and epidemiologists in Yinzhou. Credit: Guilan Kong et al. A recent publication in Health Data Science offers an…

Genetic causes of cerebral palsy uncovered through whole-genome sequencing

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Canadian-led study has identified genes which may be partially responsible for the development of cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy (CP), a condition that affects the development…

Women with obesity do not need to gain weight during pregnancy, new study suggests

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned. New research from Karolinska Institutet supports the idea of lowering or removing…

Study highlights socioeconomic inequalities in prevalence of multiple long-term health conditions in England

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A study published in The Lancet Public Health suggests that, if current patterns in multimorbidity accumulation persist, there will be approximately a one-third (34%) increase in…

Thailand sounds alarm after anthrax outbreak in Laos

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Thailand ordered a close watch on livestock on Thursday after an outbreak of anthrax in neighboring Laos, where more than 50 suspected human cases have been…