Maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination and nirsevimab were associated with a reduction in RSV-associated hospitalization rates among infants aged 0 to 7 months during the 2024–2025 RSV season, the…
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Physical activity and organized sports participation may ward off childhood mental ill health
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Physical activity in early childhood, especially taking part in organized sports, may ward off several mental health disorders in later childhood and adolescence, suggests research published…
Is aged care failing LGBTI+ people?
Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Many older LGBTI+ people feel pressure to “straighten up” and “blend in,” concealing their identities to feel safe in aged care facilities, say researchers at…
What you need to know about the animal sedative turning up in opioid deaths
Naloxone (Narcan) won’t reverse the effects of animal tranquillizers. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The opioid crisis, increasingly driven by synthetic opioids, continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually…
Study finds no increased risk of gynecological cancer with testosterone use after five years
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Transmasculine and gender-diverse individuals who use testosterone are not at increased risk of gynecological cancer in the first years of hormone therapy. This is evident from…
To increase childhood vaccine uptake, researchers look to dental visits
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal data showed declining rates of childhood vaccinations as more and more people were avoiding non-emergency contact with…
New recommendations for regulating neurotechnology in Canada include protecting Indigenous rights
by Judy Illes, Bartha Knoppers, Jennifer Chandler, Ross Upshur and Vardit Ravitsky, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain With Canada’s federal election behind us, we can now focus on a…
Opioid prescribing standards changed practices in British Columbia, but with caveats
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In an effort to curb misuse of opioids and prevent overdose deaths, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia released a legally enforceable practice…
Talk therapy on the rise, psychiatric meds used less often
More talk and fewer pills are being employed to help Americans maintain their mental health, a new study says. Psychotherapy is assuming a larger role in mental health care, while…
Five evidence-based ways to manage chronic stress—by an expert in behavioral psychology
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Spend too long on social media and you might start to hear the term “cortisol face” used to describe someone with supposedly puffy eyes or cheeks.…
