A close-up of a smartphone screen showing social media app icons, namely Reddit. Credit: Ralph Olazo, Unsplash (CC0, creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) A new artificial intelligence tool can scan social media data to…
Category: Health & Medicine
As Trump punts on medical debt, battle over patient protections moves to states
by Noam N. Levey, Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With the Trump administration scaling back federal efforts to protect Americans from medical bills they can’t pay,…
10-year clinical trial report finds radiation comparable to surgery for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new clinical trial report finds that stereotactic radiation therapy offers long-term survival outcomes comparable to surgery for patients with small, early-stage non-small cell lung cancer…
An allergy-free future? mRNA vaccine prevents dangerous reactions in mice exposed to allergens
Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2025). DOI: 10.1172/jci194080 A new mRNA vaccine stopped allergens from causing dangerous immune reactions and life-threatening inflammation in mice, according to researchers from…
Cognitive impairments linked with premature death among Americans with chronic diseases
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers at New Mexico State University have found that cognitive impairments may increase the risk of premature death in Americans with chronic diseases. Two new NMSU…
RSV vaccines are safe and effective, review finds
Transmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public Domain A new Cochrane review demonstrates that vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are both safe and effective…
Are ‘kissing bugs’ spreading disease in Virginia?
Credit: Tobias Wilbur, University Communications Chagas’ disease, also known as the “kissing bug disease,” is classified as endemic in 21 countries in the Americas. The United States is not one…
Emergency medicine workers report job satisfaction, though burnout and staff retention remain major problems
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain One of the largest international surveys into job satisfaction among emergency department workers has revealed that while the majority found their work satisfying and rewarding, there…
Some people are purposefully having their legs broken by cosmetic surgeons to increase height
Tibial lengthening case showing that the regeneration develops along the axis of the applied traction. Credit: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (2020). DOI: 10.1186/s10195-019-0541-3 Would you willingly have your legs…
Tylenol, autism and the difference between finding a link and finding a cause in scientific research
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Claims from the Trump White House about links between use of the painkiller acetaminophen—often sold under the brand name Tylenol in the U.S.—during pregnancy and development…
