Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents

Since 2022, Colorado and 10 other states have passed voter initiatives to protect or expand abortion access. Yet, seven of these states, including Colorado, require people under the age of…

Newborns with heart defects may face a higher risk of developing childhood cancer

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published in Circulation.…

Burden of cardiovascular disease caused by extreme heat in Australia projected to more than double by 2050

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Hot weather is responsible for an average of almost 50,000 years of healthy life lost to cardiovascular disease every year among people in Australia, according to…

Digital mental health programs are inexpensive and innovative. But do they work?

The MindSpot website online assessments and treatments. It’s funded by the Australian government. Credit: Mindspot (screenshot) Almost half of Australians will experience mental health problems in their lifetime. Recent floods,…

Latin American researchers denounce economic and cultural inequities in the global scientific publishing system

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Brazilian, Argentine, and Uruguayan institutions analyze the barriers that low- and middle-income countries face in disseminating research on intensive care medicine, particularly in the…

Kids under eight shouldn’t drink slushies, researchers warn

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children under eight should not drink slushy ice drinks containing glycerol, researchers have warned after a string of hospitalizations in the UK and Ireland. The brightly…

High-tech racing suits help keep them cool

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Motorsport fans are getting their first taste of racing this year, with the opening grand prix of the 2025 Formula One (F1) season in Melbourne. But…

Open-source AI matches top proprietary model in solving tough medical cases

Credit: AI-generated image Artificial intelligence can transform medicine in a myriad of ways, including its promise to act as a trusted diagnostic aide to busy clinicians. Over the past two…

How much sleep do you really need? Experts say it depends

A shaft of light shines into a bedroom in Belle, W.Va., on Nov. 11, 2013. Credit: Craig Cunningham/The Daily Mail via AP, File Chances are, if you’re reading this, you…

Royal tomb of unknown pharaoh discovered in Mount Anubis necropolis

A joint Egyptian-American archaeological mission has discovered a royal tomb from the Second Intermediate Period (1700 to 1550 BC) in the Mount Anubis necropolis. The “Mountain-of-Anubis” is a sacred mountain…