Summary: A new national survey reveals that 45% of U.S. adults experience stress at least once a week due to news or social media, with 16% feeling stressed daily. While…
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How the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home and abroad
When the Trump administration announced in February 2025 that it was cutting 10% of staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it seemed that a small but storied…
Pennsylvania may be short 20,000 nurses by 2026
Imagine nearly every seat in Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center − over 20,000 seats − are empty. That’s the scale of Pennsylvania’s projected shortfall of registered nurses by 2026, according to…
Common medications may delay Parkinson’s onset
Dot plots showing the association of PD AAO with a) statin intake, b) NSAID intake, c) adrenergic blockers intake, and d) smoking history, which were the four strongest independent predictors…
A patient-centered approach for managing obesity in children and adolescents
Credit: Lukas from Pexels A new guideline to help health care providers manage obesity in children and adolescents takes a patient-centered approach, emphasizing behavioral and psychological supports that focus on…
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
by LAURA UNGAR, MICHELLE R. SMITH and DEVI SHASTRI Cesar Acevedo, left, holds his infant son, Adriel Acevedo, as as nurse Tracey McElroy, right, prepares to give him a vaccination…
Accord reached ‘in principle’ over tackling future pandemics: negotiating body
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain World Health Organization members on Saturday reached agreement over how to tackle future pandemics after three years of discussions, the co-chair of the negotiating body told…
Parasitic infection and treatment linked to cancer-related gene activity in the cervix
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research has revealed that Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium), a parasitic infection affecting millions globally, can trigger cancer-related gene activity in the cervical lining, with changes…
Ancient lecture hall discovered at Agrigento
An international team of archaeologists, led by Prof. Dr. Monika Trümper and Dr. Thomas Lappi from the Free University of Berlin have discovered an ancient lecture hall during excavations at…
