Women make up more than 50% of the population, yet before the 1990s they were largely excluded from health and medical research studies. To try to help correct this imbalance,…
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Children in military families face unique psychological challenges, and the barriers to getting help add to the strain
“When one person joins the military, the whole family serves.” The origin of this statement is unknown, but it captures the reality that military families confront in 2025. One member’s…
Medicaid unwinding disrupted kids’ and young adults’ access to chronic disease medicine, study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children and young adults with depression, schizophrenia, ADHD, asthma and epilepsy can get great relief from medications to control their symptoms, helping them stay in school…
Traces of Gloucester’s Roman past revealed in new findings
Archaeologists from Cotswold Archaeology have uncovered significant Roman remains during investigations at the Centre Severn development site in Barnwood, a suburb of Gloucester, England. Located beside the Horsbere Brook, a…
Zinc-transporting protein contributes to aggressive growth of brain tumor, researchers find
Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels In a study published Wednesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Oklahoma researchers detail their discoveries about why the brain…
Study tells of family’s terrifying final moments at Roman Pompeii
A new study published in the E-Journal of the Pompeii Excavations sheds light on the final moments of a family living in Pompeii during the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.…
Ambulatory surgery centers treat 15% more patients in socially vulnerable areas for cardiac interventions, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The first study evaluating Medicare patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) demonstrated good safety outcomes, such as mortality and adverse event…
What causes RFK Jr.’s strained and shaky voice? A neurologist explains this little-known disorder
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has attracted a lot of attention for his raspy voice, which results from a neurological voice disorder called spasmodic dysphonia. Kennedy,…
As heated tobacco products reenter the US market, evidence on their safety remains sparse – new study
Heated tobacco products are often marketed by tobacco companies as less harmful than cigarettes, but they can pose health risks to users, according to a new review I co-authored in…
Gabapentinoids unlikely to be directly linked to self-harm risk, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Treatment with gabapentinoids—drugs such as gabapentin and pregabalin—is not directly associated with an increased risk of self-harm, finds a UK study published by The BMJ. However,…
