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Public hospitals see more vaginal births, fewer C-sections than private: Study
New research reveals women giving birth in public hospitals have higher proportions of spontaneous vaginal births compared to private hospitals, where cesarean sections were more common.
Advanced brain circuit-mapping technique reveals new anxiety drug target
Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears to reduce anxiety without side effects. Their work suggests a new target for treating anxiety disorders and related conditions and demonstrates a general strategy, based on a method called photopharmacology, for mapping drug effects on the brain.
Study reveals COVID-19 remains major health threat in U.S.
COVID-19 continues to be a threat to America’s health, causing more illness and death than either influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a new study suggests.
Can mold exposure cause Parkinson’s disease? Colorado family hopes to prove ‘landmark’ legal case
A Colorado Springs family hopes to win what they believe would be a landmark legal verdict by proving to jurors next month that mold exposure in a rented apartment caused Parkinson’s disease in a former head of several Olympic sports organizations.
Trump directive on grants spurs uncertainty for health programs
An order from President Donald Trump to temporarily block the disbursement of most federal grants and loans could have a massive impact on health programs ranging from those addressing HIV and AIDS to maternal health and services for older Americans.
A program to close insurance gaps for Native Americans has gone largely unused
A few years before the COVID-19 pandemic, Dale Rice lost a toe to infection.
Project finds simple ways to improve the well-being of pediatric critical care staff
The Staff Well-being (SWell) project has developed two simple, easy-to-deliver sessions to improve the well-being of staff in pediatric critical care (PCC) units in UK hospitals.
WHO urges US to maintain support for HIV treatment programs
The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged the United States to reconsider its decision to suspend funding for HIV treatment programs in developing countries, after President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on foreign aid.
The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It’s not the biggest in US history though, CDC says
A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.