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A study analyzing data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that past-year recreational ketamine use among adults has increased dramatically since 2015, including significant shifts in associations with depression and sociodemographic characteristics such as race, age and education status.

New challenges in HIV prevention and care are emerging due to climate change, according to a review published in Current Opinions in Infectious Disease.

Policymakers who want the broadest public support for their social support programs should consider a trade-off between lower enrollment and increasing program integrity, according to a researcher with the Texas A&M University School of Public Health.

Trametinib, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK) inhibitor, reduces mortality and morbidity in children with severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) caused by pathogenic variants in the RAS/MAPK pathway, according to a study published in JACC: Basic to Translational Science.

A research team led by Harvard University has found elevated concentrations of organofluorine in U.S. municipal wastewater. More than 60% consisted of widely prescribed fluorinated pharmaceuticals, while 6 federally regulated perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) made up less than 10% of total extractable organofluorine in samples.

An awkward question remains five years after COVID-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic?

Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialing the novel pest control method.

Continuing significant advancements in the field of xenotransplantation, surgeon-scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine provided an extensive analysis on the second patient in the world to receive a genetically-modified pig organ.

In a study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, middle-aged workers in the U.S. who reported high job strain at the start of the study experienced significantly more sleep disturbances over an average follow-up of nine years.

Evacuating a wildfire area can be scary, but experts say people can significantly improve their own safety with a little preparation and common sense.