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Digital tools such as telehealth, remote monitoring and mobile health apps are key to transforming health care, but trust in these new ways to provide care remains a stumbling block, University of Queensland researchers have found.

Dr. George Shaker has huge hopes for a small radar device he developed with a team of researchers at the University of Waterloo. An engineer who has pursued the possibilities of radio waves for more than 20 years, Shaker envisions the installation of the silent, unobtrusive system almost everywhere people sit to help detect heart problems before they become life-threatening.

For years, teachers and parents at a Liberty, Missouri, elementary school have worried that something in and around their campus may be making people sick, leading to a high number of cancer diagnoses.

Brain implants hold immense promise for restoring function in patients with paralysis, epilepsy and other neurological disorders. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University has discovered that bacteria can invade the brain after a medical device is implanted, contributing to inflammation and reducing the device’s long-term effectiveness.

A collaborative research team from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and West China Hospital of Sichuan University has made a breakthrough in understanding the spread of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), a prevalent and aggressive form of mouth cancer.

University of Chicago researchers assessed the long-term health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of four antiobesity medications compared to lifestyle modification alone. Results indicate that tirzepatide and semaglutide provide substantial health benefits, including reductions in obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease cases. However, high treatment costs can render these medications economically inefficient under current pricing.

A multicenter study has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery. However, an effective drug to improve the outcomes of the transfer treatment continues to be sought.

For years, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been studied primarily in people who experience trauma firsthand. But what about those who witness it—military veterans, first responders, health care workers, or bystanders to violence—who constitute 10% of all PTSD cases?

Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot.

People with cardiometabolic disorders—such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease—could increase their chances of living longer by adopting a healthy plant-based diet, according to a study being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.25).