From 2016 to 2024, there was an increase in labor induction rates across all maternal age groups and across all six race and Hispanic origin groups, according to a March data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Category: 8. Health
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Increase in labor induction rates seen from 2016 to 2024
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Industry and academic leaders gather to accelerate new cancer cures
Damon Runyon scientists and industry partners gathered on Tuesday, March 24, for the 2026 Accelerating Cancer Cures Research Symposium, hosted by Amgen in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Accelerating Cancer Cures (ACC) is a…
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Study reveals how live bacterial therapy reshapes the vaginal microbiome and identifies predictors of treatment success
A new study from the Kwon Lab at the Ragon Institute, published in Cell Host & Microbe, provides the most detailed picture yet of how a promising bacterial therapy works to prevent recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV) and why it works better for…
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Meta And YouTube Are Designed To Be Addictive, Jury Finds. Here’s How Parents Can Keep Kids Safe
A parent and public health expert offers five practical ways parents and schools can promote healthy social media use among teens.
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Noise reduction measures beneficial for patients with Meniere Disease
For patients with Meniere disease, implementing noise reduction measures during noise-sensitive periods is associated with improved vertigo symptoms, reduced tinnitus handicap, and enhanced hearing function, according to a study published in the…
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Study finds M-CHAT autism screening misses 38% of high-risk toddlers
M-CHAT does not catch all children with autism in the neonatal high-risk group, shows a study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Network Open. The researchers see a need to supplement the test with other assessment methods.
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Pain neurons protect nerve health and offer new therapeutic targets
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps pain sensing nerve cells stay healthy and respond to injury. The findings, published in Nature Communications, may improve understanding of chronic…
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Population-based lung cancer screening can reduce mortality in people who have never smoked, study shows
New evidence from a Chinese cohort presented at the European Lung Cancer Congress (ELCC) 2026 shows that one-time low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening can significantly reduce lung cancer mortality in a non–risk based population,…
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Gut 'primes' pathogenic T cells responsible for neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis, study finds
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating neurological disorder caused by malfunctioning immune responses that target the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system (CNS). What makes the body turn against itself? Failure of the immune…
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Research points to how companies could make social media less addictive for teens : NPR
A young woman sits at a sunlit table, holding a smartphone with a soft focus background. The scene conveys casual…
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