Will it be a year of “fractured resilience”? Or “pragmatic empathy”? Will “MOUs” be the next global health strategy? Are we in a new age of “decolonization” — or of “localization”?
Category: 8. Health
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Why a flu transmission experiment didn't spread the flu
A group of volunteers spent days locked in a small hotel room with people actively infected with flu. They played games, shared objects and exercised together in conditions designed to help the virus spread. Yet not a single person caught influenza.
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Scientists Discover Trigger of Achilles Pain, Tennis Elbow, and Jumper’s Knee
Scientists have uncovered a molecular trigger behind common overuse tendon injuries, revealing that HIF1 directly drives disease progression. Painful problems such as Achilles tendon pain, tennis elbow, swimmer’s shoulder, and jumper’s knee…
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A simple blood test mismatch linked to kidney failure and death
A difference between two widely used blood tests for kidney health may serve as an early warning sign for serious outcomes, including kidney failure, heart disease, and death, according to new research.
For many years, doctors have relied on a…
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Stronger together: How social connections and physical activity team up to boost older adults' health
Experts have long known that strong social networks and physical activity help older adults stay healthier. Until now, however, little has been known about how these two factors interact to affect the health and well-being of this group.
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New York City Nurses And Hospitals Dig In During Strike’s Second Week
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the New York city nurses’ strike, why Yann LeCun’s AI startup is focused on healthcare, Epic’s new predictive tools, and more. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here.
Striking nurses…
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Scientists are building viruses from scratch to fight superbugs
Bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, have been used as medical treatments for bacterial infections for more than 100 years. Interest in these viruses is rising again as antibiotic resistance becomes a growing global health threat….
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Childhood ADHD linked to midlife physical health problems
People who have ADHD traits at age 10 are more likely than those without such traits to have physical health problems and to report physical health-related disability at age 46, according to a study led by University College London (UCL) and…
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Measles Surges In The U.S. As Public Health Systems Falter
SEMINOLE, TEXAS – FEBRUARY 27, 2025: Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium in Seminole, Texas. (Photo by Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
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Measles is surging…
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Maternal genetic factors may reveal why pregnancy loss is so common
By studying genetic data from nearly 140,000 IVF embryos, scientists have with unprecedented detail revealed why fewer than half of human conceptions survive to birth. The research uncovered the strongest evidence yet for how common genetic…
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