Category: 4. Health

Researchers found the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, introduced across the UK in late summer 2024, led to a 72 percent reduction in babies hospitalized with the virus if mothers were vaccinated.

The findings are the first to show the real-world effectiveness of the vaccine in pregnant women in the UK.

Uptake of the jab among pregnant…

For generations, women have relied on informal networks of friends, family and neighbors to navigate the complexities of birth and motherhood. Today, research is finally catching up to what generations of women have known: Peer support can be a lifeline.

Despite growing evidence, the unique wisdom and strength that arise when mothers help mothers has been surprisingly under‑explored in the scientific literature, but that’s beginning to change. Peer-delivered programs are beginning…

In a new paper in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania show that tweaking the structure of the ionizable lipid, a key component of the lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) that deliver mRNA, not only reduces…

A JAMA study examined the impact of last year’s CrowdStrike outage by surveying 2,232 hospitals and found that more than a third experienced significant system downtimes caused by a faulty cybersecurity update from the vendor. The outage disabled lab systems, disrupted scheduling tools, and cut off access to electronic health records in…

The American healthcare system is approaching a crisis. Medical costs are rising far faster than the nation’s ability to pay. Healthcare jobs are expanding rapidly, but clinical outcomes aren’t improving. And the very professionals entrusted with healing others are burned out with many leaving the field.

Each of these trends is alarming. Together, they signal something far more serious: a system speeding towards a…

While many experts have offered that rising obesity rates are due to declining physical activity as societies become more industrialized, the findings show that people in wealthier countries expend just as much — or…

Previous surgeon general Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on firearm violence in America, declaring it a…

Transposable elements (TEs) are repetitive DNA sequences in the genome that…

But new University of Colorado Boulder research shows the popular sugar substitute and specialty food additive comes with serious downsides, impacting brain cells in numerous ways that can boost risk of stroke.

The study was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

“Our study adds to the evidence suggesting that non-nutritive sweeteners that have generally been…

Co-authored by Renata Ivanek, a professor in the department of population medicine and diagnostic sciences, and Martin Wiedmann, professor in food safety, the paper outlines interventions likely to make a concrete difference in the safety of the nation’s…