Public Health Systems

ASN: Elderly with chronic kidney disease benefit from SGLT2 inhibitors

Among adults 80 and older, SGLT2 drug use was linked to 27% lower mortality.

Inpatient rehab, nursing facility or home? How to choose the right rehab after a hospital stay

Inpatient rehab offers at least 3 hours of therapy a day, five days a week.

Lions say signs are positive for injured Campbell

After a scary neck injury, Jack Campbell's team says early recovery signs are positive.

Vitamin C during pregnancy supports early brain development, study finds

Extra vitamin C during pregnancy may support babies’ emotional well-being, researchers say.

Study shows AI may improve patient discharge summaries

AI may help doctors make discharge notes faster, more accurate, and more complete.

ASN: Fruits and vegetables improve outcomes in stage 3 chronic kidney disease

For stage 3 kidney disease, fruits and vegetables beat usual care in a study.

Study provides reassuring news for women using medications to treat opioid use disorder during pregnancy

Pregnant patients may not need to lower opioid treatment doses to protect newborns.

Postop morbidity lower with laparoscopic versus open resection of colorectal liver metastases

Laparoscopic surgery cut post-op complications from 27% to 19% in a 761-patient review.

Are there better ways to protect athletes from blows to the head? Researchers test student football players

A mouthguard can flag a 40 g hit before a player shows concussion symptoms.

Ensuring health equity with the use of AI

Only 13% of 166 AI health equity papers clearly defined what equity means.

US approves cheap generic of breakthrough HIV shot for poorer countries

A twice-yearly HIV prevention shot will cost just $40 a year in 120 countries.

Surgery offers best survival for early-stage lung cancer, study finds

Three-year death rates were 21.6% after surgery and 30.3% after targeted radiation.

Rapid genome sequencing helps guide care for about 50% of children with cancer

Rapid genome sequencing helped guide care for about 50% of children with cancer.

Newborn survival improves when families receive financial support

Cash support for families was linked to fewer newborn deaths in Flint.

Climate-vulnerable Africa faces significant gaps in early warning systems, leaving millions at risk from extreme weather

Most people got cyclone alerts, but fewer than half evacuated in three countries.

New dementia risk tool designed for the countries that need it most

More than 11,000 adults helped test a dementia risk tool built for poorer countries.

Lead-free shielding system associated with low operator radiation exposure during endovascular procedures

Nearly 30% of procedures had radiation readings too low for monitors to detect.

Mechanical thrombectomy linked to lower mortality in intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism

Mechanical clot removal was linked to fewer deaths both soon after treatment and later.

Understanding vertigo: Spinning, moving sensations differ from dizziness, expert explains

One simple head-movement treatment can stop vertigo, but it returns for half within a year.

Human dengue trial reveals how immune memory can help—or backfire

In 45 volunteers, a balanced immune response—not a stronger attack—may protect longer.