A new commentary in BMJ Global Health highlights the urgent need to quantify the role of fungal toxins, known as aflatoxins, in the escalating rates of liver cancer in Ghana and other parts of Africa and Asia. These...
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AI Model Predicts Child Malnutrition Up to Six Months in Advance, Aiding Prevention Efforts
A groundbreaking artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by researchers from the USC School of Advanced Computing, the Keck School of Medicine, and collaborators from the Microsoft AI for Good Lab, Amref Health...
Climate Change Exacerbates Sexual and Reproductive Health Risks for Kenyan Adolescents
A new study published in BMJ Global Health reveals that climate change is severely impacting the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of young adolescents in Kenya. Researchers from the University of Toronto, in...
Gender Gap in Tobacco Control Research Hampers Smoking Cessation Efforts
A new study led by York University researchers highlights a critical gap in tobacco control research: the lack of gender-based analysis. Published in BMJ Tobacco Control, the paper reveals that most studies fail to...
Adding Anxiety as a Qualifying Condition Reshapes Pennsylvania’s Medical Cannabis Program
Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis program underwent significant changes after anxiety disorders were added as a qualifying condition, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. The analysis...
Regional and Personal Differences Shape Use of 988 Mental Health Lifeline, Studies Reveal
Three years after its launch, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has shown significant regional and personal differences in usage, according to two studies led by NYU researchers. Published in JAMA Network...
Support Networks Boost College Students’ Intentions to Seek Help for High-Risk Drinking
College students struggling with high-risk drinking are more likely to seek help when they believe their close social connections support them, according to a new study from Texas A&M University. Published in...
COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Sharp Rise in Mental Health Disorders, Malaria, and Heart Disease
The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruptions to healthcare services, leading to sharp increases in non-COVID illnesses and deaths, particularly mental health disorders in children, malaria in young kids, and...
Community Vaccination Program Cuts Pneumonia Deaths by 25% in the Elderly
A community-based pneumococcal vaccination program in Sera Town, Japan, significantly reduced pneumonia-related mortality among older adults by 25%, according to a study published in the Journal of...
Experts Warn Against Uncontrolled Spread of Avian Flu in U.S. Poultry, Citing Ethical and Public Health Risks
A coalition of virologists, veterinarians, and health security experts has strongly criticized a proposal to allow the uncontrolled spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in U.S. poultry flocks. In a Policy...