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1-Dec-2025

In recognition of World AIDS Day 2025, Gregory Folkers and Anthony Fauci reflect on progress made in antiretroviral treatments and prevention of HIV/AIDS, highlighting promising therapeutic developments and looking ahead to what is needed to end the AIDS

In recognition of World AIDS Day 2025, Gregory Folkers and Anthony Fauci reflect on progress made in antiretroviral treatments and prevention of HIV/AIDS, highlighting promising therapeutic developments and looking ahead to what is needed to end the AIDS epidemic

Journal: PLOS Medicine

1-Dec-2025

Los Angeles wildfires prompted significantly more virtual medical visits, UW-led research finds

University of Washington
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Research led by the University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente Southern California sheds new light on how the 2025 Los Angeles fires affected people’s health, and how people navigated the health care system during an emergency.

Journal: JAMA Health Forum
Funder: NIH/National Institute on Aging, NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

1-Dec-2025

How fast you can walk before hip surgery may determine how well you recover

Kyushu University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Total hip arthroplasty is a common treatment for hip osteoarthritis. However, clinical outcomes vary between patients, and the best timing for surgery remains unclear. Now, researchers at Kyushu University have identified that pre-surgery walking speed is a strong predictor of post-surgery outcomes. Reporting in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, they found that patients who could walk at least 1 m/s before surgery were significantly more likely to report good postoperative results.

Journal: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Ogata Memorial Foundation, Medical Care Education Research Foundation

1-Dec-2025

Health risks of air pollution from stubble burning poorly understood in various parts of Punjab, India

Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Working Group 3 (WG3) researchers of Aakash project*, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) in Japan and India surveyed 2,202 households in Punjab to examine perceptions of air pollution from stubble burning and its health risks. While many residents recognized severe air pollution in Delhi, fewer acknowledged the impact of local stubble burning on their own health. Households with existing health issues were more aware of the risks. The findings highlight the need for targeted environmental health communication.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

1-Dec-2025

Study shows quitting smoking completely is best way to protect your health

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In a study funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, new research from Johns Hopkins Medicine adds to existing evidence that smoking fewer cigarettes does not eliminate cardiovascular disease risk, and quitting entirely is the most effective strategy for improving health.

Journal: PLOS Medicine
Funder: Food and Drug Adminstration, NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

1-Dec-2025

Three-quarters of the world not getting enough omega-3, research shows

University of East Anglia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research shows that three-quarters of the world are not getting enough omega-3. A new study finds that 76 per cent of people worldwide are not meeting recommended intakes of EPA and DHA, revealing a significant global public health gap.

The research is the first global review of national and international omega-3 intake recommendations across all life stages for generally healthy people.

Journal: Nutrition Research Reviews

1-Dec-2025