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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 22-Jun-2026 11:16 ET (22-Jun-2026 15:16 GMT/UTC)

18-May-2026

National Poll: Only 1 in 3 parents say teen had private time with health provider

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Reports and Proceedings

While most parents recognize the value of teens having private time with health care providers, they have concerns about being less involved, a national poll suggests.

17-May-2026

AI tool for radiotherapy can support the global effort to eliminate cervical cancer

University College London
Reports and Proceedings

An AI technology is effective at planning the delivery of life-saving radiotherapy for cervical cancer and prostate cancer, according to results from a large international trial led by researchers at University College London (UCL) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

Funder: Medical Research Council, Rising Tide Foundation

17-May-2026

Student wellbeing drops after move to high school

Adelaide University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The move from primary to secondary school is a major transition for many children, marked by new environments, new peers and increasing expectations. But while the jump signals growing up and greater independence, it also triggers a significant decline in student wellbeing, according to new research from Adelaide University.

Journal: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Funder: Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Medical Research Future Fund Investigator Grant, Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship and Enterprise Research Scholarship UniSA Funding

17-May-2026

Study quantifies the staggering economic toll of TB

American Thoracic Society
Meeting Announcement

The impacts of tuberculosis (TB) are usually discussed in terms of public health and human suffering. Now, new research presented at the 2026 ATS International Conference shows that TB is also driving a massive global economic crisis.

17-May-2026

Life expectancy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this cohort study, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was associated with lower life expectancy, including in adults who never smoked.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine

17-May-2026

Breast cancer that has begun to spread could be controlled for longer with targeted radiotherapy

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)
Reports and Proceedings

Treating breast cancer that has begun to spread around the body with targeted radiotherapy could help patients to live longer without their cancer getting worse, according to the results of a small randomised controlled trial presented at the Congress of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology.

Meeting: ESTRO 2026

17-May-2026

Future doctors rally around children with cancer and their families at PBSTA Day

Duke-NUS Medical School
Meeting Announcement

More than a student event or hospital outreach effort, Paediatric Brain and Solid Tumour Awareness (PBSTA) Day has become a growing community of support for children living with cancer and the families who care for them.

16-May-2026

Bath Professor of Public Health contributes to WHO Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health report and urges governments to regulate harmful industries

University of Bath
Reports and Proceedings

Anna Gilmore, Professor of Public Health and Co-Director of the Centre for 21st Century Public Health (C21PH) at the University of Bath, has urged governments across Europe to regulate the major industries and commercial actors that undermine climate and health protection efforts, following the release of a major report today.

Prof Gilmore contributed expert analysis on how commercial actors shape human and planetary health outcomes to the latest report, published today, of the Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health (PECCH), an independent advisory group convened by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

16-May-2026

Meeting an AI doctor before a real-life consultation improves cancer patients’ understanding and reduces stress

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)
Reports and Proceedings

Cancer patients who interact with an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar doctor before they meet their real-life consultant feel more knowledgeable and less stressed, according to research presented at the Congress of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology.

Meeting: ESTRO 2026