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Medicine & Health

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Aug-2025 06:10 ET (15-Aug-2025 10:10 GMT/UTC)

18-Jun-2025

Food insecurity in US surgical patients

The results of this study demonstrate that surgical patients are at significant risk of experiencing food insecurity. Interventions, including food insecurity screening, may improve food access and health outcomes in this cohort.

Journal: JAMA Surgery

18-Jun-2025

Study finds addictive screen use, not total screen time, linked to youth suicide risk

Weill Cornell Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research found that youth who become increasingly addicted to social media, mobile phones or video games are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts and emotional or behavioral issues. The study, published June 18 in JAMA, was led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University and University of California, Berkeley.

Journal: JAMA

18-Jun-2025

UNC Lineberger awarded up to $28 million to develop an adaptive clinical trial for metastatic breast cancer

University of North Carolina Health Care
Grant and Award Announcement

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded up to $28 million by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to lead the development of a next-generation clinical trial for breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. The new trial design will adapt treatment plans in near real-time by analyzing changes in each patient’s cancer and matching it to the most promising therapy.

Funder: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health

18-Jun-2025

Acupuncture significantly reduces stress, pain, and anxiety for patients undergoing IVF

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study published by researchers at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine revealed that Whole Systems Traditional Chinese Medicine (WS-TCM), when integrated with IVF, significantly improves patient-reported levels of stress, pain, and anxiety within a single treatment session.

Journal: Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health

18-Jun-2025

New test could save lives from deadly fungal infection which spiked during pandemic

University of Exeter
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new lateral-flow test could one day save lives across the world through early detection of a deadly fungal disease which dramatically spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

18-Jun-2025

Miniaturized quantum magnetometer offers new measurement possibilities for a wide range of applications

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics
Reports and Proceedings

Fraunhofer IAF is presenting the latest version of its compact integrated quantum magnetometer at World of Quantum in Munich. The diamond-based system is characterized by its robustness, high integration density, and state-of-the-art measurement sensitivity. Thanks to its easy calibration, high sensitivity of a few picotesla, and high dynamic range, it offers new measurement possibilities for a wide range of applications in biomedicine, materials testing, navigation, and geology.

18-Jun-2025

HonorHealth Research Institute is helping give brain stroke victims a chance at improved recoveries thanks to data-driven medical care

HonorHealth Research Institute
Reports and Proceedings

More patients are surviving and recovering from the most common and severe form of brain stroke thanks to data-driven treatment methods based on the amassing of more than 1 million variables in an HonorHealth Research Institute program known as HALO, which stands for HonorHealth Acute neuroLogical Outcome.