Scientists investigating the impact of climate change on women’s health have found that increased heat is linked to an increase in rates of breast, ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers. They looked at 17 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, where temperatures are expected to rise by 4 degrees Celsius by 2050, and found that these four cancers became more common and more likely to be fatal with each degree rise in temperature. The increase can’t be explained by improved diagnosis or survival rates. The researchers call for the urgent integration of climate change resilience into public health plans. 

Agricultural economists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and Kansas State University examined product attributes present in dry dog food to show there exist potential price premiums and discounts associated with health and wellness attributes. The findings indicate price premiums are associated with attributes related to digestion and allergy care. Pricing discounts are found to be associated with immune support and dental attributes. The results of this study are anticipated to be a starting point for more sophisticated and dynamic analysis of pricing and willingness-to-pay studies int the pet food industry.

A pioneering approach to the integration of genomic data into electronic health records in UK GP practices and hospitals will means that patients’ genomic data can be made available to help select the safest and most effective treatment for everyone, and help medical professionals without extensive training in pharmacogenomics to interpret the data.

In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Panel for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents with HIV (ARV Guidelines Panel), in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), developed statin therapy recommendations for people with HIV (PWH).

A new open access study published in Frontiers in Reproductive Health by Clara Selva Olid, researcher at the Behavioural Design Lab (BDLab), which is affiliated to the UOC's research unit on Digital Health, Health and Well-being, has found that implementing public actions in the political, social and organizational spheres can help reduce discrimination and social stigma, counteract the lack of attention given to this stage of life and significantly improve both quality of life and the healthcare received by women.