A new,  blood-based method of analysing thousands of proteins in a single, untargeted test will greatly help the diagnosis of rare diseases in babies and children, avoiding what is sometimes years of inconclusive investigations and invasive tests.

Daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections.

Eight times more American young adults now take medication to protect them from HIV than a decade ago, a new study of pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP finds. This type of care is the subject of a Supreme Court case in which a ruling is expected soon.

About The Study: Between 1980 and 2023, the total number of excess U.S. deaths reached an estimated 14.7 million. Although excess deaths per year peaked in 2021, there were still more than 1.5 million during 2022 to 2023. In 2023, excess death rates remained substantially higher than pre-pandemic rates. The rising trend from 1980 to 2019 appears to have continued during and after the pandemic, likely reflecting pre-pandemic causes of death, including drug overdose, firearm injury, and cardiometabolic disease. These deaths highlight the continued consequences of U.S. health system inadequacies, economic inequality, and social and political determinants of health.

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, University of South Carolina and Emory University have published findings in JAMA Health Forum from a recent study on coverage retention and plan switching among Americans who obtain their health insurance through HealthCare.gov.