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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 11-Aug-2025 19:11 ET (11-Aug-2025 23:11 GMT/UTC)

Preterm birth can cause health problems later in life, should be considered in adult health records, URI study shows

University of Rhode Island
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The stress premature infants experience at birth can carry on throughout a lifetime and cause negative health impacts later in life, necessitating the routine inclusion of birth history in medical records and the development of clinical guidelines for adults born preterm, the longest continuously running study of individuals born preterm in the United States has shown. University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Professor Amy D’Agata is continuing the work that began in the 1980s with a group of babies born prematurely at Women & Infants Hospital.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

August Issues of APA journals feature new research on psychiatric genetics, telehealth prescribing of controlled substances, mental health advocacy, and more

American Psychiatric Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals (The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, and Focus) are now available online.

Journal: American Journal of Psychiatry

Publicly available OSHA data offers unprecedented insight into workplace injury in the United States

American Public Health Association

Although US workers face considerable risks of job-related injuries, reliable estimates remain elusive due to longstanding data limitations. A recent article suggests that publicly available data from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) could significantly enhance research on workplace injuries. Improved injury surveillance using OSHA data may help develop more effective prevention strategies and inform policy decisions across various high-risk industries.

Journal: American Journal of Public Health
Funder: McElhattan Foundation, Health Action Alliance

New research on colorectal cancer incidence, screening among younger US adults

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Studies: This issue of JAMA includes three studies on colorectal cancer incidence and screening among younger U.S. adults.

Journal: JAMA

Residential care increases social participation but gaps remain

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus finds that older adults become more socially active after moving into long-term care communities like nursing homes or assisted living facilities but we might not all benefit equally.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine

Oral semaglutide in an East Asian population with overweight or obesity, with or without type 2 diabetes

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In this randomized clinical trial, among East Asian adults with overweight or obesity, with or without type 2 diabetes, oral semaglutide, 50 mg, led to a superior and clinically meaningful reduction in body weight compared with placebo, with a safety profile consistent with the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist class.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine

Researchers discover cause of sea star wasting disease

Hakai Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Today in Nature Ecology & Evolution, a group of researchers reveals the cause of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). This discovery comes more than a decade after the start of the marine epidemic that has killed billions of sea stars—representing over 20 different species from Alaska to Mexico. SSWD is considered the largest marine epidemic ever documented in the wild.

Journal: Nature Ecology & Evolution

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