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Instagram Reels about Crohn’s disease are moderate in quality – with medical‑advice videos often containing misinformation – per study highlighting need for critical evaluation of social media health content

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Instagram Reels about Crohn’s disease are moderate in quality – with medical‑advice videos often containing misinformation – per study highlighting need for critical evaluation of social media health content

Journal: PLOS One

Teen contact with the legal system is associated with mental health symptoms

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Youth who have contact with the US legal system may be at increased risk of mental health symptoms including anxiety, depression, hostility, and psychoticism, according to a study published June 17, 2026 in the open access journal PLOS One by Raquel V. Oliveira and Elizabeth Culatta from Augusta University, US.

Journal: PLOS One

Post-disaster financial and social toll on mothers linked to poorer mental health in their children

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Children’s mental health may be indirectly harmed by their mothers’ experience of a major disaster, through the financial and social losses the disaster causes, according to a new study published June 17, 2026 in the open access journal PLOS One by Ariane Lisann Rung of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, US, and colleagues.

Journal: PLOS One

Integrating robotic precision with therapist expertise: First-of-its-kind exoskeleton therapy could redefine how stroke survivors relearn to walk

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A first-of-its kind study led by scientists from Shirley Ryan AbilityLab and Northwestern University utilized lower-limb exoskeletons to facilitate therapist-patient interaction during functional tasks. As part of the intervention, a therapist and a stroke survivor were each equipped with a lower-limb exoskeleton virtually connected at the hips and knees. The intervention led to greater joint range of motion, increased step length and height, and similar muscle activation compared to conventional therapy, as well as high self-reported motivation and enjoyment.

Journal: Science Robotics

Emergency department study shows major gaps in flu vaccination

University of California - Riverside
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A University of California, Riverside-led study of more than 3,200 emergency department (ED) patients across the United States found that while awareness of influenza vaccination is widespread, most adults seen in EDs are not up to date on their annual flu vaccine.

Journal: Journal of Emergency Medicine

Researchers find a common weakness in major gut pathogens

Washington University in St. Louis
Peer-Reviewed Publication

WashU Medicine researchers and collaborators at the University of Missouri identified a shared vulnerability across diarrhea-causing bacteria including E. coli and Shigella, a finding that could potentially lead to a single combination vaccine against these pathogens.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Lifestyle factors may influence prostate cancer risk in Indian men

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — June 17, 2026 — A new research paper was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on April 28, 2026, titled “Modifiable risk factors of prostate cancer: Insights from a hospital-based study.”

Journal: Oncoscience

New benchmark evaluates AI for everyday patient care

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mass General Brigham researchers developed a new benchmark, called BRIDGE, for measuring how well large language models (LLMs) perform in clinical care scenarios.

Journal: Nature Biomedical Engineering
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Goldberg Scholarship, Brigham Research Institute

ACC HeartCARE Center Designation hits 100 hospital milestone

American College of Cardiology
Business Announcement

One hundred hospitals nationwide have achieved the American College of Cardiology (ACC) HeartCARE Center designation, recognizing their commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centered cardiovascular care. Established in 2018, the HeartCARE Center designation is the ACC’s highest recognition for hospitals and health systems and honors organizations that demonstrate ongoing excellence through comprehensive accreditation, data-driven performance measurement and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

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