The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust announced the 2025 class of the Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research.

About The Study: In this prospective cohort study of adults with SARS-CoV-2 infection, participants with current self-reported long COVID (defined as developing new, persistent symptoms lasting 3 months or longer after SARS-CoV-2 infection) reported worse work impairment, missed work, and financial distress compared with those who never had long COVID, while vaccination was associated with improved work outcomes and less financial distress even among individuals with long COVID. These data underscore the need for post-pandemic assistance programs, as well as vaccination to decrease societal harms.

About The Study: In this cohort study, worse hospital financial health was associated with decreased likelihood of providing perinatal services. These hospitals were more frequently located in southern and rural areas.

Five-year federal grant will launch the University of Michigan School of Public Health's first Certificate in Maternal Child Health, training 25+ students annually through partnerships with community organizations and government agencies.

A new study has identified markers that may predict whether a chlamydia infection is likely to ascend into the uterus and endometrium. The work could lead to new diagnostics that can predict a woman’s risk of severe infection.