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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 25-Sep-2025 05:11 ET (25-Sep-2025 09:11 GMT/UTC)

BU awarded funding to improve treatment access for opioid use disorder

Boston University School of Medicine
Grant and Award Announcement

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has been awarded funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The funding award will support a study, “Comparing treatment use, retention, and patient outcomes pre- and post-implementation of federal policy changes regulating buprenorphine and methadone treatment for opioid use disorder,” led by Nicholas A. Livingston, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry.

Hengshui’s “zero-waste city” initiative demonstrates synergistic pollution reduction and climate action through agricultural waste innovation

Tsinghua University Press
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A study published in Circular Economy reveals how integrated anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste in China’s Hengshui City has achieved a 64% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions while producing renewable energy and organic fertilizers. The research, led by Tsinghua University scientists and collaborators, underscores the transformative potential of circular economy models in aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and SDG 13 (Climate Action).

Journal: Circular Economy

UC political scientist named Carnegie Fellow

University of Cincinnati
Grant and Award Announcement

University of Cincinnati political scientist David Niven has spent a large part of his career examining how we vote. Now, a $200,000 Andrew Carnegie Corporation of New York fellowship award will help Niven dive deeper into the American polling system and how polling environments impact voters.

Funder: Carnegie Corporation of New York

Gas-sensing capsule takes another big step from lab to commercialization

RMIT University
Business Announcement

An ingestible gas-sensing capsule that provides real-time insights into gut health has moved closer to market with RMIT University transferring IP ownership to medical device company Atmo Biosciences.

Rapid rise in vaping in Britain has stalled

University College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The rapid rise of vaping that began when disposable e-cigarettes became popular in 2021 appears to have stalled in Great Britain, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) researchers.

Journal: Addiction
Funder: Cancer Research UK

Medicaid telehealth study shows positive impacts

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The ability to see doctors and other providers via telehealth improved low-income Medicaid participants’ access to care in Michigan.

Journal: Health Affairs Scholar
Funder: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Medicaid expansion improves timely lung cancer treatment and access to high-volume hospitals

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, the flagship journal from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, suggests that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has significantly improved access to timely treatment and high-volume hospitals for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). These findings underscore the critical role of healthcare policy in delivering quality oncologic care.

Journal: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery