Cases of whooping cough remain high, but knowledge about the disease still low

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaAnnenberg Science and Public Health (ASAPH) Surveys Nov. 2024, Dec. 2025. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy CenterPertussis, also known

Family Medicine February 12,2026

Cases of whooping cough remain high, but knowledge about the disease still low

byAnnenberg Public Policy Center of the University of PennsylvaniaAnnenberg Science and Public Health (ASAPH) Surveys Nov. 2024, Dec. 2025. Credit: Annenberg Public Policy CenterPertussis, also known

Family Medicine February 12,2026

People with allergies or eczema may face higher risk of surgical complications

byAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsTwo new studies being presented at the2025 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Ast

General Surgery February 12,2026

People with allergies or eczema may face higher risk of surgical complications

byAmerican College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsTwo new studies being presented at the2025 Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Ast

General Surgery February 12,2026

How intersections of race, education, and socioeconomic status may predict unequal greenspace exposure

byBoston UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that considering these factors jointly can capture a more accurate representation of disparities in residential greenspace exp

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 12,2026

How intersections of race, education, and socioeconomic status may predict unequal greenspace exposure

byBoston UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that considering these factors jointly can capture a more accurate representation of disparities in residential greenspace exp

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 12,2026

Could cheese protect your brain health? Study links high-fat cheese and cream to lower dementia risk

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEating more high-fat cheese and high-fat cream may be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, according to a new studypublishedin

Wellness February 12,2026

Could cheese protect your brain health? Study links high-fat cheese and cream to lower dementia risk

byAmerican Academy of NeurologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainEating more high-fat cheese and high-fat cream may be linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, according to a new studypublishedin

Wellness February 12,2026

Patient-specific models can help guide complex pelvic cancer surgeries

byRice UniversityCredit:Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2025.107310When surgeons remove an aggressive bone tumor from the pelvis, saving a patien

General Surgery February 12,2026

Patient-specific models can help guide complex pelvic cancer surgeries

byRice UniversityCredit:Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2025.107310When surgeons remove an aggressive bone tumor from the pelvis, saving a patien

General Surgery February 12,2026

Pregnant women with opioid use disorder get more health care, but few medications

by Laura Bailey,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainPerinatal mothers enrolled in Michigan Medicaid between 2012 and 2021 who had opioid use disorder were more likely to have a premature bi

OB & GYN February 11,2026

Pregnant women with opioid use disorder get more health care, but few medications

by Laura Bailey,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainPerinatal mothers enrolled in Michigan Medicaid between 2012 and 2021 who had opioid use disorder were more likely to have a premature bi

OB & GYN February 11,2026

Concussion diagnosis tied to higher risk of subsequent serious traffic crashes

byICESCredit: CC0 Public DomainAdults diagnosed with a concussion may be at about 50% higher risk of a subsequent traffic crash, finds a study from researchers at ICES and Sunnybrook Research Institut

Wellness February 11,2026

Concussion diagnosis tied to higher risk of subsequent serious traffic crashes

byICESCredit: CC0 Public DomainAdults diagnosed with a concussion may be at about 50% higher risk of a subsequent traffic crash, finds a study from researchers at ICES and Sunnybrook Research Institut

Wellness February 11,2026

Who is more likely to get long COVID? New study uncovers genetic drivers behind the disease

byUniversity of South AustraliaA causal gene discovery framework for Long COVID using multi-omics data. Credit:PLOS Computational Biology(2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013725Australian scientists

Medicial Breakthroughs February 11,2026

Who is more likely to get long COVID? New study uncovers genetic drivers behind the disease

byUniversity of South AustraliaA causal gene discovery framework for Long COVID using multi-omics data. Credit:PLOS Computational Biology(2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013725Australian scientists

Medicial Breakthroughs February 11,2026

How a gourmet's palate becomes refined: Taste training mechanisms

byTohoku UniversityProcedure of sweet taste recall training. Credit: Uijin ParkWhy are gourmets seemingly able to detect subtle nuances in taste that others miss? Researchers at Tohoku University have

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 11,2026

How a gourmet's palate becomes refined: Taste training mechanisms

byTohoku UniversityProcedure of sweet taste recall training. Credit: Uijin ParkWhy are gourmets seemingly able to detect subtle nuances in taste that others miss? Researchers at Tohoku University have

Psychiatry & Mental Health February 11,2026

Using both genetic information and AI to diagnose pneumonia could curb the overuse of antibiotics

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoPerformance of FABP4, GPT-4 and integrated LRTI diagnostic classifiers in the derivation and validation cohorts. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.10

Medicial Breakthroughs February 11,2026

Using both genetic information and AI to diagnose pneumonia could curb the overuse of antibiotics

byUniversity of California, San FranciscoPerformance of FABP4, GPT-4 and integrated LRTI diagnostic classifiers in the derivation and validation cohorts. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.10

Medicial Breakthroughs February 11,2026