Researchers call for investing in hospital nursing workforce to address health impacts of extreme heat

Researchers call for investing in hospital nursing workforce to address health impacts of extreme heatCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHospitals should make nurse staffing and supportive nurse work e

Updated on: October 22,2026

Researchers call for investing in hospital nursing workforce to address health impacts of extreme heat

Researchers call for investing in hospital nursing workforce to address health impacts of extreme heatCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainHospitals should make nurse staffing and supportive nurse work e

Updated on:October 22,2026

Pharmaceutical company marketing negatively influences prescribing

Pharmaceutical company marketing negatively influences prescribingThis infographic details the number of meals received in 2014 versus opioid prescribing in 2015, based on Hadland et al. (2018). It vi

Updated on: October 17,2026

Pharmaceutical company marketing negatively influences prescribing

Pharmaceutical company marketing negatively influences prescribingThis infographic details the number of meals received in 2014 versus opioid prescribing in 2015, based on Hadland et al. (2018). It vi

Updated on:October 17,2026

Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza

by Isabel DebreArgentine scientists collect traps placed at different points across Ushuaia, Argentina, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, as part of an investigation for the source of the hantavirus outbreak on

Updated on: August 13,2026

Argentina expands hantavirus probe, sending teams to trap and test rats in Mendoza

by Isabel DebreArgentine scientists collect traps placed at different points across Ushuaia, Argentina, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, as part of an investigation for the source of the hantavirus outbreak on

Updated on:August 13,2026

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach 20,000 cases without strong public health measures

by Mike StobbeA health worker prepares for duty at the Mongbwalu treatment center in Mongbwalu, Congo, Friday, June 5, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Moses SawasawaTheEbola outbreakin Central Africa could gro

Updated on: August 12,2026

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could reach 20,000 cases without strong public health measures

by Mike StobbeA health worker prepares for duty at the Mongbwalu treatment center in Mongbwalu, Congo, Friday, June 5, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Moses SawasawaTheEbola outbreakin Central Africa could gro

Updated on:August 12,2026

At least two weather patterns increase headaches, study suggests

byUniversity of CincinnatiCredit: Ron Lach from PexelsTwo specific weather patterns have been identified as capable of increasing the risk of headaches, thanks to physicians at the University of Cinci

Updated on: August 11,2026

At least two weather patterns increase headaches, study suggests

byUniversity of CincinnatiCredit: Ron Lach from PexelsTwo specific weather patterns have been identified as capable of increasing the risk of headaches, thanks to physicians at the University of Cinci

Updated on:August 11,2026

Transplant survival is improving, but organ shortages persist and limit access

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore adults are surviving both the wait for an organ and transplant surgery, but the number of people who need transplants continues to exceed th

Updated on: August 11,2026

Transplant survival is improving, but organ shortages persist and limit access

byAmerican College of SurgeonsCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore adults are surviving both the wait for an organ and transplant surgery, but the number of people who need transplants continues to exceed th

Updated on:August 11,2026

U.S. overdose deaths dropped in 2024 amid uneven progress, study finds

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of California San Diego have found that U.S. overdose death rates declined dramatically between

Updated on: August 10,2026

U.S. overdose deaths dropped in 2024 amid uneven progress, study finds

byUniversity of California - San DiegoCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers from the University of California San Diego have found that U.S. overdose death rates declined dramatically between

Updated on:August 10,2026

Stroke patients split into three sedentary profiles during inpatient rehab, study finds

byKanazawa UniversitySedentary behavior during inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Credit: M. Kanai. Image generated with AIResearchers at Kanazawa University and the Japanese Stroke & Physical Activ

Updated on: August 10,2026

Stroke patients split into three sedentary profiles during inpatient rehab, study finds

byKanazawa UniversitySedentary behavior during inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Credit: M. Kanai. Image generated with AIResearchers at Kanazawa University and the Japanese Stroke & Physical Activ

Updated on:August 10,2026

Peach fuzz may hold clues to new chronic itch treatments

byUniversity of MichiganResearch led by the University of Michigan could help reveal how that short, thin and lightly colored vellus hairs, or peach fuzz, that cover our skin can make touch sensations

Updated on: August 09,2026

Peach fuzz may hold clues to new chronic itch treatments

byUniversity of MichiganResearch led by the University of Michigan could help reveal how that short, thin and lightly colored vellus hairs, or peach fuzz, that cover our skin can make touch sensations

Updated on:August 09,2026

How flu overtook COVID as Australia's deadliest respiratory virus

by Adrian Esterman,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longe

Updated on: August 09,2026

How flu overtook COVID as Australia's deadliest respiratory virus

by Adrian Esterman,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMany Australians have stopped worrying about respiratory viruses. The pandemic has passed and attention has shifted. COVID no longe

Updated on:August 09,2026

Indigenous mushroom transforms agricultural waste into food

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Gundula Vogel from PexelsA new study presented atASM Microbe 2026demonstrates that a valuable indigenous mushroom, Lentinus squarrosulus, can be cultivated u

Updated on: August 08,2026

Indigenous mushroom transforms agricultural waste into food

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Gundula Vogel from PexelsA new study presented atASM Microbe 2026demonstrates that a valuable indigenous mushroom, Lentinus squarrosulus, can be cultivated u

Updated on:August 08,2026

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

by Thomas Schober,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or

Updated on: August 07,2026

Babies with older siblings have a higher infection risk, but are less protected through vaccination

by Thomas Schober,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainParents know how easily coughs, colds and other infections can move through a household after a child picks up a bug at childcare or

Updated on:August 07,2026