Tailoring and teamwork help hospitals reduce wasteful pre-surgery testing

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEvery day, patients with an upcoming operation roll up their sleeves for blood tests or get heart and lung tests and scans.But in many cases,

Updated on: January 19,2026

Tailoring and teamwork help hospitals reduce wasteful pre-surgery testing

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEvery day, patients with an upcoming operation roll up their sleeves for blood tests or get heart and lung tests and scans.But in many cases,

Updated on:January 19,2026

Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options—but with trade-offs

by Julie Appleby, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there's still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium incre

Updated on: January 21,2026

Worried about health insurance costs? There may be cheaper options—but with trade-offs

by Julie Appleby, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor the millions of Americans who buy Affordable Care Act insurance, there's still time left to enroll for 2026. But premium incre

Updated on:January 21,2026

New nasal vaccine has potential to transform respiratory disease prevention

byTrinity College DublinMorphology of antibiotic-treated B. pertussis. Credit:Nature Microbiology(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-025-02166-6A research team from Trinity College Dublin has unveiled a new a

Updated on: February 01,2026

New nasal vaccine has potential to transform respiratory disease prevention

byTrinity College DublinMorphology of antibiotic-treated B. pertussis. Credit:Nature Microbiology(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-025-02166-6A research team from Trinity College Dublin has unveiled a new a

Updated on:February 01,2026

No-needle test can tell if flu/COVID vaccines are effective

byUniversity of PittsburghAbstract. Credit:Analytical Chemistry(2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c03817A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh has developed a skin patch that can detect

Updated on: February 03,2026

No-needle test can tell if flu/COVID vaccines are effective

byUniversity of PittsburghAbstract. Credit:Analytical Chemistry(2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c03817A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh has developed a skin patch that can detect

Updated on:February 03,2026

Study: Flu vaccine uptake consistently highest for Asian patients, lowest for Black patients

by Lori SolomonPersistent racial differences in flu vaccination uptake are seen across ages and flu seasons, according to a studypublishedin the Oct. 3 issue ofVaccine.Stephanie A. Irving, from the Ka

Updated on: February 03,2026

Study: Flu vaccine uptake consistently highest for Asian patients, lowest for Black patients

by Lori SolomonPersistent racial differences in flu vaccination uptake are seen across ages and flu seasons, according to a studypublishedin the Oct. 3 issue ofVaccine.Stephanie A. Irving, from the Ka

Updated on:February 03,2026

Therapeutic, nasally delivered DNA vaccine fuses two genes to help fight tuberculosis

by Michael E. Newman,Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineArtist’s illustration of tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. A new intranasal therapeutic vaccine against TB, developed by Johns Hopkins researc

Updated on: April 07,2026

Therapeutic, nasally delivered DNA vaccine fuses two genes to help fight tuberculosis

by Michael E. Newman,Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineArtist’s illustration of tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. A new intranasal therapeutic vaccine against TB, developed by Johns Hopkins researc

Updated on:April 07,2026

Research reevaluates the economic burden of dengue on Puerto Rico

by Noah Lloyd,Northeastern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainEvery three to five years, Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States in the Caribbean, experiences epidemic levels of dengue fever, a

Updated on: April 09,2026

Research reevaluates the economic burden of dengue on Puerto Rico

by Noah Lloyd,Northeastern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainEvery three to five years, Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States in the Caribbean, experiences epidemic levels of dengue fever, a

Updated on:April 09,2026

COVID‑19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across the US—a doctor explains what you need to know

by Kyle B. Enfield,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAvariant of COVID-19 called BA.3.2, which has circulated under the radar since late 2024, is now spreading quickly across the Unite

Updated on: April 11,2026

COVID‑19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across the US—a doctor explains what you need to know

by Kyle B. Enfield,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAvariant of COVID-19 called BA.3.2, which has circulated under the radar since late 2024, is now spreading quickly across the Unite

Updated on:April 11,2026

Kidney transplant system could be missing opportunity to save more lives and reduce costs

by Savannah Erdman,University of MinnesotaCredit: Image generated by the editorial team using AI for illustrative purposes.Despite an urgent demand for kidney donors in the U.S., about 1 in 4 donor ki

Updated on: April 12,2026

Kidney transplant system could be missing opportunity to save more lives and reduce costs

by Savannah Erdman,University of MinnesotaCredit: Image generated by the editorial team using AI for illustrative purposes.Despite an urgent demand for kidney donors in the U.S., about 1 in 4 donor ki

Updated on:April 12,2026

Down syndrome study suggests early RNA editing shifts may reshape fetal brain circuits

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Michael Breen, Ph.D.A collaborative research study co-led by scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Liber Institute for Brain Development h

Updated on: April 14,2026

Down syndrome study suggests early RNA editing shifts may reshape fetal brain circuits

byThe Mount Sinai HospitalCredit: Michael Breen, Ph.D.A collaborative research study co-led by scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Liber Institute for Brain Development h

Updated on:April 14,2026

New biomarker for immunoglobulin A nephropathy identified

byFujita Health UniversityComplement pathway proteins are involved in immunoglobulin A-containing immune complex (IgA-IC) formation and deposition in the kidneys. Elevated complement factor H-related

Updated on: April 15,2026

New biomarker for immunoglobulin A nephropathy identified

byFujita Health UniversityComplement pathway proteins are involved in immunoglobulin A-containing immune complex (IgA-IC) formation and deposition in the kidneys. Elevated complement factor H-related

Updated on:April 15,2026