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AI applied to abdominal imaging can help predict fall risk in adults

Artificial intelligence (AI) applied to abdominal imaging can help predict adults at higher risk of falling as early as middle age, a new Mayo Clinic study shows.

22 Jan 2026

Medicare Advantage skews hospital readmission penalties

For more than a decade, hospitals have worked to help older adults avoid repeated inpatient stays, incentivized by a federal program that cuts Medicare reimbursements if hospitals have higher-than-expected rates of readmissions for people with certain conditions.

22 Jan 2026

Understanding caregivers' perceptions when witnessing episodes of terminal lucidity in children

Research assessed caregivers' perceptions when witnessing episodes of terminal lucidity in children. The findings indicate that witnessing these episodes was regarded as a profoundly spiritual experience, capable of influencing personal belief systems.

22 Jan 2026

Lifelong health: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 enters a new era of aging research

One of the world’s most extensive birth cohorts is now entering later adulthood. At the University of Oulu in Finland, the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966) is launching a major new follow-up combining decades of biological, social, and environmental data with modern digital health tools to examine how lifelong exposures and the genome shape health and aging.

22 Jan 2026

Bedfont® Scientific Limited is pleased to support a major milestone to improve asthma care

Bedfont® Scientific Limited, a medical device manufacturer based in Kent, with over 49 years’ experience in the breath analysis industry, was pleased to support its UK distributor, Intermedical UK, in supplying the 3,000th NObreath® Fractional exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) device in the UK.

From NObreath 22 Jan 2026

New photocatalyst rapidly removes hidden carcinogenic byproducts from drinking water sources

A new photocatalyst that combines sunlight and a common water-treatment oxidant can rapidly strip dangerous organic matter from water, offering a promising tool for safer drinking water and cleaner natural waterways.

22 Jan 2026

Aston University and BioCare partner to develop AI-powered personalized nutrition app

Aston University and BioCare Ltd are working together to create a unique AI-powered digital health tool that can deliver personalized nutritional and lifestyle advice by analyzing data from health tests and questionnaires.

22 Jan 2026

Farmers now owe a lot more for health insurance

Last year was a tough one for farmers. Amid falling prices for commodity crops such as corn and soybeans, rising input costs for supplies like fertilizer and seeds, as well as the Trump tariffs and the dismantling of USAID, many farms weren't profitable last year.

22 Jan 2026

WHO and Novartis extend partnership to eliminate leprosy for another 5 years

Access to treatment for leprosy is essential to global efforts to eliminate leprosy, says the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of World Leprosy Day, to be observed on 25 January.

22 Jan 2026

ŌURA and NUS launch joint lab to advance personalized preventive health

ŌURA, maker of the most scientifically validated smart ring, Oura Ring, and the Centre for Sleep and Cognition (CSC) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), today announced the opening of the Oura–NUS Joint Lab, a new research entity dedicated to advancing personalized preventive health.

21 Jan 2026

Reducing alcohol consumption could significantly lower cancer deaths

Reducing annual alcohol consumption in Australia by one litre a person could significantly lower deaths from several major cancers, particularly among older Australians, a new study led by La Trobe University has found.

21 Jan 2026

Social connections and exercise together boost health in aging adults

Experts long have known that strong social networks and physical activity help older adults stay healthier. Until now, however, little has been known about how these two factors interact to affect the health and well-being of this group.

21 Jan 2026

Gaps in stroke transfer system reduces survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment

Gaps in the U.S. stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing the likelihood that they will leave the hospital with a disability, according to a new study published in The Lancet Neurology.

21 Jan 2026

Survey shows growing public familiarity with RSV vaccines and antibody injections

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AI applied to abdominal imaging can help predict fall risk in adults

Medicare Advantage skews hospital readmission penalties

Understanding caregivers' perceptions when witnessing episodes of terminal lucidity in children

Lifelong health: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 enters a new era of aging research

Bedfont® Scientific Limited is pleased to support a major milestone to improve asthma care

New photocatalyst rapidly removes hidden carcinogenic byproducts from drinking water sources

Aston University and BioCare partner to develop AI-powered personalized nutrition app

Farmers now owe a lot more for health insurance

WHO and Novartis extend partnership to eliminate leprosy for another 5 years

ŌURA and NUS launch joint lab to advance personalized preventive health

Reducing alcohol consumption could significantly lower cancer deaths

Social connections and exercise together boost health in aging adults

Gaps in stroke transfer system reduces survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment

Survey shows growing public familiarity with RSV vaccines and antibody injections

More urban trees associated with fewer heart disease cases

Non-monetary incentives boost blood donation without harming safety

Stroke transfer delays reduce access to life-saving thrombectomy

Pandemic linked to lasting drops in diagnosis rates for major conditions

Higher vitamin D levels tied to fewer hospitalization for respiratory tract infections

As US is poised to lose measles-free status, RFK’s new CDC deputy downplays its significance

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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