Older adults could face harmful heat stress at just 1.5°C of global warming above preindustrial levels, compared with around 4°C for younger adults, suggesting people aged 60 and over are substantially more vulnerable to extreme heat than previously estimated.

Conceptual shift in TBI classification from the Glasgow Coma Scale to a new framework that integrates clinical and imaging features, biomarkers, and modifiers to improve disease characterization and describe disease trajectories

GLP-1 weight loss drugs such as Ozempic are linked with a lower risk of age‐related macular degeneration (AMD), a common eye disease that is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in older adults.

Adults who do both aerobic and muscle strengthening exercises are less likely to develop a raft of chronic diseases: 50% less type 2 diabetes, 24% less hypertension and 23% less cancer…

Outmigration to the US mainland topped 2.5% among Puerto Rico Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older in the year of Hurricane Maria regardless of health status, while those with a dementia diagnosis were slightly more likely to leave across 2012 to 2019

COVID-19 vaccination have prevented more than 16,000 hospitalizations and 4,000 deaths in one Washington county during the first 8 months of the vaccine rollout, according to a new modeling study

Medical Cannabis Dispensary Availability Improved Self-Reported Mental Health among Older Adults in New York

Scientists identify 19 core dimensions of positive mental health in new consensus study

Study: 4 In 10 Fifth-Graders Say They Need Mental Health Care

Mental health workers may hold negative beliefs about people who misuse opioids

Psoriasis Associated With Increased Risk of Acute Periapical Abscesses

A 38 year study of ~1 million adults (30 to 95 y) found lower red and processed meat intake was associated with a 1–5% lower risk of death from all causes, heart disease and cancer, while eating only white meat was linked to a 5–7% lower risk of all-cause mortality

Single people who pursue novel activities report better psychological health

Researchers have developed a miniature microscope that allows scientists to observe and activate individual brain cells during natural movement, an advance that could accelerate research into how the brain controls behavior while deepening understanding of neurological diseases.

Social anxiety, not masking, may drive mental health struggles in autistic adults

A clinical audit of 810 conversations across 9 chatbots found concerning mental health responses were widespread, though less common in newer models.

Trump 2.0 has deleted or altered nearly 400 US datasets, endangering public health, education and more

Volatile weekly work hours have adverse effects on health, employment: while men tend to experience worsening health but remain in their jobs, women are more likely to reduce their hours, suspend work, or leave their jobs entirely for health-related reasons

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health

Maternal Gut Microbiome Could Shape Infant Health

Judge rules Meta caused "public nuisance" and must fund mental health treatment

Health benefits of Tai Chi

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Rick Scott Walked Away from $1.7B Health Care Fraud Case, Then Got a Senate Seat

Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health

University of Michigan Drops First-Semester Grades to 'Curb Mental Health Crisis'

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Marine heatwaves may threaten human health by intensifying extreme weather, promoting harmful algal blooms, disrupting seafood supplies and livelihoods, and contributing to anxiety and grief in coastal communities…

U of Michigan drops first-semester grades to ‘curb mental health crisis’

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