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Endoscopist deskilling risk after exposure to AI in colonoscopy

Negative parenting practices and family dysfunction seem to precede self-harm and suicidality among children and adolescents.

Analysis of 152 countries (1971–2021) finds unilateral economic sanctions raise mortality across all ages, with annual deaths comparable to global armed conflict.

A new Lancet Psychiatry report urges making lifestyle interventions core in mental health treatment to improve wellbeing and reduce early death rates.

Inflammation predicts 25% higher mortality

Break the selective silence on the genocide in Gaza

Common medications including antiepileptics, beta-blockers and diabetes drugs significantly raised death risk during Canada’s 2021 heat dome while calcium channel blockers and eye drops showed protective effects in older adults with chronic diseases.

Liver cancer cases could nearly double globally, rising from 870,000 to 1.52 million per year if trends continue

A new paper in the Lancet Global Health warns that AI in health is worsening climate harms; fuelled by water use, emissions & extractive tech.

A massive study (1.6M children, 68 countries) shows early-life exposure to income shocks boosts both undernutrition and obesity risks

Overall survival according to time-of-day of combined immuno-chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a bicentric bicontinental study

A new study shows how the smallest air pollutants (PM1) changed across the US from 1998 to 2022

Convergent evidence linking neonatal vitamin D status and risk of neurodevelopmental disorders: a Danish case-cohort study

Long-term effects and effect heterogeneity of lifestyle and metformin interventions on type 2 diabetes incidence over 21 years in the US Diabetes Prevention Program randomized clinical trial

Unithiol was tested in Kenya for snakebites. It’s safe, with no big side effects. The 1500 mg dose works well and could help in rural areas

Europe's population is adapting better to cold than to heat - The relative risk of mortality at the coldest temperatures has decreased by 2% per year since 2003, while the risk from extreme heat has only fallen by 1% per year.

Climate change will make rice toxic, say researchers | Warmer temperatures and increased carbon dioxide will boost arsenic levels in rice.

Dutch dietary guidelines could dramatically cut chronic disease rates by 2050

Vit D supplementation to prevent acute resp infections: review and meta-analysis

New research shows that aid sanctions lead to sharp rises in infant and maternal deaths – undoing decades of health progress.

A new study warns that international aid reductions may cause up to 10.75 million new HIV infections and 2.93 million deaths by 2030.

Impact of an international HIV funding crisis on HIV infections and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study

Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of stratified aggregate data

Cannabis during pregnancy is rising following widespread legalization. Cannabidiol (CBD) is gaining popularity due to public perception it is safer

A study of 58M people in England found higher COVID-19 mortality in those with rare diseases

A new study highlights how scaling up COVID-19 testing in the USA saved an estimated 1.4 million lives and averted 7 million hospitalisations

Comprehensive review finds ADHD medications are effective at reducing the symptoms of ADHD in adults but dont improve the quality of life

Increases in US life expectancy forecasted to stall by 2050, poorer health expected to cause nation’s global ranking to drop

Weight-loss drugs can improve kidney health, study finds

Probable extinction of influenza B/Yamagata and its public health implications

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