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Black and Hispanic children with high-risk neuroblastoma experience worse survival outcomes than their white peers, even when treated in frontline clinical trials, according to a study led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study is believed to be the first to comprehensively evaluate survival by race and ethnicity in a national cohort of children with high-risk neuroblastoma enrolled in clinical trials.

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New modeling research challenges public health guidelines that recommend conservative antibiotic use for cholera. In some cases, prescribing antibiotics more broadly could slow or stop outbreaks and even reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance.

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In this piece Prof Tiaan de Jager and Dr Tanesha Kruger of the University of Pretoria Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, highlights the challenges that threaten to undo progress in malaria prevention and control, including financial constraints in the form of diminishing funding.

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Pesquisadores do Centro de Medicina Personalizada da Mayo Clinic descobriram uma variante gen茅tica rara que pode ser a causa direta da doen莽a hep谩tica esteat贸tica associada 脿 disfun莽茫o metab贸lica.

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A recent survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults showed that nearly all Americans believe sun protection is important, with 1 in 4 citing the influence of a dermatologist as the reason. However, Americans have experienced sun damage at increasing rates since 2020, putting themselves at risk for skin cancer.

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Investigadores del Centro para Medicina Personalizada en Mayo Clinic han descubierto una variante gen茅tica rara que puede ser la causa directa de la enfermedad hep谩tica esteat贸sica asociada a disfunci贸n metab贸lica, anteriormente conocida como enfermedad del h铆gado graso no alcoh贸lico.

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Researchers in JMU鈥檚 College of Health and Behavioral Studies have developed a cutting-edge method to diagnose balance disorders and treat diseases common in middle-aged and elderly Americans.

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When menopause hits, your risk of bone fractures goes up. Penn State Health experts tell how to聽protect your skeleton (and deal with other menopause symptoms, too).

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On the occasion of Mental Health Awareness Month in May a Rutgers Health expert shares insights on mental health challenges and how New Jersey Medical School is changing how to treat individuals and support communities

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University of South Australia scientists have developed a highly sensitive method to detect illegal opioids and a veterinary sedative in Australia鈥檚 wastewater system, providi...

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Researchers from UC San Diego found that children diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) are at significantly increased risk of premature death and serious long-term health complications. The study, which followed 1,096 children over an average of 8.5 years. Nearly half of all deaths in the cohort were liver-related, and the overall mortality rate was 40 times higher than that of similar peers in the general U.S. population.

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CommunityRx-Hunger, a low-intensity program that 鈥減rescribes鈥� a list of community social care resources during a child's hospital discharge, lowered emergency room visits for food-insecure families and potentially saved healthcare costs.