Public health, medicine, pandemics, and wellness developments.
More ambulance services across the United States are administering blood transfusions at trauma scenes before patients reach hospitals, a practice the military pioneered that research shows can reduce trauma mortality by 37 percent.
A paper published in JAMA Psychiatry on April 10, 2026, recommends that mental health therapists ask patients about their use of artificial intelligence chatbots as part of routine clinical assessment, similar to questions about sleep, diet, and...
"Homebound," a film based on a viral photograph from India's early pandemic lockdown, has been shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
A Boston University public health professor who attended a March 2026 national health meeting with "Make America Healthy Again" leaders says the movement has succeeded where traditional public health has struggled: building trust and social capital...
Sports betting companies are employing aggressive promotional tactics to attract and retain users on mobile apps, according to reporting from STAT News.
Emergency medical services across the country are increasingly equipping ambulances with blood supplies to administer transfusions at trauma scenes before patients reach hospitals.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is highlighting progress from its Health Tech Ecosystem initiative, which has enlisted hundreds of health tech companies over the past eight months to make patient medical records more portable and...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services unveiled the Health Tech Ecosystem initiative on April 9, 2026, a voluntary program designed to eliminate paper-based patient intake forms by making medical records portable across healthcare providers.
The Trump administration's reduction of foreign aid has reignited debate over "soft power" — the ability to shape global outcomes through attraction rather than coercion.
Dr. Mary Fariba Afsari, a Portland-based OB-GYN, left her traditional medical practice to convert a 31-foot recreational vehicle into one of the country's few mobile gynecology clinics.
Annabelle Gurwitch, a writer and humorist, was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in 2020 during a routine urgent care visit for a COVID-19 test.
As the Trump administration reduces foreign aid spending, scholars and policymakers are debating whether the United States is surrendering its ability to influence global opinion through cultural and diplomatic appeal rather than military or...
