Alzheimer's disease & dementia

US dementia costs to exceed $780 billion this year

The total economic burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in the United States will reach $781 billion this year, according to new USC-led research.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Family planning services in low- to middle-income countries

As family planning methods continue to remain inaccessible to millions in low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), University of Adelaide researchers are investigating a way to make it more accessible.

Medical economics

Study highlights struggles of GPs in deprived neighborhoods

English GPs in areas of socioeconomic deprivation endure increased job pressures related to managing complex patients, insufficient resources, and difficulty in finding locum cover, an analysis by University of Manchester ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC shuts down key labs for hepatitis and STI testing after layoffs

Key labs at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have shut down amid recent layoffs, raising concerns about tracking and controlling serious infections like viral hepatitis and antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea.

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