Children whose mothers received opioid prescriptions during pregnancy have a higher rate of hospital admission in childhood than unexposed children, including unexposed siblings, according to a new study published in the ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Children and teens who ride electric- or gas-powered bikes are at higher risk of trauma or death when involved in collisions than those riding pedal-assisted bicycles, according to research presented during the American Academy ...
Oct 2, 2026
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Emergency department (ED) visits for gambling disorders doubled following the legalization of single-event sports betting and expansion of Ontario's online gambling market, according to a new study from ICES. The increase ...
Sep 16, 2026
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Two of the nation's most powerful health officials predict artificial intelligence will play a key role in solving rural America's health challenges. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a panel of U.S. senators that ...
Aug 12, 2026
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Take a medicine and start feeling a bit off, and it's easy to assume you're imagining it. Sometimes you're not.
Aug 4, 2026
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Researchers at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, have developed a new calculator that estimates a person's risk of developing serious muscle disorders from statins. The tool could ...
Jun 26, 2026
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Dementia makes most things in life more difficult, including hospital care. Though often essential for patients with severe acute illness, hospital care can be confusing for persons with dementia (PWD). Compared with older ...
Jun 8, 2026
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University of Cincinnati and Ohio State University researchers have found that adults with developmental disabilities who have integrated care were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized than those who ...
Jun 6, 2026
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A PLOS Medicine analysis led by Fred Hutch Cancer Center researchers quantified the enduring impact that China's health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic had on overall health care utilization. As the first country to ...
May 20, 2026
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Despite their crucial function, public hospitals often face limited resources and financial distress, and an aging population can further exacerbate any imbalances in medical resource distribution. Furthermore, the proportion ...
May 14, 2026
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