Diabetes prevalence 22% in Ghanaian TB cohort, associated with older age and higher BMI
A Hidden Health Link Doctors Are Now Spotting in Tuberculosis Patients
A prospective cohort study of 204 adults with pulmonary tuberculosis in Ghana found 22.1% had diabetes, with 30 newly diagnosed.
Routine screening for diabetes during tuberculosis treatment is uncovering a silent, widespread connection that could reshape patient care.
Proposed protocol assesses planetary health education outcomes in pediatric residency trainees using EPA frameworks
Doctors Are Now Graded on How They Talk About Climate Change
This document describes a proposed protocol for a cohort study in pediatric residency programs beginning in 2026.
A major pediatric training program is making "planetary health" a core, graded skill for future doctors, moving it from an optional lecture …
Climate Adaptive Pilot Cities initiative reduced aggregate emission intensity by 0.284 in 273 Chinese municipalities
A New Policy Cuts City Pollution
This quasi natural experiment evaluated the Climate Adaptive Pilot Cities (CAPC) initiative across 273 Chinese municipalities from 2011 to 2…
A new city program lowers pollution by making people care more and using green tech, helping wealthy cities and those without heavy industry…
Qualitative study develops functional health literacy model for Chinese physical education teachers across 11 provinces
Your Gym Teacher Could Be Your Child’s First Health Coach
This qualitative study utilized a grounded theory technical approach to develop a structural model of functional health literacy among 16 ph…
Transforming gym teachers into certified health coaches could revolutionize how kids learn about their well-being.
Systematic review of 17 studies in adults shows health, food, and nutritional literacy are interrelated and shape dietary behavior
How well you understand food and nutrition shapes your daily eating choices and health
This systematic review of 17 studies in adults examined the interrelationships among health literacy (HL), food literacy (FL), and nutrition…
Your grasp of food and nutrition basics directly shapes what you eat and how healthy you are, according to a review of 17 studies.
Night-light intensity and temporal factors associated with increased measles incidence in Ethiopia
A Simple Night Light Could Predict Your Child's Measles Risk
This retrospective spatio-temporal cohort analysis examined national measles surveillance data from Ethiopia between 2018 and 2024.
Satellite images of night lights reveal where measles outbreaks are most likely to happen, helping health officials target vaccination effor…
Household SARS-CoV-2 exposure linked to transmission in Turkish families with children
Kids at Home: How Simple Habits Stop Virus Spread
This ambispective community-based observational cohort study examined 119 households in Zonguldak, Türkiye, comprising 501 individuals, all …
Keeping masks on and separating sick family members is the best way to protect kids and adults alike.
Multidisciplinary initiative reduces nasal pressure injuries in prolonged head and neck surgery
A Simple Team Approach Slashed a Painful Surgery Side Effect by Two Thirds
A historical controlled study of 515 patients undergoing prolonged oral, head and neck surgery found a multidisciplinary quality improvement…
A simple team approach slashed painful nose injuries from long surgeries by two-thirds, dropping the risk from 7% to just 2%.
Marburg Heart Score and INTERCHEST show modest discrimination comparable to standard protocol for acute chest pain triage
A Simple Phone Call Could Better Spot a Dangerous Heart Problem
This prospective diagnostic accuracy study evaluated the Marburg Heart Score (MHS) and INTERCHEST score in 280 patients with acute chest pai…
A few extra questions during a late-night call can help nurses better spot dangerous heart attacks while keeping patients with simple chest …
Cognitive training add-on to behavioral weight-loss intervention shows moderate BMI reductions at 6 months
Cognitive training added to weight loss program shows modest benefits in small trial
A randomized trial in 148 adults with excess weight found that adding comprehensive cognitive training to standard behavioral weight-loss in…
Adding mental exercises to a weight loss program helped adults lose more weight and lower their BMI compared to standard care alone.
Exercise intervention improved global cognitive function in adults aged 60+ with Alzheimer's disease
Can exercise help memory in Alzheimer's? New data says yes, but more movement helps more
This meta-analysis and systematic review evaluated exercise interventions versus passive controls in 1,868 adults aged 60 years and older wi…
For adults with Alzheimer's, moving the body clears mental fog, and working out more than five times a week boosts memory and reasoning skil…
Chinese rehabilitation students show low knowledge of physical activity guidelines; learning linked to practice
Do future physical therapists learn how to prescribe exercise? Many don't
A mixed-methods study of 105 Chinese rehabilitation students and 10 therapists found 66.7% of students reported not being taught WHO physica…
Two-thirds of Chinese physical therapy students were never taught how much exercise is healthy, leaving many future therapists unprepared to…