Survey finds accuracy most important attribute for HPV self-sampling acceptance in under-screened women
What Women Really Want From an At-Home Cervical Cancer Test
A cross-sectional survey of 200 women from under-screened populations assessed preferences for HPV self-sampling attributes. Accuracy had th…
To get women to use at-home cervical cancer tests, accuracy is four times more important than comfort or ease of use.
Systematic review finds PSA screening reduces prostate cancer mortality but increases overdiagnosis and false positives.
A New Prostate Cancer Check Could Save Lives—With Fewer False Alarms
A systematic review and meta-analysis of men not known to be at high risk for prostate cancer found that PSA-based screening likely reduces …
A new analysis of nearly a million men shows adding an MRI after a high PSA test drastically cuts false alarms and unnecessary biopsies.
Informative video improves comprehension and satisfaction in laparoscopic cholecystectomy consent
A Simple Video Could Transform How You Understand Surgery
A single-center RCT of 264 patients in Turkey found that adding an informative video to standard verbal consent for laparoscopic cholecystec…
A short video helps patients remember surgery details better than a doctor's talk alone, boosting confidence and satisfaction before the ope…
Smartphone-based nursing intervention reduces pain after coronary artery bypass grafting
A Simple Phone Call Can Ease Heart Surgery Pain, Study Shows
A single-blind RCT of 80 adults undergoing elective CABG in Iran compared a nurse-led smartphone intervention with standard care. The interv…
Nurse-led smartphone check-ins after heart surgery reduced pain and helped patients feel more in control during recovery.
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. Diabetes wa…
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. The intervention involves …
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. The stud…
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%.