August 07, 2025

Flu Treatment Linked to Lower Neuropsychiatric Risk in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients

Subgroup analyses demonstrated a greater reduction in neurologic events than psychiatric events, though the reduction in psychiatric events was not statistically significant.

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August 06, 2025

New COVID Booster Matches Efficacy, Raises Antibodies

A phase 3 randomized trial found that Moderna’s next-generation COVID-19 vaccine, mRNA-1283, was non-inferior to the earlier mRNA-1273 vaccine in preventing COVID-19 and produced stronger neutralizing antibody responses.

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August 06, 2025

UV Light Linked With Lower Respiratory Infection Rates 

Researchers found that germicidal UV light modestly reduced total respiratory infections in long-term care facilities for older adults.

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August 04, 2025

Daily Microplastic Inhalation Rates Estimated in Study

Using Raman spectroscopy and based on extrapolated concentrations measured in residential and car cabin environments, researchers found that adults may inhale up to 68,000 microplastic particles daily from indoor air.

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July 24, 2025

Maternal RSV Vaccine Shows 72% Effectiveness

Following national rollout, UK data provide early post-licensure evidence supporting maternal RSV vaccination as a real-world strategy to lower infant hospital admissions.

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August 04, 2025

Nitazenes: A Hidden Threat Stronger Than Fentanyl

The drug can be hundreds of times stronger than heroin and up to five times more potent than fentanyl.

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August 01, 2025

Cannabis Use Disorder Linked to Oral Cancer

Cannabis use disorder significantly increased the 5-year risk of oral cancer among screened adults in a multicenter cohort study.

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August 01, 2025

Consistent or Increasing Physical Activity Across Adulthood Linked to Lower Mortality

This large meta-analysis on physical activity patterns and mortality—encompassing 85 prospective cohort studies—shows that consistent or increasing physical activity during adulthood is associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk.

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July 31, 2025

Trial Tests Fixed Nitrous Oxide for Dental Scaling

Researchers aim to improve dental patient care by testing a fixed nitrous oxide–oxygen mix to address anxiety and discomfort during routine ultrasonic scaling procedures.

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