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Medical Xpress / Remote mental health consultations during COVID-19 not associated with rise in hospital admissions
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, in partnership with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, has found that the introduction of remote ...
Phys.org / The next mountain tourism boom? Via Ferrata's global rise prompts call for industry collaboration
As interest in structured mountain adventure continues to surge across Europe and North America, a new study led by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Lakehead University provides the first comprehensive ...
Phys.org / Workplace nature breaks may cut stress, study finds
With 76% of adults now reporting stress levels that impede daily function, a new Cornell study points to a low-cost intervention hiding in plain sight: nature. The study, published in March 2026 in ScienceDirect, found that ...
Phys.org / Audit managers' work-life balance suffered during COVID
It's been six years since the COVID pandemic swept the world, and by now we are all familiar with the pros and cons of remote working. As the protracted battle over return-to-office (RTO) mandates suggests, a number of personal ...
Medical Xpress / Awareness of alcohol-cancer link holds steady despite omission from new US dietary guidelines
Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and elevated cancer risk remains unchanged since February 2025, with over half of Americans saying that regularly consuming alcohol increases your chances of later developing ...
Medical Xpress / Telehealth is great equalizer for postpartum care across racial lines, study finds
The postpartum period is one of the most challenging times for mothers of all backgrounds. In addition to providing 24-hour care for a newborn infant (and likely other members of the family) on limited, sporadic sleep, these ...
Phys.org / More and more teachers and students are using AI, even though it might do more harm than good
K-12 teachers and students across the country are increasingly using AI in and out of classrooms, whether it is teachers turning to AI to refine lesson plans or students asking AI to help them research a particular topic.
Phys.org / How to stop panic buying: Research finds COVID lesson
Panic buying doesn't just respond to shortages—it creates them. And according to a University of the Sunshine Coast behavioral scientist, the lessons learned during COVID-19 remain critical for preventing future buying ...
Medical Xpress / Pre-pandemic symptom visits linked to higher odds of post-COVID, study finds
Women who frequently sought health care for recurring symptoms before the pandemic were more likely to later be diagnosed with post-COVID, according to a thesis from the University of Gothenburg. One of the sub-studies in ...
Medical Xpress / Cancer drug protein target may also help fight influenza
A protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs may also help the body fight influenza, according to new research from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). Published in Cell Reports, the study found that Programmed Death-Ligand ...
Medical Xpress / 'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak
Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, as the number of cases rose to 20.
Medical Xpress / Why the early U.S. COVID-19 death toll may be 155,000 higher
The COVID-19 pandemic's early death toll was much higher than the official U.S. count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in the uncounted deaths.











