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Medical Xpress / South Africa sounds alarm as infant vaccinations plummet

South Africa's infant vaccination rate has fallen to its lowest level in years, with more than a third of babies receiving no vaccines at the start of 2026, the health department said Thursday.

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Medical Xpress / Thousands of new mothers across Britain suffering from undiagnosed PTSD after childbirth, study suggests

Tens of thousands of new mothers across Britain may be suffering from undiagnosed PTSD following childbirth, according to a University of East Anglia report.

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Medical Xpress / No safe tan: Why Canada's sunburn problem keeps getting worse

Scroll through social media and you will encounter a strange vocabulary for an old impulse: "tanmaxxing," "UV chasing" and "SPF shunning." In some corners of the internet, sunscreen is described as toxic, while a "natural" ...

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Medical Xpress / Earlier menopause linked to higher risk of bronchiectasis

Women with a shorter reproductive lifespan are at greater risk of developing bronchiectasis, according to a new study in the July 2026 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.

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Medical Xpress / Study finds gaps in home rehab after joint replacement

Every year, hundreds of thousands of older Americans recover from hip and knee replacement surgery at home. For many, that recovery depends on timely access to physical or occupational therapy after leaving the hospital.

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Phys.org / Two decades of fieldwork produce the first complete guide to the native reptiles of the Turks and Caicos Islands

A researcher from the University of North Carolina Asheville has published the first comprehensive checklist of the native terrestrial reptiles of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), drawing on 20 years of collaborative fieldwork ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / How a glacier collapse may have caused Nepal-Tibet disaster

A huge piece of ice that fell thousands of meters from a glacier into a river below may have unleashed the disaster in Nepal and Tibet that killed at least 180 people.

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Phys.org / Does envy influence the way we vote?

Envy plays a greater role when resources are allocated through majority voting than when we make decisions individually. This is shown by new research from Linköping University, Sweden. According to the researchers, the explanation ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Overconfident CEOs more likely to expose businesses to risk

Companies led by overconfident chief executives are potentially more exposed to political and regulatory risks because they engage in significantly less corporate lobbying, according to University of Queensland research.

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Medical Xpress / Older Australians in the dark about osteoporosis, research finds

New Curtin University research has found a concerning lack of knowledge about osteoporosis among older Australians, with many unaware of the exercises that can protect their bones and reduce their risk of falls.

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Tech Xplore / Veracity reveals sources behind AI fact checks with zero-to-100% reliability scores

A headline, an excerpt, a single sentence: Feed any of those into the fact-checking tool Veracity, and its artificial intelligence will provide not only a reliability score but also a plain-language explanation and a full ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Why teacher training is the overlooked route to a stronger special education system

Special needs education for students with disabilities in Ontario is in crisis. However, the solution may not simply be more money or more oversight.

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