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Medical Xpress / More and more pregnant people are planning births outside of hospitals, but at what risk?

A recent study led by Ph.D. in Epidemiology candidate Marion Granger Howard and published in JAMA Pediatrics compared the health outcomes of planned hospital births vs. planned community births (i.e., births that were intended ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / The autonomy of universities in the U.S. falls far behind peer group, analysis finds

Academic freedom continues to decline worldwide. Over the last decade, it has declined in 50 countries, while only nine countries have registered improvements. The countries that have experienced a decline include several ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Recommendations presented for management of hepatic encephalopathy

In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the March issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of hepatic ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / A step towards a first global system to track health before pregnancy

The key health and social indicators needed for a new global system to monitor people's health before pregnancy have been identified for the first time by researchers at University College London and the University of Southampton. ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Detection of bowel cancer marker in wastewater may offer new early warning system

Detection of a bowel cancer marker (CDH1) in wastewater may offer a new community-level early warning system for the disease, suggests a proof-of-concept study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Trial finds rapid diagnostic testing alone does not reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections

Two international studies, a clinical trial led by the University of Oxford and University of Utrecht, and a qualitative study led by the University of Oxford and University of Antwerp, report that point-of-care diagnostic ...

Mar 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / New implant expected to dramatically improve treatment of significant tissue loss

An international research team led by the Levenberg Laboratory in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology has succeeded in developing a first-of-its-kind, three-dimensional implant ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Unlocking the secrets of a healthy brain—team begins new study

Simon Fraser University scientists are embarking on a new study to discover what makes some people more resilient to brain conditions such as dementia. With dementia rates on the rise globally, the need for more informed ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Measles outbreak surveillance confirms utility of wastewater-based epidemiology for monitoring infectious disease surges

New research led by University of South Carolina environmental health sciences assistant professor Laura Langan has provided further support for the effectiveness of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). Langan and her team ...

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Medical Xpress / A 'scaffold-free' approach for treating damaged muscles

Traumatic muscle injury can be associated with volumetric muscle loss (VML), often leading to permanent functional loss. Until recently, experimental therapies to support muscle regeneration have faced several key limitations, ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Understanding cancer through the lens of dynamic spatial hallmark ecosystems

Researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute propose a new view of cancer based on spatial hallmark ecosystems and its evolution during cancer progression. This conceptual framework combines the latest spatial ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Research reveals risk indicators for hospital readmission after shoulder surgery in Pennsylvania

Shoulder replacement is the third most common joint-replacement surgery in the U.S. and is likely to become more common as the population ages, according to Penn State researchers. Though most patients go home on the same ...

Mar 17, 2026