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Medical Xpress / Families worry as cost of autism therapy comes under state scrutiny

State Medicaid agencies are struggling to pay for intensive therapy for children with autism—and looming federal Medicaid cuts are likely to make the problem worse.

21 hours ago in Autism spectrum disorders
Medical Xpress / Study links childhood vaccination to lower risk of drug-resistant bacteria

Children in Guatemala who received a common vaccine that helps prevent pneumonia were less likely to carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers.

19 hours ago in Pediatrics
Phys.org / Fabergé's rare Winter Egg fetches record £22.9 mn at auction

Fabergé's The Winter Egg, considered one of his most beautiful creations, sold for nearly £23 million ($30 million) at auction Tuesday in London, smashing the sales record for the legendary jeweler of Imperial Russia.

13 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Navigating grief in the aged care system

Grief for families in the aged care system begins long before the death of their loved ones, new research has found, highlighting the need for a systemic rethink of how grief is understood and supported.

19 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Crowdsourced recommendations for harm reduction during first psychedelic experience

As interest in psychedelics surges across the United States, a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan and the University at Buffalo offers critical harm-reduction guidance for individuals considering their ...

20 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Structural racism and cultural misunderstanding compound grief for Black British, Black Caribbean communities: Study

Inequities in how bereavement is experienced and supported among people of Black British and Black Caribbean heritage in England has been revealed in a new study led by the University of Bristol. The research, published in ...

23 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / From cessation to celebration: Nicotine pouches go viral on TikTok

While originally created as a way to help people stop smoking, a UBC Okanagan researcher is raising concerns about oral nicotine pouches being portrayed as trendy and pleasurable, especially among young people.

22 hours ago in Health
Tech Xplore / Dual use of land for solar energy production and cultivation found feasible in Finland

Open farmlands are ideal locations for installing solar panels, but the most common method, which involves covering a large area with south-facing panels, prevents the field from being used for simultaneous farming. The panels ...

13 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Public health practitioners combine proven interventions to tackle complex health challenges using new framework

Vast resources have gone into developing and testing medical and public health interventions so they can be used confidently as evidence-based practices. Yet many interventions are deployed in isolation—even when the people ...

Phys.org / Social media marketing falls flat as a signal of quality, research finds

Research published in Information Systems Research finds that social media marketing (SMM) does little to help high-quality firms stand apart from competitors. Instead, it often pushes companies of all quality levels toward ...

23 hours ago in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Beat the bugs, enjoy the beats: Study highlights disease and food safety risks at multi-day youth gatherings

As summer festivals and youth gatherings return in full swing in Australia, new research from Flinders University is revealing the hidden health risks that come with multi-day events, and how to avoid them.

23 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / PathGen: New AI-powered outbreak intelligence tool

Asia Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Asia PGI) has offered the first public preview of PathGen, an AI-powered sense-making and decision-making support platform for pathogen genomics and contextual data.

23 hours ago in Health