Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

South Carolina sees first measles case of 2025, officials say

An Upstate South Carolina resident has the measles, the South Carolina Department of Public Health confirmed on July 9. It is the first case of the disease in the state since September 2024, the agency said.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Workplace mental health at risk as key federal agency faces cuts

In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union who complete addiction treatment are connected with a recovery coach who checks in daily, attends recovery meetings with them, and helps them navigate the return ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How war trauma affects Vietnamese Americans' brain health

As the United States reflects on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War this year, researchers from UC Davis and UC San Francisco have uncovered major insight into the trauma and resilience of Vietnamese Americans ...

Health

A bigger waist may increase the risk of dying for older women

Older women with larger waist circumference may be at a much greater risk of dying for any given BMI, according to international research, which monitored women over more than two decades. The study found that for post-menopausal ...

Medical economics

2017 to 2024 saw more seniors with prolonged ED length of stay

The proportion of older adults with prolonged emergency department length of stay (LOS) and boarding times increased from 2017 to 2024, according to a research letter published online June 30 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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