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Apr 2026
Prenatal air pollution exposure linked to delayed toddler development
Babies exposed to high amounts of air pollution in the womb show slower signs of development at 18 months than those exposed to lower levels.
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Apr 2026
Ten warning signs linked to severe seizures in preeclampsia
Ten previously unknown symptoms may indicate an increased risk of severe seizures in pregnant women with preeclampsia - enabling timely preventive treatment for the right patients.
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Apr 2026
TikTok chatter could help predict where the opioid crisis is heading next
A large-scale analysis of 569,581 TikTok comments found that opioid-related discussions may help track and forecast synthetic opioid overdose mortality in the US. Recovery, harm reduction, drug use, drug sourcing, and loss-related conversations provided near-real-time signals that improved 6-month forecasting accuracy.
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Apr 2026
Why H2N2 flu is back on the pandemic preparedness radar
A historical review in Vaccine warns that global H2N2 immunity has sharply declined since the 1957 Asian influenza pandemic, leaving most people without H2-specific protection if the virus re-emerges. The authors highlight animal reservoirs, waning birth-cohort immunity, and modern H2 vaccine platforms as key priorities for pandemic preparedness.
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Apr 2026
New blood-based method identifies testicular cancer missed by standard tests
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a blood-based method that may help detect germ cell tumors, the most common type of testicular cancer, including cases that do not show up on standard blood tests, according to a study published in Nature Communications.
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Apr 2026
Lab-grown skin organoids provide new insights into blood vessel pathology
New research has shown that single blood vessel cells that appear in the earliest stages of lab-grown skin organoids have the ability to form complex microvascular networks that grow and mature over time.
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Apr 2026
PCORI announces new funding for patient-centered clinical effectiveness research
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced new funding to support patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) across a range of health conditions experienced by Americans, along with projects designed to help bring practice-changing CER results into real-world care settings.
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Apr 2026
Study finds season of entry impacts childhood obesity outcomes
Childhood obesity remains a major health challenge, and effective interventions often depend on more than nutritional advice or exercise plans alone.
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Apr 2026
Digital media preferences influence public beliefs about vaccines
People who follow "new right" media outlets are more than twice as likely to be vaccine-hesitant compared to those who never engage with those outlets, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds.
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Apr 2026
Hepatitis C infection associated with reduced portal insulin levels
Insulin resistance is a common extrahepatic manifestation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (HCVi), but its mechanism is poorly understood.
