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Dec 2025
Study links cannabis legalization to sharp rise in adolescent psychiatric emergencies
In November 2018, retailers in Massachusetts began selling recreational cannabis to adults 21 years and older.
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Dec 2025
'Dry January' can lead to meaningful physical and psychological improvements
With the new year on the horizon and resolutions brewing, more people are saying cheers to a booze-free January, a choice that might come with some real health benefits and, ultimately, help some people cut back for good.
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Dec 2025
New analysis reveals fundamental flaws in widely used measures of biological aging
A landmark review published today in Genomic Psychiatry challenges researchers to fundamentally reconsider how the field measures and conceptualizes biological aging.
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Dec 2025
Purdue technology explored as a potential tool to identify women at higher risk of preeclampsia
A researcher in Purdue University's Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering is participating in a two-year research study evaluating approaches to monitor the health of pregnant women in Africa and inform future efforts to reduce maternal mortality.
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Dec 2025
Sugar alcohol sorbitol may increase the risk of developing steatotic liver disease
Sweeteners such as aspartame, found in Equal packets, sucralose (Splenda), or sugar alcohols are often seen as healthier alternatives to food with refined sugar (glucose).
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Dec 2025
APIC and SHEA launch collaborative initiative to strengthen national infection prevention efforts
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) have announced a new collaborative initiative, the Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG), to address infection prevention priorities of national importance.
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Dec 2025
Prehabilitation helps reduce disability after surgery in frail older adults
A large clinical trial published in JAMA Surgery shows that prehabilitation (also called prehab) can reduce disability after surgery in older adults with frailty, provided they are able to fully take part in the prehab program.
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Dec 2025
Researchers highlight blind spots in dual diagnosis of schizophrenia and personality disorder
A new study by a research team at Université de Montréal highlights a critical lack of knowledge about the cognitive profiles of people living with both schizophrenia and a personality disorder.
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Dec 2025
Noninvasive blood-glucose monitoring method could replace finger-prick tests for diabetes
A noninvasive method for measuring blood glucose levels, developed at MIT, could save diabetes patients from having to prick their fingers several times a day.
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Dec 2025
Americans trust AMA over CDC on vaccine safety
For decades, health-related statements by major professional health associations such as the American Medical Association (AMA) agreed with those of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) because both relied on the same body of scientific knowledge, much of it funded by the federal health sector.
