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HealthTech News
- Vaccines facing misinformation spike: WHO experts
on March 18, 2026 at 6:10 pmVaccine programs are being challenged by rising misinformation and an uncertain pipeline for research funding, the World Health Organization’s immunization experts said Wednesday.
- ‘Leaky’ brain barrier revealed as driver of chronic brain damage in retired combat and collision sports athletes
on March 18, 2026 at 6:00 pmResearch, led by teams at Trinity College Dublin and the FutureNeuro Research Ireland Center, has pinpointed the mechanism linking some sports injuries to poor brain health in retired athletes. The research, published in Science Translational Medicine, has identified a breakdown in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) as the key link between repetitive head injuries (RHIs) and long-term brain health issues in this cohort.
- What to know about the meningitis outbreak in England causing angst among university students
on March 18, 2026 at 6:00 pmA meningitis outbreak in southeast England has led to the deaths of a university student and a pupil from a nearby school, prompting public health officials to quickly roll out medical interventions.
- Human vision: What we actually see, and don’t see, tells us a lot about consciousness
on March 18, 2026 at 5:50 pmWhat can you see right now? This might seem like a silly question, but what enters your consciousness is not the whole story when it comes to vision. A great deal of visual processing in the brain goes on well below our conscious awareness.
- Surgery plays a central role in treatment for colorectal cancer—and is usually the first step
on March 18, 2026 at 5:40 pmWhen someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer—which includes both colon and rectal cancers—many people immediately think “surgery.” And it’s true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for most patients. But whether it comes first, and what it entails, depends on several factors, especially where the cancer is located, how far it has grown into surrounding tissues, and whether it has spread, explains Eric Dozois, M.D., chair of colon and rectal surgery at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
