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  • Menstrual health still overlooked despite affecting 2 billion people
    on July 13, 2026 at 10:00 pm

    Despite affecting an estimated 2 billion people, menstrual health continues to be overlooked by governments, businesses and the scientific community, prompting calls for it to be recognized as a fundamental public health issue. A new international commentary by Marni Sommer, DrPH, MSN, professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, was published today in the journal The Lancet Haematology, part of a full report by a Commission of The Lancet released today.

  • Pro soccer players show signs of shrinking brains
    on July 13, 2026 at 9:40 pm

    World Cup fever has America in its grip as the international soccer tournament grinds steadily toward the final. But a new study highlights a darker side to the sport: the toll soccer can take on the brains of professional players.

  • Trial finds combined exercise-nutrition intervention safe but not more effective in ICU
    on July 13, 2026 at 9:20 pm

    A new national clinical trial is helping reshape the future of recovery research for critically ill patients, providing important new evidence about how rehabilitation and nutrition interventions should be delivered during severe illness and informing the next generation of research to improve ICU survivors’ outcomes.

  • US study suggests GLP-1 RA drugs are associated with small increase in ischemic optic neuropathy
    on July 13, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    A target trial emulation found that people with type 2 diabetes who started glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) therapy had a slightly higher risk of ischemic optic neuropathy (ION), a rare condition involving reduced blood flow to the optic nerve that can cause sudden vision loss, compared with those initiating sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4is); however, absolute risk was very low.

  • New poll reveals who is most likely to endorse vaccine myths
    on July 13, 2026 at 9:00 pm

    People who don’t have a trusted health care provider are more likely than people with one to believe or lean toward believing several common myths about vaccines, a new KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust reveals.