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  • Researchers explore making behavioral health care more accessible
    on May 15, 2026 at 9:22 am

    A study published in the American Journal of Managed Care explores how integrating behavioral health care into primary care can improve outcomes and be cost-effective for adults with depression, anxiety and chronic pain who are on long-term opioid therapy.

  • What do Argentine scientists know about hantavirus so far?
    on May 15, 2026 at 9:20 am

    The Andes strain of hantavirus typically circulates via rodents, but human-to-human transmission such as the outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is not impossible either.

  • ‘Engineered for addiction’: WHO slams soaring nicotine pouch sales
    on May 15, 2026 at 8:40 am

    The World Health Organization issued a strong warning Friday over the rapid global expansion of nicotine pouch products, decrying the tobacco industry’s aggressive marketing tactics to hook young people.

  • Africa’s top health body confirms new Ebola outbreak in remote Congo province
    on May 15, 2026 at 8:18 am

    Africa CDC, the continent’s top public health body, on Friday confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far.

  • Trump and Kennedy seek to relax safeguards for AI health care tools
    on May 15, 2026 at 3:20 am

    Paul Boyer, a psychotherapist for Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, California, is experiencing the AI revolution firsthand. He’s a little underwhelmed. The health giant has rolled out a new suite of note-taking software, made by health care AI pioneer Abridge, intended to summarize a patient’s visit at supersonic speed. For many clinicians, the technology soothes one of the persistent headaches of their lives—administration and paperwork.