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Health TechnologyAmbient AI at Ardent Health Turns Pilot Into Enterprise Return ● Public HealthDaily Routine Linked to Less Pain and Depression in Older Adults ● GastroenterologyFiber Supplement Improves IBS Gut Health Without Worsening Symptoms ● NeurologyBrain signal pattern predicts Alzheimer’s years before symptoms ● OrthopedicsACL Surgery Rehab May Protect Knees From Early Osteoarthritis ● GeriatricsYale study finds which anti-aging treatments lower biological age ● Medical ResearchTransformer Models Predict Research Impact From Titles and Abstracts ● PsychiatryHolly Humberstone on perfectionism, stage nerves and mental health ●

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Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

Public Health · KFF

Healthcare Costs Push Patients Into Debt, Delayed Care and Hard Choices

Rising premiums, deductibles and medical bills are forcing Americans to delay care, sell homes and take on debt as health spending climbs.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 26, 2026 · 6 min read

Public Health·BMJ Open

COVID-19 Wellbeing and Stress Study Protocol Focuses on Parent Distress

BMJ Open protocol outlines a longitudinal study of parent distress, biological stress and child outcomes during COVID-19.

Public Health·Nature

LLMs favor a narrow set of drug product names, study finds

Five large language models converged on the same drug products in synthetic vignettes, diverging from real-world prescribing and…

Public Health·Nature

AI Chatbots Outperformed Dentists and Doctors on Radiation Safety Quiz

Seven AI chatbots beat dentists, doctors, and the public on radiation safety questions, though the findings do not…

Public Health·Front Immunol

mHealth Adoption in Diabetes Driven by Attitude and Innovativeness

An extended UTAUT2 model found attitude and personal innovativeness strongly shape mHealth use intention among Chinese adults with…

Public Health·Front Immunol

AI in Breast Disease Care Gets Strong Patient Support in China

A survey of 457 breast surgery patients in China found broad acceptance of AI tools, but trust, privacy,…

Public Health·Lan Heme

Cervical Cancer Screening in Zambia Rose, but HIV-Positive Women Had Higher Positivity

A Zambian cohort of more than 183,000 women found rising cervical cancer screening uptake, with higher VIAC positivity…

Public Health·CDC

CDC links Salmonella outbreak to raw oysters from Virginia harvest area

CDC is investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to raw oysters from Virginia and warns against eating, selling,…

Public Health·WHO

WHO and PAHO Vaccine Access Efforts in Latin America During COVID-19

An analysis of WHO and PAHO strategies for COVID-19 vaccine access in Latin America and the Caribbean, with…

Public Health·Med Econ

MGMA conference spotlights Medicare cuts, denials and workforce churn

At MGMA’s 100th annual conference, leaders examined Medicare pay cuts, payer denials, AI scribes and the staff turnover…