American public health agencies don’t routinely test wastewater for sexually transmitted infections, but new research led by the University of Washington and the Washington State Department of Health found that such methods could be used to effectively identify Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacteria that causes chlamydia.

When a baby begins to cry, do you expect its caregiver to soothe it? Most infants do, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The study also found an association between the mental health of mothers and infants’ expectations about comforting behavior. 

A new report from Portland State University’s Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative (HRAC) and the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health offers an in-depth examination of how individuals navigate, survive and attempt to exit homelessness. Titled “Without a Map: A Lived Experience Study of the Paths People Create Through Homelessness," the publication serves as the second and final part of the Multnomah County-funded Pathways study. The first part of the study, released in April 2026, established through 541 surveys that 98% of unhoused participants want permanent housing. This final installment combines those survey findings with 29 in-depth journey-mapping interviews to show how people navigate homelessness and homeless services, what helps them move toward housing, what gets in the way and the many ways in which progress can sometimes stall or unravel. 

A study provides new insights into the biological alterations underlying the difficulties with precise fine movements observed in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (POSA).

A $4.5 million gift to the University of Louisville establishes the Gibbs Foundation Endowment in the School of Medicine, creating a lasting impact for groundbreaking respiratory disease research. The Gibbs Foundation investment will fuel scientific discovery, advance understanding of lung disease and help drive innovations in patient care. The gift builds on nearly a decade of partnership between the Gibbs Foundation and UofL researchers working to advance ex vivo lung perfusion technology and improve outcomes for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions.

Healthcare costs for women reporting childbirth-related PTSD were over twice as high as those for women without symptoms during the period from 6 to 12 months after birth, according to a new report from City St George’s, University of London on the economic impact of postnatal PTSD on the NHS.