TORONTO (November 12, 2025) —Hundreds of malaria patients participating in a clinical trial in Gabon in West Africa were cured via a single dose of a treatment that utilizes four widely available malaria drugs, according to a new study presented today at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

Rainfall and flooding frequently disrupt the lives of urban residents worldwide, posing significant public health risks. Mumbai, India - renowned for the ferocity of its monsoon season - stands as a stark example of the human toll that extreme urban flooding can exact. But despite the growing recognition and urgency of these hazards, the health impacts of rainfall remain poorly understood, and those of sea level rise are entirely unquantified.  A recent study led by Princeton University and the University of Chicago takes a closer look at the intersection between climate change, hazards, and public health in Mumbai, finding that deaths caused by rainfall and rising sea levels are almost ten times higher than the official statistics suggest.  

About The Study: The findings of this cohort study suggest that sexual assault may increase the risk of developing functional somatic disorder (FSD), involving multiple body systems. Functional somatic disorder is characterized by persistent physical symptoms and substantial disability. Despite limitations from small case samples in some FSD subtypes, the pooled analysis underscores the high risk of FSD, emphasizing the critical need for further research and targeted interventions to address the long-term biopsychosocial consequences of sexual assault.  

A Stanford Medicine-led trial found that a few weeks of personalized prehab improved patients’ physical and cognitive resilience before surgery, with noticeable changes in their immune system.

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) have become a critical global public health challenge due to their high resistance to β-lactam antibiotics and association with severe clinical infections.