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Medicine & Health

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 12-Jun-2026 20:16 ET (13-Jun-2026 00:16 GMT/UTC)

2-Apr-2026

Childhood cancer is a substantial contributor to global childhood mortality and global cancer burden

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New global study shows 85% of the world’s new cases and 94% of deaths estimated to occur in low- and middle-income countries.

Journal: The Lancet

2-Apr-2026

Study shows association between obstructive sleep apnea, all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events

European Association for the Study of Obesity
Reports and Proceedings

*Note – this is an early press release from the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May. Please credit the congress when using this research*

New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, 12-15 May) shows that those living with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a 71% higher risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs) or death from any cause (all-cause mortality) compared with those not living with OSA. The study is a collaboration between Imperial College Health Partners; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK; and Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly). The study is sponsored by Lilly, the manufacturer of obesity and diabetes medications, including tirzepatide.

Meeting: European Congress on Obesity 2026 (ECO2026)

2-Apr-2026

University Hospitals receives 2026 Innovation in Regulatory & Compliance Award at RLDatix Connected Healthcare Summit

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Grant and Award Announcement

University Hospitals has been recognized by RLDatix with the Innovation in Regulatory & Compliance Award at the 2026 Connected Healthcare Summit. The award honors healthcare organizations that demonstrate excellence in compliance readiness, documentation quality, and proactive policy alignment driving safer care.

2-Apr-2026

Linking loneliness to inflammation in wound care

Medical University of South Carolina
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Medical University of South Carolina researchers report in Advances in Skin & Wound Care that they have linked loneliness in patients with chronic leg and foot wounds to increased expression of inflammatory genes and slower wound healing. They found higher expression of these genes in the high-loneliness group than the low-loneliness group. This finding adds to the growing body of evidence that feelings of loneliness have an impact on our ability to heal.

Journal: Advances in Skin & Wound Care

2-Apr-2026

Magnetic biochar gel offers breakthrough solution for arsenic and antimony contamination in rice fields

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A newly developed magnetic biochar material could help farmers grow safer rice in soils contaminated with toxic elements, while also improving crop yields and soil health.

Journal: Biochar

2-Apr-2026

Top cancer scientist Thales “PapaG” Papagiannakopoulos joins Salk Institute

Salk Institute
Business Announcement

The Salk Institute has recruited globally renowned cancer scientist Thales “PapaG” Papagiannakopoulos, PhD, to join its faculty as a professor beginning in September 2026. Papagiannakopoulos has been a faculty member at NYU Grossman School of Medicine since 2015, and his move to Salk will bring additional expertise in cancer metabolism, cancer immunology, and tumor-host communications to the Institute.

2-Apr-2026

Northumbria University spinout achieves CE marking for deep lung breath sampling device — a first backed by peer-reviewed research

Northumbria University
Business Announcement

A medical device company spun out of Northumbria University has reached a significant milestone — receiving CE marking for a breath sampling platform that peer-reviewed research has demonstrated can reliably collect saliva-free exhaled breath condensates (EBC) from the deep lung, making it the first technology of its type to achieve this distinction.

2-Apr-2026

A small molecule drug candidate fully restores survival in a lethal mouse model of a rare kidney stone disease that has no current treatment

Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A unique collaboration at the Buck Institute shows that an orally administered small molecule, N-propargylglycine (N-PPG), can completely prevent the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones, protect against kidney failure, and fully restore normal survival in a mouse model of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 2 (PH2), a rare and currently untreatable genetic disorder that causes progressive kidney failure in infants and young adults. The collaborators study breast cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

Journal: Kidney International
Funder: Hevolution Foundation

2-Apr-2026

Sugary drink taxes may not be effective in fast-food settings

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Taxes on sugary drinks had no effect on beverage calorie purchases from fast-food chain restaurants in the U.S., according to a new study by Brian Elbel and Pasquale Rummo from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and colleagues publishing April 2^nd in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine.

Journal: PLOS Medicine