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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Dec-2025 21:11 ET (16-Dec-2025 02:11 GMT/UTC)

Nearly 1 in 5 UK emergency department patients cared for in corridors/waiting rooms

BMJ Group
Peer-Reviewed Publication

At any one time, nearly 1 in 5 emergency department patients in the UK is being cared for in corridors, waiting rooms, and other non-standard ‘overflow’ spaces—an approach known as escalation area care—suggest the results of a large observational study, published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

Journal: Emergency Medicine Journal
Funder: Royal College of Emergency Medicine

Violence against women and children among top health threats: New global study reveals disease burden far larger than previously estimated

Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Sexual violence against children and intimate partner violence against women are two of the most devastating yet persistently underrecognized global health challenges and rank among the top risks for mortality and morbidity worldwide, according to research published in The Lancet today.

Journal: The Lancet
Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

New review reveals how microbial communities accelerate the global spread of antibiotic resistance

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new scientific review has uncovered how complex microbial communities, including those in the human gut and the natural environment, act as powerful engines that drive the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance. The findings highlight urgent risks to global health and call for coordinated action across human, animal, and environmental sectors.

New study reveals widespread PFOS contamination in African soils and food crops

Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new scientific review has found that perfluorooctane sulfonate, a persistent chemical pollutant known as PFOS, is accumulating in soils and agricultural plants across Africa at levels that may pose ecological and public health risks. The study highlights contamination hotspots in Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda, and calls for urgent investment in monitoring, regulation, and research capacity across the continent.

University of Maryland School of Medicine names distinguished scientist and academic leader Gerald M. Wilson, PhD, as Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Business Announcement

University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD today announced the appointment of Gerald M. Wilson, PhD, as Chair of the School’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, effective December 15, 2025. Dr. Wilson, a distinguished scientist and educator, brings more than two decades of leadership and internationally recognized research in RNA biochemistry and cancer mechanisms to this role. As part of the appointment, he will be endowed as the John F.B. Weaver Professor in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Pennington Biomedical makes history with first-ever International Symposium in Riyadh

Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Meeting Announcement

Pennington Biomedical Research Center marked a major milestone this past week with the successful launch of its first international scientific symposium: the Pennington Obesity and Metabolic Disease Symposium, held Dec. 6 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event concluded an extraordinary week of high-level partnership building across the Gulf region, further solidifying Pennington Biomedical as a premier U.S. collaborator in support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 health transformation goals.

Treating adults with autism: Maryland Clinical Center offers national blueprint for care after pediatric transition

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) often lose access to specialized care once they age out of pediatric services. A new report from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) faculty presents five years of real-world data from their clinical practice at the Clinical Center for Adults with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CCAND), demonstrating how a state-funded, multidisciplinary care model can close these gaps and serve as a blueprint for other states.

Journal: Neurology

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