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Housing aid linked to lower medical financial hardship among U.S. renters with cancer

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Government housing assistance was associated with a nearly seven-percentage point lower risk of experiencing financial hardship related to medical expenses among US renters with a history of cancer. The findings demonstrate that this assistance is associated with improvement in overall financial security, quality of life, and health outcomes for renters with cancer.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: National Institutes of Health/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Tracking mood instability in bipolar disorder: Advances in neuroimaging and digital monitoring

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Meeting Announcement

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) will host a free webinar, “Tracking Mood Instability in Bipolar Disorder: Advances in Neuroimaging and Digital Monitoring” on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 2:00 pm ET. In this webinar, Danella Hafeman, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, will present how her lab uses neuroimaging (fMRI) and mobile sensing to identify neural and behavioral markers of BD and mood recurrence. The session will be hosted by Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., President & CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation and host of the Emmy® nominated television series Healthy Minds.

In a challenging labor market, Black women with disabilities are choosing self-employment

American Counseling Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

While the employment landscape for Black women continues to shift in 2025, Black women with disabilities are actively pursuing self-employment as a viable career option, according to new research published in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, a publication of the American Counseling Association.

Journal: Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Gene therapy leads to improved quality of life in patients with sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia

American Society of Hematology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

(WASHINGTON — August 27, 2025) – Treatment with exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) led to robust and sustained improvements in quality of life for patients with severe sickle cell disease (SCD) or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, according to two studies published in Blood Advances.

Journal: Blood Advances

Unmasking inflammatory bowel disease in nigeria: a multicenter cross-sectional analysis of clinico-pathological and endoscopic findings

Xia & He Publishing Inc.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic condition with significant health implications worldwide. In Nigeria, data on its prevalence and characteristics are limited, highlighting the need for comprehensive studies to better understand its epidemiology and clinical features in the region. This study aimed to assess the clinical presentation, endoscopic findings, and management challenges of IBD among patients undergoing colonoscopy in Nigeria.

Journal: Journal of Translational Gastroenterology

New editorial explores the double-edged sword of AI scribes in health care

JMIR Publications

A new editorial published in JMIR Medical Informatics examines the rapid rise of ambient artificial intelligence (AI) scribes—technologies designed to automate clinical documentation and ease the administrative burden on health care practitioners.

Journal: JMIR Medical Informatics

Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and skin cancer risk

Xia & He Publishing Inc.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Skin cancer, the most common global malignancy, is linked to ultraviolet (UV)-driven serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D)synthesis, with its controversial role possibly reflecting cumulative UV exposure. This study aimed to assess the association and causality between 25(OH)D levels and skin cancer risk using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999–2018) data and Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses, evaluating 25(OH)D as a screening biomarker.

Journal: Cancer Screening and Prevention