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10-Dec-2025

AAN issues new guideline for the management of functional seizures

American Academy of Neurology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

To help neurologists, mental health clinicians and other clinicians determine the best ways to help people manage functional seizures, the American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline, published on December 10, 2025, in Neurology^®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The guideline is endorsed by the American Epilepsy Society.

Journal: Neurology

10-Dec-2025

New study charts paths to end cervical cancer

University of Maryland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

UMD mathematicians identified vaccination strategies that could completely eliminate HPV-related cancers.

Journal: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

10-Dec-2025

American College of Cardiology announces Fuster Prevention Forum

American College of Cardiology
Business Announcement

The American College of Cardiology is launching an early cardiovascular disease prevention education program to honor the contributions of Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, MACC, and his lifelong commitment to establishing a culture of prevention in children. The Fuster Prevention Forum is an in-person educational course that will teach clinicians effective ways to educate children, parents and educators in their communities on nutrition, physical activity and emotional well-being.

10-Dec-2025

Opioids: clarifying the concept of safe supply to save lives

University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Canadian researchers want to clarify the concepts related to safe opioid supply to better assess their impact and guide public-health policies.

Journal: International Journal of Drug Policy
Funder: Fonds de recherche du Québec, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

10-Dec-2025

Spending less can deliver more climate-friendly nutrition

Tufts University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Eating healthy can save money and also cause less greenhouse gas emissions than most people’s current food choices, according to a new global study that examined food costs, nutrition, and climate impact around the world.

Journal: Nature Food

10-Dec-2025

Study finds increase in risk of binge drinking among 12th graders who use 2 or more cannabis products

University at Buffalo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Smoking, vaping and dabbing — the process of vaporizing highly potent cannabis concentrates at extremely high temperatures — all were associated with any past two-week binge drinking occurrence.

Journal: Substance Use & Misuse
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

10-Dec-2025

Honey analysis is a non-invasive method of pathogen surveillance in honey bees (Apis mellifera), and provides insight into hive health, according to study of 679 honey samples across Italy

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Honey analysis is a non-invasive method of pathogen surveillance in honey bees (Apis mellifera), and provides insight into hive health, according to study of 679 honey samples across Italy

Journal: PLOS One