A new study presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2026 shows that after decades of decline, stroke incidence is rising again, driven by higher rates in some ethnic minority populations and concentrated among socioeconomically disadvantaged groups.

About The Study: In this cross-sectional survey study of 988 Lifeline leaders, results suggested that most centers struggled to find resources to keep the center fully staffed. If staffing challenges persist, centers could face risks to staff well-being and service quality. Financing and operational strategies that support recruitment and retention will be critical to sustaining the quality and accessibility of 988 Lifeline centers.

Companies celebrated for strong financial performance may actually be inefficient once their environmental impact is taken into account, according to new research from the University of Surrey. 

New research analysing two decades of company data shows that a board interpersonal diversity mitigates aggressive tax avoidance.

A new study found that hospitals spent at least $7.8 billion on management consulting over roughly a decade but saw no meaningful changes in finances, staffing, operations, or patient outcomes.

The number of post-traditional students, or those who do not come to college straight from high school, is growing across the country. Researchers from the University of Kansas and Florida International University analyzed a group of students in a highly competitive engineering program and found some factors, like being older than 25, working while going to school, commuting and having dependents were positive predictors of key academic outcomes, including continuous GPA, graduating in six years and student retention. The findings can help schools support post-traditional students, an ever more important group of students as an enrollment cliff approaches, the researchers argue.

About The Study: Despite rapid expansion of ultraexpensive drugs in Medicare Part D, this cohort study found that availability in comparable economies remains limited, and internationally unavailable products often have higher per-beneficiary spending, underscoring their fiscal significance.

Labor market policies intended to protect trade secrets and spur research and development may instead limit late-career wages and encourage firms to replace human labor with machines and other automation equipment, according to a study in the journal Labour Economics by researchers at Penn State, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Colorado State University.