The prevalence of chronic heart failure, affecting 6.7 million U.S. adults, is expected to increase. Despite rapid advance in therapeutics, chronic heart failure continues to have a high rate of morbidity and mortality. In recent years, the gut microbiome has emerged as a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   promising new frontier for understanding health and disease.

Being made to feel different, lesser, or unwanted can be a common experience for many minority groups. When people are excluded or denied full social acceptance because they are perceived as having a “lesser” status or value, they can often internalise these beliefs, or stigma. Researchers at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) investigated this internalisation, known as self-stigma, among university students. They found that, over time, students with higher levels of mindfulness had lower self-stigma and fewer depressive symptoms.

The American Academy of Pediatrics hosts its annual National Conference & Exhibition in San Diego for the first time in over a decade, offering the latest information in medical research, education and advocacy for children’s health Oct. 2 – 6, 2026. 

A new global study into appendicitis has found that there are major inequalities in care, with some countries having little access to CT imaging or minimally invasive surgery - resulting in poorer patient outcomes. Published in the Lancet Global Health, the Appendicitis Global Outcomes Study (AlliGatOr) study found that delays in accessing surgical assessment for suspected appendicitis are associated with a significantly higher risk of life-threatening complications.