As cosmetic procedures become increasingly normalized worldwide, new research suggests that for some women, repeated treatments may become addiction-like rather than purely cosmetic. The study found that one in five women who had undergone cosmetic procedures met the threshold for moderate-to-severe risk of addictive cosmetic procedure use, with low body esteem and problematic social media use emerging as the strongest risk factors.

Experts are calling for a major overhaul of health and aged care systems to cater for rising numbers of elderly people.

As global birth rates decline and life expectancy rises, the World Health Organization (WHO) forecasts the number of people aged 60 and over will double to more than 2 billion by 2050, placing unprecedented pressure on health and aged care systems worldwide.

Shanghai, China, July 13, 2026 – Insilico Medicine (“Insilico”, 03696.HK), a clinical-stage biotechnology company driven by generative artificial intelligence (AI), China Medical System Holdings Limited (“CMS”, 867.HK/8A8.SG), an open-platform innovative company linking pharmaceutical innovation and commercialization with strong product lifecycle management capability, today announced an additional AI‑empowered drug discovery collaboration targeting a  mass-market indication in central nervous system with an innovative mechanism of action (MoA) identified by PandaOmics.

HBO’s emergency-department drama “The Pitt” has become a smash hit in large part because it shows the deeply human toll that emergency medicine exacts from those who practice it. While researchers have long known that real-life ER doctors are affected by many of the stresses that “The Pitt” has so effectively captured, a recent study led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and published in the BMJ: Quality & Safety is the first to design an interactive and controlled experimental method to test how irritable patients—those displaying frustration or anger—affect the emotions of those treating them, and thus, potentially, the effectiveness of care they receive.