About The Study: In this economic evaluation estimating effects of the possible health care policy changes on HIV transmission, findings suggest that even modest reductions in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) coverage would result in thousands of avoidable HIV infections and billions of dollars of increases in net health care costs.

Protecting Indigenous territories in areas of the Amazon rainforest with high levels of forest cover may help reduce the number of cases of several diseases (including malaria and respiratory conditions) in the surrounding areas. The results, from an analysis published in Communications Earth & Environment, highlight the importance of legal protection for Indigenous territories in the Amazon, and the complex role they play in human health.

Findings add to mounting evidence that recognizing and enforcing Indigenous Peoples’ land rights has widespread benefits – for the climate, nature and, now, health

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has released a new report, “Understanding Breakthroughs in Brain Health: Top 10 Articles of 2024,” to support busy clinicians in their efforts to remain abreast of recent research that informs the diagnosis and management of dementia, and to implement relevant findings regarding brain health in practice.