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The Lancet MedZero: a single platform for carbon data across every product in healthcare

University of Birmingham
Business Announcement

Launching today at the 79th World Health Assembly with more than 14,000 entries across all of healthcare, the first global database of its kind.

Public support for the energy transition is driven by emotions

Université de Genève
Peer-Reviewed Publication

What psychological factors influence public support for decarbonisation policies? A team at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has developed an artificial intelligence–based model to predict the level of public support for energy transition measures, whether related to electricity, heating or mobility. Based on fourteen key factors, the model shows that emotions play a decisive role than purely rational considerations. Published in Nature Energy, this research provides policymakers with practical tools to design transparent communication and strengthen public acceptance of energy transition policies.

Journal: Nature Energy

Private equity acquisition can expand primary care use by expanding workforce, study finds

Brown University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When health policy researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health tracked data from primary care practices that had been acquired by private equity firms, they found something surprising: not all of the changes were detrimental.

Journal: Health Affairs
Funder: Arnold Ventures, Commonwealth Fund

Doctors believe preservation has a one in four chance of working, but not without challenges

PLOS
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Surveyed US physicians believed preservation has a one in four chance of working, though opinions amongst physicians varied. Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston of Monash University, Australia, and colleagues present their findings in the study, published on May 20, 2026 in the open-access journal PLOS One.

Journal: PLOS One

Celebrating the standouts: Changemakers honored by the world’s largest computing association

Association for Computing Machinery
Grant and Award Announcement

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today recognized individuals with awards for their exemplary service to the computing field. Spanning diverse disciplines, the 2025 award recipients were selected by their peers for energizing a thriving community that makes a real impact on both their colleagues and the wider world. This year’s awardees drove advancements in learning tools for computer science education, technology policy, and broadening participation in computing—among other areas.

Healthcare utilization disruptions continue in post-COVID China

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A PLOS Medicine analysis led by Fred Hutch Cancer Center researchers quantified the enduring impact that China’s health policies during the COVID-19 pandemic had on overall healthcare utilization. As the first country to report COVID-19 cases and implement infection control measures, and among the last to lift such policies, China’s experience presented a unique opportunity to study the relationship between public health measures and healthcare access.

Journal: PLOS Medicine
Funder: Zhejiang Province High-Level Talent Training Program - Medical Rising Star Fund Support, Fred Hutch Cancer Center Public Health Sciences Division

Nearly 60% of college students with a psychosis diagnosis are not receiving the recommended mental health treatment

Boston University School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher examined the perceptions, beliefs, and attitudes that influenced college students’ with a diagnosis of psychosis to seek help for their mental health and found that while a majority of these students believed they needed mental health treatment, 60 percent of students did not meet current recommended guidelines for combined antipsychotic medication and therapy. Published in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, the study found that nearly 8 in 10 surveyed college students with psychosis reported needing mental health support. While 8 in 10 students did seek therapy or counseling within the past 12 months, only 4 in 10 students reported taking antipsychotic medication.

Journal: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, William T. Grant Foundation Scholars Program

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