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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 18-Jun-2026 06:16 ET (18-Jun-2026 10:16 GMT/UTC)

Despite an increase in federally funded residency slots, shortages persist

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new JAMA study finds that federal efforts to expand the physician workforce fall short for primary care and rural communities, despite clear policy goals. The findings raise pressing questions about whether current implementation strategies can effectively address longstanding physician shortages across the U.S.

Journal: JAMA
Funder: National Institute of Nursing Research

Stroke expert probes role of Medicare plans in shaping patients' stroke care

University of Virginia Health System
Grant and Award Announcement

After identifying significant differences in stroke care and outcomes for patients on different Medicare plans, a UVA Health doctor is launching an ambitious effort to better understand the sources of those differences and ensure patients get the best care possible.

Funder: American Heart Association

Digital Science launches Dimensions Citation Check API for self-citation risk screening

Digital Science
Business Announcement

Digital Science's new Dimensions Citation Check offers journal editors a practical, scalable tool to help safeguard research integrity.

Aston-led report calls for global standards to be treated as a strategic priority for UK technological leadership

Aston University
Reports and Proceedings

New research led by Aston Business School says the UK must strengthen its role in shaping the global standards that underpin technologies such as AI, semiconductors, 5G, 6G and internet infrastructure if it is to convert scientific strength into industrial leadership. The report, Harnessing Global Standards for Technological Leadership: A Comparative Study of the UK and Other Leading Nations, was led by Professor Cher Li of Aston Business School, in collaboration with Dr Xin Deng at Alliance Manchester Business School and Dr John Moffat at Durham University Business School.

Funder: ESRC National Centre for Research Methods

Finns expect policymakers to respond actively to international tensions

University of Helsinki
Reports and Proceedings

Finns expect policymakers to respond actively to international tensions

A new study suggests that 71% of Finns believe the international rules-based order has already crumbled, and they hope Europe and Finland will respond with a robust foreign and security policy.

The research report ‘Wrecking-ball politics: Finns’ expectations in foreign and security policy transitions’ is based on the NATOpoll research project led by the University of Helsinki, in which survey data were gathered from over 3,100 Finns. 840 of these respondents had already completed surveys previously, enabling a longitudinal research perspective.

The report highlights that the international security environment is undergoing profound, wide-ranging change. As the rules-based order loses its guiding authority, nothing has yet emerged to replace it. Finns see it as Europe’s duty to defend this order against the hegemonic ambitions of the world’s major powers.

Utah’s stricter 0.05 BAC limit significantly reduces drunk driving fatalities

Elsevier
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new analysis has found that after Utah lowered the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for driving from 0.08 to 0.05 g/dL, alcohol-related crash fatalities declined significantly more in Utah compared to its six contiguous states. The findings from the study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, provide timely evidence that lowering the BAC limit may save lives and point to broad public safety benefits.

Journal: American Journal of Preventive Medicine

A new approach to the EU’s promised cross-border climate action

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Reports and Proceedings

The EU must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2040 relative to 1990 – of which 5 percentage points can be achieved through climate action elsewhere, according to the 2025 law. A study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) now proposes a novel instrument for this external component: performance-based Jurisdictional Reward Funds. This avoids perverse incentives, strengthens international and thus also European climate action, and costs just 5 billion euros annually. The study is available as a PIK Policy Paper on the institute’s website. Co-author Ottmar Edenhofer is PIK Director and Chair of the EU climate advisory board.

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