General Healthcare

Loneliness and social isolation are increasingly recognized as major public health issues, with significant impacts on both physical and mental health.

The growing body of research on the gut-skin axis and human microbiome has sparked increasing interest in microbiome-modulatory agents as potential treatments for acne vulgaris.

Patients with psychosocial risk factors, including depression and neurodevelopmental disorders, face significantly worse outcomes following emergency general surgery, according to a new analysis of over 2 million cases.

Gluten-related skin conditions may extend well beyond the classic dermatitis herpetiformis, according to a new overview of gluten-induced dermatoses that highlights diagnostic and therapeutic pathways for clinicians.

Climate change is severely affecting the physical and psychological health of reproductive-age women living in Bangladesh’s coastal communities, according to a new study.

A new cross-sectional study highlights a troubling mental health trend among adolescents and young adults, revealing that up to two-thirds of students aged 14–30 report moderate to severe loneliness.

Early-life exposure to phthalates and bisphenols may increase the risk of asthma, wheezing, and rhinitis in children under five, according to a new pooled analysis of over 5,000 participants.

Metformin use linked to significantly lower colorectal cancer risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, according to a new population-based cohort study.