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Behavioural scienceSmoking and vaping confirms
Current smokers had twice the odds of missing lung screening follow-up
In a Japanese community programme, 19.3% of abnormal low-dose CT screens had no documented follow-up within a year, with current smokers at twice the odds of former smokers.
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Tomorrow's worldMedicine at a distance refines
Exercise-based telerehabilitation raised peak oxygen uptake in cardiac patients
Telerehabilitation with exercise at its core raised peak oxygen uptake by 2.58 mL/kg/min in 13 randomised trials of 958 adults with cardiovascular disease, although the prediction interval crossed zero.
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Data, models and systemsHealth systems and access confirms
US life expectancy ranked 38th in 2023 and the gap has widened
US life expectancy ranked 38th in 2023, with the gap against 16 high-income countries widening and rising death rates concentrated at younger and working ages.
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Behavioural scienceInfection and pandemics confirms
Hospitalised Brazilian influenza patients with two vaccine doses had 32% lower mortality
Among Brazilians hospitalised with influenza between 2023 and October 2025, two trivalent vaccine doses within a calendar year were associated with 32% lower in-hospital mortality and 52% fewer ICU admissions.
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Data, models and systemsValue in health confirms
Modelled 95% measles coverage in Kenya averts 879 deaths beyond current funding
A Markov model of Kenyan birth cohorts estimated that 95% coverage of both measles doses would avert 879 more deaths over ten years than maintaining current funding.
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Behavioural scienceInfection and pandemics refines
RSV awareness tracked with vaccination in White and Black women, not Hispanic women
Among 650 pregnant and postpartum US women, RSV awareness was associated with a 26.4 point higher vaccination probability for White women but a non-significant 6.9 points for Hispanic women.
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Health todayDementia new
Varenicline users had about half the dementia rate of nicotine-replacement users
Among 1,758 matched pairs aged 50 and over in the All of Us cohort, varenicline users had about half the rate of dementia of those using nicotine replacement (HR 0.52).
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Behavioural scienceAlcohol and drug use new
Brain-activity feedback from peers in recovery reduced craving in opioid use disorder
People with opioid use disorder were trained to match their frontal brain activity to that of peers further into recovery, and craving fell against sham feedback.
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Behavioural scienceInfection and pandemics new
Wastewater bacteria tracked community COVID-19 case rates alongside viral load
A preprint reports that gut bacteria depleted during infection tracked COVID-19 case rates in wastewater, with bacteria alone predicting future rates modestly better than bacteria plus viral gene copies.
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Mass cholera vaccination in Uvira, DRC, averted an estimated 56% of infections
Modelling of cholera surveillance in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo, estimates that the 2020 vaccination campaign averted 56% of infections and deaths over the following three years.
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Behavioural scienceDiet, exercise and sleep confirms
Kidney stones were half as common in UK Biobank adults with healthier habits
Among 300,875 UK Biobank adults followed for a median of 12.3 years, those meeting most of seven healthy habits had half the kidney stone risk of those meeting fewest.
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Behavioural scienceSmoking and vaping new
Quit rates at Hong Kong cessation services halved after COVID-19 emergency measures
Among 1762 adults using community cessation services in Hong Kong, validated six-month abstinence fell from 12.3% before the January 2020 emergency response to 6.8% after it.
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