A sweeping new report released today confirms what critics of the Affordable Care Act have warned for years: millions of ineligible individuals are receiving federally subsidized health coverage, draining tens of billions in public funds through a system riddled with structural loopholes and almost no accountability.

In one of the most aggressive legal moves ever taken by a U.S. city against the food industry, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a landmark lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court, accusing ten of America's most powerful food and beverage manufacturers of knowingly engineering a public health crisis.

New York City health authorities have confirmed the first known case of mpox clade I in the five boroughs — a strain experts describe as significantly more dangerous than the clade II virus that drove the global 2022 outbreak.

In a development that has rattled Southern California's public health community, measles has returned to the Happiest Place on Earth for the first time in more than a decade — and officials say the risk to thousands of park visitors could extend weeks into the future.

In high-performance sport, success is often measured in medals, rankings and results, but far less attention is paid to the human cost of achieving them. For Wayne Aquila, Master of Commerce graduate, this tension became the driving force behind his research project, which saw him investigate the influence of power on well-being in high-performance sport environments.

People with problematic Internet use are unconsciously drawn to certain types of online content. These findings could help researchers develop targeted training programs to support people with problematic Internet use.

A randomized controlled trial conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found that a five-minute session of proximal intercessory prayer (PIP)—in-person prayer offered by a trained volunteer—significantly reduced pain and anxiety in primary care patients compared to a music control group. The findings, published in the Annals of Family Medicine, suggest that proximal intercessory prayer may offer a practical, non-pharmacologic complement to conventional care, particularly for underserved populations.

Celiac disease (CeD) is associated with a nearly tripled risk for needing a solid organ transplantation, according to a study published online May 28 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

More than 6 in 10 Australian men have experienced some form of adversity during childhood, with significant impacts on their mental health in adulthood, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS). Drawing on data from "Ten to Men," the world's largest longitudinal study on male health, the report explores the link between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and adult mental health outcomes.

A News and Perspectives article published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research investigates the potential implications of AI–enabled toys for children's well-being and development. Authored by JMIR Correspondent Simon Spichak, "Policymakers and Researchers Zero In On the Impact of AI Toys" explores the rapid proliferation of consumer toys integrated with LLMs, the severe lack of research regarding their impact on early neurodevelopment, and the growing privacy and transparency concerns raised by experts and policymakers.