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17-Nov-2025

Racial and ethnic disparities in cesarean birth trends in the United States

About The Study: In this cohort study of births in the United States from 2012 to 2021, the rate of overall cesarean births decreased slightly over the study period. However, racial and ethnic disparities persisted, with increasing risk of primary cesarean births among non-Hispanic Black individuals compared with individuals from other racial and ethnic groups. Quality improvement efforts to reduce unnecessary cesarean births should address this inequity and the structural racism that drives it.

Journal: JAMA Network Open

17-Nov-2025

Cracking the social care workforce crisis with improved pay and training practices

King's College London
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Investing in staff pay and training can address the workforce crisis in adult care and improve care home performance.

17-Nov-2025

National Health Advocacy Group offers tips to cut holiday grocery bills in half with plant-based ingredients

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Reports and Proceedings

A Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey shows most U.S. consumers plan to spend about $100 on their main holiday meal this year. As food costs continue to rise, the Physicians Committee, a national nonprofit health advocacy group, has tips for slashing that number in half.

17-Nov-2025

Not all PTSD therapies keep veterans in treatment, study warns

American Psychological Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About a quarter of U.S. service members and veterans who start psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder quit before they finish treatment. But not all therapies are equal in their appeal, with some effective approaches reporting the highest dropout rates, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

17-Nov-2025

New research shows how friends’ support protects intercultural couples

Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New research examines how social approval from different sources predicts relationship quality for intercultural couples. Researchers found that having supportive friends can be a powerful protective factor, especially when they face disapproval from family or society more broadly.

Journal: Social Psychological and Personality Science

17-Nov-2025

Global number of Internet users increases, but disparities deepen key digital divides

International Telecommunication Union
Reports and Proceedings

ITU’s Facts and Figures 2025 shows steady progress in connectivity, while highlighting gaps in quality and affordability

17-Nov-2025

Lighting and acoustics matter for better work environments in ICUs

Institute of Science Tokyo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A 3 months study conducted in the intensive care unit (ICU) in Japan, revealed that healthcare workers experience reduced environmental satisfaction and concentration due to lack of natural light and excessive ambient noise. When designing ICUs, architects should focus on increasing natural light and mitigating noise. These factors could help enhance healthcare worker satisfaction, productivity, and quality of patient care.

Journal: Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Matching Fund of Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University