Investigating relationships between loneliness, social isolation and health - Nature

World Mental Health Day on October 10 highlighted several emerging issues in mental health, including greater involvement of people with firsthand experience, concerns about AI chatbots, the psychological effects of digital connectivity, and family estrangement. One shift is challenging the traditional divide between mental health experts and patients. The World Health Organization is calling for people who have personally experienced mental health conditions to have a greater role in shaping care and policy.

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) could transform diabetes management for millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes who don't take insulin, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The clinical trial found that adults using CGMs spent approximately five additional hours each day within their target blood sugar range compared with those receiving routine care. Nearly twice as many CGM users also achieved an A1c level below 7%, a common treatment goal for people with diabetes.

Patients who wore noise-canceling headphones during minimally invasive gynecological surgery were significantly less likely to experience postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), suggest findings from a randomized clinical trial presented at the Anesthesiology 2026 annual meeting.