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Global experts warn that today's decisions across health, finance, climate, defense and security sectors will determine how many years of good health future generations gain - or lose - to preventable illness and early death by 2100. The health of the next generation will be shaped not by one defining crisis, but by a set of 17 interlinked catastrophic threats spanning disease, social and economic conditions, environmental change, technology and conflict, finds a new Commission published in The Lancet and launched at the World Health Summit 2026 in Berlin. For the first time, it provides decision-makers with a common framework to understand these threats and target action.

Frontline health-care workers are sounding the alarm over what they describe as unsafe staffing levels and worsening working conditions across Saskatchewan. A new research report from CUPE 5430, titled Checking the Pulse of CCAs, surveyed 1,290 continuing care assistants (CCAs) across the province.

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, vice provost and professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the case for AI in health care, AI vs. humans in health care, and more.

Boston, MA—Infants born to mothers who ate a healthy, Mediterranean-style diet during pregnancy were at lower risk for colic and eczema, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. The researchers also found that regularly consuming seafood during pregnancy helped lower an infant’s risk for these conditions. “Our own prior studies have shown that babies who had colic have higher rates of atopic conditions in later life, including asthma, seasonal rhinitis and food allergies,” said corresponding author Jenifer Lightdale, associate chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Boston Children’s Hospital and professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. “Our new study is the first to ask how prenatal diet may influence colic, and in particular the combination of colic and eczema, as babies who have both conditions in infancy may be at highest risk for various manifestations of allergies when they are older.”

SUNRISE, Fla. - The Florida Panthers announced today the club will hold their fifth annual ‘Pink in the Rink’ night on Saturday, Oct. 17 in conjunction with Baptist Health Cancer Care and Promise Fund when the Panthers host the Seattle Kraken at 6 p.m. (ET) at Amerant Bank Arena. The night will honor those who have battled breast and cervical cancer and the medical professionals who work hard to treat and find a cure for the diseases. “This night and all events that bring attention and raise funds in the fight against cancer have deep personal meaning to me,” said President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Bill Zito. “We are proud to participate in our fifth annual Pink in the Rink celebration in Sunrise and I’m excited to see the continued impact of this event on such an important cause.”

Technology promises to improve health care delivery, enhance disease management, and promote satisfaction for patients and providers alike. Yet the reality often falls short. Mitchell Tang, an assistant professor of Health Policy and Management, studies how digital health technologies function in the real world, uncovering subtle challenges they can introduce and identifying potential solutions. His latest study, published in JAMA Network Open, analyzed 3.6 million patient portal messages from patients to their health care teams to find clues about why people from historically marginalized groups are less likely to receive a response from their doctors. Tang and his coauthors found that writing style accounted for a substantial share of these disparities.

RCIPosted: October 12, 2026 9:43 AMJorge Barrera (new window) · CBC News Noelle Menu, 37, says the pain began to darken her reality at a pivotal moment in her life — once she and her husband decided to try for kids, when she was 26. She stopped taking her birth control, which she had been on for a long period, and said she began experiencing pain she'd never had before. The pain came to define and limit her life, she said, and it seemed nothing could relieve it. She suffered through delays in diagnosis, as well as emergency room visits, a hysterectomy and being placed on waitlists stretching years to see specialists and receive treatment.

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When we introduced the new Google Health app, Health Coach, and Fitbit Air just a few months ago, we set out on an ambitious journey: to shift health technology from a fragmented, reactive data-tracking ecosystem to a proactive, personalized companion for your everyday life. The response has been incredible, with Fitbit Air capturing new users’ attention and drawing new audiences into Google Health. But that was just the beginning. We knew we’d need to continuously improve and innovate to make our app and personalized coaching as meaningful and helpful as possible. Over the past few months, we’ve focused on listening closely to feedback, relentlessly iterating with 10 releases and 55 feature updates to make our experiences better over time. We know that true progress happens in the rhythm of daily life: meeting you where you are, adapting to your routine, and continuously improving. Today, we’re taking our next step forward across our devices, software, and ecosystem. Introducing Google Fitbit Edge: A deliberate step change in design and performance.

Google Health announces new partnership and deeper commitment to women’s health with Flo Health.

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The company also announced a new metal mesh band for the Fitbit Air. Google is rolling out a pair of updates to improve automatic activity tracking for its wearables and bring more health features to its latest Fitbits. The company announced today that Health Guardian, which it introduced over the summer for the Pixel Watch, is coming to the Fitbit Air for Google Health Premium subscribers later this month. The service will also be available for the new Fitbit Edge at that time under the Premium subscription. Also later this month, Google says it's rolling out an upgrade to automatic activity tracking for the Fitbit Air, Fitbit Edge and Pixel Watches 3, 4 and 5 that nearly doubles its accuracy and expands the list of recognized workouts from 10 to over 100.