GMJ Briefs
Understanding Gaza’s Child Skin Disease Crisis: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know
Healthcare workers in Gaza face critical resource gaps treating 1,500 children with preventable skin diseases as humanitarian conditions deteriorate.
What Rural Healthcare Systems Need to Know About Detention Facility Planning
Rural healthcare systems must ensure adequate capacity assessments and resources before detention facility implementation.
Children’s Skincare Market Boom Raises Questions About Targeting Young Audiences
Clinical observations show children as young as eight developing obsessive skincare behaviours amid rapid growth in children's skincare product marketing.
Penn Engineers Launch Open-Source Algorithm to Revolutionize Medical Imaging Workflow
University of Pennsylvania researchers release open-source FireANTs algorithm, reducing medical image analysis time from one week to minutes while maintaining…
250,000 Annual Deaths: The Hidden Cost of Rising Temperatures
WHO projects 250,000 additional annual climate-related deaths by 2030-2050, highlighting urgent adaptation needs as temperatures reach records.
Three Essential Facts Every Patient Should Know About Bone Infection Prevention and Treatment
Early MRI detection within 48 hours combined with 4-6 weeks of antibiotics prevents chronic disability from bone infections.
Duke Scientists Develop Mitochondrial Transplant Strategy to Combat Chronic Nerve Pain
Duke University researchers demonstrate that mitochondrial transplantation can reduce chronic neuropathic pain by 78%, offering a novel cellular energy-based treatment…
One in Five Adults Affected: The Staggering Global Burden of Fatty Liver Disease
An estimated 1.5 billion people globally live with steatotic liver disease—roughly one in five adults—yet it remained absent from international…