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Despite steady increases in rates of immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) after mastectomy, racial disparities in IBR have persisted in the years since implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery庐, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

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The International Hope Barometer Research, led by Prof. Tharina Guse, explores the cultural differences in how hope is sustained.

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Africa is urbanising at an unprecedented pace. By 2050, nearly 60% of the continent鈥檚 population will live in cities, placing immense pressure on local governments to provide infrastructure, services, and sustainable economic opportunities. Yet, despite the promises of decentralisation, African municipalities remain under-resourced, underpowered, and underprepared.

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A new study looks at how young Namibians reach adulthood, broadening the understanding of this life stage in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Findings included elevated risks for chronic organ disease among children, and revealed some racial differences in long COVID risks

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Dr. Olivia Carr Edenfield, Director of the American Literature Association and Professor in the Department of English at Georgia Southern University, has been selected as the 2025 Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) 鈥� Arts and Humanities Faculty Mentor Awardee.

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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health contributed to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report examining autism among children who turned 4 and 8 years old in 2022. The CDC report, which includes data from 16 study sites across the U.S. including Maryland, found an overall prevalence of autism of 1 in 31 (3.2%) among 8-year-olds in 2022.

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The Institute of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Promotion, Ministry of Culture, is promoting the 鈥淧ha Khao Ma and the Thai Way of Life鈥�, which is a national cultural heritage, to the UNESCO stage by accelerating the systematic creation of a database of Thai Pha Khao Ma patterns from all sectors for the benefit of preserving the national cultural heritage and promoting the creation of Pa Khao Ma identity patterns by organizations and communities, including the utilization of the database for further development in the community enterprise and marketing sectors to increase the economic value of Pha Khao Ma and the sustainable expansion of the community economy.

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A harmonised African body could stem deaths from fake and substandard medicines鈥攅specially antimalarials and antibiotics鈥攂y bolstering oversight, saving lives, and strengthening health systems.

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Each year, Black Maternal Health Week (April 11鈥�17) brings attention to an ongoing crisis in the United States. A Rutgers Health expert addresses the urgent need for understanding barriers and providing culturally competent care

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In 2024, 147 people were exonerated in the U.S. after losing an average of 13.5 years of their lives to wrongful imprisonment for crimes they did not commit.

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Doctoral student Meritxell Abellan-Almenara examines court decisions to see how Quebec judges use their power to make defendants criminally inadmissible to stay in Canada.

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Debunking myths surrounding organ donation.

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Who are the alt-right, and what do they stand for? The term is broad 鈥� an alt-right supporter could be anyone from an armed insurrectionist to an armchair political pundit 鈥� but they tend to have one thing in common. According to new research involving faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, people who identify as alt-right tend to be 鈥渟ystem justifiers鈥� who want to maintain the traditional status quo as an antidote to insecurity.