Tuberculosis rates for Inuit living in Nunavik, the Inuit lands in northern Quebec, are 1,000 times greater than among non-foreign-born Québécois, and underresourcing of local health care adds to hardship from the disease, finds research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The study, conducted in partnership with Nunavik Inuit and led by a predominantly Indigenous research team, aimed to assess current Inuit experiences with tuberculosis care and elicit recommendations from Inuit on effective disease eradication tactics.

Methamphetamine—more commonly known as meth, crystal or ice—is a highly addictive, stimulant drug.

A novel, minimally invasive method of determining whether fatty deposits in a coronary artery are restricting blood flow to a patient’s heart performed similarly to the standard, more-invasive procedure in a large multicountry European randomized trial presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26). The study was simultaneously published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Researchers at City St George’s, University of London have found that psychological interventions for self-harm appear to be more effective for females than males, raising concerns about how well current treatments meet the needs of men at high risk of suicide. In a systematic review and meta-analysis published in The Lancet Regional Health—Europe, the team analyzed 46 randomized controlled trials involving over 15,000 participants. The study is the first to specifically compare the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions (PSIs) for self-harm in males and females across both clinical and non-clinical settings. Psychosocial interventions mostly involve talking therapies (such as cognitive behavior therapy) or presenting information and support.

A research team led by the Fisabio Foundation has demonstrated that dermcidin, an antimicrobial peptide produced constitutively by the human body, also exhibits antiviral activity against the influenza virus. The study also shows that people who do not develop flu-like symptoms have higher baseline levels of this molecule, which could be associated with lower susceptibility to infection. The findings are published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.