https://www.medboundtimes.com/daily-pulse/australia-birth-rate-ageing-population https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-09-30/wwm4ekdq/birthrates-are-falling.webp Australia’s birthrates are about middle of the pack, with 1.48 children per woman. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-09-30/pmzyt1sc/pexels_luisbecerrafotografo_16053829.webp In 2011, Hungary had an alarmingly low birthrate of 1.23 children per woman. Medbound Times en 2026-10-04T23:30:00.000Z Can Government Ever Convince Women to Have More Babies? Here’s What Other Countries Can Teach Us childbirth, women, declining birth rate, government, australia, research https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/car-t-therapy-for-high-risk-childhood-leukemia https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-09-29/fqs8ka1t/new-treatment-for-leukemia.webp B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common type of pediatric cancer. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-09-29/ay9m0vhv/A_jfif__1___1_.webp Access to both CAR-T and bone marrow transplant, allows to create more individualized options for children with high-risk cancers. Medbound Times en 2026-10-04T19:30:00.000Z When Her Leukemia Didn’t Respond to Chemotherapy, Megan Found a New Treatment at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles leukemia, cancer, CAR-T, high risk cancer, pediatric cancer, healthcare, bone marrow, transplant https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/brain-learns-fear-past-experiences https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/qpolt7g1/Man-afraid.webp Why can a harmless smell trigger fear after a frightening experience? Researchers have identified early brain mechanisms that help explain how learned fear spreads to similar sensory cues. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/s4wzy2uj/18216.webp Published in Nature Communications, the Rutgers-led study found that manipulating inhibitory circuits in the olfactory bulb changed how mice generalised fear across different smells. Medbound Times en 2026-10-04T15:30:00.000Z How the Brain Learns to Predict What to Fear Based on Past Experiences brain, anxiety https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/youth-football-safety-concussion-expert https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/xsm91ctm/american-football-player.webp With his sons playing football, concussion expert Jonathan Lifshitz explains how his family approaches head injury risks, recognises warning signs and weighs the risks and benefits of competitive sport. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/s8fxzqd7/1732168724694.webp A neuroscientist who studies traumatic brain injury, Jonathan Lifshitz discusses why his sons play football, what parents should know about concussion risks, and how families and teams can approach player safety. Medbound Times en 2026-10-04T11:30:00.000Z A Concussion Expert and Football Father Discusses Why He Values Teamwork Over Zero-Risk Concussion, injury https://www.medboundtimes.com/daily-pulse/pace-travel-circadian-rhythm-astronauts https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/vuoasvhb/spaceflight-more-than-just-an-engineering-challenge.webp An unusual window into human sleep: NASA astronaut Victor Glover during the Artemis II mission, April 6, 2026. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/bx3dzcek/pexels_lando_dong_2150490756_31164073.webp Nasa’s Artemis Research for Crew Health and Readiness study allowed researchers to examine how sleep and activity changed across training, deep-space flight and recovery on Earth. Medbound Times en 2026-10-04T07:30:00.000Z What Space Travel Teaches us About Sleep and Circadian Rhythms NASA, SLEEP, circadian rhythm in space, astronauts sleep, space travel, astronaut health, spaceflight https://www.medboundtimes.com/india/doda-hospital-burqa-row-nurses-protest https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/yccub8m3/burqa-doda-medical-college.webp ​She said that removing the veil could interfere with their religious matters and beliefs. Medbound Times en 2026-10-04T05:30:00.000Z Burqa Row at Doda Hospital: Nurses Protest, Inquiry Panel Set Up nurses, gynaecology, Doda Medical College, Burqa Row, Jammu Kashmir, hospital protest https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/leg-pain-sign-of-peripheral-artery-disease https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/5yg2sjys/leg-pain.webp Pain in your legs when you walk may seem like a normal part of getting older but it can be a warning sign. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/2pvic6qx/pexels_gustavo_fring_5888064.webp Lower-income populations, Indigenous communities and people living in rural areas experience a disproportionate burden of PAD. Medbound Times en 2026-10-04T03:30:00.000Z Leg Pain Can Warn of a Serious Condition: Why Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Needs More Attention peripheral artery disease, Warning Signs, PAD, diagnosis, Therapy, colonial health systems, effective ways to reduce cardiovascular and limb complications https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/what-your-eyes-could-reveal-about-your-heart-health https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/39a2snq0/eye.webp OCT uses light to produce detailed cross-sectional images of structures at the back of the eye. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/0z42z7o7/pexels_kseniachernaya_5765829.webp Retinal imaging is non-invasive and is already widely used in eye-care settings. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T23:30:00.000Z What Your Eyes Could Reveal About Your Heart Health heart health, eyes, retinal imaging heart health, oculomics, optical coherence tomography, trial fibrillation eye scan, cardiovascular risk biomarkers, macular ganglion cell layer https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/mental-health-of-politicians-is-a-critical-issue https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/logq00ps/politician.webp The first empirical test of how symptoms of mental ill-health impact decision-making in office. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/lo2fx3wq/pexels_polina_zimmerman_3958401.webp Far from reinforcing an outdated response to political stress that demands greater personal toughness from our political leaders. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T19:30:00.000Z The Mental Health of Politicians Is a Critical Issue—We Should All Care Politicians, mental health, mental health of politicians, political psychology, parliamentary workplace culture, politician well-being, public leadership stress, political decision-making https://www.medboundtimes.com/india/dr-abhishek-ranjan-aiims-cpr-training-bihar https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/xqzni71v/Dr-Ranjan-Bihar.webp Dr. Ranjan believes that people from his village and other villages of Bihar should be able to have access to better healthcare services like those in tier 1 cities. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/ad8zjwxq/Dr-Ranjan-CPR-training.webp The campaign began at Motihari police station because Dr. Ranjan thought that training policemen to perform CPR is very crucial. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T17:00:00.000Z Dr. Abhishek Ranjan Quits AIIMS Job to Teach CPR Across Bihar AIIMS, Bihar, Dr. Abhishek Ranjan, CPR, CPR training, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack, Emergency https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/spicy-food-pregnancy-early-labor https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/v9nnpdf3/should-women-refrain-spicy-food-during-pregnanc.webp Anne Hathaway says her doctor told her to avoid spicy foods. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/rwa24c2y/pexels_murtada_mustafa_40699748_9207044.webp Eating spicy food during normal pregnancy does not mean that a woman is going to go into preterm labor. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T16:00:00.000Z Anne Hathaway Skips ‘Hot Ones’ During Pregnancy Over Early Labor Concerns: Can Spicy Food Really Trigger Labor? pregnancy, labor, Anne Hathaway, preterm labor, labor , healthcare, Pregnancy medical advice , Hot Ones https://www.medboundtimes.com/india/doctors-demand-end-to-24-hour-shifts https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/9szgaqsf/physician-resting.webp Saravanan allegedly prompted the nurses on duty to wake the doctor up in the duty room. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/j3scp5l3/strike.webp The association urged to abolish the “inhumane, slow-killing 24-hours duty” for government hospital doctors. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T15:00:00.000Z Tamil Nadu Doctors Demand End to 24 Hour Shifts, Threaten Strike After Viral Video Sparks Outrage doctors, doctors strike, Government doctors 24 hours duty , Tamil Nadu doctors association , Service doctors and post graduates association , Tamil Nadu medical officers associations , Eral Government Hospital, Hospital Midnight Inspection , Doctor shift system Tamil Nadu , Healthcare worker working hours https://www.medboundtimes.com/usa/christa-pike-execution-pentobarbital-failure https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/f64q4svq/Christa-Pike-Image.webp Christa Pike’s execution was scheduled for Wednesday evening local time in Tennessee. The injections were brought into the Supreme Court at the 11th hour. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/5lpjt4l2/Screenshot_2026_10_03_182459.webp Tennessee Governor Bill Lee ordered an independent review of the execution procedures following the failed attempt. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T13:05:00.000Z Christa Pike Execution: Why Pentobarbital May Have Failed Drug, Tennessee, Christa Pike, Christa Pike execution, Christa Pike failed execution, Christa Pike pentobarbital, failed lethal injection, Tennessee execution https://www.medboundtimes.com/india/rml-recalls-10-medicine-batches-over-quality-issues https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/deyuhfzf/medicines.webp RML Hospital, Delhi, has issued an urgent recall for 10 batches of medicines soon after they were labelled “Not of Standard Quality”. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/fh9mu3cc/tablets_with_syringe.webp All defective drugs from the affected batches were directed to be returned by clinical departments by September 18. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T11:00:00.000Z RML Medicine Recall: What Patients Need to Know as 10 Critical Drug Batches Fail Quality Checks Substandard Medicines, RML Hospital medicine Recall , RML Hospital drug quality test , Substandard medicine RML Hospital , Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital medicine , Failed quality test medicine Delhi, Defective drugs recalled, Delhi , Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) quality alert https://www.medboundtimes.com/nursing/mpnrc-donkey-nursing-certificate https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/h2bi9q2b/donkey-issued-nurse-certificate.webp A donkey has secured a nursing certificate from the Madhya Pradesh government. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-03/zr24ja9h/Untitled_design.webp Dr. Beenu Kushwaha who is the head of Madhya Pradesh Nurses Registration Council said the certificate issued was provisional. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T07:45:25.536Z How Did a Donkey Get a Nursing Certificate in MP? MPNRC Faces Questions Over Online Verification and Fake Documents registered nurse, certified nurse practitioner, MPNRC , Madhya Pradesh Nurses Registration Council, Nurse, Midwife, Nursing Registration Application https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/bird-virus-infect-person-surprising-findings https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/mzcal5y3/influenza-injections.webp Public health agencies and collaborating groups use complementary approaches to monitor infectious disease outbreaks and risk. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/txokevi6/pexels_shvetsa_3786153.webp Human outbreak data comes from many places, including care settings and associated surveillance labs, volunteers reporting disease status, and wastewater monitoring. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T04:30:00.000Z How Does a Bird Virus Infect a Person? Surprising Findings From B.C.’s Human Case of H5N1 Avian Flu H5N1, Bird Flu, Avian Flu, Bird Virus, Public Health, Canada, Influenza https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/older-adults-using-cannabis-meet-criteria-for-cannabis-use-disorder https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/96ou8rko/cannabis-sativa-plant.webp Cannabis use is becoming increasingly common among older adults in the United States. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/euep8x3p/pexels_almadoria_fotos_863967545_19972893.webp Smoking was the most common way older adults used cannabis. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T02:30:00.000Z One in Nine Older Adults Who Use Cannabis Meet Criteria for Cannabis Use Disorder cannabis, psychoactive drug, cannabis use disorder, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, CUD, cognitive impairment, cannabis poisoning https://www.medboundtimes.com/fitness-and-wellness/are-autistic-people-more-vulnerable-to-extremist-content https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/wg5krn4c/child-holding-a-mobile-phone.webp Certain autistic characteristics may make some people more vulnerable to manipulation. https://media.assettype.com/medbound/2026-10-01/s0en9rzz/pexels_nicola_barts_7943186.webp Research has found people with greater rigidity in their thinking. Medbound Times en 2026-10-03T00:30:00.000Z Are Autistic People More Vulnerable to Extremist Content? autism, autism and extremism, online radicalization, autistic vulnerability extremist content, counter-terrorism autism, neurodiversity radicalization, online grooming extremism