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2025 in review
Top 2025 research highlights
From acupuncture for chronic back pain to improved cancer screening, these are the research stories that made headlines over the last year.
Research
Screening tool links alcohol use to mortality
New findings enhance clinical value of AUDIT-C screening for addressing unhealthy alcohol use in primary care.
Research
Study sheds light on risk of metastatic recurrence among young cancer patients
The findings highlight the need for tailored survivorship care.
Research
Acupuncture safe and effective for chronic low back pain in older adults
NIH-funded study finds that acupuncture improves pain, physical functioning.
Research
Mailed HPV test kits are cost-effective for screening
Study provides economic rationale for health systems to adopt mailed kits for cervical cancer screening.
KPWHRI in the media
Study co-led by KPWHRI finds acupuncture effective for chronic low back pain in older adults.
Study links acupuncture to back-pain relief
Good Morning America, Sept. 15, 2025
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