Health
CDC concurs with panel led by regenstrief scientist on misapplication of opioid guidelines
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is clarifying its guidelines on opioid prescribing, citing the findings of...
1 in 5 civil monetary penalties due to EMTALA violations involved psychiatric emergencies
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- Nearly one in five...
Half of all patients with syncope have CT head performed with a yield of 1.2% to 3.8%
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- More than half of...
BU finds rare gene mutations may prevent heart disease
Targeting apolipoprotein B (APOB) gene has not been tested in clinical trials for cardiovascular outcomes because of risk of fatty...
When Possible, Upper and Lower GI Endoscopies Should Be Done on Same Day
Hopkins Medicine Study Says Same-Day Scheduling Yields Higher-Value Care, Saves MoneyCredit: With permission from the Privolzhsky Research Medical University, Russia...
BU finds screenings for social determinants of health need to be tailored to clinics
Study of community health centers in Boston finds great deal of variation in practice, as well as in provider and...
Common food additive found to affect gut microbiota
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles E171 may impact human health University of Sydney research provides new evidence that nanoparticles, which are present...
Study explores privatization of public systems of justice
Since the 1980s, federal and local governments have increasingly used public money to hire private firms to house and manage...
Keeping Chicago’s families healthy
4.7 million grant funds work in Auburn-Gresham, Englewood, South Shore The University of Illinois at Chicago will launch a new...
CDC awards UNC research center $3.75 million to study chronic disease prevention
The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received...
UA’s Dr. Monica Kraft to be honored at Women’s Forum during ATS 2019
Credit: UAHS Biocommunications TUCSON, Ariz. - The American Thoracic Society has selected University of Arizona Department of Medicine Chair Monica...
How to starve triple negative breast cancer
Credit: Douglas Adamoski/Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory A team of Brazilian researchers has developed a strategy that slows the growth of...
Reviews highlight new advances in our understanding of focal and sclerotic bone diseases
Providing expert insights on the pathogenesis and management of rare skeletal diseases such as fibrous dysplasia, Fibrogenesis Imperfecta Ossium, Melorheostosis,...
Preventing cell death as novel therapeutic strategy for rheumatoid arthritis
A collaborative study by research groups from the University of Cologne, VIB, Ghent University, the Βiomedical Sciences Research Center 'Alexander...
Political controversies about marginalized groups increase bullying in youths
Scientists have uncovered new evidence that heated political discourse over proposed laws involving marginalized groups, such as debates about the...
Autophagy in dendritic cells helps anticancer activity
Credit: KAIST Autophagy contributes to the homeostasis of a cell and recently another function of autophagy has been reported. A...
Bone cells suppress cancer metastases
A subpopulation of bone cells releases factors that can halt the growth of breast cancer that's traveled to the bone,...
Why Hodgkin’s lymphoma cells grow uncontrollably
Although classical Hodgkin's lymphoma is generally easily treatable today, many aspects of the disease still remain a mystery. A team...
Nipple reconstruction techniques could be improved with 3D scaffolds
Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 13, 2019-Nipple and areola reconstruction is a common...
Radioisotope couple for tumor diagnosis and therapy
Credit: Kanazawa University Radioisotopes -- atoms displaying radioactivity -- can be used for both diagnosing and treating cancer. For diagnosis,...
