Health
High rates of Indigenous people in jail is a health crisis
The overincarceration of Indigenous people in Canada is a health crisis, causing more years of life to be lost than...
Program involving community volunteers shows promise for reducing health care use by seniors
Incorporating community volunteers into the health care system shows promise in reducing health care usage by older adults and shifting...
Nearly half of public wrongly believe heart failure is normal in old age
Low awareness of heart failure among patients and the public is highlighted in surveys to be presented during Heart Failure...
Fitness may affect risk of lung, colorectal cancer and survival likelihood after diagnosis
In a recent study, adults who were the most fit had the lowest risk of developing lung and colorectal cancer....
Excessive use of skin cancer surgery curbed with awareness effort
Johns Hopkins, partners show simple physician-to-physician intervention can yield higher-value care for patients, save millions of dollarsCredit: Lesion photo courtesy...
Lung cancer: Less invasive surgery for faster recovery
A CRCHUM researcher paves the way for the widespread use of this new operation Every day, 78 Canadians receive a...
Stephenson Cancer Center physician is senior author on major study
Study shows ovarian cancer survival increaseCredit: OU Medicine OKLAHOMA CITY - A gynecologic oncologist at the Stephenson Cancer Center at...
Study asks patients’ input to improve the hospital experience
Credit: UT Health San Antonio SAN ANTONIO - American hospitals engage in continuous quality and safety improvement, but information remains...
Paul Sajda awarded DoD’s Vannevar Bush Fellowship
Credit: Eileen Barroso for Columbia Engineering New York, NY--May 2, 2019--Paul Sajda, professor of biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, and radiology,...
Induced labor not more expensive to health care system than spontaneous labor
Upfront cost of inducing labor at 39 weeks is equal to costs that accrue during longer pregnancies. Expectant parents wait...
Register now for 2019 Johns Hopkins Medicine Science Writers’ Boot Camp
Science communicators of all types, including writers, journalists, bloggers and public information officers, are invited to the 11th annual Johns...
New review identifies four hallmarks of cancer metastasis
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Kansas Cancer Center have identified four hallmarks of...
Mental well-being predicts leisure time physical activity in midlife
Different exercise activities are related to the different dimensions of well-being in midlifeCredit: Photo Petteri Kivimäki Men and women with...
Job numbers flat for Americans with disabilities despite strength of the labor market
nTIDE April 2019 Jobs Report: Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report - Monthly Update - The...
Study examines private insurance claims for naloxone prescriptions
Bottom Line: A study based on a national database of private insurance claims suggests few patients at high risk of opioid...
Swedish and South African universities’ collaboration on Agenda 2030 challenges
SASUF (the South Africa-Sweden University Forum) is a partnership among 36 Swedish and South African universities with the aim of...
Regenstrief, IU, Purdue research presented on national stage
INDIANAPOLIS -- Regenstrief faculty members are sharing the institute's groundbreaking research with national leaders in geriatrics at the 2019 annual...
Study shows drug reduces risk of relapse with neuromyelitis optica
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- The drug eculizumab, a synthetic antibody that inhibits the inflammatory response, significantly reduced the risk of relapse...
How grunting influences perception in tennis
Jena University research team unravels the role of auditory perception in tennisCredit: Anne Guenther/University Jena Exceeding noise levels of 100...
New book explores hospice and palliative care interventions
Credit: Elsevier Behavioral Intervention Research in Hospice and Palliative Care: Building an Evidence Base sets forth research considerations and guidelines...
