Health

February 8, 2026

Study: Superbug MRSA infections less costly, but still deadly

Credit: Public Health Image Library DALLAS - May 15, 2018 - Staph infections, whether MRSA (resistant to methicillin) or susceptible,...

Mathematical methods for diagnosing breast cancer

Credit: KTU The team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania are developing mathematical methods which could help diagnose...

Study shows targeted biopsy for prostate cancer more effective than traditional method

Credit: Otis Brawley (Photographer) CINCINNATI--Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that MRI fusion biopsy--coupling MRI and ultrasound...

437 million tons of fish, $560 billion wasted due to destructive fishing operations

Industrial fisheries that rely on bottom trawling wasted 437 million tonnes of fish and missed out on $560 billion in...

OHSU one of three centers selected to study cells at atomic level

Credit: Kristyna Wentz-Graff, OHSU PORTLAND, Oregon - OHSU will become a national center for an imaging technique that is revolutionizing...

Safety in the age of global goods flows

No matter whether it's cars, computers or chemical products -- Japan is one of the world's leading industrial and export...

Study picks out children with incurable brain cancer who could benefit from adult therapy

Children with incurable brain tumours could benefit from potentially life-extending treatment if genetic testing was used to personalise therapy as...

University of Alberta cyclotron could supply province’s demand for medical isotopes

Credit: University of Alberta (Edmonton, AB) University of Alberta scientists have taken a critical step towards supplying Alberta's demand for...

Case management reduces psychological distress in frequent users of health care

Research has shown that frequent users of health care services tend to have higher levels of psychological distress. A new...

Tumor-like spheres help scientists discover smarter cancer drugs

Credit: Kota et. al./The Scripps Research Institute JUPITER, FL - May 14, 2018 - Cancer is a disease often driven...

Why older workers might be more stressed than younger ones

Older workers tend to feel more stress than younger workers when their employers don't provide them with the support and...

Nanomedicine — Targeting cancer cells with sugars

In the treatment of cancer, there are still several limitations. Especially the delivery of sufficient amounts of active chemotherapeutic drug...

University of Cincinnati study examines impact of poor functional kidney status

Credit: Colleen Kelley CINCINNATI -- A study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) finds poor functional kidney status...

Patients and caregivers value caring, continuity, and accountability in care transitions

In the transition from hospital to home, patients and caregivers seek clear accountability, continuity, and caring attitudes across the care...

Cannabis use up among parents with children in the home

NEW YORK--Cannabis use increased among parents who smoke cigarettes, as well as among non-smoking parents, according to a latest study...

Cystitis treatment: Back to the 1950s

Doctors are beginning to prescribe antibiotic treatments from the 1950s for benign infections to fight antibiotic resistance and preserve the...

EuroPCR 2018 Abstracts — A key to what’s of interest today in interventional cardiology

Paris, France, May 2018. The EuroPCR Scientific Abstracts, now available online, play an essential role in keeping abreast of developments...

NIH scientists develop novel technique to study brain disease

Credit: NIEHS A new tool developed by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has determined, for the first time,...

Social challenges are associated with poorer health outcomes

Among more than 600,000 primary care patients, half live with some degree of social challenge, which has a negative effect...

Screening for impaired vision in older adults: New Canadian guideline