Health

April 2, 2026

Violence against conflict-affected teenage girls in Africa is widespread

A majority of displaced adolescent girls are victimized by violence, according to a new study in the Democratic Republic of...

Quality improvement measures cut hospital readmissions but do not always produce savings

LOS ANGELES (May 30, 2017) -- Efforts to reduce hospital readmissions are working, but they're not always saving money, according...

AHCA could jeopardize health coverage for young adults, study suggests

As the U.S. Senate takes up the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA), a large study provides evidence that eliminating...

Emergency room patients routinely overcharged, study finds

An analysis of billing records for more than 12,000 emergency medicine doctors across the United States shows that charges varied...

Many cancer patients’ Emergency Department visits appear preventable

Credit: Fred Hutch SEATTLE - May 30, 2017 - As many as 53 percent of cancer patients' Emergency Department visits...

Mobile technology and child and adolescent development

A new special section of Child Development shows how particularly diverse the use of mobile technology is among children and...

Assessing and addressing the impact of childhood trauma

Childhood trauma is the experience of a highly distressing event or situation during one's youth, which is beyond a minor's...

Blocking TB germs’ metabolic ‘escape pathways’ may be key to better, shorter treatment

CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research suggests the bacteria that cause tuberculosis alter their metabolism to combat exposure to antimicrobials, and...

Subduing the rebellion: Unmasking rogue cells in the immune system

Credit: OIST The immune system is a formidable defense against microbial intruders, identifying and eliminating the threats through an extremely...

Flash glucose monitoring offers accuracy, ease of use, and clinical benefit for type 1 diabetes

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 30, 2017--Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) sensors are now so accurate...

People walking to work or an errand more likely to stroll into dangerous areas, study says

People taking leisurely strolls tend to choose safer walking routes than those heading to work or on an errand, a...

Does stress lead to lengthier periods of sick leave?

COLOGNE. The duration of a person's unfitness for work is determined by more than his/her primary diagnosis. Patients often report...

Reservoirs of latent HIV can grow despite effective therapy, study shows

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report new evidence that immune cells infected with a latent form of human immunodeficiency virus...

Infection with seasonal flu may increase risk of developing Parkinson’s disease

PHILADELPHIA -- Most cases of Parkinson's have no known cause, and researchers continue to debate and study possible factors that...

Some heart attack patients may not benefit from beta blockers

New research challenges established medical practice that all heart attack patients should be on beta blockers. The study -- by...

Stopping drug abuse can reverse related heart damage

Quitting methamphetamine use can reverse the damage the drug causes to the heart and improve heart function in abusers when...

Biologics before triple therapy not cost effective for rheumatoid arthritis

Stepping up to biologic therapy when methotrexate monotherapy fails offers minimal incremental benefit over using a combination of drugs known...

Healing wounds with cell therapy

Montreal, May 29, 2017 - Diabetic patients frequently have lesions on their feet that are very difficult to heal due...

Cells pumping iron to prevent anemia

Credit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Maintaining a good balance of iron in the body is necessary for health: too...

HIV: A therapeutic advance for resource-limited settings