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SEATTLE - While health care access and quality have improved generally over the past several years, advancements in many countries ...

Experts look back at the impact of a global surgical safety checklist

A new BJS (British Journal of Surgery) article examines the past decade since the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Study Group ...

Cyclist/motorist crashes worse at stop/give way junctions

Credit: QUT Cyclists are being more seriously hurt in crashes with motor vehicles at intersections with 'Stop' or 'Give-way' signs ...

Genes of different importance for brain cancer

Two genes play important roles for the formation of malignant cancer in the brain. One gene prevents the formation of ...

Risk of preterm birth reliably predicted by new test

Scientists at UC San Francisco have developed a test to predict a woman's risk of preterm birth when she is ...

Lack of paid sick leave increases poverty

Credit: Florida Atlantic University/Cleveland State University Research conducted by Florida Atlantic University and Cleveland State University has, for the first ...

South Asian-Americans at higher risk for heart disease and stroke

CHICAGO) - South Asians living in the United States are more likely to die of heart conditions caused by atherosclerosis, ...

Using Facebook to help young adults quit smoking

A national clinical trial testing a smoking cessation intervention for young adults that was conducted entirely on Facebook has found ...

Short bursts of intense exercise are a HIIT, even with less active people

Credit: UBC Okanagan While we know high-intensity interval training (HIIT) is time-efficient and good for our health, researchers are still ...

Vast majority of poor, urban women don’t use prenatal vitamins before pregnancy, study shows

A study of more than 7,000 low-income, urban mothers enrolled in the Boston Birth Cohort found that fewer than 5 ...

South Asian Americans are at high risk for heart disease and stroke

DALLAS, May 24,2018 -- South Asians are more likely to die of heart disease, such as heart attacks and strokes ...

Each hour of delay in detecting abnormal lactates in patients with sepsis increases the odds of in-hospital death

Credit: CHEST Glenview, IL, May 24, 2018 - The rising incidence of sepsis, a leading cause of in-hospital death, has ...

Hot cars can hit deadly temperatures in as little as one hour

Credit: Graphic by Safwat Saleem/ASU A lot can happen at 160 degrees Fahrenheit: Eggs fry, salmonella bacteria dies, and human ...

Kaiser Permanente researchers develop new models for predicting suicide risk

Combining data from electronic health records with results from standardized depression questionnaires better predicts suicide risk in the 90 days ...

Tau mutations may increase cancer risk

PHILADELPHIA -- Mutations to the protein tau, commonly associated with neurodegenerative disorders, may serve as a novel risk factor for ...

Lung cancer incidence in young women surpasses that in young men

A collaborative study between the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute finds rates of lung cancer, historically higher ...

In helping smokers quit, cash is king, e-cigarettes strike out

PHILADELPHIA - Free smoking cessation aids, such as nicotine patches and chewing gum, are a staple of many corporate wellness ...

Change the face of nanoparticles and you’ll rule chemistry!

Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski Change the face of nanoparticles and you'll rule chemistry! Depending on the lighting, the surface ...

A promising target in the quest for a 1-million-year-old Antarctic ice core

Credit: Laura Kehrl/University of Washington Ice cores offer a window into the history of Earth's climate. Layers of ice reveal ...

Cheeseburger or salad? How music volume impacts your decision