Prove it: National telehealth research network greenlighted
First-of-its-kind research network seeks to inform standards, policy and reimbursement strategies as telehealth adoption increases throughout the U.S. AURORA, Colo. ...
Tag: Demography
Population health: A rapidly evolving discipline in US academic medicine
AUSTIN, Texas - Leaders from department-level initiatives across the U.S. weigh in on how academic medicine is embracing population health ...
Lower pension, shorter life
Credit: MPI for Demographic Research Income and social status have an increasing effect on life expectancy in Germany. On average, ...
Increasing numbers of adults with lower education are dying from liver cancer
A new study reveals that rising rates of liver cancer deaths in the United States have largely been confined to ...
Tailoring lactation education to the cultural needs of orthodox Jewish families
Credit: Eric Sucar, Univ. of Penn. Communications PHILADELPHIA (April 5, 2019) -Breastfeeding is an accepted practice for millions of women ...
Severe psychological distress and daily cannabis use: Implications for mental health?
April 4, 2019 -- Daily cannabis use increased significantly from 2008 to 2016 among those with and without past-month serious ...
One in every 12 Canadian with migraines has attempted suicide
Childhood exposure to parental domestic violence, sexual abuse and/or physical abuse substantially increased the likelihood of suicide attempts among adults ...
People with obesity often ‘dehumanized,’ study finds
New research, published in Obesity, has found that people with obesity are not only stigmatised, but are blatantly dehumanised. Obesity ...
Discrimination may affect adolescents’ sleep quality
In a Child Development study of daily diary descriptions of discrimination by minority adolescents, experiencing discrimination during the day was ...
GSA advances initiative to change ‘conventional wisdom’ on aging
On behalf of eight national aging organizations, The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has secured multi-year grant funding from several ...
Online romance is local, but not all locales are the same
Credit: Bruch and Newman/Sociological Science When searching for love on the Internet, most people end up connecting with the girl ...
Three easy measures to predict metabolic syndrome in elderly
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 2, 2019--A new study found a surprisingly high rate of ...
More children for the high educated: Broadband Internet creates a digital fertility divide
When broadband comes to town, flexible work is boosted and work-life balance improves for educated women, who can choose to ...
New study evaluates psychological interventions in post-conflict Pakistan
A new University of Liverpool led study, published in The Lancet, highlights the effectiveness of a brief group psychological intervention ...
More than one in 10 Canadians want to be in an open relationship
Credit: Courtesy Nichole Fairbrother A sizeable number of Canadian adults are either in or would like to be in an ...
Call for unis and others to consider women juggling research/childcare
Female academics caring for children can pay a high price thanks to the impact on their research output and ability ...
Sexual satisfaction among older people about more than just health
Health care workers need to take holistic approach that considers lifestyles and needs when discussing sexual problems with older people ...
At #AGS19, geriatrics experts cast widest net yet for social, scientific innovations
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society When today's Baby Boomers were just starting their careers, smoking was still en vogue, ...
Top presentations at #AGS19 address prescription patterns, hypertension, frailty
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Data on the chronic use of opioids following spinal surgery, intensified treatment of high ...
What does it mean to be a man in America?
New book explores issue through lens of trans menCredit: University of Minnesota Press What does it mean to a man ...