TAT 2020 Honorary Award: A recognition in cancer drug development to Lillian Siu
March 2-4, 2020, Paris, FranceCredit: ESMO Lugano, Switzerland, 11 February 2020 - The European Society for Medical Oncology is pleased ...
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STDs on the rise: The evidence of claims data
Private insurance claim lines for STDs rose 76 % from 2007 to 2018Credit: fairhealth.org NEW YORK, NY--February 11, 2020--Private insurance ...
New robot does superior job sampling blood
First clinical trial of an automated blood drawing and testing deviceCredit: Unnati Chauhan In the future, robots could take blood ...
Oh my aching back: Do yoga, tai chi or qigong help?
Researchers provide comprehensive review of effects of movement-based mind-body interventions on chronic low back painCredit: Florida Atlantic University It's a ...
Choosing common pain relievers: It’s complicated
Researchers examine benefits and risks of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsCredit: Florida Atlantic University About 29 million Americans use over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory ...
Study links three key variables to higher rural mortality rates in US
Credit: Health Affairs Since the 1980s, the all-cause mortality rate in the U.S for rural residents has exceeded that of ...
San Antonio partnership for Precision Therapeutics awards inaugural research funding
Research team awarded $200,000 to develop treatment for multi-organ failure due to sepsisCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO -- Feb. ...
Grooves hold promise for sophisticated healing
Rice University bioengineers 3D-print implants to seed multiple layers of tissueCredit: Rice Biomaterials Lab HOUSTON - (Feb. 4, 2020) - ...
High-tech printing may help eliminate painful shots
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needlesCredit: Riddish Morde Painful hypodermic needles may not ...
Vulnerability of migrants living with HIV in health care
Credit: Photo by Karin Ledin da Rosa Migrants living with HIV are a particularly vulnerable group in Sweden and Swedish ...
Study links high stillbirth rates worldwide to gender inequality
Credit: Daniel Hallen for The University of Saskatchewan. In the first comprehensive study mapping global patterns of stillbirth rates, University ...
More than half of US opioid prescriptions for dental procedures exceeded 3-day supply recommendations from CDC 2016 guidelines
New largescale study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found overprescription of opioids by dentists common, particularly to patients ...
Pinpointing rare disease mutations
New resource that categorises genes essential for supporting life could be used to identify rare disease mutationsCredit: Spencer Phillips EMBL-EBI ...
IU study looks at the effect of Medicaid expansion on the SUD treatment workforce
Credit: Indiana University Lawmakers have focused a great deal of attention on alleviating the opioid public health crisis, while at ...
Get easily out of breath? It may be because you were small at birth, study finds
Credit: Karolinska Institutet Babies born with low birth weights are more likely to have poor cardiorespiratory fitness later in life ...
Obesity Medicine Association announces key updates to its 2020 Adult Obesity Algorithm
Identified as the most common cause of prevalent patient conditions, updates help clinicians better address chronic disease of obesityCredit: Obesity ...
HIV outcomes improved by state-purchased insurance plans, study finds
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Health insurance purchased by state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs for people living with HIV ...
Less chemotherapy may have more benefit in rectal cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Chemotherapy used to shrink a tumor before surgery, called neoadjuvant chemotherapy, is becoming more ...
Low-calorie sweeteners do not mean low risk for infants
New research shows the impact 'diet' ingredients have on body weight and gut microbiotaCredit: Riley Brandt Many people turn to ...
Novel coronavirus: ECDC updates risk assessment for Europe
Further global spread likely along with moderate likelihood of imported cases being detected in EU/EEA countriesCredit: ECDC The novel coronavirus ...
