Donor-conceived adults have higher incidence of immunology diseases
Adults conceived through sperm donation reported higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions in a world-first ...
Tag: Medical/Scientific Ethics
Ethical challenges in cross-cultural research
Social science researchers offer recommendations for navigating ethical dilemmas in studying global societies.Credit: Kathrine Starkweather A group of social scientists ...
Preparing future clinicians to intervene in opioid crisis
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 17, 2020) - Opioid use disorder and overdose have reached unprecedented levels around the world. ...
Dismantling structural racism in nursing
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 9, 2020) - Confronting the uncomfortable reality of systemic racism - the system that creates ...
Opioid prescriptions for knee surgery vary widely from state to state
Strength of the average prescription is at levels linked to an increased risk of overdose deathCredit: Texas A&M University Health ...
COVID-19 deaths among black essential workers linked to racial disparities
Credit: Charlie Ehlert Racial disparities among essential workers could be a key reason that Black Americans are more likely than ...
New era in brain monitoring technology
New technology could improve diagnosis of epilepsy and lead to personalized treatment options.Credit: Wyss Center GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Today, the ...
Federal and state websites flunk COVID-19 reading-level review
Online pages used long sentences, complex wording when sharing health infoCredit: Richard Clark/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - August 18, 2020 ...
Unread second-opinion radiology reports waste health care resources
AJR finds clinicians not reading a considerable proportion (11.4%) of second-opinion radiology reports, especially sonography, pediatrics, interventional radiologyCredit: American Roentgen ...
Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 looks at neurological side effects of COVID-19, vaccines, and more
The new open access journal also looks at antidepressants and risk of death or intubation with COVID-19 and seroprevalence between ...
Placebos prove powerful even when people know they’re taking one
Credit: Pexels: Pixabay CC0 EAST LANSING, Mich. - How much of a treatment is mind over matter? It is well ...
Half of low-income communities have no ICU beds
Policies that facilitate hospital coordination are urgently needed to mitigate effects of the COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Health Affairs, August 2020 PHILADELPHIA ...
Tackling the bioethics challenges raised by COVID-19
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (August 3, 2020) - The diverse situations experienced by health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic often ...
Investment, health policy changes are key for new AlzheimerÂ’s treatments
With new treatments and testing expected in the next year, countries could take steps to hasten delivery to Alzheimer's patientsCredit: ...
Social distancing varies by income in US
Poorer communities face double burden during pandemic as they stay home lessCredit: J.Weill et. al. Wealthier communities went from being ...
Same-day IUD placements hard to come by in Ohio, study finds
Researchers: Obstacle to reproductive care could lead to unintended pregnanciesCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Though same-day access ...
A new approach to aiding black male trauma survivors
Penn Nursing and Drexel study evaluates pathways to psychological help-seeking behaviorCredit: Penn Nursing Stock PHILADELPHIA (July 23, 2020) - Many ...
Flavored cigarette ban significantly reduced youth smoking, new study finds
George Mason University study finds 2009 US Food and Drug Administration flavored cigarette ban reduced smoking by underage youth by ...
Palliative nursing’s role during COVID-19 and beyond
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 14, 2020) - As a rapid influx of patients overwhelmed health systems during the coronavirus ...
The monster is us: Jordan Peele’s Get Out exposes society’s horrors
New essay collection explores the ways Jordan's Peele's 2017 film "Get Out" "revolutionizes the gothic and horror tradition at the ...
