The unpopular truth about biases toward people with disabilities
Biases toward people with disabilities increase with age and over timeCredit: Robert Ruggiero via Upsplash Needing to ride in a ...
Tag: Medical/Scientific Ethics
Legalized recreational marijuana a substitute for alcohol, but not tobacco
New Marketing Science Study Key Takeaways: Research shows once recreational marijuana is legalized, the number of online searches for tobacco ...
Radiation in parts of Marshall Islands is higher than Chernobyl
A Columbia University study suggests residents not return to several uninhabited islands until areas are thoroughly cleaned and further assessed ...
New study works with historically disenfranchised communities to combat sudden oak death
Credit: Richard C. Cobb, Noam Ross, Katherine J. Hayden, Catherine A. Eyre, Richard S. Dodd, Susan J. Frankel, Matteo Garbelotto, ...
Bentham Science announces the launch of new journal, ‘Current Chinese Medical Science’
Bentham Science is pleased to announce the launch of a new subscription-based journal, Current Chinese Medical Science. The first issue ...
Improving care quality for hospitalized socially at-risk patients
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 12, 2019) - Nurses play a pivotal role in caring for hospitalized patients with social ...
Rush unveils quality composite rank
New composite rank aggregates hospital rating system scores into single, consumer-friendly scoreCredit: Rush Production Group Rush University Medical Center researchers ...
Drug companies’ sexually explicit ads reaching too many youngsters
Virtually every day, millions of children and adolescents are being bombarded by sexually explicit direct-to-consumer advertising, despite pharmaceutical CEOs' claims ...
Keeping do-it-yourself gene science safe
CWRU team will provide policy recommendations for balancing safety, innovationCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Law While federal and ...
More money, more gabapentin
Where pharma spends, docs prescribe more gabapentin, a potential drug of abuse Pharmaceutical companies' payments to doctors may be influencing ...
The costs of cancer in 2015: 8.7 million years of life and $94 billion in lost earnings
New analysis identifies which cancers and which states are associated with the greatest cost Cancer took more than 8.7 million ...
Top global public health scientists launch new challenge to anti-vaxxers
Search engines and social media organizations must do more to prevent the spread of inaccurate information on childhood vaccination, and ...
Good medicine depends on diversity
Columbia University leads a national study to facilitate greater inclusion of ethnic minorities in genetic studiesCredit: Photo courtesy of National ...
New study on gene editing in wildlife finds people are wary
People living in the US are wary of using CRISPR-based genetic engineering to achieve wildlife conservation goalsCredit: Karen Norum, UCF ...
NSF awards $4 million to the Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub
The hub builds data science partnerships to address societal challenges The Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub has been awarded a ...
Global treaty is leaving some countries vulnerable to increase in tobacco consumption
Studies provide evidence for urgent need to tackle smoking globally, especially in low-to-middle-income countriesCredit: York University News TORONTO, June 20, ...
Marshall University occupational medicine expert pens new book to guide start-up practices
Credit: American Medical Association Research supported by the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (RA/SLE) ...
Study shows healthcare workers often care for patients while ill
Employees in patient care work with symptoms of cold, flu, and other respiratory illnesses NEW YORK (June 18, 2019) -- ...
Tanning industry uses promos, cheap prices to lure adolescents and young adults
Everyone knows cigarette smoking causes cancer and as a result, prices and advertising are closely regulated to discourage youth from ...
Study shows 70% of patients lack advance directives before elective surgery
Missed opportunity creates complex situation for care providers and loved onesCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -The majority of people visiting preoperative ...
