Tag: Public Health

Millennials - young adults in their 20s and 30s - earn less money without a college degree and are more ...

Study finds FDA dermatology advisors receive payments following drug approvals

Fifty-four percent received at least one payment from pharmaceutical companies A team of researchers led by a member of the ...

Sleeping with artificial light at night associated with weight gain in women

Eliminating light while sleeping could reduce obesityCredit: NIEHS Sleeping with a television or light on in the room may be ...

A new picture of dengue’s growing threat

More than 6 billion people at risk by 2080 SEATTLE--Research published today in Nature Microbiology paints a startling new picture ...

Study counters narrative that street homeless are ‘service resistant’

Interviews with New York City homeless by researchers from the NYU Silver School of Social Work show impact of bureaucratic ...

BU researchers develop new metamaterial that can improve MRI quality and reduce scan time

Magnetic metamaterial can 'turn up the volume' of MRICredit: Photo by Jackie Ricciardi for Boston University Photography Could a small ...

Unique case of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome in palliative care

Safe to breastfeed while on bipolar meds? Jury’s still out

Better-designed studies needed to make informed patient recommendations Prior research on lithium's effects on breastfeeding are sparse, poorly designed Study ...

Gustavo Nino, M.D., honored with national award from American Thoracic Society

Credit: Children's National Gustavo Nino, M.D., a pulmonologist who directs the Sleep Medicine program at Children's National, was honored by ...

USC study: Exposure to videos of race-based violence online may be spurring mental-health issues

Research suggests that viewing viral videos of police shootings and detained immigrants is associated with depressive and PTSD symptoms in ...

Three public health interventions could prevent 94 million premature deaths

Key takeaways: Lowering blood pressure, reducing sodium intake, and eliminating trans fat could prevent 94 million early deaths around the ...

Body fat distribution linked to higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer

In the first prospective study of directly measured body fat distribution and prostate cancer risk, investigators found that higher levels ...

Survey: Majority of current gun owners support the sale of personalized guns

Despite support for the technology, current gun owners are not likely to purchase these guns themselves if they were available ...

Canadian pediatric emergency department crowding not linked to death, serious adverse outcomes

Visiting a crowded pediatric emergency department in Canada may increase the likelihood of being hospitalized but is not linked to ...

Marijuana and fertility: Five things to know

For patients who smoke marijuana and their physicians, "Five things to know about ... marijuana and fertility" provides useful information ...

Our tears could one day tell us if we have glaucoma

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 10, 2019) - Contrary to what many of us think, ...

Only 1% of social service policies for children include information about healthy sleep

Vulnerable children and families are receiving minimal sleep-related education SAN ANTONIO - Preliminary results from a new study indicate that ...

Costs of care similar or lower at teaching hospitals compared to non-teaching hospitals

Boston, MA - Total costs of care are similar or somewhat lower among teaching hospitals compared to non-teaching hospitals among ...

VA study backs use of physician assistants, nurse practitioners in diabetes care

Researchers examined outcomes of more than 600,000 veterans Veterans Affairs patients with diabetes have similar health outcomes regardless of whether ...

Worm study sparks hope for slowing muscle decline