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 ...
Tag: Public Health
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
Muscle decline caused by ageing and certain diseases could be dramatically slowed by stopping a chain reaction that damages cells, ...
Older forests resist change — climate change, that is
With age, forests in eastern US and Canada become less vulnerable to climate change, study findsNew research finds that older ...
Naloxone access law in Pennsylvania falls short
UIC study finds many Philadelphia pharmacies fail to implement state's standing order A new study from researchers at the University ...
Weight-loss patients at higher risk of death from substance use disorders
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2019 - The death rate from drug- and alcohol-related causes in people who've had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...
NHS-funded private sector hip operations worsening health inequality
New research examining the impact of outsourcing NHS hip operations to the private sector concludes that continuing the trend towards ...
The Lancet editor Richard Horton to be honored June 10, 2019
2019 Roux Prize winner is 'relentlessly taking on issues' to advance health, challenge the medical profession, and promote human rights ...
Sadiqa Kendi, M.D., FAAP, CPST, is 2019 Bloomberg Fellow
Credit: The Bloomberg American Health Initiative Sadiqa Kendi, M.D., FAAP, CPST, a pediatric emergency physician at Children's National and medical ...
Emory University receives $180 million grant from Gates Foundation
Award for Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance network (CHAMPS) is the university's largest-ever single grantCredit: Emory University Emory University ...
Large placebo-controlled trial confirms safety of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)
Bethesda, MD (June 6, 2019) -- For patients taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat gastroesophageal disease (GERD) or other ...
Where to draw the line between mental health and illness?
Defining mental disorders and illnesses is not straightforward. Notions of whether a certain phenomenon should be classified as an illness ...
‘Early warning’ tool for hard-to-heal leg wounds
Early career researcher award for risk assessment tool for delayed healing of venous leg ulcers Dr Parker's presentation on the ...
AMA honors research on how mindfulness helps consumers decision making
The Journal of Public Policy & Marketing is pleased to honor the 2019 Thomas C. Kinnear Award to "Mindfulness: Its ...
