Fewer than 60% of young women diagnosed with STIs in emergency departments fill scripts
Credit: Children's National WASHINGTON - Fewer than 60% of young women diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the emergency ...
Tag: Public Health
The message that addiction is a disease makes substance users less likely to seek help
Research finds that people with substance-use problems who read a message describing addiction as a disease are less likely to ...
Stem cell study determines most harmful vape liquids
Credit: Sun Czar Belous PHOENIX - Your favorite vape flavor may be more harmful than the nicotine itself. Using stem ...
Steroids can reduce lung cancer risk in COPD patients
Credit: Justin Ohata/UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences For many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, a steroid inhaler ...
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds do less vigorous physical activity
Children from disadvantaged backgrounds and certain ethnic minority backgrounds, including from Pakistani and Bangladeshi backgrounds, have lower levels of vigorous ...
First-of-its-kind study in endothelial stem cells finds exposure to flavored e-cigarette liquids, e-cigarette use exacerbates cell dysfunction
Endothelial cell dysfunction, inflammation often precursors to heart disease There has been a rapid rise in e-cigarette use, but its ...
Reinvent Motherisk to protect mothers and babies
Canada should reinvent the Motherisk program to support pregnant women to have healthy babies, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian ...
Licorice tea causes hypertensive emergency in patient
Licorice tea, a popular herbal tea, is not without health risks, as a case study of a man admitted to ...
Many patients with pancreatic cancer miss out on treatment that may extend survival
Despite potential for prolonging survival with treatment, one-third of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer do not see a medical oncologist, ...
Mobile phone app designed to boost physical activity in women shows promise in trial
Novel evidence-based approach led to short- and long-term fitness benefitsCredit: University of California, San Francisco. Activity trackers and mobile phone ...
UVA partnering to improve HPV vaccination rates in western Virginia
Team includes Virginia Center for Health Innovation, Carilion Clinic, Ballad HealthCredit: UVA Health System University of Virginia Health System is ...
Trinity researchers find stark social inequalities in children’s body mass index (BMI)
Researchers at Trinity College have found that socio-economic inequalities in children's body mass index (BMI) emerge during the pre-school years ...
Game theory highlights power of local reporting in vaccine decisions
Source of disease prevalence information impacts effectiveness of vaccination programsCredit: FEMA/Mark Wolfe Computational modeling of social networks suggests that vaccination ...
Measles vaccination: 'All for one and one for all'
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Measles was declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, but has reappeared in recent months ...
Experimental fertility preservation provides hope for young men
Credit: Children's National WASHINGTON -Testicular tissue samples obtained from 189 males who were facing procedures that could imperil fertility were ...
Coming to your household soon: 3-D food printers, nano foods and bug burgers
UMass Amherst food scientist's new book, 'Future Foods,' explores how science is transforming the way we eatCredit: David Julian McClements ...
Report finds California above national average for sexual harassment rates
Immigrant-born men; gay and lesbian Californians are also at increased risk In the state of California, reported incidences of sexual ...
Picture imperfect: Eliminating asthma triggers through smartphones
Credit: Fannie Mae WASHINGTON - Children's National is among five awardees sharing $10 million in funding under Fannie Mae's Sustainable ...
Embedded psychiatrist in pediatric clinic improves evaluation access, short-term treatment
BOSTON-- A novel method of embedding child psychiatric care in an urban pediatrics clinic was found to be feasible and ...
UNC program receives recognition as ‘best evidence for impact’ on childhood obesity
UNC-Chapel Hill's NAPSACC program receives national recognition as 'best evidence for impact' on childhood obesity A March 2019 brief by ...
