Tag: Public Health

Privacy concerns linked to both health facilities and providers are major barriers to increasing the number of men who are ...

What's known as the genome-wide polygenic score, or GPS, combines information from many thousands of genetic markers, each with only ...

New Orleans, LA - A study led by LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health reports that women exposed ...

National discussions on cannabis legalization, along with increased access to medical marijuana, may have encouraged more high school students to ...

Community pharmacies are well placed to screen patients for type 2 diabetes, which could increase early diagnosis and significantly reduce ...

Because most people who smoke cigarettes begin young, public health efforts to prevent tobacco use among youth are a priority. ...

Parasitic worms cause cancer -- and could help cure it Billions worldwide are infected with tropical worms. Unsurprisingly, most of ...

Had India fallen prey to the epidemic of cesarean currently affecting many countries in the world? Thanks to the data ...

QUT study finds problematic phone use getting worse in Australia One in five women and one in eight men are ...

Study could shed light on harmful bacteria that share antibiotic resistance genesCredit: Yaroslav Ispolatov Bacteria may travel thousands of miles ...

Police use of body-worn cameras is growing rapidly in the United States. New research that looked at 70 studies of ...

A new study reveals that preventive medications--such as those to lower blood pressure or cholesterol, or to protect bone health, ...

Indigenous peoples in Canada have high rates of psychological distress, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, and these mental health issues ...

Using insurance data, study shows that cost to patients and their families has increased over time Philadelphia, March 24, 2019--Despite ...

March 24, 2019 - Anyone who trains for a marathon knows that individual running workouts add up over time to ...

NEW ORLEANS--Using the hemoglobin A1c blood test to diagnose diabetes tends to underestimate the prevalence of the disease, according to ...

A recent study from King's College London and Cambridge University highlighted that people may experience multiple subtle changes before being ...

Current approaches to identifying people who are at high risk for overdosing on opioids target many who are not truly ...

Rutgers engineers' unique smart materials change shape as temperatures changeCredit: Chen Yang/Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Imagine smart materials that can morph ...

New Haven, Conn. -- State breast density notification laws that mandate reporting of mammogram results can prompt further screening and ...