Tag: Public Health

Surgery is associated with increased survival for patients with HER2-positive stage 4 breast cancerCredit: AACR A student at the University ...

$2 million NIH grant for treating disease linked to APOL1

Credit: Children's National Children's researcher Zhe Han, Ph.D., has received a $2 million award from the National Institutes of Health ...

Berkeley’s soda tax election changed drinking habits months before prices went up

The contentious 'Berkeley vs. Big soda' campaign may have been enough to drive down soda sales in the city Sticker ...

Caring for an older adult with cancer comes with emotional challenges for caregivers, too

The number of informal caregivers who look after older adults with cancer is on the rise. Caregivers could be relatives, ...

Slight decline in hepatitis C diagnoses in Europe

European surveillance data for 2017 show high level of diagnosesCredit: ECDC European surveillance data show a 10% decrease in newly ...

NHS dental budget needs reform to meet patients’ needs

Credit: Newcastle University Routine scaling and polishing of teeth should be stopped as the NHS dental budget would be better ...

New study identifies biomarkers to predict the risk of atrial fibrillation

Scientists at the University of Navarra link the alteration of three molecules with the prevalence, incidence, and recurrence of this ...

Adults at high risk for HIV infection have low rates of vaccination against HPV

ATLANTA -- Adults who are at high risk of becoming infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, ...

Prostate cancer incidence and mortality have declined in most countries

ATLANTA -- Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates are decreasing or stabilizing in most parts of the world, with the ...

Israel’s Ocular discovery partners with all India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

The partnership reflects the expanding synergism of Indo-Israel medical collaborationCredit: Ocular Discovery New Delhi, India - April 2, 2019 - ...

Despite risk of birth defects, HIV drug should be considered for women in South Africa

Dolutegravir may reduce deaths in women, HIV transmission to children and men Although a woman's use of the HIV drug ...

Experts discover historic roots of Medicare for All, public option and free-market proposals

When it comes to health care proposals, 'everything old is new again' As political leaders debate the future of the ...

UM environmental engineering faculty publishes paper on risk assessment

The paper, 'A general dose-response relationship for chronic chemical and other health stressors and mixtures based on an emergent illness ...

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