Tag: Public Health

In an International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry study of individuals diagnosed with dementia in the United Kingdom, people from minority ...

Analysis examines migraine's link to higher stroke risk

Migraine with aura was associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, but ...

Follow-up phone calls by pharmacists help patients after hospital discharge

A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study illustrates the benefits of having clinical pharmacists follow up, by telephone, with ...

Are tattoos linked with individuals' health and risky behaviors?

Credit: International Journal of Dermatology In a survey-based study published in the International Journal of Dermatology, having tattoos was not ...

New fellowship program will support the next generation of African scientific leaders

NIH collaborates with African Academy of Sciences and Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationCredit: Photo by Chia-Chi Charlie Chang for NIH ...

UTSA researchers: Those with inadequate access to food likely to suffer from obesity

Credit: Courtesy of UTSA Communications (San Antonio, Jan. 23, 2019) -- According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, ...

Study finds correlation between eviction rates in the US and high number of STIs

Almost 2.3 million people are evicted from their homes annually and four evictions are filed every minute in the United ...

Flu vaccination keeps COPD patients out of the hospital

Vaccination can reduce influenza-related hospitalizations by more than a third in this highly vulnerable population, according to a new study ...

St. Jude collaboration offers research road map to improve pediatric patient care

Collaboration of the nation's largest network dedicated to improving patient safety in children's hospitals identifies the most important patient safety ...

Bazan awarded international honor

Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Haydee Bazan, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology, and Biochemistry and Molecular ...

American College of Chest Physicians and Springer Healthcare announce strategic partnership