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New survey launched to improve burns care worldwide

People are being asked to complete an online survey to help identify the top ten global burns research priorities and improve burns care around the world.

6 Nov 2023

Black men may face an increased risk of prostate cancer than white men at lower PSA levels

Black men in the United States are more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men, and after diagnosis, they're more likely to have advanced disease and to die than white men with the disease.

6 Nov 2023

Transgender adults in rural US more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors

Transgender adults living in the rural Appalachian area of the U.S., were more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors, like tobacco use, obesity and high blood pressure, thank their cisgender peers, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023.

6 Nov 2023

Regular marijuana use may raise the risk for heart failure, stroke or heart attack

Using marijuana regularly may raise the risk for heart failure, stroke or heart attack even after accounting for other cardiovascular risk factors such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity, according to two preliminary studies to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023.

6 Nov 2023

Depression, anxiety and chronic stress increase risk for heart and brain health complications

The heart and mind are strongly connected, with depression, anxiety and chronic stress all increasing the risk for heart and brain health complications, according to two preliminary studies to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023.

6 Nov 2023

Women with stroke history fear bias in emergency care

Women who have survived a stroke believe they are less likely to receive adequate emergency care – based on gender and race or ethnicity, a study led by Michigan Medicine and Brown University finds.

6 Nov 2023

AI tools may be effective at detecting heart valvular disease and predicting cardiovascular risk

Advances in artificial intelligence have enabled the development and application of AI tools that may be effective at detecting heart valvular disease and predicting the risk of cardiovascular disease events, according to preliminary research in two studies to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023.

6 Nov 2023

Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later?

High school classes start so early around this city that some kids get on buses at 5:30 in the morning.

6 Nov 2023

AI-empowered system may accelerate laparoscopic surgery training

Trainee surgeons learning to conduct laparoscopic (or keyhole) surgery will soon be able to complete their training quicker thanks to an AI-empowered system being developed by researchers at the National Robotarium of Heriot-Watt University, in collaboration with the Dundee Institute for Healthcare Simulation of University of Dundee.

6 Nov 2023

Study finds ethnic disparities in access to early psychological interventions for psychosis in England

People experiencing a psychotic episode for the first time are less likely to receive early psychological interventions in England if they are from an ethnic minority background, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

3 Nov 2023

Study: Nursing homes most adversely affected by employment declines since the pandemic

Among health care job sectors, nursing homes have been the most adversely affected by declines in employment growth since the pandemic—a rate more than triple that of hospitals or physician offices, says a University of Michigan researcher.

3 Nov 2023

AI model calculates percent necrosis in osteosarcoma patients with 99% accuracy

A research team at Johns Hopkins Medicine has created and trained a machine learning model to calculate percent necrosis (PN) - or, what percentage of a tumor is "dead" and no longer active - in patients with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer.

3 Nov 2023

Pharmacist prescribing for hypertension could save billions and millions of lives, study finds

If pharmacists had a larger role in prescribing medications to control blood pressure, they could prevent more than 15 million heart attacks, nearly 8 million strokes and more than 4 million cases each of angina and heart failure in the U.S. over 30 years, according to a new Virginia Commonwealth University-led study.

3 Nov 2023

Racial and socioeconomic integration linked to lower health care expenditure disparities

Differences in health care expenditures between Black and white adults vary substantially with the local level of racial and economic integration, and tend to be low or nonexistent in highly integrated communities, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

3 Nov 2023

BU researcher receives grant to improve behavioral health care for underserved kids, young adults

Carryl P. Navalta, PhD, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has received a two-year, $476,194 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for his research, "Project EDUCATE" (Education to Deliver and Utilize Child and Adolescent Treatment Effectively).

3 Nov 2023

States reconsider religious exemptions for vaccinations in child care

More than half the children who attend Munchkin Land Daycare near Billings, Montana, have special needs or compromised immune systems.

3 Nov 2023

Biden pick to lead social security pledges action on ‘heartbreaking’ clawbacks

President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Social Security Administration on Thursday promised senators that he would address hardships the agency has caused by trying to recoup billions of dollars it mistakenly overpays beneficiaries each year.

3 Nov 2023

Medicare expands the roster of available mental health professionals

Lynn Cooper was going through an awful time. After losing her job in 2019, she became deeply depressed.

3 Nov 2023

Tufts researchers explore the science of aging

Anti-wrinkle creams, superfoods that keep you young, dietary supplements that promise improved memory, "immortal" cells that can renew themselves forever - in our stores and media, claims about aging abound.

2 Nov 2023

Medical debt is disappearing from Americans’ credit reports, lifting scores

The share of American consumers with medical debt on their credit reports has declined dramatically over the past year as major credit rating agencies removed small unpaid bills and debts that were less than a year old, according to a new analysis from the nonprofit Urban Institute.

2 Nov 2023

Health Care News and Research

New survey launched to improve burns care worldwide

Black men may face an increased risk of prostate cancer than white men at lower PSA levels

Transgender adults in rural US more likely to have cardiovascular disease risk factors

Regular marijuana use may raise the risk for heart failure, stroke or heart attack

Depression, anxiety and chronic stress increase risk for heart and brain health complications

Women with stroke history fear bias in emergency care

AI tools may be effective at detecting heart valvular disease and predicting cardiovascular risk

Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later?

AI-empowered system may accelerate laparoscopic surgery training

Study finds ethnic disparities in access to early psychological interventions for psychosis in England

Study: Nursing homes most adversely affected by employment declines since the pandemic

AI model calculates percent necrosis in osteosarcoma patients with 99% accuracy

Pharmacist prescribing for hypertension could save billions and millions of lives, study finds

Racial and socioeconomic integration linked to lower health care expenditure disparities

BU researcher receives grant to improve behavioral health care for underserved kids, young adults

States reconsider religious exemptions for vaccinations in child care

Biden pick to lead social security pledges action on ‘heartbreaking’ clawbacks

Medicare expands the roster of available mental health professionals

Tufts researchers explore the science of aging

Medical debt is disappearing from Americans’ credit reports, lifting scores

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