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Intensive lifestyle intervention linked to increased employment for people with type 2 diabetes

USC Schaeffer Center and University of Minnesota researchers found that study participants without a college degree had even larger employment gains from lifestyle changes recommended by specialists.

14 Aug 2023

New insights into how coronaviruses invade cells

Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells may help explain why coronaviruses are so good at jumping from species to species and will help scientists better predict how COVID-19 will evolve.

14 Aug 2023

Most people in Canada now have hybrid immunity against COVID-19

Most people in Canada now have hybrid immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through a mix of infection and vaccination, new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) shows.

14 Aug 2023

Study: Firearm injury prevention policies need to be implemented properly to be effective

When evidence-based firearm injury prevention policies such as extreme risk protection orders are implemented properly, they can play a significant role in preventing gun-related injuries and death, according to a new scientific policy review led by the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.

14 Aug 2023

Study examines the relationship between consumption of fatty acids and diabetic retinopathy

Researchers examined the relationship between dietary fatty acid (FA) intake and diabetic retinopathy (DR).

14 Aug 2023

How does particulate matter air pollution contribute to antibiotic resistance?

Researchers explore the role of particulate matter within the environment to facilitate the spread of genetic elements responsible for antibiotic resistance.

14 Aug 2023

Does nutritional support benefit adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients?

Researchers evaluated the impact of nutritional support in Indian adults with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis.

14 Aug 2023

Proposed rule would make hospital prices even more transparent

"How much is the ice cream?" A simple enough question, featured on a new TV and online advertisement, posed by a man who just wants something cold. A woman behind the counter responds with a smile: "Prices? No, we don't have those anymore. We have estimates."

14 Aug 2023

Study calls for action to capture real-time data on climate change impact on human health

A Monash University-led study has proposed a solution for the urgent need to capture real-time data on the impact of climate change-related events on human health, healthcare workforces, and healthcare systems at the point of care.

11 Aug 2023

CORRECTION: Air pollution linked to increased risk of non-lung cancers in older adults

Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

11 Aug 2023

Discontinuation of pandemic-related food assistance benefits led to substantial increase in food insufficiency in the U.S.

The recent discontinuation of pandemic-related food assistance benefits, known as the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, led to a substantial increase in food insufficiency in the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

11 Aug 2023

Men and women with elevated blood sugar levels have greater risk of cardiovascular diseases

Men and women with raised blood sugar levels have 30-50% greater risk of developing cardiovascular diseases even when these levels are below the threshold for diabetes, a new study has shown.

10 Aug 2023

Community health workers boost child vaccination rates in remote Madagascar

Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world and access to health care is limited for many people.

10 Aug 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On abortion rights, Ohio is the new Kansas

Ohio voters — in a rare August election — turned out in unexpectedly high numbers to defeat a ballot measure that would have made it harder to pass an abortion-rights constitutional amendment on the ballot in November.

10 Aug 2023

Good Trials Prism: A new partnership to enhance clinical research in low resource settings

Four major clinical trial networks based in low resource settings are embarking on an exciting partnership with the Good Clinical Trials Collaborative to enhance clinical research in low resource settings.

10 Aug 2023

Scientists develop novel animal model of neurobrucellosis

Neurobrucellosis is a severe long-term complication of brucellosis, one of the most common bacterial zoonotic diseases.

10 Aug 2023

The menopausal symptoms and food consumption in post-menopausal women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Menopausal symptoms and food consumption in post-menopausal women before and during coronavirus disease 2019.

10 Aug 2023

The personal, occupational, and psychological factors associated with the development of neck pain

The occupational, psychological, and personal factors related to neck pain among college students.

10 Aug 2023

Have social determinants of health affected COVID-19 vaccine uptake?

Researchers investigated clinically significant predictors of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among individuals with social and medical susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

10 Aug 2023

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

People who take acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors for four-and-a-half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia compared to people who do not take these medications, according to new research published in the August 9, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

9 Aug 2023

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Intensive lifestyle intervention linked to increased employment for people with type 2 diabetes

New insights into how coronaviruses invade cells

Most people in Canada now have hybrid immunity against COVID-19

Study: Firearm injury prevention policies need to be implemented properly to be effective

Study examines the relationship between consumption of fatty acids and diabetic retinopathy

How does particulate matter air pollution contribute to antibiotic resistance?

Does nutritional support benefit adult pulmonary tuberculosis patients?

Proposed rule would make hospital prices even more transparent

Study calls for action to capture real-time data on climate change impact on human health

CORRECTION: Air pollution linked to increased risk of non-lung cancers in older adults

Discontinuation of pandemic-related food assistance benefits led to substantial increase in food insufficiency in the U.S.

Men and women with elevated blood sugar levels have greater risk of cardiovascular diseases

Community health workers boost child vaccination rates in remote Madagascar

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On abortion rights, Ohio is the new Kansas

Good Trials Prism: A new partnership to enhance clinical research in low resource settings

Scientists develop novel animal model of neurobrucellosis

The menopausal symptoms and food consumption in post-menopausal women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

The personal, occupational, and psychological factors associated with the development of neck pain

Have social determinants of health affected COVID-19 vaccine uptake?

Dementia risk may increase with long-term use of acid reflux drugs

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