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Research on health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks for younger people

Studies of health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks of imbibing, particularly for younger people, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

28 Feb 2019

Simple method to measure continuity of care for GPs

New research has outlined a simple way to measure continuity of care for GPs, to benefit patients.

27 Feb 2019

$Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease$

Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease

In a study of older people with no clinical diagnosis or signs of dementia when hospitalized to repair hip fractures, Johns Hopkins researchers say they found biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease in most of the patients’ spinal fluid samples.

26 Feb 2019

Lack of diversity in cell lines does not allow minorities to reap the benefits of precision medicine

As the biomedical field races to develop therapies based on an individual's genetic makeup, a City of Hope scientist and his colleagues found that some commercial cell lines used for countless laboratory studies have mislabeled ancestry when it comes to minorities.

25 Feb 2019

Study shows link between ACA Medicaid expansion and impact of colon cancer on Kentuckians

A new University of Kentucky study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows a direct link between the adoption of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and the impact of colon cancer on Kentuckians.

25 Feb 2019

Disease X: an unknown disease that could claim millions of lives

Dubbed ‘Disease X’, scientists believe a future epidemic of the influenza virus could cause millions of deaths worldwide.

25 Feb 2019

Study findings can help develop new drugs for ischemia

Russian scientists investigated the role of opioid receptors in protecting the heart from coronary disease: the lack of its blood supply.

25 Feb 2019

New analysis highlights increasing focus of early-stage clinical trials on rare cancers

The proportion of early-stage drug trials tackling the biggest cancer killers has declined sharply since the early 1990s as less common tumor types receive increasing attention, according to new research to be presented during the International Congress on Targeted Anticancer Therapies 2019, taking place from today to 27 February in Paris, France.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers find increased rates of CRC screening in Kentucky after Medicaid expansion

Kentucky is one of the poorest states in the U.S. However, the state has been one of the most successful in reducing its uninsured rate, which happened in part through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion that took effect on January 1, 2014.

23 Feb 2019

Older biologic age associated with increased risk of developing breast cancer

Biologic age, a DNA-based estimate of a person's age, is associated with future development of breast cancer, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health.

23 Feb 2019

Study analyzes geographic distribution of opioid-related deaths

Identifying changes in the geographic distribution of opioid-related deaths is important, and this study analyzed data for more than 351,000 U.S. residents who died of opioid-related causes from 1999 to 2016.

23 Feb 2019

Study unravels genetic basis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cases in Finland

One third of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cases in Finland are caused by one of the four major mutations, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows.

23 Feb 2019

Heart attacks more likely to be fatal in women and rates are rising

A recent study found that the heart attack rate is increasing in younger women and that fatalities for this gender are more common compared to men.

22 Feb 2019

Study: Women with more social support have low risk of dying

Women aged 50-79 who believed they had more social support were less likely to die during the course of the study, according to a new study led by Dr. Nancy Freeborne, adjunct professor in George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services.

22 Feb 2019

Study: Cancer stem-like cells are maintained by MTHFD2 mitochondrial metabolic enzyme

An increase in the incidence and mortality rate of cancer has been noted worldwide, especially for lung cancer.

22 Feb 2019

Besides the U.S., drug overdose mortality is also common in other high-income countries

Is the current American drug overdose epidemic an isolated phenomenon? Have other high-income countries experienced similar increases in drug overdose mortality, or are they likely to going forward? A new study published in Population and Development Review addresses these questions.

21 Feb 2019

Only 52% of EMS practitioners have confidence in recognizing sepsis, survey finds

Today, Sepsis Alliance and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians released the results of their Sepsis and EMS survey.

21 Feb 2019

Ignaz Semmelweis' statue unveiled at MedUni Vienna

The 200th anniversary of Ignaz Semmelweis' birth was commemorated on 1 July 2018. On Wednesday evening, a statue of the doctor, kindly donated by Semmelweis University Budapest, was unveiled at MedUni Vienna, in memory of the "inventor" of hand hygiene.

21 Feb 2019

Cervical cancer could be eradicated by 2100

Scaling up the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could eradicate cervical cancer in high-income countries within 30 years, according to a new study.

21 Feb 2019

The United States records highest drug overdose death rates

In the most comprehensive international comparison of its kind, a USC study found that the United States has the highest drug overdose death rates among a set of high-income countries.

21 Feb 2019

Mortality News and Research

Research on health effects of alcohol consumption may underestimate the risks for younger people

Simple method to measure continuity of care for GPs

Hip fractures may serve as first sign of undiagnosed Alzheimer’s disease

Lack of diversity in cell lines does not allow minorities to reap the benefits of precision medicine

Study shows link between ACA Medicaid expansion and impact of colon cancer on Kentuckians

Disease X: an unknown disease that could claim millions of lives

Study findings can help develop new drugs for ischemia

New analysis highlights increasing focus of early-stage clinical trials on rare cancers

Researchers find increased rates of CRC screening in Kentucky after Medicaid expansion

Older biologic age associated with increased risk of developing breast cancer

Study analyzes geographic distribution of opioid-related deaths

Study unravels genetic basis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy cases in Finland

Heart attacks more likely to be fatal in women and rates are rising

Study: Women with more social support have low risk of dying

Study: Cancer stem-like cells are maintained by MTHFD2 mitochondrial metabolic enzyme

Besides the U.S., drug overdose mortality is also common in other high-income countries

Only 52% of EMS practitioners have confidence in recognizing sepsis, survey finds

Ignaz Semmelweis' statue unveiled at MedUni Vienna

Cervical cancer could be eradicated by 2100

The United States records highest drug overdose death rates

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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