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Study identifies barriers to prescribing medications for alcohol use disorder in primary care

Researchers explored how primary care physicians who have some familiarity with medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD) make prescribing decisions and identify reasons for the underuse of MAUD in primary care.

25 Jul 2023

Older sexual and gender minority adults have higher rates of frailty, study shows

In June, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that the average age of the U.S. population reached a new high of nearly 39 years old.

25 Jul 2023

Meclofenamate shows promise in treating abnormal respiratory mucus

Our respiratory system is lined with a thin fluid layer called mucus on the inside. The mucus protects us from inhaling harmful and unwanted airborne agents from germs to pollutants; it achieves this feat due to its unique gel-like texture imparted by proteins called mucins.

25 Jul 2023

Widespread vaccination needed to protect adults from serious and moderate COVID-19 disease

An analysis of real-world data from more than 1.2 million patients from health systems in four geographically dispersed states -- Indiana, Oregon, Texas and Utah -- conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's VISION Network, has determined both the number of adults needed to be vaccinated to prevent one COVID-19 associated hospitalization and the number needed to be vaccinated to prevent one COVID-19 associated emergency department (ED) visit.

25 Jul 2023

Newly identified brain cell type may play role in neuropsychiatric disorders

A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers working at the Center for Neural Circuit Mapping find links between brain disorders and dysfunction of newly identified inhibitory brain cell types.

25 Jul 2023

Postpartum counseling is key to reducing long-term risk of heart disease in women

Despite having risk factors for heart disease, only 60% of women reported receiving counseling on optimizing their heart health, which includes healthy eating, exercise and losing weight gained during pregnancy at their six-week postpartum visit between 2016 and 2020, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found.

25 Jul 2023

Syrian refugees with breast cancer more likely to be younger and diagnosed with late-stage tumors

Brigham researchers and international collaborators identified the association with younger age and advanced stage at diagnosis, coupled with the trauma associated with displacement, as likely contributors to the disparities.

25 Jul 2023

Study sheds light on the susceptibility of Chinese men to 60 diseases related to alcohol consumption

Recently, a study conducted by researchers from Peking University and Oxford Population Health shed light on the susceptibility of Chinese men to 60 diseases related to alcohol consumption.

25 Jul 2023

UVA researchers discover key driver of chronic inflammation that accelerates aging

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key driver of chronic inflammation that accelerates aging.

25 Jul 2023

Community health workers improve health of homebound older patients in San Antonio

Staying healthy and connected was difficult for everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic, but especially so for homebound older patients and their caregivers.

25 Jul 2023

$3 million NIH grant awarded to investigate the connections between maternal BMI and childhood obesity

Researchers at Michigan State University and Henry Ford Health received a $3 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases within the National Institutes of Health to study the connections between maternal body mass index, or BMI, and childhood obesity.

25 Jul 2023

Targeting chronic endometritis: study reveals potential diagnostic markers

Researchers investigated the gene expression signatures and immune cell involvement in chronic endometritis (CE) for potential diagnostic markers.

25 Jul 2023

New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors

Corlee Morris has dieted throughout her adult life.

25 Jul 2023

Computational modeling to improve implant alignment during knee replacement surgeries

A Texas A&M University doctoral student has collaborated with an innovative surgical navigation and robotics company on motion capture research that can potentially improve implant alignment during knee replacement surgeries.

25 Jul 2023

AXT and CELLINK Form a Formidable Australian Bioprinting Partnership

3D bioprinting is experiencing rapid growth as the technology continues to evolve. This is certainly the case in Australia and AXT, who are already well entrenched in the field are pleased to announce that they are strengthening their position by partnering with CELLINK.

From AXT Pty Ltd 25 Jul 2023

New drug delivery system may revolutionize treatment of ectopic pregnancy

Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy have developed a drug delivery system that shows promise for greatly enhancing the efficacy of the medicine given to women with the life-threatening condition of ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when a fertilized egg implants somewhere other than the lining of the uterus.

24 Jul 2023

Inflation Reduction Act's $35 insulin cap linked to rise in prescription fills

The Inflation Reduction Act's policy capping out-of-pocket costs for insulin to $35 for a month's supply led to increases in the total number of insulin fills for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and University of Wisconsin–Madison.

24 Jul 2023

Researchers find a simple, effective way to reduce medical errors

We trust our doctors with our lives, but the sad and scary fact is that doctors can get things wrong. Approximately 100,000 Americans die each year due to medical errors and recent studies have found that 10 to 15% of all clinical decisions regarding patient diagnosis and treatment are wrong.

24 Jul 2023

USC study reveals key details about how cancer cells metastasize

A surprising finding from USC reveals key details about how cancer cells metastasize and suggests new therapeutic approaches for halting their spread.

24 Jul 2023

Donating a kidney can be safe for people living with HIV, study shows

Based on findings from a study published today in the journal The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and three collaborating medical institutions suggest that people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who donate a kidney to other people living with HIV (PLWH) have a low risk of developing end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) or other kidney problems in the years following the donation.

24 Jul 2023

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Study identifies barriers to prescribing medications for alcohol use disorder in primary care

Older sexual and gender minority adults have higher rates of frailty, study shows

Meclofenamate shows promise in treating abnormal respiratory mucus

Widespread vaccination needed to protect adults from serious and moderate COVID-19 disease

Newly identified brain cell type may play role in neuropsychiatric disorders

Postpartum counseling is key to reducing long-term risk of heart disease in women

Syrian refugees with breast cancer more likely to be younger and diagnosed with late-stage tumors

Study sheds light on the susceptibility of Chinese men to 60 diseases related to alcohol consumption

UVA researchers discover key driver of chronic inflammation that accelerates aging

Community health workers improve health of homebound older patients in San Antonio

$3 million NIH grant awarded to investigate the connections between maternal BMI and childhood obesity

Targeting chronic endometritis: study reveals potential diagnostic markers

New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors

Computational modeling to improve implant alignment during knee replacement surgeries

AXT and CELLINK Form a Formidable Australian Bioprinting Partnership

New drug delivery system may revolutionize treatment of ectopic pregnancy

Inflation Reduction Act's $35 insulin cap linked to rise in prescription fills

Researchers find a simple, effective way to reduce medical errors

USC study reveals key details about how cancer cells metastasize

Donating a kidney can be safe for people living with HIV, study shows

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