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Expert review identifies barriers to care for women with endometriosis

Women face a multitude of barriers to receiving quality care for endometriosis, a chronic, often painful disease that affects approximately 10% of reproductive-age women, an estimated 200 million women and teens worldwide.

26 Feb 2019

Study: Awareness campaigns are not sufficient to tackle superbug crisis in developing countries

In a landmark study of health behaviors in developing countries, Global Sustainable Development research at the University of Warwick has found that awareness campaigns alone are not enough to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and, in fact, could risk making the superbug crisis worse.

26 Feb 2019

Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene that may predict pancreatic cancer risk in diabetic patients

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a gene called "UCP-1" that may predict the development of pancreatic cancer in people with Type 2 diabetes. Their findings are published in Gastroenterology.

25 Feb 2019

Exploring the factors around experience and management of pain in workplaces

Workers suffering from chronic pain takes an immense toll on both employees and employers. Whether the pain that individuals experience is physical or psychological, constant or intermittent, or caused by work conditions or brought to the job, its effect on their productivity and wellbeing is a huge problem.

25 Feb 2019

Penn researchers cure nine HCV patients following heart transplants from infected donors

Nine patients at Penn Medicine have been cured of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) following lifesaving heart transplants from deceased donors who were infected with the disease, according to a study published in the American Journal of Transplantation.

25 Feb 2019

Older people with high health literacy have better physical functioning, fewer illnesses

How easy is it for older individuals to understand what their doctor tells them or to evaluate whether health information in the media is reliable? A new study on older Finnish people's health literacy found that one third of 75-year-old Finns find it difficult to understand and use health-related information.

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 design educational program to reduce risk and seriousness of falls in children

A group of researchers from the Department of Physical Education and Sport at the University of Seville have designed the educational program Safe Fall- Safe Schools, a pioneering initiative that aims to reduce the risk and seriousness of the injuries caused by backwards falls in children by means of the teaching of safe and protective techniques.

25 Feb 2019

Cancer patients' HIV status should not affect their treatment

New articles published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, note that there is no medical justification to deny optimal cancer therapy to individuals with HIV.

25 Feb 2019

Researchers create new method to ensure integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain

UC San Francisco researchers have created a proof-of-concept method for ensuring the integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain.

23 Feb 2019

Physicians still remain at higher risk for burnout compared to other professionals

The good news is that physician burnout appears to be improving, along with indicators for physician well-being. However, physicians remain at high risk for burnout, depression and depersonalization, compared to other professionals.

23 Feb 2019

U.S.-based patient advocacy organizations received majority of pharma donations, finds study

A new study by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers found that U.S.-based patient advocacy organizations received a disproportionate amount of contributions made by the world's 10 largest pharmaceutical companies in 2016.

23 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

Neighborhood income, education associated with risk of disability progression in MS patients

Neighborhood income and education level is associated with risk of disability progression in patients with multiple sclerosis, suggests new research from the University of British Columbia.

23 Feb 2019

Researchers investigate how marijuana and tobacco co-use affects quit attempts by smokers

Tobacco isn't the only thing being smoked in the Deep South, and for many, it's only half of their habit.

23 Feb 2019

Study finds modest decrease in burnout among physicians

The epidemic levels of physicians reporting burnout dropped modestly in 2017, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, the Mayo Clinic and the American Medical Association.

23 Feb 2019

One in 13 children affected by PTSD, according to landmark study

A new study has found that almost one in 13 young adults suffer from PTSD following a childhood trauma.

22 Feb 2019

The gene-edited twins born in China may have altered cognition and memory

A new study has fuelled further concerns over the controversial gene-editing experiment that was performed in China last year.

22 Feb 2019

CPRIT awards nearly $20 million to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded $19.6 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support research, recruitment and prevention efforts.

22 Feb 2019

Breast cancer study: Family-history-based models perform better than non-family-history based models

A team of researchers led by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Professor Mary Beth Terry, PhD, evaluated four commonly used breast cancer prediction models and found that family-history-based models perform better than non-family-history based models, even for women at average or below-average risk of breast cancer.

22 Feb 2019

Education News and Research

Expert review identifies barriers to care for women with endometriosis

Study: Awareness campaigns are not sufficient to tackle superbug crisis in developing countries

Mayo Clinic researchers identify gene that may predict pancreatic cancer risk in diabetic patients

Exploring the factors around experience and management of pain in workplaces

Penn researchers cure nine HCV patients following heart transplants from infected donors

Older people with high health literacy have better physical functioning, fewer illnesses

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

Researchers design educational program to reduce risk and seriousness of falls in children

Cancer patients' HIV status should not affect their treatment

Researchers create new method to ensure integrity of clinical trials data with blockchain

Physicians still remain at higher risk for burnout compared to other professionals

U.S.-based patient advocacy organizations received majority of pharma donations, finds study

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

Neighborhood income, education associated with risk of disability progression in MS patients

Researchers investigate how marijuana and tobacco co-use affects quit attempts by smokers

Study finds modest decrease in burnout among physicians

One in 13 children affected by PTSD, according to landmark study

The gene-edited twins born in China may have altered cognition and memory

CPRIT awards nearly $20 million to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Breast cancer study: Family-history-based models perform better than non-family-history based models

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