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New review looks at comprehensive AIDS prevention programs in prisons

In the current issue of Family Medicine and Community Health (Volume 6,Number 4, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15212/FMCH.2018.0118: , Somayeh Zare, Mehdi Kargar, Jeyran Ostovarfar, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh of the Department of the Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran discuss how studies show that suitable design of educational programs can affect prisoners' awareness of AIDS.

4 Jan 2019

FORTE study offers new and revealing window into outcomes of trauma patients

Trauma is a leading cause of disability in the world, resulting in more disability-adjusted life years than any other disease. While in-hospital, trauma-related mortality has decreased to just 4 percent in the U.S., little is known about what happens to the 96 percent of patients who survive their trauma injuries but may suffer debilitating long-term effects.

4 Jan 2019

New way of measuring gender inequality presents more accurate picture of peoples’ well-being

Researchers from the University of Missouri and University of Essex in the United Kingdom say a new way of measuring gender inequality is fairer to both men and women, and presents a simplified but more accurate picture of peoples' well-being than previous calculations.

4 Jan 2019

Tideswell-AGS-ADGAP ELIA program offers a new take on learning to lead for experts in geriatrics

Experts in geriatrics, the healthcare specialty dedicated to our needs as we age, are making more than a New Year's resolution to continue improving our care as we grow older.

4 Jan 2019

MUSC researchers uncover a new cause for laryngeal symptoms

While a sudden coughing fit is a protective reflex to clear the airway, chronic cough can be caused by multiple factors that must be investigated to determine treatment. Cough is just one of several laryngeal symptoms including hoarseness and dysphoric breathing that can become debilitating.

4 Jan 2019

Lessons from successes and failures of AIDS epidemic could inform our response to opioid crisis

There are important lessons to be learned from the successes and failures of the AIDS response that could inform our response to the opioid epidemic, according to a new paper by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

4 Jan 2019

Alterations in brain networks contribute to cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric disorders

Psychiatric disorders share common alterations of functional connectivity between three core brain networks involved in cognition, according to a meta-analysis published in Biological Psychiatry.

3 Jan 2019

Women with persistent vasomotor symptoms more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer

Studies examining the association between vasomotor symptoms and breast cancer are not new, but results have been inconsistent.

3 Jan 2019

New study highlights development of functional skills in people with Down syndrome

When expectant parents learn their child will be born with Down syndrome, they invariably have questions about what this diagnosis will mean for their son or daughter and for the rest of their family.

3 Jan 2019

Parents’ work-family conflicts affect children’s health

Researchers have long known that sick children can affect a company's bottom line, as employees are distracted or have to take time off to care for their children. Far less is known about the impact a parent's work life has on their children's health.

3 Jan 2019

Treatment of age-related hearing loss could be one way to head off late-life depression

A new study found that elderly individuals with age-related hearing loss had more symptoms of depression; the greater the hearing loss, the greater the risk of having depressive symptoms.

3 Jan 2019

Meta-analysis of adults with autism shows large impairments in key cognitive domains

The first comprehensive, systematic review and meta-analysis of adults with autism shows that despite having an intact IQ, these adults have medium to large impairments in four key social- and non-social cognitive domains: theory of mind, emotion perception and knowledge, processing speed, and verbal learning and memory.

3 Jan 2019

Study: Low wages, poor benefits leave many female health care workers below poverty line

A study carried out by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania finds that low wages and poor benefits leave many female health care workers living below the poverty line.

2 Jan 2019

Education News and Research

New review looks at comprehensive AIDS prevention programs in prisons

FORTE study offers new and revealing window into outcomes of trauma patients

New way of measuring gender inequality presents more accurate picture of peoples’ well-being

Tideswell-AGS-ADGAP ELIA program offers a new take on learning to lead for experts in geriatrics

MUSC researchers uncover a new cause for laryngeal symptoms

Lessons from successes and failures of AIDS epidemic could inform our response to opioid crisis

Alterations in brain networks contribute to cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric disorders

Women with persistent vasomotor symptoms more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer

New study highlights development of functional skills in people with Down syndrome

Parents’ work-family conflicts affect children’s health

Treatment of age-related hearing loss could be one way to head off late-life depression

Meta-analysis of adults with autism shows large impairments in key cognitive domains

Study: Low wages, poor benefits leave many female health care workers below poverty line

ERADA launches first diagnostic saliva test for malaria

Dry January brings physical, psychological and emotional benefits

New editorial proposes changes to improve minority representation in clinical trials

New study traces development of physical aggression problems from infancy to adolescence

Researchers conduct cohort trial to determine most preferred SOGI collection method

Study: People over age 65 diagnosed with heart failure can have moderate levels of alcohol

Unhealthy eating habits in childhood associated with young teens' alcohol use

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