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Lifestyle interventions for preschool children can enhance long-term cardiovascular health status

Implementing school-based programs aimed at teaching healthy cardiovascular health habits as early as preschool can achieve lasting lifestyle changes in children, according to a review published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

17 Jan 2022

How has COVID-19 Impacted our Economy?

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Professor Adam Rose and his research team about how direct behavioral responses to COVID-19 have impacted the US economy.

14 Jan 2022

Starting hormone treatment in adolescence linked to better mental health in transgender people

For transgender people, starting gender-affirming hormone treatment in adolescence is linked to better mental health than waiting until adulthood, according to new research led by the Stanford University School of Medicine.

12 Jan 2022

New program boosts buprenorphine treatment rates for opioid use disorder

A program designed to increase initiation of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in the emergency department led to a sixfold increase in its use at three Penn Medicine hospitals, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

23 Dec 2021

Children and adolescents with persistent high levels of anxiety at greater risk for later psychosis

Children and adolescents who show persistent high levels of anxiety are more likely to become psychotic in their early 20s, according to a new study.

21 Dec 2021

Meth use and intimate partner violence drive exhaustion of immune cells in HIV patients

A study of HIV-positive black and Latino men who have sex with men finds the use of methamphetamine combined with intimate partner violence boosted the activity of genes that regulate the body's inflammatory and antiviral functions

6 Dec 2021

Asia Pacific region plans to fall back on traditional medicine post-COVID-19

As Asia Pacific emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic the region plans to fall back on traditional and complementary medicine to enhance health care delivery with support from the WHO.

14 Nov 2021

Substance use, high alcohol consumption may increase the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation

Using methamphetamines, opiates, cocaine and cannabis, as well as acute alcohol consumption (alcohol consumption within a week preceding an atrial fibrillation event) may increase the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2021.

8 Nov 2021

Study finds large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic, socioeconomic groups in England

A nationwide study of over 1 million births in the English National Health Service (NHS) between 2015 and 2017, published in The Lancet, has found large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic and socioeconomic groups in England.

1 Nov 2021

Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with higher risk of ASD in offspring

Maternal vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy was associated with 44% increased risk of ASD in the offspring when compared to mothers who had sufficient levels of vitamin D during pregnancy.

29 Oct 2021

UTSA research could be key to decreasing maternal mortality rates in the U.S.

Researchers from The University of Texas at San Antonio College for Health, Community and Policy (HCaP) have conducted a study that could be key to decreasing maternal mortality rates in the U.S.

26 Oct 2021

DC’s Harllee Harper is using public health tools to prevent gun violence. Will it work?

After four people were murdered in one week in early September — all in the same Washington, D.C., neighborhood — residents made a plea for help.

21 Oct 2021

UChicago and Rush secure NIH grant to launch the Chicago Chronic Condition Equity Network

The University of Chicago and Rush University have received a $20M, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a Center for Multiple Chronic Diseases Associated with Health Disparities.

18 Oct 2021

Machine learning can yield "proxy measures" for brain-related health issues

A study published today by an interdisciplinary collaboration, directed by Denis Engemann from Inria, demonstrates that machine learning from large population cohorts can yield "proxy measures" for brain-related health issues without the need for a specialist's assessment.

18 Oct 2021

Substance Abuse News and Research

Lifestyle interventions for preschool children can enhance long-term cardiovascular health status

How has COVID-19 Impacted our Economy?

Starting hormone treatment in adolescence linked to better mental health in transgender people

New program boosts buprenorphine treatment rates for opioid use disorder

Children and adolescents with persistent high levels of anxiety at greater risk for later psychosis

Meth use and intimate partner violence drive exhaustion of immune cells in HIV patients

Asia Pacific region plans to fall back on traditional medicine post-COVID-19

Substance use, high alcohol consumption may increase the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation

Study finds large inequalities in pregnancy outcomes between ethnic, socioeconomic groups in England

Maternal vitamin D deficiency associated with higher risk of ASD in offspring

UTSA research could be key to decreasing maternal mortality rates in the U.S.

DC’s Harllee Harper is using public health tools to prevent gun violence. Will it work?

UChicago and Rush secure NIH grant to launch the Chicago Chronic Condition Equity Network

Machine learning can yield "proxy measures" for brain-related health issues

Study finds a downward trend in buprenorphine misuse among U.S. adults with opioid use disorder

New study shows how COVID-19 response has impacted the U.S. public health system

Researchers explore how opioids may have become so widely abused

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The politics of vaccine mandates

University of Kentucky studies show a notable rise in opioid overdose deaths among non-Hispanic Blacks

Needle exchanges are targeted by eco-rooted lawsuits. A new California law will stop that.

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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