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Optimal AED placements may lead to better cardiac arrest outcomes

Automated external defibrillators are often placed in areas of low risk and may be unavailable during certain times of the day.

16 Sep 2019

Higher hospital-wide use of antibiotics linked to more C. difficile infections

Higher hospital-wide use of four classes of antibiotics thought to increase the risk of the dangerous intestinal illness.

16 Sep 2019

Flavoring ingredient in e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco exceeds thresholds of concern

A potential carcinogen that has been banned as a food additive is present in concerningly high levels in electronic cigarette liquids and smokeless tobacco products, according to a new study from Duke Health.

16 Sep 2019

Climate change likely to accelerate spread of valley fever

Valley fever is endemic to hot and dry regions like the southwestern United States and California's San Joaquin Valley, but a new study predicts climate change will cause the fungal infection's range to more than double in size this century, reaching previously unaffected areas across the western U.S.

16 Sep 2019

Avoid making important decisions on an empty stomach, research suggests

We all know that food shopping when hungry is a bad idea but new research from the University of Dundee suggests that people might want to avoid making any important decisions about the future on an empty stomach.

16 Sep 2019

Physicians' delivery practices must improve to boost HPV vaccine rates, study shows

Despite its proven success at preventing cancer, many adolescents are still not getting the HPV vaccine. A new study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus shows that physicians' delivery and communication practices must improve to boost vaccination completion rates.

16 Sep 2019

Purveyors of black-market pharmaceuticals target immigrants

The bootleg medications were smuggled across the border and sold to mostly Latino immigrants in public spaces throughout Los Angeles — at swap meets, parks, beauty salons and makeshift stands outside mom-and-pop grocery stores.

16 Sep 2019

Heart-healthy forager-farmers in Bolivia are experiencing changes in body mass and diet

A group of forager-farmers in Bolivia's tropical forests -- known for having remarkable cardiovascular health and low blood pressure -- experienced changes in body mass and diet over a nine-year period, with increased use of cooking oil the most notable dietary change.

16 Sep 2019

Study finds rise in off-label medication orders for children

U.S. physicians are increasingly ordering medications for children for conditions that are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a Rutgers study.

16 Sep 2019

New study identifies focus points to prevent opioid overdose deaths

A new study identifies specific locations where medication and harm reduction services for people with opioid use disorder should be available in order to have the greatest impact on reducing opioid overdose deaths.

16 Sep 2019

Warriors Research Institute awarded grant to expand mental health treatment to Texas veterans and their families

Warriors Research Institute, a Baylor Scott & White Research Institute center, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans' Assistance that will help expand evidence-based mental health treatment to Texas veterans and their families.

16 Sep 2019

University of Illinois at Chicago opens three health care simulation centers

This fall, the University of Illinois at Chicago celebrates the opening of three health care simulation centers.

15 Sep 2019

Communities that Care coalitions reduce problem behaviors among youth

Students in Pennsylvania school districts that participated in Communities that Care coalitions were significantly less likely to use alcohol or marijuana, or to engage in delinquent behavior than those in non-CTC districts, according to a recent study published in Prevention Science.

15 Sep 2019

Disabled people marginalized by programs that are designed to support them

Disabled people face being marginalized by the very programs that are designed to help them.

13 Sep 2019

Do 50 million people really lose health coverage each year because of their jobs?

The moderators kicked off the third Democratic debate with the topic of health care, teeing up another round of the ongoing “Medicare for All” debate.

13 Sep 2019

A dubious product: A rape kit for home use

Alongside other "essential" household supplies for sale on Amazon, there's now a product offered that might give consumers pause: an at-home rape kit.

13 Sep 2019

Addressing serious illness in older patients with a 'surprise' question to clinicians

Three-quarters of older adults with a serious illness visit the emergency department during the last six months of their lives. Many will be admitted to the hospital. Some will never leave. But only a minority of patients have a conversation with their physician about preferences for end-of-life care before it is too late in their disease course for their wishes to be expressed.

13 Sep 2019

UK’s leading anti-euthanasia campaign group responds to 'misleading and irresponsible' film

Care Not Killing, the UK’s leading anti-euthanasia campaign group, responds to the “misleading and irresponsible” campaign film, published earlier this month by Dignity in Dying.

13 Sep 2019

ATS congratulates FDA on its action to remove flavored e-cigarettes from the U.S.

The ATS congratulates the FDA on its important, but belated action, to remove flavored e-cigarette products from the U.S. market. Since e-cigarette products first emerged in the U.S., the American Thoracic Society has consistently called on FDA to aggressively regulate e-cigarettes and has repeatedly urged the FDA to ban flavored e-cigarettes from the U.S. market.

13 Sep 2019

Vapers seek relief from nicotine addiction in — wait for it — cigarettes

Lucas McClain started smoking cigarettes in high school but switched to vaping after he heard e-cigarettes were a safer alternative.

13 Sep 2019

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Optimal AED placements may lead to better cardiac arrest outcomes

Higher hospital-wide use of antibiotics linked to more C. difficile infections

Flavoring ingredient in e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco exceeds thresholds of concern

Climate change likely to accelerate spread of valley fever

Avoid making important decisions on an empty stomach, research suggests

Physicians' delivery practices must improve to boost HPV vaccine rates, study shows

Purveyors of black-market pharmaceuticals target immigrants

Heart-healthy forager-farmers in Bolivia are experiencing changes in body mass and diet

Study finds rise in off-label medication orders for children

New study identifies focus points to prevent opioid overdose deaths

Warriors Research Institute awarded grant to expand mental health treatment to Texas veterans and their families

University of Illinois at Chicago opens three health care simulation centers

Communities that Care coalitions reduce problem behaviors among youth

Disabled people marginalized by programs that are designed to support them

Do 50 million people really lose health coverage each year because of their jobs?

A dubious product: A rape kit for home use

Addressing serious illness in older patients with a 'surprise' question to clinicians

UK’s leading anti-euthanasia campaign group responds to 'misleading and irresponsible' film

ATS congratulates FDA on its action to remove flavored e-cigarettes from the U.S.

Vapers seek relief from nicotine addiction in — wait for it — cigarettes

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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