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Child drowning rates drop as communities adopt stricter building codes

Some welcome news at the height of summer swimming season: Children are far less likely to drown in California than they were in the 1980s — and child drowning rates have continued to fall even in the past decade, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

23 Jul 2019

Three primary care organizations win Ascensia’s Type 2 Diabetes Remission Accelerator competition

Three primary care organizations have today been announced as joint winners of a competition to enable healthcare professionals to offer free access to an award-winning behavior change platform, the Low Carb Program, for a select group of their patients living with Type 2 diabetes.

23 Jul 2019

Abbott and health industry leaders announce 2019 UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award winners

Abbott, along with other global health industry leaders, today announced the winners of the 2019 UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award.

From Abbott Diagnostics 23 Jul 2019

Recreational drugs more likely to be tried for the first time in summer, study shows

American teenagers and adults are more likely to try illegal or recreational drugs for the first time in the summer, a new study shows.

23 Jul 2019

Checking your phone at night does not affect your body clock in the long run

A new study has found that checking your phone at night does not affect circadian rhythm, also known as the body clock.

23 Jul 2019

Injuries leading to at least a week off of work increases suicide risk

A study co-authored by Boston University School of Public Health researchers and published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine finds that an injury serious enough to lead to at least a week off of work almost triples the combined risk of suicide and overdose death among women, and increases the risk by 50 percent among men.

23 Jul 2019

High prices of nutritious foods contribute to global malnutrition, research shows

Poor diets are the now the leading risk factor for the global burden of disease, accounting for one-fifth of all deaths worldwide. While the causes of poor diets are complex, new research finds the affordability of more nutritious foods is an important factor.

23 Jul 2019

Impact of racial discrimination in moderate-to-heavy drinking adult Latinxs

University of Houston associate professor of psychology Andres Viana has received a $900,000 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to examine the impact of racial discrimination in moderate-to-heavy drinking adult Latinxs. Viana prefers the gender-neutral term Latinx.

23 Jul 2019

Change in care protocol of weight-reduction operations exceeds its desired effect

A change in the care protocol of patients undergoing weight-reduction operations exceeded its desired effect by cutting postoperative hospital stays in half, reducing postoperative hospital readmissions by 38 percent, and reducing the amount of opioids the patients were sent home with by 95 percent, according to study results from a large bariatric and metabolic surgery center in Charleston, S.C.

23 Jul 2019

American nurses receive just 1 hour of training in handling catastrophic situations

On average, American colleges and universities with nursing programs offer about one hour of instruction in handling catastrophic situations such as nuclear events, pandemics, or water contamination crises, according to two recent studies co-authored by a nursing professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

23 Jul 2019

Study shows geriatric risk factors associated with inability to return home after surgery

Older adults have a different physiology and unique set of needs that may make them more vulnerable to complications following a surgical procedure.

22 Jul 2019

Facial microexpressions change your emotions, but how?

Why are people so easily influenced by the mood of others? Scientists think they have found the answer - our microexpressions.

22 Jul 2019

‘Disease and bacteria know no borders’: Global health leaders must do more to prevent the spread of infectious disease

Professor Dame Sally Davies, the UK's Chief Medical Officer is warning that the world must do more to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

22 Jul 2019

Study examines role of plastic exposure in irregular heart rhythms, arrhythmias

Calling an ambulance during an emergency, emailing a breaking news or journal article before a 5 p.m. deadline and maintaining conditions during the fifth week of a 6-week lab study, without altering the light or temperature, requires electricity and translates into time, money and lives

22 Jul 2019

Study finds striking differences in use of electronic health records among physicians

Modernizing health records by making them electronic has gained momentum as technology evolves and policies push health care toward digital solutions. But the same trend has not been evident for physicians who remain in private practice, new research finds.

22 Jul 2019

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Child drowning rates drop as communities adopt stricter building codes

Three primary care organizations win Ascensia’s Type 2 Diabetes Remission Accelerator competition

Abbott and health industry leaders announce 2019 UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award winners

Recreational drugs more likely to be tried for the first time in summer, study shows

Checking your phone at night does not affect your body clock in the long run

Injuries leading to at least a week off of work increases suicide risk

High prices of nutritious foods contribute to global malnutrition, research shows

Impact of racial discrimination in moderate-to-heavy drinking adult Latinxs

Change in care protocol of weight-reduction operations exceeds its desired effect

American nurses receive just 1 hour of training in handling catastrophic situations

Study shows geriatric risk factors associated with inability to return home after surgery

Facial microexpressions change your emotions, but how?

‘Disease and bacteria know no borders’: Global health leaders must do more to prevent the spread of infectious disease

Study examines role of plastic exposure in irregular heart rhythms, arrhythmias

Study finds striking differences in use of electronic health records among physicians

Experts assess health risk for users of urban agriculture

Biden’s ‘incremental’ health plan still would be a heavy lift

How the Eastern Cherokee took control of their health care

Better funding for evidence-based treatments will improve health of chronic pain sufferers

EU Biophotonic workshop set to examine latest developments in clinical diagnostics

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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