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Study: India has large disparities in under-five mortality rate between richer and poorer states

India in 2015 had more deaths among children under five than any other country and had large disparities in the under-five mortality rate between richer and poorer states, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

14 May 2019

Robotic pets designed to care for older adults

It's no secret that pets bring joy to their owners' lives. Caring for animals keeps us active, gives us purpose, provides stress relief and builds a loving bond -- studies show pets can even increase people's lifespans.

14 May 2019

Sales of sugary drinks drop by 38% after beverage tax in Philadelphia

One year after Philadelphia passed its beverage tax, sales of sugary and artificially sweetened beverages dropped by 38 percent in chain food retailers, according to Penn Medicine researchers who conducted one of the largest studies examining the impacts of a beverage tax.

14 May 2019

Study shows how acceptance is key to living well with advanced cancer

A qualitative study of 22 cancer patients shows how acceptance is key to living as well as possible, although it requires time and is a process with ups and downs. Led by the University of Navarre, this research emphasizes the importance of focusing on life rather than on the disease.

14 May 2019

Prophylactic antibiotics could halve infection rates after childbirth

Thousands of women could have been spared pain and infection if they were given prophylactic antibiotics following assisted childbirth, advise researchers.

14 May 2019

Coffee addicts are more sensitive to the smell of coffee

Regular coffee drinkers can sniff out even tiny amounts of coffee and are faster at recognizing the aroma, compared to non-coffee drinkers, new research has found.

14 May 2019

New grant will provide high school curriculum that addresses air quality

A grant recently awarded to the Riverside Unified School District and UC Riverside will provide high school curriculum that addresses air quality, in a region that is among the worst polluters in the country.

14 May 2019

Therapeutic effects of gardening for psychiatric patients

It began as a modest investment of space and money -- an unused, raised outdoor planter bed at UCLA's Steward and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and $350 worth of plants, soil and gardening tools.

14 May 2019

Dealing with hospital closure, pioneer Kansas town asks: What comes next?

A slight drizzle had begun in the gray December sky outside Community Christian Church as Reta Baker, president of the local hospital, stepped through the doors to join a weekly morning coffee organized by Fort Scott's chamber of commerce.

14 May 2019

Same-day scheduling of upper and lower GI endoscopies yields higher-value care

If your car needs work on its front and rear axles, it's obviously more convenient, efficient and cost effective to have both repairs done at the same time.

14 May 2019

Study finds substantial income-based differences in life expectancy both in Norway and USA

Inequalities in life expectancy by income in Norway were substantial, and increased between 2005 and 2015, according to a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in collaboration with the Institute For Health Metrics And Evaluation.

14 May 2019

Social determinant screening systems must be tailored to individual clinics, finds study

Study of community health centers in Boston finds great deal of variation in practice, as well as in provider and staff opinions about what helps or hinders the process.

14 May 2019

Study determines points where public systems of justice are charged by private entities

Since the 1980s, federal and local governments have increasingly used public money to hire private firms to house and manage people who are incarcerated.

14 May 2019

New study on viability of donated livers and its correlation with donor demographics

In a paper to be published in a forthcoming issue of TECHNOLOGY, a group of researchers from Harvard Medical School have done a study on the viability of donated livers and its correlation with donor demographics.

14 May 2019

Political discourse about laws involving marginalized groups can increase bullying among students

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that heated political discourse over proposed laws involving marginalized groups, such as debates about the rights of LGBT people, can contribute to an increase in bullying linked to students' identity in schools. It is the largest study to date to examine the link.

13 May 2019