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Sparse treatment options complicate cancer care for immigrants in South Texas

Edgar carries a red folder bulging with paperwork, bills and medical records. Before his lung cancer diagnosis in September, he had about $11,000, he said, money he was saving to purchase a used truck and to pay an immigration attorney to pursue legal residency.

23 Apr 2019

Marking the start of Pediatric Sepsis Week

On April 21st, Sepsis Alliance launched Pediatric Sepsis Week to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis in children.

23 Apr 2019

Mediterranean diet protects against overeating and obesity

Eat as much as you want and not gain weight? Sounds too good to be true.

23 Apr 2019

Traditional and e-cigarette users may be more receptive to smoking cessation interventions

A study by MassGeneral Hospital for Children researchers finds that parents who use both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes may be more receptive to smoking cessation interventions than parents who only smoke traditional cigarettes.

23 Apr 2019

Cancer patients requiring emergency department care have better outcomes at original hospital

Patients with cancer requiring emergency department care had better outcomes at their original hospital or a cancer center hospital than at alternative general hospitals, found research published in CMAJ.

23 Apr 2019

Chemical-sampling wristbands detect similar exposures across three continents

To assess differences and trends in personal chemical exposure, Oregon State University researchers deployed chemical-sampling wristbands to individuals on three continents.

23 Apr 2019

Physical activity may eliminate mortality risk caused by sedentary behavior

For less active adults, the amount of time spent sitting may be associated with an increased risk of death; however, increasing physical activity to recommended levels may eliminate this association in some, according to a study published today in the annual cardiovascular health promotion issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

22 Apr 2019

Nursing, medical, and dental students train together to improve pediatric oral health

Nursing, medical, and dental students can work as a team to improve their knowledge of pediatric oral health--and how to work with their fellow health professionals, finds new research led by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing.

22 Apr 2019

Study finds worse health-related quality of life among transgender adults

Transgender adults were more likely to report worse health-related quality of life compared with cisgender adults.

22 Apr 2019

Permanent daylight saving time undermines the benefits of delaying school start times

A switch to permanent daylight saving time will undo any positive effects on sleep of delaying school start times, according to researchers from the University of Surrey.

22 Apr 2019

Study tracks Pennsylvania's oil and gas waste-disposal practices

More than 80 percent of all waste from Pennsylvania's oil and gas drilling operations stays inside the state, according to a new study that tracks the disposal locations of liquid and solid waste from these operations across 26 years.

22 Apr 2019

Survey: Half of all American workplaces offer health and wellness programs

Workplace health promotion programs are increasing in the U.S., according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and RTI International.

22 Apr 2019

First-of-its-kind study highlights lethal impact of medical emergencies worldwide

Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher develops method to measure the impact of conditions requiring emergency care around the world.

22 Apr 2019

Study uncovers reasons for poor mental health in bisexual people

The largest study of bisexual people in the world to date, led by La Trobe University, has examined why bisexual people experience higher rates of psychological distress than heterosexual and homosexual people.

22 Apr 2019

Changes to Medicare rules could support care innovation for dialysis

In a commentary published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, public health researchers suggest adjustments to recently proposed rule changes on how Medicare pays for dialysis services.

22 Apr 2019

Destination limbo: Health suffers among asylum seekers in crowded border shelter

Immigrants from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum in the United States frequently end up at border shelters in Tijuana, Mexico. They stay in them for weeks as they wait for the U.S. government to approve or deny their applications.

22 Apr 2019

Vanderbilt researchers to develop and test 'safe harbor' standards of care

A team of researchers from Vanderbilt University's schools of Law, Medicine and Management has received a five-year research grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality of the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and test "safe harbor" standards of care based on scientific evidence.

22 Apr 2019

FDA grants approval of first generic naloxone nasal spray to treat opioid overdose

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted final approval of the first generic naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, commonly known as Narcan, a life-saving medication that can stop or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

22 Apr 2019

Opioid dose variability could lead to increased risk of overdose, study suggests

Patients prescribed opioid pain medications whose doses varied over time were 3 times more likely to experience an overdose than patients prescribed stable opioid doses, according to an observational study from Kaiser Permanente published today in JAMA Network Open.

22 Apr 2019

Marijuana users weigh less compared to non-users

New evidence from Michigan State University suggests that those who smoke cannabis, or marijuana, weigh less compared to adults who don't.

21 Apr 2019

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Sparse treatment options complicate cancer care for immigrants in South Texas

Marking the start of Pediatric Sepsis Week

Mediterranean diet protects against overeating and obesity

Traditional and e-cigarette users may be more receptive to smoking cessation interventions

Cancer patients requiring emergency department care have better outcomes at original hospital

Chemical-sampling wristbands detect similar exposures across three continents

Physical activity may eliminate mortality risk caused by sedentary behavior

Nursing, medical, and dental students train together to improve pediatric oral health

Study finds worse health-related quality of life among transgender adults

Permanent daylight saving time undermines the benefits of delaying school start times

Study tracks Pennsylvania's oil and gas waste-disposal practices

Survey: Half of all American workplaces offer health and wellness programs

First-of-its-kind study highlights lethal impact of medical emergencies worldwide

Study uncovers reasons for poor mental health in bisexual people

Changes to Medicare rules could support care innovation for dialysis

Destination limbo: Health suffers among asylum seekers in crowded border shelter

Vanderbilt researchers to develop and test 'safe harbor' standards of care

FDA grants approval of first generic naloxone nasal spray to treat opioid overdose

Opioid dose variability could lead to increased risk of overdose, study suggests

Marijuana users weigh less compared to non-users

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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