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ANTRUK’s Annual Lecture sends out message on shortage of funds for antibiotic research

A national charity will use the 90th anniversary of the discovery of penicillin to call for a massive injection of funds into antibiotic research - or risk returning humanity to an age where people died from something as simple as a scratch.

17 Oct 2018

Study: Nurses making conscientious objections to ethically-relevant policies lack support

One-on-one interviews with eight nurses in Ontario revealed that nurses making conscientious objections to ethically-relevant policies lack concrete supports and need protection in healthcare practice settings.

17 Oct 2018

Environment impact of microplastics remains unclear

Scientists say there is not yet enough evidence to conclude that microplastics do or do not cause harm to the environment, following a review of more than 300 global studies.

17 Oct 2018

Study identifies factors associated with prescription opioid misuse among students

In a survey-based study of 9,449 university students at a large, public Midwestern university, misusers of prescription opioid medications were more likely to live off campus, have a lower grade point average, and exhibit increased impulsivity.

17 Oct 2018

New research seeks to address sex disparities in women's health

Traditionally many health-related research projects focused only on males, assuming that females' bodies would respond the same way to a given intervention or drug.

17 Oct 2018

Misuse of prescription opioids or benzodiazepines associated with suicidal thoughts

Misuse of prescription opioids or benzodiazepines (such as Xanax) was associated with suicidal ideation in a study of US older adults.

17 Oct 2018

Nutrition has bigger positive impact on bone mass and strength than exercise

One question that scientists and fitness experts alike would love to answer is whether exercise or nutrition has a bigger positive impact on bone strength.

17 Oct 2018

Research aims to address health disparities in African-American men

The burden of risk factors for chronic disease is substantially higher in black men compared with their white counterparts, including a higher prevalence of obesity and hypertension.

17 Oct 2018

A special report on US’ aging societies

The United States is an aging society, where one in five people will be 65 or older by 2035.

17 Oct 2018

For-profit nursing home residents more likely to experience health issues caused by substandard care

Residents receiving care in for-profit nursing homes are almost twice as likely to experience health issues caused by substandard care compared with clients living in not-for-profit facilities or in homes in the community, according to a new report in the journal Gerontology.

17 Oct 2018

FDA, DHS announce memorandum of agreement to address cybersecurity in medical devices

As part of the Administration's ongoing efforts to strengthen cybersecurity in health care, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a memorandum of agreement to implement a new framework for greater coordination and cooperation between the two agencies for addressing cybersecurity in medical devices.

17 Oct 2018

Researchers awarded grant to advance testing of experimental heroin vaccine

Researchers at the U.S. Military HIV Research Program at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y., have been awarded a grant to advance an experimental heroin vaccine through Phase I/IIa clinical trials to assess both its safety and its efficacy against a morphine challenge.

17 Oct 2018

MLU psychologists investigate how couples handle laughter and banter

Laughter plays an important role in romantic relationships - whether or not it's shared together or directed at the significant other. If partners handle laughter or being laughed at in a similar way, they tend to be quite content with their relationship.

16 Oct 2018

Video monitoring of TB therapy works well in urban and rural areas

Researchers from University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with statewide collaborators, report that patients who recorded videos of themselves taking tuberculosis medications better adhered to treatment than patients who were observed in-person.

16 Oct 2018

Medicare for all? CMS chief warns program has enough problems already

The Trump administration's top Medicare official Tuesday slammed the federal health program as riddled with problems that hinder care to beneficiaries, increase costs for taxpayers and escalate fraud and abuse.

16 Oct 2018

Study findings may explain sporadic outbreaks of C. difficile infections in hospitals

Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhea, suggesting that linens could be a source of infection among patients and even other hospitals, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

16 Oct 2018

Improving access to behavioral health screenings for pregnant and postpartum women

The number one medical complication of pregnancy and childbirth for mothers is depression and/or anxiety, with one in seven women suffering from a mood disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

16 Oct 2018

Number of VHA facilities offering acupuncture has increased rapidly

Acupuncture is an increasingly important and effective component of chronic pain management and other areas of care in the Veterans Health Administration.

16 Oct 2018

Healthy elders can consume walnuts without having negative impact on weight gain, finds study

Researchers at Loma Linda University Health found that walnuts can be incorporated into the daily diet of healthy elders without having a negative impact on weight gain or weight management.

16 Oct 2018

New research identifies modifiable dementia risk factor in elderly people

For older adults, it may seem as though the die is already cast regarding their odds of developing dementia, but new research from the University of Pittsburgh has identified a dementia risk factor among older adults that should be modifiable even well into old age.

16 Oct 2018

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ANTRUK’s Annual Lecture sends out message on shortage of funds for antibiotic research

Study: Nurses making conscientious objections to ethically-relevant policies lack support

Environment impact of microplastics remains unclear

Study identifies factors associated with prescription opioid misuse among students

New research seeks to address sex disparities in women's health

Misuse of prescription opioids or benzodiazepines associated with suicidal thoughts

Nutrition has bigger positive impact on bone mass and strength than exercise

Research aims to address health disparities in African-American men

A special report on US’ aging societies

For-profit nursing home residents more likely to experience health issues caused by substandard care

FDA, DHS announce memorandum of agreement to address cybersecurity in medical devices

Researchers awarded grant to advance testing of experimental heroin vaccine

MLU psychologists investigate how couples handle laughter and banter

Video monitoring of TB therapy works well in urban and rural areas

Medicare for all? CMS chief warns program has enough problems already

Study findings may explain sporadic outbreaks of C. difficile infections in hospitals

Improving access to behavioral health screenings for pregnant and postpartum women

Number of VHA facilities offering acupuncture has increased rapidly

Healthy elders can consume walnuts without having negative impact on weight gain, finds study

New research identifies modifiable dementia risk factor in elderly people

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