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For some refugees, women’s health care is a culture shock

Dinnertime is nearing, and the kitchen in this tidy home is buzzing. Lamyaa Manty, a 29-year-old Iraqi refugee, wears a neon-pink T-shirt and stirs a big pot of eggplant, onion, potatoes and tomatoes on the stove, a staple of Iraqi cooking called tepsi.

28 Sep 2017

New book provides in-depth look at communication disorders affecting older adults

Four professors in the College of Health Professions (CHP) at Wichita State have contributed to a new book, "Communication Disorders in Aging." The book provides an in-depth look at communication disorders affecting older adults and their daily lives.

28 Sep 2017

Study: Breast cancer clinical trials fail to establish control arm that meets current standard of care

Historically, randomized controlled trials have served as the state-of-the-art method for determining the efficacy and safety of new, innovative treatment regimens for patients with cancer and other diseases.

28 Sep 2017

Study uncovers disturbing trends in prescribing opioids for nonmalignant chronic pain

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 90 Americans die every day by overdosing on opioids. While heroin and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl account for part of the crisis, in 2015 about 2 million people in the U.S. suffered from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers.

27 Sep 2017

Researchers awarded fellowship to explore resilience in LGBTQ+ community

Phillip Schnarrs, assistant professor in the UTSA Department of Kinesiology, Health and Nutrition, along with his collaborators, Amy Stone, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Trinity University, and Robert Salcido from Pride Center San Antonio and Equality Texas, have been awarded a fellowship to study resilience in the LGBTQ+ populations in San Antonio and South Texas.

27 Sep 2017

Penn researchers develop predictive model to help lung cancer patients avoid ED visits

A pilot program that uses big data to predict which lung cancer patients will require a trip to an emergency department successfully anticipated a third of all ED visits over a two-week trial period, and was further able to identify which patients were at high risk and low risk of requiring such care.

27 Sep 2017

Research examines how changes in daily step count are linked to variations in BMI

The Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä has examined how changes in the daily step count are related to changes in the body mass index.

27 Sep 2017

Altra Service Professionals appointed as Authorized Service Center in New Jersey and New England, by CAIRE

CAIRE Inc. (“CAIRE”), the manufacturer of the AirSep®, CAIRE® and SeQual® brands of wearable, portable, and stationary oxygen concentrators, has appointed Altra Service Professionals, as the Authorized Service Center serving customers in New Jersey and the New England states.

27 Sep 2017

Right after Trump blamed high drug prices on campaign cash, drugmakers gave more

"The cost of medicine in this country is outrageous," President Donald Trump said at a rally in Louisville, Ky., two months after his inauguration. He went on about how identical pills have vastly lower price tags in Europe.

27 Sep 2017

Research aims to better understand motivation behind football violence

Football has long been tarnished by outbreaks of fan violence. Although media headlines often link the behavior to 'hooliganism', the activity could stem from potentially more positive motivations, such as passionate commitment to the group and the desire to belong.

27 Sep 2017

Study illustrates challenges in transitioning severely obese patients to nursing homes

Elderly, chronically ill people experience frequent changes in health status that require transitions among health care providers and settings.

27 Sep 2017

Older drivers show adaptive responses according to traffic when identifying road hazards

A recent study finds that older drivers showed adaptive responses according to the amount of traffic in a driving scene when identifying road hazards.

27 Sep 2017

Penn study finds sustained use of activity trackers for at least 6 months among 80% of users

Use of activity trackers, such as wearable devices and smartphone apps, is on the rise, and a new study shows that 80 percent of users stuck with the device for at least six months.

27 Sep 2017

The GOP repeal bill is imploding. Here are 5 things left hanging on Obamacare

Republicans officially pulled the plug on their last-ditch effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Tuesday.

26 Sep 2017

Emergency departments write shorter duration and smaller-dose opioid prescriptions, study shows

Opioid prescriptions from the emergency department are written for a shorter duration and smaller dose than those written elsewhere, shows new research led by Mayo Clinic.

26 Sep 2017

California scrambles to contain ‘unprecedented’ hepatitis A outbreaks

Health officials in California are struggling to contain fierce outbreaks of hepatitis A among homeless people and drug abusers in three counties, including San Diego, where at least 17 people have died.

26 Sep 2017

Study finds gender, racial, and ethnic disparities among academic emergency medicine physicians

Gender, racial, and ethnic disparities, with regard to academic rank and compensation, continue to exist among academic emergency medicine physicians in spite of a move by leading organizations of emergency medicine to prioritize increasing diversity.

26 Sep 2017

Loyola Medicine physicians propose new system to improve reporting of robotic surgeries

Loyola Medicine physicians have proposed a simple new system to improve the reporting of robotic surgeries performed by surgeons in training.

26 Sep 2017

Cyclists perform better in open-ended laboratory tests, study finds

Scientists at the University of Kent's School of Sport and Exercise Sciences have discovered that cyclists can perform better when they do not have to pace their efforts.

26 Sep 2017

Emergency patients who are prescribed opioids less likely to become long-term users

Compared to other medical settings, emergency patients who are prescribed opioids for the first time in the emergency department are less likely to become long-term users and more likely to be prescribed these powerful painkillers in accordance with The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.

26 Sep 2017

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For some refugees, women’s health care is a culture shock

New book provides in-depth look at communication disorders affecting older adults

Study: Breast cancer clinical trials fail to establish control arm that meets current standard of care

Study uncovers disturbing trends in prescribing opioids for nonmalignant chronic pain

Researchers awarded fellowship to explore resilience in LGBTQ+ community

Penn researchers develop predictive model to help lung cancer patients avoid ED visits

Research examines how changes in daily step count are linked to variations in BMI

Altra Service Professionals appointed as Authorized Service Center in New Jersey and New England, by CAIRE

Right after Trump blamed high drug prices on campaign cash, drugmakers gave more

Research aims to better understand motivation behind football violence

Study illustrates challenges in transitioning severely obese patients to nursing homes

Older drivers show adaptive responses according to traffic when identifying road hazards

Penn study finds sustained use of activity trackers for at least 6 months among 80% of users

The GOP repeal bill is imploding. Here are 5 things left hanging on Obamacare

Emergency departments write shorter duration and smaller-dose opioid prescriptions, study shows

California scrambles to contain ‘unprecedented’ hepatitis A outbreaks

Study finds gender, racial, and ethnic disparities among academic emergency medicine physicians

Loyola Medicine physicians propose new system to improve reporting of robotic surgeries

Cyclists perform better in open-ended laboratory tests, study finds

Emergency patients who are prescribed opioids less likely to become long-term users

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