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1 in 5 older Canadian adults with diabetes developed functional limitations during the pandemic

Researchers found that approximately 1 in 5 older Canadian adults with diabetes and no pre-pandemic functional limitations developed functional limitations for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

17 Apr 2024

New study sheds light on the relationship between race and mental health stigma in college students

A new study by a counseling researcher at New York Institute of Technology sheds light on the relationship between race and mental health stigma.

17 Apr 2024

Lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation rises to nearly 31% in recent decade

The risk of both AF and its complications in a Danish national cohort, beginning from the age of 45 years.

17 Apr 2024

Paris Hilton backs California bill requiring sunshine on ‘troubled teen industry’

Celebrity hotel heiress Paris Hilton is backing California lawmakers' push to increase the transparency of residential teen therapeutic centers by requiring these programs to report the use of restraints or seclusion rooms in disciplining minors.

17 Apr 2024

To stop fentanyl deaths in Philadelphia, knocking on doors and handing out overdose kits

On a narrow street lined with row houses and an auto body shop in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Marsella Elie climbs a home's front steps and knocks hard on the door.

17 Apr 2024

Global HIV epidemic cannot be ended without keeping former prisoners, other patients engaged in care

New data from an implementation programme to be presented at this year's the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) stress that the global HIV epidemic cannot be ended without keeping former prisoners and other patients engaged in care, and outlines the efforts made by HIV care clinics in Chicago to locate formerly incarcerated individuals living with HIV who dropped out of care and to reconnect them with treatment services.

16 Apr 2024

FDA announces recall of heart pumps linked to deaths and injuries

A pair of heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths has received the FDA's most serious recall, the agency announced Monday.

16 Apr 2024

AI facilitates collaboration between physicians and nurses for improved patient care

With large language models that take notes during patient visits and algorithms that identify disease, artificial intelligence has begun to prove its worth as an assistant for physicians.

16 Apr 2024

New digital program helps youth develop better coping skills through their parents' separation

As a child of divorce, Jesse L. Boring knew firsthand what it was like to go through, and the importance of providing accessible resources for children experiencing this life change.

16 Apr 2024

Research shows the importance of 'family' bonds in care homes

Care home residents receive much better care when they enjoy 'family' bonds with staff – but staff must be empowered to create these bonds, new research has found.

16 Apr 2024

Natural diversity boosts mental wellbeing, research shows

New research from King's College London has found that spaces with a diverse range of natural features are associated with stronger improvements in our mental wellbeing compared to spaces with less natural diversity.

16 Apr 2024

Study reveals clustering and stability of health behaviors in middle adulthood

According to a recent study, either healthier or unhealthier health behaviors cluster among individuals.

16 Apr 2024

Teenage pressures and family dynamics influence internalized weight stigma

People who as teenagers felt pressure to lose weight from family or from the media, females, people who are not heterosexual, and people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, are most at risk of 'internalized' weight stigma, new research led by the University of Bristol has found.

16 Apr 2024

The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission: Tackling inequalities, hidden costs, and empowering patients

Breast cancer is now the world's most common cancer; at the end of 2020, 7.8 million women were alive having been diagnosed in the previous five years.

16 Apr 2024

Kidney-CHAMP framework provides equitable access and overcomes barriers to kidney disease care

Manisha Jhamb, M.D., launched the Kidney-CHAMP study five years ago because she saw a looming tsunami of chronic kidney disease cases. She was pulled to find a way to assist the primary care physicians upon whom this burden would fall.

16 Apr 2024

Urgent action needed to tackle social determinants of health for a healthier future

We must act on the social determinants of health (the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age) and place sustainability at the core of the NHS's future to ensure a healthy, prosperous and more resilient society, argue experts in two new reports from The BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS.

16 Apr 2024

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1 in 5 older Canadian adults with diabetes developed functional limitations during the pandemic

New study sheds light on the relationship between race and mental health stigma in college students

Lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation rises to nearly 31% in recent decade

Paris Hilton backs California bill requiring sunshine on ‘troubled teen industry’

To stop fentanyl deaths in Philadelphia, knocking on doors and handing out overdose kits

Global HIV epidemic cannot be ended without keeping former prisoners, other patients engaged in care

FDA announces recall of heart pumps linked to deaths and injuries

AI facilitates collaboration between physicians and nurses for improved patient care

New digital program helps youth develop better coping skills through their parents' separation

Research shows the importance of 'family' bonds in care homes

Natural diversity boosts mental wellbeing, research shows

Study reveals clustering and stability of health behaviors in middle adulthood

Teenage pressures and family dynamics influence internalized weight stigma

The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission: Tackling inequalities, hidden costs, and empowering patients

Kidney-CHAMP framework provides equitable access and overcomes barriers to kidney disease care

Urgent action needed to tackle social determinants of health for a healthier future

New Lancet Commission on Breast Cancer: Transforming breast cancer care globally

Lawsuit alleges Obamacare plan-switching scheme targeted low-income consumers

Conservative justices stir trouble for Republican politicians on abortion

California health workers may face rude awakening with $25 minimum wage law

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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