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Festive food and health benefits: Newcastle University experts examine Christmas dinner staples

In less than a week's time, families around the country will be sitting down to tuck into their traditional Christmas dinner.

18 Dec 2023

New 'Doctor Who' festive episodes associated with lower UK death rates

A new Doctor Who episode shown during the festive period, especially on Christmas Day, is associated with lower death rates in the subsequent year across the UK, finds a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

18 Dec 2023

Digital algorithm ePOCT+ successfully reduces antibiotic prescriptions in children, combating antimicrobial resistance

Study demonstrates how the ePOCT+ digital algorithm effectively guides healthcare providers in prescribing antibiotics for children, significantly reducing unnecessary antibiotic use and addressing antimicrobial resistance without compromising patient outcomes.

18 Dec 2023

Arts and creativity interventions prove cost-effective for enhancing older adults' health and well-being

Study in BMC Public Health evaluates the cost-effectiveness of arts and creativity interventions (ACIs) for older adults, revealing their positive impact on health and well-being, with a focus on economic evaluation and the potential for significant returns on investment.

18 Dec 2023

Two new practice parameters offer recommendations for treating anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis

Two new practice parameters from the Joint Task Force for Practice Parameters (JTFPP) offer evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis (AD) in pediatric and adult patients.

18 Dec 2023

Smartwatches prove effective in detecting heart arrhythmias in children

Study explores the use of smartwatches for diagnosing arrhythmias in children, revealing their potential to identify cardiac irregularities that traditional methods may miss.

18 Dec 2023

AI unravels the secret code of human lives

Artificial intelligence developed to model written language can be utilized to predict events in people's lives.

18 Dec 2023

Daily toothbrushing may lower hospital-acquired pneumonia rates

Researchers have found an inexpensive tool that may help reduce rates of pneumonia for hospitalized patients - and it comes with bristles on one end.

18 Dec 2023

Scheduling CNAs together reduces turnover and enhances patient care

Long-term care facilities that scheduled part-time Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) with more hours and more consistently with the same co-workers had reduced turnover, according to research led by Washington State University.

18 Dec 2023

Experts call for valuing patient "lived experiences" in diagnostic decisions

Experts today call for more value to be given to patients' 'lived experiences' as a study of over 1,000 patients and clinicians found multiple examples of patient reports being under-valued.

18 Dec 2023

Study demonstrates benefits of lung nodule program in expanding access to early diagnosis

Adopting a lung nodule program (LNP) may increase the detection of early lung cancer for patients who are not eligible for lung cancer screening under existing age eligibility criteria, according to a study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

18 Dec 2023

New $3.2 million grant fuels collaborative fight against cancers

Researchers from disparate disciplines located at USC, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Stanford University gather to find solutions to cancer through the newly formed Convergent Science Cancer Consortium.

18 Dec 2023

Only 1 in 18 people with opioid use disorder get effective treatment after overdose

In the week following any hospital visit for an overdose, only 1 in 18 people with opioid use disorder begin a treatment known to be highly effective in reducing illness and deaths, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

18 Dec 2023

‘They see a cash cow’: Corporations could consume $50 billion of opioid settlements

The marketing pitches are bold and arriving fast: Invest opioid settlement dollars in a lasso-like device to help police detain people without Tasers or pepper spray.

18 Dec 2023

In New Year, all immigrants in California may qualify for Medicaid regardless of legal status

Milagro, a Peruvian immigrant in Riverside County, California, has had spotty access to health care in the two decades she's been in this country.

18 Dec 2023

Experts from leading institutions launch Pandemic Research Alliance for collaborative virus defense

World-renowned professors from six leading institutions in four countries launched the Pandemic Research Alliance (PRA) today (4 December) to drive concerted research into respiratory viruses from animals to humans, improved surveillance, and new solutions to better manage the next pandemic.

17 Dec 2023

Urgent need for action as vaping spreads through social media

A University of Queensland research project will investigate the online influences behind young people taking up vaping, and develop social media content to support them in quitting the habit.

15 Dec 2023

Evidence grows for continued jabs to combat COVID-19 mortality

The risk of death from COVID-19 decreases significantly after vaccination but this protection diminishes after six months, providing evidence for continued booster doses, a new study has found.

15 Dec 2023

Young mental health sufferers stuck in hospital limbo, study finds

Young people needing beds urgently for their mental health needs are waiting for long periods on acute general hospital wards, before being placed on wards far from where they live, according to a new study.

15 Dec 2023

New study links guaranteed income to lower homelessness rates

Researchers at the Center for Homelessness, Housing, and Health Equity Research at the University of Southern California released an interim report on the first six months of a randomized controlled trial to study the impact of a basic income and social support intervention for 103 individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area.

15 Dec 2023

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Festive food and health benefits: Newcastle University experts examine Christmas dinner staples

New 'Doctor Who' festive episodes associated with lower UK death rates

Digital algorithm ePOCT+ successfully reduces antibiotic prescriptions in children, combating antimicrobial resistance

Arts and creativity interventions prove cost-effective for enhancing older adults' health and well-being

Two new practice parameters offer recommendations for treating anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis

Smartwatches prove effective in detecting heart arrhythmias in children

AI unravels the secret code of human lives

Daily toothbrushing may lower hospital-acquired pneumonia rates

Scheduling CNAs together reduces turnover and enhances patient care

Experts call for valuing patient "lived experiences" in diagnostic decisions

Study demonstrates benefits of lung nodule program in expanding access to early diagnosis

New $3.2 million grant fuels collaborative fight against cancers

Only 1 in 18 people with opioid use disorder get effective treatment after overdose

‘They see a cash cow’: Corporations could consume $50 billion of opioid settlements

In New Year, all immigrants in California may qualify for Medicaid regardless of legal status

Experts from leading institutions launch Pandemic Research Alliance for collaborative virus defense

Urgent need for action as vaping spreads through social media

Evidence grows for continued jabs to combat COVID-19 mortality

Young mental health sufferers stuck in hospital limbo, study finds

New study links guaranteed income to lower homelessness rates

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