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Associations between alcohol intake, cancer risk, and modifying factors in women: smoking, BMI, and MHT interactions

Researchers examined the association between moderate alcohol intake and specific cancer risks.

21 Aug 2023

London Medical Laboratory in talks with SUS to help slash Brazil’s patient waiting lists

Brazil’s NHS equivalent, the SUS, is the largest Government-run public healthcare system in the world. It’s free at the point of access but faces strong demand and increasing wait times.

21 Aug 2023

Common cold coronaviruses may offer pre-existing immunity to COVID-19

Exposure to common cold-causing coronaviruses may contribute to pre-existing immunity to COVID-19, according to a new study involving a Rutgers research scientist.

18 Aug 2023

Remote curriculum delivery during the pandemic creates optimal learning environment for medical students with disabilities

Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows.

18 Aug 2023

Vaccination reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients

Findings from a two-year study of nearly 2,400 solid organ transplant recipients, conducted by the Johns Hopkins Transplant Research Center (TRC) in collaboration with the New York University Center for Surgical and Applied Transplant Research, indicate spikes of post-vaccination SARS-CoV-2 viral infections (commonly known as COVID-19 breakthrough cases) remain common, yet hospitalization rates have dramatically dropped following the first wave of the virus' omicron subvariant.

18 Aug 2023

E-cigarette usage nudges people toward quitting smoking, study shows

E-cigarettes do have value as a smoking cessation aid, according to a new study just released by a team of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers.

18 Aug 2023

Tulane, Ochsner Health and RH Impact awarded $16.5 million grant to address Louisiana's high maternal mortality rate

Tulane University, Ochsner Health and the community nonprofit RH Impact have been awarded a seven-year, $16.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a research center of excellence focused on finding solutions to address Louisiana's disproportionately high maternal mortality rate.

18 Aug 2023

Dementia patients living alone at risk for medical problems, self-neglect

An estimated 1 in 4 older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone and is at risk of practices like unsafe driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications and failing to attend medical appointments.

18 Aug 2023

COVID-19 pandemic does not lead to significant changes in Americans' political attitudes

There is a traditional understanding that if someone experiences a threatening event, their attitudes and beliefs will change. Some scholars predict that a threat will cause someone to become more conservative on a variety of issues or that they will become more extreme in their attitudes.

18 Aug 2023

Medicaid expansion increases cancer clinical trial participation

The Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act resulted in a 19% annual increase in Medicaid-insured cancer patients participating in publicly funded clinical trials, according to researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center and Columbia University.

18 Aug 2023

Scientists urge vaccination funding as Ghana and Nigeria grapple with anthrax outbreaks

As Ghana and Nigeria grapple with outbreaks of anthrax, scientists say governments must prioritize funds for vaccination to prevent a re-emergence of the disease across West Africa.

18 Aug 2023

DDNS technique could reduce the time to detect polio, study shows

A new study, 'Sensitive poliovirus detection using nested PCR and nanopore sequencing: a prospective validation study', published today (17 August 2023) in Nature Microbiology, proves that using DDNS to detect polio outbreaks can save public health authorities crucial time and money.

18 Aug 2023

A peek at Big Pharma’s playbook that leaves many Americans unable to afford their drugs

America's pharmaceutical giants are suing this summer to block the federal government's first effort at drug price regulation.

18 Aug 2023

A new Medicare proposal would cover training for family caregivers

Even with extensive caregiving experience, Patti LaFleur was unprepared for the crisis that hit in April 2021, when her mother, Linda LaTurner, fell out of a chair and broke her hip.

18 Aug 2023

The association between diet pattern and depressive and anxiety symptoms

The associations between dietary patterns and depression or anxiety symptoms.

18 Aug 2023

Can your screen time affect your bowel movements?

The causal relationship between leisure screen time and irritable bowel syndrome.

18 Aug 2023

What are the differences in risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes based on the level of pre-pregnancy specialist mental health care?

The evidence on the effects of maternal mental health illnesses on increased risk of adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes.

18 Aug 2023

COVID-19 misinformation spread on social media by US physicians

The harm caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) misinformation.

18 Aug 2023

Predicting risk of cardiovascular events with Life's Essential 8 scores

Researchers determine the relationship between LE8 scores and cardiovascular disease, subtype CVD events, and all-cause mortality.

18 Aug 2023

New findings could develop effective vaccines or treatments for chikungunya fever

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have found that the virus responsible for chikungunya fever can spread directly from cell to cell - perhaps solving the longstanding mystery of how the virus, now emerging as a major health threat, can manage to escape antibodies circulating in the bloodstream.

18 Aug 2023

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Associations between alcohol intake, cancer risk, and modifying factors in women: smoking, BMI, and MHT interactions

London Medical Laboratory in talks with SUS to help slash Brazil’s patient waiting lists

Common cold coronaviruses may offer pre-existing immunity to COVID-19

Remote curriculum delivery during the pandemic creates optimal learning environment for medical students with disabilities

Vaccination reduces risk of severe COVID-19 in solid organ transplant recipients

E-cigarette usage nudges people toward quitting smoking, study shows

Tulane, Ochsner Health and RH Impact awarded $16.5 million grant to address Louisiana's high maternal mortality rate

Dementia patients living alone at risk for medical problems, self-neglect

COVID-19 pandemic does not lead to significant changes in Americans' political attitudes

Medicaid expansion increases cancer clinical trial participation

Scientists urge vaccination funding as Ghana and Nigeria grapple with anthrax outbreaks

DDNS technique could reduce the time to detect polio, study shows

A peek at Big Pharma’s playbook that leaves many Americans unable to afford their drugs

A new Medicare proposal would cover training for family caregivers

The association between diet pattern and depressive and anxiety symptoms

Can your screen time affect your bowel movements?

What are the differences in risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes based on the level of pre-pregnancy specialist mental health care?

COVID-19 misinformation spread on social media by US physicians

Predicting risk of cardiovascular events with Life's Essential 8 scores

New findings could develop effective vaccines or treatments for chikungunya fever

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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