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$Patients prescribed corticosteroids less likely to receive fracture preventive care$

Patients prescribed corticosteroids less likely to receive fracture preventive care

Prolonged use of corticosteroids, such as prednisolone, has been shown to cause osteoporosis and therefore increases the risk of breaking a bone.

10 Aug 2023

Incongruous font size can lead to healthier menu choices, study finds

Restaurants can persuade patrons to choose healthier foods by adjusting the font size of numbers attached to nutritional information on menus, according to a study headed by a Washington State University researcher.

10 Aug 2023

NIH-funded study focuses on next-day effects of heavy drinking on young adults

Nausea, headaches and difficulty concentrating are just a few of the hangover symptoms that can besiege young adults who drink alcohol to excess.

10 Aug 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On abortion rights, Ohio is the new Kansas

Ohio voters — in a rare August election — turned out in unexpectedly high numbers to defeat a ballot measure that would have made it harder to pass an abortion-rights constitutional amendment on the ballot in November.

10 Aug 2023

Rice University chemist wins $1M NIH grant to address cancer health disparities

Rice University chemist Carolyn Nichol has won a competitive Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health to address race-based cancer health disparities by increasing underrepresented minority student populations' engagement and participation in biosciences education.

10 Aug 2023

Good Trials Prism: A new partnership to enhance clinical research in low resource settings

Four major clinical trial networks based in low resource settings are embarking on an exciting partnership with the Good Clinical Trials Collaborative to enhance clinical research in low resource settings.

10 Aug 2023

The role of estrogen in osteoarthritis and lower back pain

Researchers review existing evidence on the association between estrogen, osteoarthritis, and lower back pain.

10 Aug 2023

Medi-Cal covers gender-transition treatment, but getting it isn’t easy

From an early age, Pasha Wrangell felt different. Societal expectations of boys, and many characteristics of masculinity, did not match how Wrangell felt inside.

10 Aug 2023

Lost Medicaid health coverage? Here’s what you need to know

The nation’s health insurance system is undergoing tremendous upheaval as an estimated 8.2 million people will need to find new coverage since pandemic protections for Medicaid enrollees came to an end this spring.

10 Aug 2023

Have social determinants of health affected COVID-19 vaccine uptake?

Researchers investigated clinically significant predictors of COVID-19 vaccination uptake among individuals with social and medical susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

10 Aug 2023

Sleep deprivation affects cardiovascular health even when caught up on weekends

Whether it's work or play that prevents us from getting enough shut-eye during the week, assuming we can make up for it by sleeping in over the weekend is a mistake.

9 Aug 2023

Commonly-used natural gas odorants may induce a range of adverse health symptoms

Odorants are widely used in natural gas for leak detection, however, few studies have examined their potential effects on public health.

9 Aug 2023

Microplastics introduced into the heart tissues of people who underwent surgery

Everywhere scientists look for microplastics, they've found them - food, water, air and some parts of the human body. But examinations of our innermost organs that aren't directly exposed to the environment are still limited.

9 Aug 2023

Exercise apps could be a major tool to combat mental health crisis among healthcare workers

Simple home workouts using exercise apps can effectively reduce depressive symptoms in healthcare workers and could be a major tool to combat the global mental health crisis in the sector, says new University of British Columbia research.

9 Aug 2023

NYU Langone expands orthopedic program in Suffolk County, adds 23 providers and 4 practices

Expanding its award-winning health network on Long Island, NYU Langone Health has doubled its orthopedic program in Suffolk County, adding 23 providers and 4 practices, including its first location in Stony Brook.

9 Aug 2023

RSV vaccine recommendation rates increase when people are informed about FDA approval process

A new study finds that people are more likely to recommend that a pregnant family member or friend get vaccinated to protect the infant from RSV illness if they are shown a chart outlining the rigorous process a vaccine undergoes to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

9 Aug 2023

Particulate matter air pollution linked to increased cardiovascular disease death and disability worldwide

The impact of particulate matter air pollution on death and disability is on the rise worldwide, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

9 Aug 2023

Effects of COVID-19 quarantine on outcomes in individuals with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

The effects of COVID-19 quarantine on outcomes in individuals with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

9 Aug 2023

Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’

Gary Flook served in the Air Force for 37 years, as a firefighter at the now-closed Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois and the former Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana, where he regularly trained with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a frothy white fire retardant that is highly effective but now known to be toxic.

9 Aug 2023

As a union pushes to cap hospital CEO pay, it’s accused of playing politics

The aim is aspirational: Hospital executives shouldn't make more than the president of the United States.

9 Aug 2023

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Patients prescribed corticosteroids less likely to receive fracture preventive care

Incongruous font size can lead to healthier menu choices, study finds

NIH-funded study focuses on next-day effects of heavy drinking on young adults

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On abortion rights, Ohio is the new Kansas

Rice University chemist wins $1M NIH grant to address cancer health disparities

Good Trials Prism: A new partnership to enhance clinical research in low resource settings

The role of estrogen in osteoarthritis and lower back pain

Medi-Cal covers gender-transition treatment, but getting it isn’t easy

Lost Medicaid health coverage? Here’s what you need to know

Have social determinants of health affected COVID-19 vaccine uptake?

Sleep deprivation affects cardiovascular health even when caught up on weekends

Commonly-used natural gas odorants may induce a range of adverse health symptoms

Microplastics introduced into the heart tissues of people who underwent surgery

Exercise apps could be a major tool to combat mental health crisis among healthcare workers

NYU Langone expands orthopedic program in Suffolk County, adds 23 providers and 4 practices

RSV vaccine recommendation rates increase when people are informed about FDA approval process

Particulate matter air pollution linked to increased cardiovascular disease death and disability worldwide

Effects of COVID-19 quarantine on outcomes in individuals with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy

Pioneering study links testicular cancer among military personnel to ‘forever chemicals’

As a union pushes to cap hospital CEO pay, it’s accused of playing politics

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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