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Clearing pollution helps clear the fog of aging — and may cut the risk of dementia

During the past decade, a growing body of research has shown that air pollution harms older adults' brains, contributing to cognitive decline and dementia. What hasn't been clear is whether improving air quality would benefit brain health.

20 Sep 2022

Clinical practice recommendations provide evidence-based clinical guidelines on the management of erectile dysfunction in Australia

New clinical guidelines from the USANZ and the AChSHM for the RACP could help manage erectile dysfunction better "amid saturation advertising of online men's health platforms."

20 Sep 2022

New SIO-ASCO practice guideline addresses the use of integrative therapies for cancer pain management

A new joint practice guideline from the Society for Integrative Oncology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc. has been published to address gaps in healthcare providers' knowledge of how to safely and effectively treat common cancer symptoms and side effects using integrative medicine approaches.

19 Sep 2022

Duke University Hospital selected as Center of Excellence for treating cerebral cavernous malformations

Duke University Hospital has been selected as a Center of Excellence for the treatment of brain abnormalities called cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) in both adults and children.

19 Sep 2022

Study provides an update on depression prevalence among the U.S. population

Increases in depression without commensurate increases in treatment are widespread, reports a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and City University of New York.

19 Sep 2022

Global dietary quality study highlights the challenges to encourage healthy eating

On a scale from 0 to 100 of how well people stick to recommended diets, with 0 being a poor diet (think heavy consumption of sugar and processed meats), and 100 representing the recommended balance of fruits, vegetables, legumes/nuts and whole grains, most countries would earn a score around 40.3.

19 Sep 2022

Collective stressors may set young adults on a less fortunate path

2020 was a uniquely stressful year - with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, and a contentious presidential election in the United States.

19 Sep 2022

The predominant lineage in Europe of gonococcus is resistant to one of common drug treatments

A study featuring the participation of Fisabio (Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of Valencia Region), dependent on the Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut Pública, has found that the predominant lineage in Europe of gonococcus—the bacterium which causes gonorrhea—is resistant to one of the two drugs, among others, most commonly used today to treat this disease.

19 Sep 2022

United States joins 30 other countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus

CDC today announced that polioviruses found in New York, both from the case of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated adult in Rockland County and in several wastewater samples from communities near the patient's residence, meet the World Health Organization (WHO)'s criteria for circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) – meaning that poliovirus continues to be transmitted in Rockland County, NY, and surrounding areas.

19 Sep 2022

Pilot program intends to address inequities in accessing monkeypox vaccines

Today, local, state, and territorial health departments, as well as tribal governments and local non-governmental organizations, can partner together and begin submitting requests to access monkeypox vaccine through the recently announced Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program.

19 Sep 2022

Community pharmacies team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking

Fourteen independent community pharmacies will team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking and test the effectiveness of multiple smoking cessation programs, including one based on text messaging.

19 Sep 2022

Better infectious disease surveillance system needed in Canada to detect respiratory pathogens

Canada needs a better infectious disease surveillance system to detect emerging respiratory pathogens that includes waste-water testing, population-based testing and genomics, according to an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.220577.

19 Sep 2022

First multi-center, large-scale registry of severe asthma patients launched in Singapore

A research network formed by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore's (NTU Singapore) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), Changi General Hospital (CGH), Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has set up the Singapore Severe Asthma Registry (SSAR), the first of its kind in the country.

19 Sep 2022

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, studies report

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, or NH/PIs, comprising more than 20 ethnic groups hailing from Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia, are understudied despite being the third fastest growing racial group in the United States. Two studies now report that NH/PIs have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Sep 2022

Private equity sees the billions in eye care as firms target high-profit procedures

Christina Green hoped cataract surgery would clear up her cloudy vision, which had worsened after she took a drug to fight her breast cancer.

19 Sep 2022

Many refugees dealing with trauma face obstacles to mental health care

As a young boy living in what was then Zaire, Bertine Bahige remembers watching refugees flee from the Rwandan genocide in 1994 by crossing a river that forms the two Central African nations' border.

19 Sep 2022

Doctors rush to use Supreme Court ruling to escape opioid charges

Dr. Nelson Onaro conceded last summer that he'd written illegal prescriptions, although he said he was thinking only of his patients. From a tiny, brick clinic in Oklahoma, he doled out hundreds of opioid pills and dozens of fentanyl patches with no legitimate medical purpose.

19 Sep 2022

BU researcher urges the U.S. to create a National Long COVID Compensation Program

While the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, the U.S. continues to face a national health challenge – the effective and equitable care of individuals with Long COVID.

16 Sep 2022

Balanced meal timing has potentially positive effects on cognitive health

Globally, there are approximately 55 million people who suffer from dementia, and the incidence of the disease has steadily increased.

16 Sep 2022

UOC-led project aims to improve public spaces in cities to benefit neurodivergent children

A project led by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and involving Barcelona City Council, the Global Institute of Neurodevelopment Integrated Care and LEMUR urban emergency laboratory aims to improve public spaces in cities to benefit neurodivergent children – minority groups of children with neurological differences, and children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in particular.

16 Sep 2022

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Clearing pollution helps clear the fog of aging — and may cut the risk of dementia

Clinical practice recommendations provide evidence-based clinical guidelines on the management of erectile dysfunction in Australia

New SIO-ASCO practice guideline addresses the use of integrative therapies for cancer pain management

Duke University Hospital selected as Center of Excellence for treating cerebral cavernous malformations

Study provides an update on depression prevalence among the U.S. population

Global dietary quality study highlights the challenges to encourage healthy eating

Collective stressors may set young adults on a less fortunate path

The predominant lineage in Europe of gonococcus is resistant to one of common drug treatments

United States joins 30 other countries with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus

Pilot program intends to address inequities in accessing monkeypox vaccines

Community pharmacies team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking

Better infectious disease surveillance system needed in Canada to detect respiratory pathogens

First multi-center, large-scale registry of severe asthma patients launched in Singapore

Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, studies report

Private equity sees the billions in eye care as firms target high-profit procedures

Many refugees dealing with trauma face obstacles to mental health care

Doctors rush to use Supreme Court ruling to escape opioid charges

BU researcher urges the U.S. to create a National Long COVID Compensation Program

Balanced meal timing has potentially positive effects on cognitive health

UOC-led project aims to improve public spaces in cities to benefit neurodivergent children

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