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Experts call for consistent measurement across the social determinants of health

Access to quality healthcare depends on the accurate evaluation of social determinants of health (SDOH), but the healthcare industry has placed insufficient effort on this according to the authors of a new Commentary. The Commentary, titled "A Call for Consistent Measurement Across the SDOH Industry Landscape," is published in the peer-reviewed journal Population Health Management.

26 Jul 2022

New project to assess the effectiveness of visit information provided to older patients

A Dartmouth-led research group, including investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and Harvard Medical School, has received a five-year, $7 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

26 Jul 2022

Survey assesses the impact of EHR use during face-to-face visits in the primary care setting

Researchers report the results of a survey to assess the impact of electronic health record use during face-to-face visits in the primary care setting.

26 Jul 2022

Share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20% during the pandemic, analysis finds

From May 2020 to January 2021, the share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20 percent compared to pre-pandemic estimates, while fast-food and alcohol tweets decreased by 9 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

26 Jul 2022

Study: About 1.7 million people in Michigan do not want children and are 'childfree'

The U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade paved the way for limits on abortion but also created uncertainty around the future of birth control.

26 Jul 2022

Poll: Many older adults use integrative medicine strategy to ease physical or mental health symptoms

Nearly 40% of older adults currently use at least one integrative medicine strategy to try to ease symptoms of a physical or mental health issue, or to help them relax, a new poll finds.

26 Jul 2022

CDC: Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine can be used as another primary series option for adults

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation that Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine be used as another primary series option for adults ages 18 years and older.

26 Jul 2022

PFAS exposure harms people's health and undermines America's economy

Daily exposure to a class of chemicals used in the production of many household items may lead to cancer, thyroid disease, and childhood obesity, a new study shows.

26 Jul 2022

People who use high potency cannabis more likely to experience addiction, psychotic disorder

As the strength or potency of cannabis products has increased internationally over the years, so have rates of people being treated for cannabis addiction, say the authors of a new study.

26 Jul 2022

Study aims to identify strategies to reduce benzodiazepine prescriptions for older adults

A new study within the Veterans Health Administration system aimed to identify strategies to reduce benzodiazepine prescriptions for older adults.

26 Jul 2022

Green tea extract consumption can reduce blood sugar levels and improve gut health

New research in people with a cluster of heart disease risk factors has shown that consuming green tea extract for four weeks can reduce blood sugar levels and improve gut health by lowering inflammation and decreasing "leaky gut."

26 Jul 2022

NYU Langone ranked as the top academic health system in the U.S.

NYU Langone Health is the top hospital in New York State and No. 3 in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll released today.

26 Jul 2022

‘American Diagnosis’: Two indigenous students share their path to medicine

In 1890, Dr. Charles Eastman became the first Native person to graduate from medical school in the United States. Today, one of his descendants, Victor Lopez-Carmen, is a third-year student at Harvard Medical School. He described feeling isolated there.

26 Jul 2022

Even well-intended laws can’t protect us from inaccurate provider directories

If you have medical insurance, chances are you've been utterly exasperated at some point while trying to find an available doctor or mental health practitioner in your health plan's network.

26 Jul 2022

Individuals who detransition avoid medical help, study finds

Medical education, research and clinical guidelines are all available to support the initiation of gender-affirming care for transgender people, but a York University-led qualitative study has found these resources are sparse when patients discontinue or reverse gender-affirming medical or surgical interventions - referred to as detransition.

26 Jul 2022

Quarantine guidance for Omicron infection

The CDC provides updated guidelines on how the U.S. population can protect themselves and others from the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.

25 Jul 2022

Religious leaders can be effective change agents for reducing intimate partner violence

Intimate partner violence - or abuse and aggression in a romantic relationship - is a pervasive global issue. In Uganda, a primarily Christian country in East Africa, 56% of women who've been married report being sexually violated by a current partner.

25 Jul 2022

New method uses drones to quickly deliver at-home COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Researchers at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health have developed a new COVID-19 test distribution method that uses drones to quickly deliver at-home diagnostic tests to individuals who suspect they have COVID-19.

25 Jul 2022

Survey: A third of Generation Z and Millennials often have a harder time falling asleep on Sunday nights

A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine found that having the "Sunday Scaries" may be a real phenomenon, not just Urban Dictionary slang – especially for younger generations.

25 Jul 2022

Improving rigor and transparency measures could help enhance reproducibility across scientific literature

JMIR Publications recently published "Establishing Institutional Scores With the Rigor and Transparency Index: Large-scale Analysis of Scientific Reporting Quality" in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), which reported that improving rigor and transparency measures should lead to improvements in reproducibility across the scientific literature, but assessing measures of transparency tends to be very difficult if performed manually by reviewers.

25 Jul 2022

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Experts call for consistent measurement across the social determinants of health

New project to assess the effectiveness of visit information provided to older patients

Survey assesses the impact of EHR use during face-to-face visits in the primary care setting

Share of tweets about healthy foods increased by 20% during the pandemic, analysis finds

Study: About 1.7 million people in Michigan do not want children and are 'childfree'

Poll: Many older adults use integrative medicine strategy to ease physical or mental health symptoms

CDC: Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine can be used as another primary series option for adults

PFAS exposure harms people's health and undermines America's economy

People who use high potency cannabis more likely to experience addiction, psychotic disorder

Study aims to identify strategies to reduce benzodiazepine prescriptions for older adults

Green tea extract consumption can reduce blood sugar levels and improve gut health

NYU Langone ranked as the top academic health system in the U.S.

‘American Diagnosis’: Two indigenous students share their path to medicine

Even well-intended laws can’t protect us from inaccurate provider directories

Individuals who detransition avoid medical help, study finds

Quarantine guidance for Omicron infection

Religious leaders can be effective change agents for reducing intimate partner violence

New method uses drones to quickly deliver at-home COVID-19 diagnostic tests

Survey: A third of Generation Z and Millennials often have a harder time falling asleep on Sunday nights

Improving rigor and transparency measures could help enhance reproducibility across scientific literature

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Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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