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More than a quarter of parents say their adolescent has seen a mental health specialist

Amid growing concerns for children's mental health during the pandemic era, more than a quarter of parents say their adolescent-aged child has seen a mental health specialist – with nearly 60 % of those reporting a visit within the past year – a new national poll suggests.

22 Mar 2022

Flo; Much more than a period tracker

In this interview, we speak to Sonia Ponzo, the Director of Science at Flo Health, about their app and how it's revolutionizing the field of women's health.

From Flo Health 22 Mar 2022

Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril

Charlie O'Neill received part of her husband's liver in a 2013 living donor transplant and has been taking drugs that suppress her immune system ever since to prevent her body from attacking the organ.

22 Mar 2022

Family-based behavioral treatment helps improve weight-related outcomes in children

The FABO study showed that delivered at an obesity outpatient clinic, family-based behavioral treatment improved weight-related outcomes significantly more than treatment as usual among children aged 6-18 years with severe obesity.

22 Mar 2022

Nature's benefits may include savings on health care costs, finds study

A Clemson University faculty member collaborating with researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, has found that nature's benefits may include savings on health care costs.

22 Mar 2022

Most individuals treated in emergency departments for opioid use disorder do not sustain treatment

Most people who fill prescriptions from emergency physicians to treat their opioid use disorder do not continue to receive the medication, suggesting new approaches are needed to help people continue drug treatment begun on an emergency basis, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

21 Mar 2022

Children with complex medical conditions often need out-of-network care, study finds

Children with complex medical conditions, especially those who require behavioral health treatment, often have to go outside of their insurance plans' provider networks for care, a new study has found.

21 Mar 2022

Study provides a comprehensive picture of abortion provider workforce in the U.S.

Efforts to determine the actual size and makeup of the abortion provider workforce in the U.S. often rely on surveys that are limited in scope or else focus solely on abortion facilities.

21 Mar 2022

Mount Sinai Health System launches new Alopecia Areata Center of Excellence

In an unparalleled effort to deliver outstanding comprehensive care and to employ revolutionary approaches to novel therapeutics around the skin condition alopecia areata, the Mount Sinai Health System has launched the Alopecia Areata Center of Excellence.

21 Mar 2022

CHOP and Penn Medicine join hands to address environmental hazards and protect vulnerable children

Children in the Greater Philadelphia area face a number of environmental threats to their health, including lead poisoning, asthma from air pollution, and exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals.

21 Mar 2022

Pfizer CEO pushes yearly shots for covid. Not so fast, experts say.

When Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said March 13 that all Americans would need a second booster shot, it struck many covid experts as a self-serving remark without scientific merit. It also set off spasms of doubt over the country's objectives in its fight against the coronavirus.

21 Mar 2022

Money flows into addiction tech, but will it curb soaring opioid overdose deaths?

David Sarabia had already sold two startups by age 26 and was sitting on enough money to never have to work another day in his life.

21 Mar 2022

Housing officers need to be better equipped to deal with hoarders, research says

Housing officers need better training or even specialist anti-hoarding teams to deal with hoarders – according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

21 Mar 2022

Vitamin C deficiency associated with cognitive impairment among older hospitalized patients

Cognitive impairment among older hospitalized Australians could be the result of low vitamin C levels, a Flinders University-led study has found, paving the way for a potential treatment.

21 Mar 2022

Expert reveals why brain science should be embraced in Sub-Saharan Africa

Medical conditions that affect the brain and the nerves in the human body — called neurological disorders — contribute greatly to the global burden of diseases, but even more so in low- and middle-income countries.

19 Mar 2022

NYU Long Island School Of Medicine's Class of 2022 discover their "doctor destinies" on Match Day

On Friday, March 18, NYU Long Island School of Medicine held its first Match Day, a ceremony that takes place at medical schools across the nation during which it is revealed where graduating students will fulfill their medical residencies.

18 Mar 2022

New study tracks food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic

In response to the rapid spread of COVID‐19, governments across the globe implemented local lockdowns that led to increased unemployment and disrupted local and international transport routes and supply chains.

18 Mar 2022

NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s graduating students matched into top residency programs

On Friday, March 18, after a two-year hiatus, graduating students at NYU Grossman School of Medicine gathered in person for Match Day 2022 to learn where they would be for the next phase in their medical training.

18 Mar 2022

Covalent protein nanobodies for neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

Researchers developed covalent nanobodies to neutralize severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 and its variants.

18 Mar 2022

Study evaluates COVID-19 vaccination with recombinant accessory protein-deficient SARS-CoV-2

Researchers assessed the impact of recombinant accessory protein-deficient severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 immunization against SARS-CoV-2 transmission and disease severity.

18 Mar 2022

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More than a quarter of parents say their adolescent has seen a mental health specialist

Flo; Much more than a period tracker

Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril

Family-based behavioral treatment helps improve weight-related outcomes in children

Nature's benefits may include savings on health care costs, finds study

Most individuals treated in emergency departments for opioid use disorder do not sustain treatment

Children with complex medical conditions often need out-of-network care, study finds

Study provides a comprehensive picture of abortion provider workforce in the U.S.

Mount Sinai Health System launches new Alopecia Areata Center of Excellence

CHOP and Penn Medicine join hands to address environmental hazards and protect vulnerable children

Pfizer CEO pushes yearly shots for covid. Not so fast, experts say.

Money flows into addiction tech, but will it curb soaring opioid overdose deaths?

Housing officers need to be better equipped to deal with hoarders, research says

Vitamin C deficiency associated with cognitive impairment among older hospitalized patients

Expert reveals why brain science should be embraced in Sub-Saharan Africa

NYU Long Island School Of Medicine's Class of 2022 discover their "doctor destinies" on Match Day

New study tracks food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic

NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s graduating students matched into top residency programs

Covalent protein nanobodies for neutralizing SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

Study evaluates COVID-19 vaccination with recombinant accessory protein-deficient SARS-CoV-2

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