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Menu calorie labeling may reduce lower obesity-related cancer rates and healthcare costs

Specifying the number of calories for each item on restaurant menus is likely linked to lower rates of cancers associated with obesity and attendant healthcare costs in the US, suggests a modeling study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

19 Apr 2023

Talking therapies for depression may be linked to reduced rates of future cardiovascular disease

Using talking therapies to effectively treat depression in adults over the age of 45 may be linked with reduced rates of future cardiovascular disease, finds a new analysis of health data led by UCL researchers.

19 Apr 2023

California’s Medicaid experiment spends money to save money — and help the homeless

Sporting a bright smile and the polished Super Bowl ring he won as a star NFL player in the late 1980s, Craig McEwen doesn't fit the archetype of someone teetering on the brink of homelessness.

19 Apr 2023

Adapting for endemic not pandemic: Time to reassess universal masking in healthcare

Researchers discuss the changing context of universal masking in healthcare settings amid the COVID-19 pandemic and argue for a dynamic, adaptable approach to infection prevention policies.

19 Apr 2023

Global study reveals diet's role in 70% of new type 2 diabetes cases

New research estimates the global burden of type 2 diabetes (T2D) attributable to 11 dietary factors in 184 countries in 1990 and 2018. The study found that suboptimal intake of these dietary factors was responsible for 70.3% of new T2D cases globally in 2018.

19 Apr 2023

COVID-19's hidden toll: Study reveals greater mortality disparities for people with intellectual disabilities

Research examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands. It shows that the mortality risk from COVID-19 was higher in people with intellectual disabilities than in the general population, and overall mortality disparities were further exacerbated during the first 2 years of the pandemic.

18 Apr 2023

SSB taxes can meaningfully improve diet and health, generate cost savings

Oakland residents have bought fewer sugary beverages since a local "soda tax" went into effect, and that is likely improving their health and saving the city money, a new UC San Francisco study found.

18 Apr 2023

Researchers receive $4.1 million grant to identify factors linked to high rates of type 2 diabetes in children

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is surging among U.S. children. The number of youths under 20 years old living with the disease has nearly doubled between 2001 and 2017, and yet—aside from increases in childhood obesity—the reasons for this disturbing increase are not clear.

18 Apr 2023

New biologic inactivates potent opioid and reverses overdose

A new therapeutic designed by Scripps Research chemists can alter the molecular structure of the potent opioid carfentanil, inactivating the opioid and reversing a carfentanil overdose.

18 Apr 2023

New software tool set to improve the management of elderly atrial fibrillation patients with comorbidities

A novel software tool set to improve the management of elderly atrial fibrillation patients with multiple conditions is being designed by the EU-funded and ESC-coordinated EHRA-PATHS consortium. The latest updates on this clinical innovation will be presented at EHRA 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

18 Apr 2023

UVA launches a new center to improve care, health equity

The School of Medicine has launched a new Center for Health Equity and Precision Public Health to improve the health and well-being of rural residents, the economically challenged and minority groups across Virginia and beyond.

18 Apr 2023

Study shows effectiveness, safety of stereotactic radiosurgery for NF2-related vestibular schwannomas

Vestibular schwannomas related to neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) are difficult to manage and are sometimes treated with a noninvasive option, stereotactic radiosurgery.

18 Apr 2023

Understanding human mycobiome commensalism and pathogenesis

Researchers explored commensalism and pathogenesis relationships in the human mycobiome.

18 Apr 2023

Soaring healthcare costs for RSV-related complications in US seniors 60 plus

In a recent study published in the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases, researchers explored the correlation between complications caused by a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the associated healthcare costs.

18 Apr 2023

VA and NIH launch new study to better understand chronic symptoms of Gulf War Illness

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and National Institutes of Health have launched a study to gain a better understanding of the chronic symptoms of Gulf War Illness.

17 Apr 2023

Study reveals molecular mechanisms that give bacteria its 'superpowers' against antibiotics

A species of ordinary gut bacteria that we all carry flourishes when the intestinal flora is knocked out by a course of antibiotics. Since the bacteria is naturally resistant to many antibiotics, it causes problems, particularly in healthcare settings.

17 Apr 2023

Combination treatment could improve stem cell transplantation process for multiple myeloma patients

The standard treatment for patients with multiple myeloma often includes stem cell transplantation in which the patient's own stem cells are harvested and stored while the patient receives intensive chemotherapy to kill the cancer.

17 Apr 2023

Poor carbohydrate quality drives diet-attributable type 2 diabetes globally

A research model of dietary intake in 184 countries, developed by researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, estimates that poor diet contributed to over 14.1 million cases of type 2 diabetes in 2018, representing over 70% of new diagnoses globally.

17 Apr 2023

Study highlights the importance of bivalent mRNA booster vaccination in populations at high risk of severe COVID-19

Researchers evaluated whether bivalent mRNA vaccine booster reduced COVID-19-related hospitalizations and mortality.

17 Apr 2023

Understanding the environmental interactions of the drug-resistant pathogenic yeast Candida auris

Researchers reviewed the potential pathways through which Candida auris can be introduced into the environment

17 Apr 2023

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Menu calorie labeling may reduce lower obesity-related cancer rates and healthcare costs

Talking therapies for depression may be linked to reduced rates of future cardiovascular disease

California’s Medicaid experiment spends money to save money — and help the homeless

Adapting for endemic not pandemic: Time to reassess universal masking in healthcare

Global study reveals diet's role in 70% of new type 2 diabetes cases

COVID-19's hidden toll: Study reveals greater mortality disparities for people with intellectual disabilities

SSB taxes can meaningfully improve diet and health, generate cost savings

Researchers receive $4.1 million grant to identify factors linked to high rates of type 2 diabetes in children

New biologic inactivates potent opioid and reverses overdose

New software tool set to improve the management of elderly atrial fibrillation patients with comorbidities

UVA launches a new center to improve care, health equity

Study shows effectiveness, safety of stereotactic radiosurgery for NF2-related vestibular schwannomas

Understanding human mycobiome commensalism and pathogenesis

Soaring healthcare costs for RSV-related complications in US seniors 60 plus

VA and NIH launch new study to better understand chronic symptoms of Gulf War Illness

Study reveals molecular mechanisms that give bacteria its 'superpowers' against antibiotics

Combination treatment could improve stem cell transplantation process for multiple myeloma patients

Poor carbohydrate quality drives diet-attributable type 2 diabetes globally

Study highlights the importance of bivalent mRNA booster vaccination in populations at high risk of severe COVID-19

Understanding the environmental interactions of the drug-resistant pathogenic yeast Candida auris

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