Health
As eviction rates rise, so do local death rates, US study finds
Being evicted can have a significant impact on a person's health, according to new research.
Dec 29, 2022
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Health
Despite soaring overdose rates, Americans face barriers to treatment
Despite the fact that a record 107,000 Americans died of fatal drug overdoses last year, patients in need of treatment are forced to navigate a punishing gauntlet to get the care they need, a group of addiction medicine specialists ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Health
Uptick in prevalence of simultaneous cannabis and alcohol use in the US after states legalize recreational cannabis use
Simultaneous cannabis and alcohol use, defined as using both substances at the same time so their effects overlap, increased in adults from 2008 to 2019, according to new research conducted at Columbia University Mailman ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Medications
Buprenorphine use remained stable during first year of pandemic
The number of active prescriptions for the opioid disorder treatment drug buprenorphine remained constant during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the number of new prescriptions for the treatment was far below ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Health
Multiple stressors contributed to physician burnout during first wave of COVID-19 in the US
Front-line physicians who cared for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City and New Orleans reported multiple factors that contributed to their occupational stress during this extraordinarily ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 'test to treat' sites less accessible to many marginalized communities
A new study from investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of Mass General Brigham, the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and the University of Pittsburgh, finds that COVID-19 "Test to Treat" ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Large cohort study on the consequences of different patient attitudes toward treatment decisions
When it comes to determining next steps in hospital treatment, patients will frequently say, "I can't decide that. You're the doctor; you decide." Some patients, however, prefer to decide treatment essentially on their own. ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Medications
Opioids and tranquilizers still frequently prescribed to patients with alcohol use disorder in NY
Prescribing rates of opioids and tranquilizers to people undergoing treatment for alcohol abuse in New York remains high, despite public efforts to curb prescribing practices, according to a new University at Buffalo-led ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Medical research
Gaps in clinical trial diversity remain in spite of efforts to raise awareness, encourage participation
Despite minority patients reporting high levels of trust in their health care providers, more work needs to be done to increase the number of patients from racial and ethnic minority populations that participate in clinical ...
Oct 3, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
A strategy for increasing shared decision making by physicians and older patients about colorectal cancer screening
Regular screening for colorectal cancer—which current US guidelines advise beginning at age 45 for most people—is important for early cancer detection and treatment.
Aug 18, 2022
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