The government in post after the election should declare a national health and care emergency, calling on all parts of society to help improve health, care, and well-being, say experts in the first report of The BMJ Commission ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Non-Hispanic Indigenous people in the United States die by suicide at higher rates than any other racial or ethnic group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The suicide rate among Montana's Native ...
Jan 30, 2024
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The American Medical Extended Reality Association (AMXRA), in partnership with the editorial board of the Journal of Medical Extended Reality, has developed a new guideline to help define the emerging field of Medical Extended ...
Jan 29, 2024
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A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, published in Women's Health Issues, is the first of its kind to assess whether Minnesota's peer breastfeeding support program directly causes increases ...
Jan 24, 2024
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More than 25% of the young adults surveyed in a recent study mistakenly believed that sexual activity increases older adults' risk of heart attack and that disinterest in sex is a normal and inevitable part of aging. While ...
Jan 23, 2024
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For decades, the number on a scale has been a key factor in deciding whether a person is healthy or not. But weight alone doesn't paint a complete picture of one's health.
Jan 23, 2024
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Ph.D. student Janine Westendorp and her colleagues conducted literature research on what patients with cancer and their loved ones perceive as harmful communication from health care providers. The results were published in ...
Jan 23, 2024
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The COVID pandemic led to big increases in psychological distress for many people, including symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression. The negative impact on mental health has been substantial and is likely to be long-lasting, ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Strongyloidiasis—a poorly understood parasitic worm disease common in remote Australian communities and some returned travelers, refugees or asylum seekers—is finally gaining attention in the national research arena.
Jan 12, 2024
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A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley and elsewhere shows that after excise taxes were placed on sugary beverages, purchases declined dramatically and steadily across five American cities. The findings have been published ...
Jan 11, 2024
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