Heat stress impacts infant growth rates up to age of 2, new analysis suggests Exposure to high levels of heat may both impact the growth of fetuses during pregnancy and infants up to the age of 2, a new analysis suggests. Oct 8, 2024 0 35
4+ hour emergency care wait linked to heightened risks of death and longer hospital stay for hip fracture patients Waiting more than 4 hours in emergency care for treatment is linked to heightened risks of death and a longer hospital stay for hip fracture patients, reveals a single center study, published online in Emergency Medicine ... Oct 8, 2024 0 22
Significant worldwide disparities seen in availability and timeliness of new cancer drugs Despite considerable progress in the discovery and development of new cancer drugs, there are significant disparities in both the availability and timeliness of these medicines worldwide, with poorer countries missing out, ... Oct 8, 2024 0 31
Policy change may be helping to drive rise in treatment-resistant vaginal thrush, study reveals A change in policy may be helping to drive a rise in treatment-resistant vaginal thrush, amid significant yearly increases in the prevalence of fungal infections caused by fungal Candida species, suggests the first study ... Oct 8, 2024 1 36
Findings call for transparency in Medicare Advantage operations New findings call for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United States' largest health care capitation program. Oct 8, 2024 0 28
Social risk factors tied to lower odds of receiving preventive services Social risk factors are associated with decreased odds of receiving preventive services such as mammograms, Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, flu or pneumococcal vaccines, and colonoscopies, according to a study published online ... Oct 8, 2024 0 20
Sleep and body clock disruption associated with female soccer players' mental health Elite female Australian Rules footballers report poorer mental health relative to elite male players, especially when their sleep is disrupted, Monash University-led research has found. Oct 8, 2024 0 32
New model could help identify best candidates for epilepsy surgery A simple scoring system from researchers at Rutgers Health and other institutions may help doctors predict which patients will likely become seizure-free after minimally invasive epilepsy surgery. Oct 8, 2024 0 22
New strategy could turn intravenous medicines into pills For many people with cancer, intravenous (IV) infusions of chemotherapy are their best chance at a cure. But these infusions can be inconvenient or inaccessible to patients, and some complications arise not from the active ... Oct 8, 2024 0 65
AI could help identify women at risk for future breast cancer Artificial intelligence (AI) scores may be able to estimate the risk for future breast cancer and lead to earlier diagnosis, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in JAMA Network Open. Oct 8, 2024 0 21