Archive: 19/09/2019

Early palliative care for advanced lung cancer increases survival

Early palliative care is associated with better survival in patients with advanced lung cancer, according to a study by VA Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health and Science University researchers.

Sep 19, 2019

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Opioid prescriptions filled after eye surgery doubled from 2000 to 2014

From 2000 to 2014, rates of filled opioid prescriptions after eye surgery rose considerably, despite reduced invasiveness of these procedures, according to a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at ...

Sep 19, 2019

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World unprepared for global pandemic that could wipe out 80 million people in less than 36 hours, WHO report says

The world is unprepared for a global pandemic that could wipe out 80 million people in less than 36 hours along with 5% of the global GDP, a new report from the World Health Organization says.

Sep 19, 2019

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Minorities more likely to have diabetes at lower weights

Being overweight or obese is commonly associated with diabetes, but a new Kaiser Permanente study finds the connection differs widely by race or ethnicity. Members of racial and ethnic minority groups were much more likely ...

Sep 19, 2019

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Neurological signals from the spinal cord surprise scientists

With a study of the network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have gained new insight into the way in which movements are generated and maintained. In the long term, ...

Sep 19, 2019

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WHO welcomes Indian electronic cigarette ban

The World Health Organization congratulated India on Thursday for its ban on electronic cigarettes, the latest evidence of a global backlash against a technology touted as safer than regular smoking.

Sep 19, 2019

We're increasingly bombarded with choices – and it's stressing us out

Log onto Netflix, and you'll be presented with a menu of nearly 6,000 titles. Create an OkCupid account, and you'll have the chance to connect with 5 million other active users. Search for a new toothbrush on Amazon, and ...

Sep 19, 2019

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New research shows dapagliflozin used to treat diabetes can also

Dapagliflozin, a drug that is already used to successfully treat type 2 diabetes (T2D) and prevent development of heart failure, can also be used to treat pre-existing heart failure, even in patients without T2D.

Sep 19, 2019

Food as medicine: UTHealth and partners fill prescriptions for food insecurity

The answer to food insecurity could be as simple as a prescription for healthy food from your health care provider and the means to obtain it, particularly in food deserts, said researchers led by The University of Texas ...

Sep 19, 2019

From smoking to vaping: Why do we abuse our lungs?

Today's growing toll of deaths and serious illnesses associated with vaping represents just the latest variation on an age-old theme: our propensity to willfully inhale substances that damage our lungs.

Sep 19, 2019

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Archive: 19/09/2019

Early palliative care for advanced lung cancer increases survival

Opioid prescriptions filled after eye surgery doubled from 2000 to 2014

World unprepared for global pandemic that could wipe out 80 million people in less than 36 hours, WHO report says

Minorities more likely to have diabetes at lower weights

Neurological signals from the spinal cord surprise scientists

WHO welcomes Indian electronic cigarette ban

We're increasingly bombarded with choices – and it's stressing us out

New research shows dapagliflozin used to treat diabetes can also

Food as medicine: UTHealth and partners fill prescriptions for food insecurity

From smoking to vaping: Why do we abuse our lungs?

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