Archive: 21/02/2019

Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data to assess risk

A team of researchers led by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Professor Mary Beth Terry, Ph.D., evaluated four commonly used breast cancer prediction models and found that family-history-based models perform ...

Feb 21, 2019

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Troubling extent of trauma and PTSD in British young people revealed

New research from King's College London suggests one in 13 young people in the UK have had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) before reaching age 18. The first UK-based study of its kind, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, ...

Feb 21, 2019

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Evidence-based care may improve outcomes for patients with acute kidney injury

Acute kidney injury (AKI), an abrupt or rapid decline in kidney function, is an increasingly prevalent and potentially serious condition that often arises due to certain health problems or medical treatments that deprive ...

Feb 21, 2019

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Researchers explore what tumor cells and a healthy retina have in common

How is a healthy retina cell like a tumor cell? It hijacks an energy-producing chemical reaction to churn out molecular building blocks. When tumor cells do it, they use the building blocks to make cancer grow and spread. ...

Feb 21, 2019

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ACA's pre-existing condition and age clauses had immediate impact on people with diabetes

A pair of requirements deep in the Affordable Care Act had a sizable effect on the ability of people with diabetes to get health insurance, a new study suggests.

Feb 21, 2019

Three years into soda tax, sugary drink consumption down more than 50 percent in Berkeley

Consumption of sugary drinks in Berkeley's diverse and low-income neighborhoods dropped precipitously in 2015, just months after the city levied the nation's first soda tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.

Feb 21, 2019

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Leg amputation in ESRD patients should prompt palliative care discussion

(HealthDay)—Nearly one in 10 patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoes lower-extremity amputation in their last year of life, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in the Journal of the American Society ...

Feb 21, 2019

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Wellness problems prevalent among ob-gyn residents

(HealthDay)—Wellness problems are prevalent among obstetrics and gynecology residents, according to a study published online Feb. 4 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Feb 21, 2019

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With new heart, mom of four competes in transplant games

Kristen Patton was settling in to feed her newborn on Christmas Eve as her three older children went to bed.

Feb 21, 2019

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Up-and-coming Texas singer lucky to be alive and still singing the blues

A few years ago, Texas country-blues singer Charley Crockett wrote "How Long Will I Last" about an uncertain love affair. Little did he know the song title would also apply to his struggle with heart disease.

Feb 21, 2019

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