Delving deeper into social health of methamphetamine users Methamphetamine is an illicit substance used in communities across Australia and worldwide. Aug 23, 2022 0 13
Research team explores development of lifesaving technology through machine learning Scientists from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have led a study to develop a machine learning tool to provide an early warning to medical professionals of a patient's deteriorating condition. Aug 23, 2022 0 7
Georgians in 71 counties lack methadone clinic access within 15-minute drive The gold standard of opioid addiction treatments, methadone is a lifeline for millions of people addicted to narcotics like heroin, oxycodone and fentanyl. Aug 23, 2022 0 4
Which teens are more likely to vape? Research shows surprising patterns across race and sexuality groups Researchers estimate that half of all high school students in the United States have tried vaping at least once. One third of these students vape regularly. Since e-cigarettes were introduced to the U.S. in 2013, they've ... Aug 23, 2022 0 38
Study examines adult health and behavior of chronic child sexual abuse survivors Chronic experiences of childhood sexual abuse are more likely to lead to adverse health and life achievement outcomes in adults than single instances of childhood sexual trauma, a recent Oregon State University study has ... Aug 23, 2022 0 2
Preventing pressure injuries among ICU patients with COVID-19 requires extra vigilance Patients critically ill with COVID-19 are at exceptionally high risk for developing healthcare-associated pressure injuries (HAPrIs), and nurses and other clinicians should be extra vigilant with assessments and protective ... Aug 23, 2022 0 25
Policies to roll back abortion rights will hit incarcerated people particularly hard, advocates say Policies governing abortion and reproductive health care services in U.S. prisons and jails were restrictive and often hostile even before the Supreme Court removed Roe v. Wade's constitutional protections for abortions. ... Aug 23, 2022 0 14
People with similar faces likely have similar DNA A collection of photos of genetically unrelated look-alikes, along with DNA analysis, revealed that strong facial similarity is associated with shared genetic variants. The work appears August 23 in the journal Cell Reports. Aug 23, 2022 1 383
COVID-19 had no long-term effect on surgical cases for urology trainees After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, urology training programs saw a precipitous drop in opportunities for residents to gain hands-on surgical experience, reports a study in Urology Practice, an Official Journal of the ... Aug 23, 2022 0 6
COVID behaviors and attitudes vary among NYC boroughs, survey finds As the nation follows new CDC recommendations to relax COVID-19 restrictions, a new survey of 2,500 New Yorkers conducted by the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) revealed clear differences ... Aug 23, 2022 0 21
