Archive: 27/08/2018

Call for a unified approach to preventing suicides and other self-injury deaths

Self-injury mortality (SIM), a composite of all methods of suicide and estimated non-suicide deaths from drug self-intoxication, has surpassed diabetes as the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, prompting ...

Aug 27, 2018

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Ebola death toll rises to 75 in DR Congo

The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 75, the health ministry said Monday.

Aug 27, 2018

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Physicians deserve answers as public service loan forgiveness program hangs in the balance

With medical school loan debt averaging $200,000, many physicians pursue the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program that eliminates federal student loans after 10 years of service in the public sector. But the fate of the ...

Aug 27, 2018

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E-cigarette use common, especially among younger adults and those in the LBGTQ community

E-cigarette use is prevalent among U.S. adults, especially among men; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons (LGBT); those who are unemployed; and those with chronic disease. E-cigarette use was also more common ...

Aug 27, 2018

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Analysis: Commonly used drugs are rarely studied in primary care patients

Drugs most commonly prescribed to patients seen by primary care physicians are not often tested in the patients who go to these clinics, where most people receive their care, say investigators at Georgetown University Medical ...

Aug 27, 2018

Gala apple passes Red Delicious as America's favorite

At their core, Americans have changed—at least when it comes to their apple preferences.

Aug 27, 2018

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Study defines mechanisms behind focused-ultrasound-assisted treatment of brain tumors

A study led by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has analyzed, for the first time, the mechanisms underlying the use of focused ultrasound to improve the delivery of anti-cancer drugs across the ...

Aug 27, 2018

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Diseased heart muscle cells have abnormally shortened telomeres, researchers find

People with a form of heart disease called cardiomyopathy have abnormally short telomeres in heart muscle cells responsible for contraction, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Aug 27, 2018

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New urine dipstick test detects cause of disease that blinds millions

Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, a tropical disease that afflicts 18 to 120 million people worldwide.

Aug 27, 2018

Food insecurity leads to higher mortality risk, a new study finds

A wide array of negative health outcomes have been associated with food insecurity including diabetes, depression, and cardiovascular disease. But could food insecurity lead to an increased risk of mortality? According to ...

Aug 27, 2018

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