Some of the most important, and difficult, conversations in healthcare are the ones that happen amid serious and life-threatening illnesses. Discussions of the treatment options and prognoses in these settings are a delicate ...
Dec 9, 2019
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Nearly six million Americans have heart failure, a leading driver of health care costs in the United States. The "stiff heart" heart failure variant accounts for about half of all cases and the vast majority of such patients ...
Dec 4, 2019
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When it comes to inpatient treatment of a range of mental health and mood disorders—from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia, suicidality and acute psychotic episodes—a new study advocates for exercise, rather than ...
May 21, 2019
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Most people think of optimism as a good thing—a positive outlook in challenging circumstances. But in reality, it's a psychological state that can be "contagious" in a bad way. A new study, published in the journal Psycho-Oncology, ...
Apr 25, 2019
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About 40 percent of the global population is at risk for contracting dengue—the most important mosquito-borne viral infection and a close "cousin" of the Zika virus—and yet, no effective treatment or safe licensed vaccine ...
Mar 28, 2019
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Accidental falls are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults in the United States. While a number of measures can be taken to prevent dangerous and costly spills, a report from the University of Vermont ...
Mar 20, 2019
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If you want lose weight, research shows, the single best predictor of success is monitoring and recording calorie and fat intake throughout the day—to "write it when you bite it."
Feb 25, 2019
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Evidence of malnutrition—marked by "deficiencies, excesses or imbalances in a person's intake of energy and/or nutrients—can be seen broadly around the world, with the World Health Organization reporting 1.9 billion adults ...
Sep 11, 2018
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Many of the more than two million veterans who have taken advantage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill have struggled academically in college. Similarly, albeit for different reasons, so have many college athletes. Results of a new ...
Apr 30, 2018
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School officials focused exclusively on bullying prevention efforts might want to consider the findings of a new study showing the highly damaging effects of multiple forms of victimization on school climate.
Oct 6, 2017
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