Even though COVID-19 manifests as a mild and short-lived disease in most people, some suffer extremely severe symptoms; in the worst cases, these patients die due to complications such as respiratory failure or thromboembolism. ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked. For the survivors, the ensuing brain damage can lead to lifelong disabilities, making mundane tasks—such as using ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Almost 3 million people worldwide have multiple sclerosis (MS)—an autoimmune disease caused by the immune system mistakenly attacking the brain and central nervous system.
Jun 19, 2024
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How do caregivers reason when deciding to treat patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) under compulsory care? Is compulsory care ethically defensible? A new thesis by psychiatrist Antoinette Lundahl tries to ...
Jun 19, 2024
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP) recently published a study in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research discussing the effectiveness of pictorial health warning ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Higher social vulnerability is associated with premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, but this relationship is understudied in low-income countries that have both the highest magnitude of social vulnerability ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Who should be spared pain, hurt or disappointment, and who should be harmed? This internal dilemma accompanied the participants of the Milgram experiment, say experts from SWPS University. They have revisited the causes of ...
Jun 19, 2024
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In high-income countries with expensive and tight housing markets affecting many people, resettlement for people from refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds is becoming increasingly difficult.
Jun 19, 2024
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As we commemorate Juneteenth 2024, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has published "Excess Cardiovascular Mortality Among Black Americans 2000-2022: A Report Card," to highlight the persistent and tragic inequities ...
Jun 19, 2024
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Varenicline and nicotine-containing electronic cigarettes (ECs) are both effective in helping individuals in quitting smoking conventional cigarettes, according to a study published online June 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Jun 19, 2024
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