Diabetes
Do you live in a 'hot spot' for diabetes complications?
Texas and Florida are big U.S. centers for Americans dealing with short- and long-term diabetes complications, a new study shows.
Jun 13, 2022
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News tagged with demographics
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New demographic data tools tell the story of COVID-19's impact in the US
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center today released demographic data and new tools to show the impact COVID-19 has had across the United States as measured by age, race and ethnicity, and gender and sex.
Sep 15, 2021
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Health
Risk of eating disorders among vegan diet followers is low, study suggests
Motivated by a desire to control their weight or live a healthier life, large numbers of people display behavior, thoughts or feelings about food and the body referred to by specialists as "dysfunctional dietary behavior" ...
Sep 27, 2023
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Addiction
Trials of alcohol use disorder treatments routinely exclude sex, gender, race, and ethnicity from consideration
The manifestation of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and its social, health, and psychological implications depend in part on patient demographics. Yet researchers routinely exclude those demographics from analyses of non-medicinal ...
Jul 29, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People who have had dengue are twice as likely to develop symptomatic COVID-19
A study published this May in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests that people who have had dengue in the past are twice as likely to develop symptoms of COVID-19 if they are infected by the novel coronavirus.
May 18, 2021
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Health
US firearm death rate rose sharply in recent years across most states and demographic groups
The rate at which Americans died from firearm injuries increased sharply starting in 2015, a new study shows. The change occurred to varying degrees across different states, types of firearm death such as homicide and suicide, ...
Oct 7, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dysentery epidemic killed many in the 1700s-1800s
In the 1700s-1800s, dysentery was a disease causing many deaths. In fact, in some areas in Sweden 90 percent of all deaths were due to dysentery during the worst outbreaks. A new doctoral thesis in history from the University ...
Oct 25, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Conspiracy theories and cognitive biases in the COVID-19 pandemic
Conspiracy theories appear to be increasing in popularity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. But to what extent do people really agree with them, and what is the association with cognitive biases? A research team from the ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Records show significant rise in some young-onset cancers
Rising numbers of young men and women aged under 50 suffering from gastrointestinal cancers—as reflected in a new study in South Australia—is worrying international experts.
Jan 31, 2022
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Sleep disorders
Race apparently a factor in sleep apnea
A Wayne State University researcher has found that sleep apnea severity is higher among African-American men in certain age ranges, even after controlling for body mass index (BMI).
Jun 26, 2013
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