Cardiology

Socioeconomic status may be an uneven predictor of heart health

Improvements in socioeconomic status (education, income, employment status and health insurance) for ideal cardiovascular health may not benefit people from all racial or ethnic groups equally, as white adults were more likely ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Young people who vape more likely to report chronic stress

Young people who have used e-cigarettes are more than twice as likely to report experiencing chronic stress, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy.

Surgery

Thinking about weight-loss surgery? 4 things to consider

Anyone who's struggled with reaching or maintaining a healthy weight probably has heard comments like, "If you want to lose weight, just eat less and exercise more" or "Losing weight is all about willpower." But weight loss ...

Health informatics

How doctors use social media to advance medicine

Ever wonder what your doctor is doing on social media? A new study, titled "#MedEd: Medical Education and Knowledge Translation on Social Media," published in JAMA led by John W. Ayers, Ph.D., from the Qualcomm Institute ...

Health

Germany's booze-free beer boom

All the fun of the Oktoberfest, without the hangover: Germans are swapping traditional beer for non-alcoholic brews, driven by health concerns and the increasing quality of booze-free options.

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