Mortality rose across all demographics during first few years of the pandemic, but COVID-19 hit non-white Americans the hardest. According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Health Statistics, the largest ...
Nov 20, 2023
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Swedish people with the lowest incomes utilize primary and outpatient care on par with those with the highest incomes despite having significantly higher mortality rates, according to a new study published November 16 in ...
Nov 16, 2023
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A national study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) demonstrates that neighborhood exposure to environmental hazards is significantly associated with poor cardiovascular health across the ...
Nov 15, 2023
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An article by Stockholm University researchers, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), relies on data for the entire Swedish population and uncovers how the COVID-19 pandemic created new ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Health care professionals can harness artificial intelligence safely and effectively by following a new set of patient and industry-agreed standards.
Oct 31, 2023
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New research from King's College London has found that in the UK people with severe mental illness were at increased risk of death from all causes following COVID-19 infection compared to those without severe mental illness.
Oct 25, 2023
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As we enter cold, flu and COVID season, Canada is continuing to experience a health-care crisis. One in six Canadians don't have a family doctor and less than 50% are able to see a primary care provider on the same or next ...
Oct 23, 2023
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Artificial intelligence (AI)—of ChatGPT fame—is increasingly used in medicine to improve diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and to avoid unnecessary screening for patients. But AI medical devices could also harm patients ...
Oct 20, 2023
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At one time, individuals over age 65 typically did not qualify for a kidney transplant. Now, due to advances in medicine and longer life expectancies, these patients represent approximately 15% of all kidney transplants, ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Gun violence is tied to poverty, unemployment, broken families, disengaged youth and racial segregation, according to a study by the New Jersey Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers.
Oct 16, 2023
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