Pediatrics
Infants pay the price when parents battle food insecurity and benefits red tape
Taking on the parenting duties to support a newborn child is stressful enough when everything goes well.
Dec 29, 2023
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News tagged with health security
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study reveals a way to help prevent childhood stunting
A relatively small intervention could have a huge impact on a damaging condition that stalks children in the developing world. A new Stanford-led study shows that adding zinc to farmland soil can help prevent childhood stunting, ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Diabetes
Lifestyle counseling and health education associated with higher employment rate for people with type 2 diabetes: Study
Intensive lifestyle intervention for people with type 2 diabetes—including weekly counseling on diet and exercise—is associated with increased employment, according to a new study by the University of Southern California ...
Aug 14, 2023
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Health
Study finds stronger correlation between heat, humidity and suicide among women and youth
For a number of years now empirical evidence has suggested that the effects of human-caused climate change, and heat in particular, could have a significant impact on mental health. For example, previous links between heatwaves ...
Nov 26, 2021
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Neuroscience
Frailties of old age just hit some people earlier than others
People grow old at different rates, regardless of what the calendar says. And for those whose bodies age more quickly, the cumulative effects show up as early as midlife, when signs of dementia and physical frailty begin ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Health
Americans' risk of needing nursing home care is higher than previously estimated
The average American's lifetime risk of using a nursing home is substantially greater than previous research has suggested, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Aug 28, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dengue cases may be four times more common than known
There may be nearly four times as many people infected with the tropical disease dengue globally than was previously believed, according to a new study.
Apr 7, 2013
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Medical economics
US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state's new way to help pay for them could be nixed
If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not.
13 hours ago
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Medical research
U.S. to partner with 50 countries to prevent future pandemics
The Biden Administration announced Tuesday that it will work with 50 nations worldwide to try to prevent global pandemics such as COVID-19, which brought the world to a standstill four years ago.
Apr 16, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Private and secure generative AI tool supports operations and research in a cancer center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has implemented an artificial intelligence (AI) application intended for general use in a medical center or hospital. The system, called GPT4DFCI, is permitted for operations, administrative, ...
Mar 29, 2024
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