The electronic personal health record is a valuable tool to collect data related to the health of migrant populations and better address their needs. These are the conclusions of a study led by ISGlobal, a center supported ...
Mar 30, 2022
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The omicron subvariant BA.2 is causing a new tide of COVID-19 cases in the United States and regions abroad. Meanwhile the effort to vaccinate 70% of global populations reportedly is losing momentum.
Apr 25, 2022
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Vitamin D supplement potency varies widely, and the amount of vitamin D in over-the counter and compounded supplements does not necessarily match the amount listed on the label, according to a research letter published in ...
Feb 11, 2013
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Just before the delegates for the annual Conference of the Parties on climate change started meeting in Bonn this month, the Lancet, the leading British medical journal, published yet another major study showing that climate ...
Nov 20, 2017
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A new study shows that people with opioid use disorder who enter inpatient medically managed withdrawal treatment (detox) do not usually receive further treatment, including medication for opioid use disorder or additional ...
Feb 25, 2020
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An analysis of nationally representative survey data found significant improvement in the delivery of underused care, but more limited changes in the reduction of inappropriate care in ambulatory health care settings between ...
Dec 24, 2012
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Up to 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be made available for poorer countries by 2021 under a deal struck Friday for production at the Serum Institute of India.
Aug 7, 2020
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Proton pump inhibitors are common and effective medications for the treatment of stomach acid-related diseases, including peptic ulcers that can lead to gastrointestinal bleeding. While proton pump inhibitors are commonly ...
Jan 26, 2022
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There is a 17% greater risk of dying after a heart attack if you are treated in a hospital located in a U.S. territory -- i.e. the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands -- rather ...
Jun 27, 2011
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For children under age 18 years, a single computed tomography (CT) scan is not associated with an increased risk of brain tumours, leukemia or lymphoma, but exposure to 4 or more scans before adulthood more than doubles the ...
Apr 24, 2023
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