Health
Researchers point to gap in Indigenous health equalities
A UBC Okanagan researcher is calling attention to the looming gap in health equality when it comes to Indigenous populations living off-reserve in Canada.
Aug 05, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Race-based spirometry equations may miss emphysema
A secondary data analysis of the CARDIA (Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults) Lung study found that emphysema is often detectable on CT scan before spirometry findings become abnormal. The findings suggest that ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Pediatrics
75% of teens aren't getting recommended daily exercise
Three out of every four teens aren't getting enough exercise, and this lack is even more pronounced among female students.
Jun 21, 2022
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Cardiology
Estrogen enhances cardiac function, promotes energy metabolism
Estrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy, according to research led by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist and published in the June issue of Circulation: Heart Failure.
Jun 14, 2022
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Medical research
Move over, gut microbiota: Skin and mouth bacteria may help regulate blood pressure, too
New research in rats finds specific bacteria populations in the mouth and on the skin may be beneficial in blood pressure regulation. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead of print in Physiological Genomics.
May 17, 2022
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Health
Across specialties, female physicians spend more time on electronic health records than men
A new retrospective study from the Brigham's Department of Medicine analyzed how the time spent working on Electronic Health Records (EHR) differs between male and female physicians in ambulatory services. While previous ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Medical research
Women still missing from cardiovascular clinical trial leadership
Despite recent efforts to improve women's leadership in cardiovascular clinical trial research over the last decade, the number of female principal investigators (PIs) still falls well below the number of males leading similar ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
History of neurological or psychiatric conditions increases the likelihood of developing more
People living with neurological or psychiatric conditions may have an increased likelihood of having a second such condition in the future, and their sex influences their risk, according to new research.
Mar 14, 2022
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Medical economics
Female primary care physicians face a higher electronic health record workload than male counterparts
Previous studies have shown that female physicians spend more time working in the electronic health record (EHR) than do male physicians. A new study from the Brigham examines the reasons for this difference. The retrospective ...
Feb 01, 2022
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Cardiology
Women with heart problems are treated differently than men
Women with some cardiac conditions receive less evidence-based treatment than their male counterparts, research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia has confirmed.
Sep 20, 2021
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