According to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, United States Veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at increased risk of death compared with ...
Jun 24, 2019
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For almost 50 years, hemodialysis has extended lives of people with chronic kidney disease. But when a patient first learns that their kidneys have failed and dialysis is necessary to survive, it can be a jolting overture ...
Feb 25, 2019
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Continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) devices are known to improve outcomes in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), yet African American and Hispanic patients face barriers to ...
Mar 31, 2020
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New UCLA-led research suggests that patient mortality rates, readmissions, length of stay, and health care spending were virtually identical for elderly hospitalized patients who were treated by physicians with Doctor of ...
May 29, 2023
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Available data from states shows that some racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to die of COVID-19 than whites, and a new, age-adjusted analysis by researchers at Yale and the University of Pittsburgh provides a clearer ...
May 20, 2020
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Olympic medallists live longer than the general population, regardless of country of origin, medal won, or type of sport played, finds a study in the Christmas issue published on BMJ today.
Dec 13, 2012
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A more targeted approach to the screening and treatment of prediabetes is likely to be more effective at preventing type 2 diabetes and to reduce strain on primary health care sector resources, according to researchers at ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Continuous heart rhythm monitoring—with anticoagulation if atrial fibrillation is detected—does not prevent strokes in those at risk. That's the finding of late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Americans are drinking more caffeinated beverages than ever before, but Rutgers researchers have found one group that tops the charts in caffeine consumption: adult smokers with mental illness.
Feb 28, 2023
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The world's population has never been so well supplied with iodine as today. Major progress in salt iodization is evident in a new global study in school children done by nutrition researchers at the ETH Zurich. But there ...
Mar 1, 2012
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