Health
New evidence for link between obesity and circle of friends
A Loyola study of high school students provides new evidence that a person's circle of friends may influence his or her weight.
Jul 9, 2012
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News tagged with social medicine
Vaccination
Effective prevention: Absolute risk reduction supports more equitable vaccine distribution policies
In a new study, New Mexico researchers using an alternative analysis based on evidence-based medicine have found that the effectiveness of COVID vaccines is much greater in areas of the world with higher prevalence of infection—an ...
Dec 12, 2022
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Other
Social media usage at critical care conferences helps broaden reach
Social media is a tool that groups have adopted to help educate, market, and promote causes or topics to a broad audience. Researchers examined trends in social media use at pulmonary and critical care conferences and found ...
Oct 19, 2015
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Addiction
Survey shows majority of physicians favor allowing telehealth to treat opioid-use disorder
A survey of more than 1,000 registered physicians who used telehealth services to treat patients with opioid-use disorder during COVID-19 found that an overwhelming majority favor making telehealth a permanent part of their ...
Oct 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 context clues: Social factors shape the curve
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, markedly different scenarios played out in countries around the world. In northern Italy, the viral disease spread quickly and overwhelmed one of the world's most developed health ...
Apr 22, 2020
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Medications
Patients with unmet mental health needs are turning to medicinal cannabis, finds Australian study
New research shows Australian health care practitioners are often prescribing medicinal cannabis for psychiatric conditions where the evidence for effectiveness is unclear.
Jun 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
School psychologists can play key role in reducing obesity, raising scores
(Medical Xpress)—How school psychologists can help students prevent obesity and, in turn, achieve academic success is the focus of a study conducted by Neag School of Education researchers and published in the National ...
Nov 8, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cholera vaccine succeeds in rural Haiti
A vaccination campaign that almost didn't happen was widely effective in reducing transmission of cholera in the midst of an ongoing outbreak of the disease in rural Haiti.
Mar 13, 2015
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Medications
Q&A: How the future of medicine looks to the FDA's top drug regulator
If there's anyone in the United States who can see the future of medicine, it's Dr. Janet Woodcock.
Sep 6, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Patient experiences in medical imaging and radiation therapy: The importance of skilled patient care professionals
"I went into the MRI bracing for the wave of panic I knew would come as soon as I was strapped down and inside the machine."
Aug 10, 2020
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