Surgery
Race, ethnicity plays role in liver transplant survival: Study
Researchers hope findings from a new study of liver transplant patients will lead to improved interventions for those from racial and ethnic minority groups.
Mar 14, 2024
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News tagged with substance abuse
Neuroscience
Dopamine production is not behind vulnerability to cocaine abuse
Why do some people who try drugs struggle with substance abuse while others don't? This question has long puzzled scientists. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) explored the complex interplay between personality ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study reveals the impact of behavioral health disorders on cancer surgery outcomes
Researchers have discovered new insights into the relationship between cancer surgery outcomes and behavioral health disorders (BHDs), publishing their findings in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Feb 29, 2024
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Addiction
'Fourth wave' of opioid epidemic crashes ashore, propelled by fentanyl and meth
The United States is knee-deep in what some experts call the opioid epidemic's "fourth wave," which is not only placing drug users at greater risk but is also complicating efforts to address the nation's drug problem.
Feb 22, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Borderline personality disorder patients more likely to seek hospital care, finds study
A new study published in The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders by Flinders University has uncovered links between a patient's initial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, or BPD, and their recurrent visits ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Addiction
Study of alcohol treatment completion reveals greater disparities for women of color
An intersectional study of alcohol treatment completion rates reveals striking disparities for racial and ethnic minoritized women when compared to white men. Overall, women complete treatment at slightly lower rates than ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Improving cancer prevention among people experiencing homelessness
While people experiencing homelessness are more exposed to cancer-associated risk factors, there is a lack of awareness and structures for targeted cancer prevention. Yet people experiencing homelessness are twice as likely ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Pediatrics
Researchers find that a standard biomarker can measure the impact of early development disparities in infants
While multiple studies have shown a relationship between adversity in early childhood and negative lifelong health effects on groups of people, no reliable measures exist to measure the impact of early adversity on the risk ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Addiction
Reduced drug use is a meaningful treatment outcome for people with stimulant use disorders, data show
Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This finding is according to an ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Newsom urges support for March ballot measure to reform California's mental health system
Gov. Gavin Newsom gathered with city leaders and public safety officials Wednesday to urge support of Proposition 1, an overhaul of the state's mental health system that will be on California's March 5 primary election ballot.
Jan 4, 2024
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