This week, the website Mamamia published, and then quickly removed, an article about the existence of "post-abortion syndrome" – a disorder apparently experienced by many women who have had an abortion. The article claimed ...
Apr 26, 2018
0
3
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has found that screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) is beneficial for reproductive-aged women, while there is inadequate evidence to weigh the balance ...
Apr 25, 2018
0
2
Falling is the leading cause of injury-related death among people over age 65, and seniors who want to avoid falls should exercise, not rely on supplements like vitamin D, US guidelines said Tuesday.
Apr 17, 2018
0
668
Millions of Americans have the same life expectancy as the American national average in the 1970s, according to a new task force report from the Arnhold Institute for Global Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. ...
Apr 10, 2018
0
2
(HealthDay)—A new, three-pronged approach is being applied to develop a blueprint for addressing physician burnout, according to a report published in Medical Economics.
Mar 21, 2018
0
1
(HealthDay)—Doctors should start early with skin cancer prevention advice when their patients are light-skinned, suggests new guidelines that bump that starting point back to the age of 6 months.
Mar 20, 2018
0
3
European Society of Cardiology guidelines on syncope were launched today at EHRA 2018 and published online in the European Heart Journal.
Mar 19, 2018
0
2
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) today issued a new clinical guideline for the use of whole breast radiation therapy for breast cancer that expands the population of patients recommended to receive accelerated ...
Mar 12, 2018
0
8
Two years ago, when Johns Hopkins medical student Davis Rogers read reports detailing the prevalence of depression among medical students and residents, he resolved to find a way to help promote mental health among his peers. ...
Feb 23, 2018
0
5
(HealthDay)—The U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians provide adults with a body mass index of 30 kg/m² or higher to intensive, multicomponent behavioral interventions. These findings form ...
Feb 21, 2018
0
5
