Overweight & Obesity
Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids
A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children.
Dec 18, 2023
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Addiction
When Oregon decriminalized drugs, overdoses went up. Will that happen with Australia's recent legislation?
A new bill came into effect in the ACT at the weekend decriminalizing personal possession of common illegal drugs.
Nov 4, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How AI could transform the future of the psychology profession
Psychologists are discovering the benefits of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) applications for mental health—and the ethical considerations that they present.
Oct 5, 2023
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Medical economics
COVID boosters to be sold by UK pharmacists—here's what effect this may have on uptake
COVID boosters will be available to buy from high-street pharmacists and private health care providers across the UK in 2024.
Aug 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study compares the incidence of neuroendocrine neoplasms in China and the US
Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are rare cancers that develop from specialized secretory cells of the neuroendocrine system. These cells are found throughout the body and exhibit features of the nervous and endocrine/hormonal ...
Apr 27, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
160 million years of life lost to obesity in 2019
Researchers at the National University in Singapore and colleagues in the US and China undertook a two-decade metabolic analysis of Global Burden of Disease (GBD) reports. They have published their findings in the journal ...
Medications
Persistent gaps exist in continuity of medication use for adults with diabetes
A considerable proportion of adults with diabetes do not maintain continuity of use of glucose, blood pressure, or lipid medications, according to a study published online Jan. 30 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 30, 2023
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Diabetes
US could face surging numbers of teens with diabetes
The United States could see a huge rise in diabetes among young people over the next several decades, a new modeling study finds.
Dec 30, 2022
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Medications
Opioid-related deaths affecting more younger adults, study finds
From 2003 through 2020, as opioid-related mortality in Ontario, Canada increased five-fold, the age distribution also shifted downward—with rates now peaking for people in their mid-30s—according to a new study published ...
Apr 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
German disease control head warns of 'terrible Christmas'
The head of Germany's disease control agency has warned that the country faces a "really terrible Christmas" unless steps are taken to counter the sharp rise in coronavirus infections.
Nov 18, 2021
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