Not all patients need a battery of pre-surgery tests -- especially if the results won鈥檛 change how their surgical team treats them or how well they do afterward. Now, a new study shows how hospitals can focus the use of such tests on the patients who truly need them, while safely reducing unnecessary testing in others.
Rutgers researchers find nearly half of purchase attempts by people under 21 at tobacco retailers in the state resulted in a sale
Research from Saint Louis University and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine finds that some of the most-watched ads promote the worst food options for adults with chronic health conditions.
A recent study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Rutgers University shows a high rate of underage tobacco sales despite federal legislation that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21.
Research comparing different approaches to dementia care for people with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and other dementias found no significant differences in patient behavioral symptoms or caregiver strain, whether delivered through a health system, provided by a community-based organization, or as usual care.
Standardizing an assessment process currently used by doctors during care discussions with veterans at risk for suicide in other context could shed more light on the risks related to firearms and opioids.
Firearm injuries that sent victims to the hospital had gone down steadily over the five years before the COVID-19 pandemic began, but reversed course sharply over the next two years, a new study finds. In all, 34% more people were hospitalized for a firearm-related injury in 2020 and 2021 than would have been predicted based on pre-pandemic trends.
Studies led by KU Medical Center show that the promotion and retention of women and people from racial and ethnic minority groups in academic medicine lag behind those of white men.
A new study led by WashU Medicine researchers has found older-looking brains in adults with sickle cell disease, helping to explain the cognitive challenges experienced by such individuals. A brain image from a healthy individual shows a larger brain with more white matter compared with a brain image from a patient with sickle cell disease. Healthy individuals experiencing economic deprivation also had more-aged appearing brains.
Young nearsighted kids who wear bifocal contact lenses that slow uncoordinated eye growth do not lose the benefits of the treatment once they stop wearing the lenses, new research shows.
Yale School of Medicine and VA Connecticut Healthcare System researchers compared social determinants of health in relation to the risk of suicide, a major global public health issue and one of the leading causes of death in the United States.
Nearly seven million Americans are living with dementia, and the number of individuals with cognitive impairment is expected to rise with the current acceleration of population aging.
To determine whether self-guided mindfulness could prove a potent tool in combatting workplace stress and burnout, researchers from the UC San Francisco Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences launched a large mindfulness trial for over 1,400 UCSF employees.
Patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE), an autoimmune disease that causes skin inflammation, have a higher risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), or hardening of the arteries, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found. Their study, published in JAMA Dermatology, suggests CLE patients should be screened early for heart disease.
Smokers undergoing lung cancer screening may have the best chance of quitting if they receive integrated care, which includes medication and comprehensive counseling with tobacco treatment specialists, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD鈥疉nderson Cancer Center.
Patients of European ancestry are more likely to find a match to the latest targeted cancer drugs than patients of other ancestries, according to new MSK research. This trend could exacerbate disparities in cancer outcomes.
First human trials at Rutgers Health and other institutions demonstrate better infection resistance and limb preservation than synthetic grafts.
In April 2021, a provision in the 21st Century Cures act took effect which required that all medical test results be released to a patient鈥檚 electronic medical record as soon as they become available. As a result of this newer law, many patients are seeing and reading their test results even before their doctor has.
Researchers at Washington University found correlations between types of brain structure and people who try drugs before age 15.
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