Federally funded medical research reveals marijuana not tied to autism. Drinking, smoking and consuming marijuana while pregnant is never recommended. Over the course of history, woman have consumed…
Read more Positive Medical News About Marijuana And MomsOpioids and fentanyl driving a crisis in recent years, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating the public’s abuse of the drug. The crisis has also become a major U.S.…
Read more Medical Marijuana Reduces Opioid UseNewswise — A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine revealed a significant increase in patients starting immunotherapy within one month of…
Read more Patients Less Likely to Experience Death at Academic and High-Volume Hospitals When Treated with Immunotherapy for Metastatic CancersNewswise — CLEVELAND—A groundbreaking study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University suggests a class of medications used to treat type 2 diabetes may also reduce the risk…
Read more New Case Western Reserve University study finds diabetes drug may reduce risk for colorectal cancerBrigham researchers found that individuals with darker skin tones and more severe acne were likely to face greater stigma Researchers note the importance of treating acne as a…
Read more Acne sufferers encounter social and professional stigma, study reveals.Newswise — There is a well-known relationship between good physical fitness at a young age and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. However, when researchers…
Read more Adolescent fitness may not provide as much future cardiovascular health benefit as believed.Newswise — University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers conducted a statewide survey of all patients on breathing machines in hospitals and long-term care facilities and found…
Read more UM School of Medicine Researchers Provide First Statewide Prevalence Data on Two New Emerging Pathogens in Healthcare SettingsNewswise — INDIANAPOLIS—A new multi-site study led by Indiana University School of Medicine found increasing pediatric readiness in emergency departments reduces, but does not eliminate, racial and ethnic…
Read more Study: health equity an important aspect of improving quality of care provided to children in emergency departmentsNewswise — In 2016, the research team conducted an initial study in southern Sweden (Skåne) where they revealed that sepsis is much more common than previously believed. The…
Read more Sepsis: Common as Cancer, Deadly as Heart AttackBYLINE: Patricia DeLacey Newswise — Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows. The proportion…
Read more Remote learning during pandemic aids medical students with disabilitiesAbstract Importance: The US Preventive Services Task Force does not recommend annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for adults aged 50 to 80 years who are…
Read more Assessment of Lung Cancer Risk Among Smokers for Whom Annual Screening Is Not RecommendedNewswise — MIAMI, FLORIDA (June 27, 2023) – Cancer patients with unmet supportive care needs are more likely to experience worse clinical outcomes, including more emergency department (ED)…
Read more New Research by Sylvester Cancer Shows Unmet Support Needs Can Lead to Worse Clinical OutcomesEMBARGOED FOR USE UNTIL: 1:30 p.m. (EDT) on June 24, 2023 Newswise — Monthly cash payments to eligible families under the temporary pandemic-era expansion of the federal Child…
Read more The expanded Child Tax Credit led to improved health and nutrition among adultsNewswise — Infections spread in hospitals and other healthcare settings cause over 680,000 infections and 72,000 patient deaths in the U.S. every year. Surveillance and reporting of these…
Read more Hospital Infection Control Experts Question Validity of Public Reporting Metrics, New Study FindsNewswise — CHICAGO – Over the past decade, the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors has revolutionized treatment for patients with advanced lung cancer, helping many live longer lives…
Read more Real-World Data Suggests Stopping Immunotherapy after Two Years is Reasonable in Patients with Advanced Lung CancerNewswise — Multiple sclerosis has traditionally been considered a condition that predominantly affects white people of European ancestry. However, a new analysis conducted by a North American team…
Read more Multiple Sclerosis More Prevalent in Black Americans Than Previously ThoughtNewswise — Reforms to New Jersey’s Medicaid program successfully spurred ongoing increases in buprenorphine prescriptions for the treatment of opioid addiction, according to a Rutgers analysis. Although medications…
Read more NJ Medicaid Reforms Tied to Increased Use of Opioid Addiction TreatmentNewswise — In a recently published commentary, UK HealthCare physicians call for standard-of-care treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) among patients who are incarcerated. The viewpoint article by…
Read more University of Kentucky physicians push for standard-of-care opioid treatment for incarcerated patientsNewswise — After a stroke, physical activity can be pivotal to successful recovery. People who spend four hours a week exercising after their stroke achieve better functional recovery…
Read more Poststroke Recovery Hinges on Physical Activity, Study FindsNewswise — As a result of demographic change, more older people need cancer treatment, doctors must treat them differently than younger people due to their other health problems, frailty,…
Read more Enhancing survival odds in elderly with head, neck cancer
