Medical
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Having 'good' posture doesn't prevent back pain, and 'bad' posture doesn't cause it
Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Most people experience an episode of back pain in their lifetime. It often emerges during...
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Team uses open-source toolbox for harmonized analysis of clinical angiography images
Dr. Danuta Sampson, a visiting senior researcher at the University of Surrey, with her colleagues, has embraced open research principles to support...
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Covid jab coverage in poorer countries hits 50%: vaccine alliance
Half of people in poorer countries have now received two vaccine doses against Covid-19, a global vaccine alliance said Thursday, hailing progress...
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Trial suggests metformin effective at reducing odds of serious outcomes for COVID-19 patients seeking early treatment
In work published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers—led by the University of Minnesota Medical School and School of Public...
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New transitional care clinical pathway improves health equity
People with multiple chronic conditions require complex care management and often experience significant challenges when transitioning from...
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Pathway uncovered for greatest lupus genetic risk factor, study shows
Researchers at Michigan Medicine have uncovered the molecular mechanism that drives the disease-causing effects of the most common genetic risk...
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Researchers discover 'weak spot' across major COVID-19 variants
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a key vulnerability across all major variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, including...
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Systematic review on using virtual representations in mHealth application interventions for behavior change
Trainee Health Psychologist Lauren Taylor, Ph.D. has been focusing on using digital images on mobile health applications to promote lifestyle...
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Dentists should give antibiotics to high-risk patients to help prevent life-threatening heart infection, study suggests
People who are at high risk of developing a life-threatening heart infection should be given antibiotics before undergoing invasive dental...
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Severe COVID-19 increases risk of life-threatening blood clots
Individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 are more likely to develop venous thromboembolism—a potentially life-threatening condition—than those...
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Cardiologists are first to use tool to remove tumor from heart
Interventional cardiologists at the UW Medicine Heart Institute in Seattle recently performed a first-in-human procedure, successfully employing a...
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Prescribing nature for mental, physical health
Eating right and exercising are important ways to stay mentally and physically healthy. And instead of getting off the couch and hopping on a...
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HIV history can't repeat itself with monkeypox, social scientist warns
In July, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern after more than 88 countries...
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New study shows promising alternative to opioids for pain after tooth extractions
As the opioid epidemic rages on during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by the University of Rochester Medical Center's Eastman Institute for Oral...
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Quality improvement program increases pneumococcal vaccination in adults with advanced kidney disease
In a study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), a quality improvement program that utilized electronic best practice alerts...
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CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes
The head of the nation's top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, saying it fell short responding to...
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2 deaths in Florida linked to raw oysters from Louisiana
A restaurant customer in Fort Lauderdale has died of a bacterial infection after eating raw oysters. A Pensacola man died the same way this month....
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Man appointed as menstrual health lead in Scotland; critics bash 'absurd' move
Known for its progressive legislation on period rights, Scotland is now drawing criticism for a menstrual health group appointing a man as a...
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Who's looking out for aging doctors susceptible to cognitive decline?
Older physicians benefit from their many years of experience and the skills they have developed over decades of practice. At the same time, they...
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Does decades-old smallpox vaccination protect against monkeypox?
Health officials are scrambling to stretch scarce doses of vaccine to slow the mounting monkeypox outbreak, but do older people already vaccinated...
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Consuming green vegetables, supplements suppresses inflammatory bowel disease
The dietary supplement chlorophyllin alleviates inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, according to...
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Men in same-sex couples suffer earnings decline when preventative HIV medicine is available
When expensive medicines that are proven to prevent HIV acquisition are available through employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI), annual...
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First-in-human trial shows promise for hard-to-treat ventricular tachycardia heart rhythms
A first-in-human multicenter trial involving Mayo Clinic has used a new ablation technique for patients with ventricular tachycardia, an abnormally...
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Researchers offer solution to help tackle patient backlog in the NHS bowel cancer screening program
In England, 37 people die each day from bowel cancer, but screening using fecal blood testing followed by a colonoscopy can reduce both the...
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Researchers develop shell microelectrode arrays for brain organoids
It could be the world's tiniest EEG electrode cap, created to measure activity in a brain model the size of a pen dot. Its designers expect the...