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Palliative Medicine Reports launching spring 2020
New Rochelle, NY, February 6, 2020– Palliative Medicine Reports , a new peer-reviewed open access companion to the highly regarded Journal of Palliative Medicine , will launch from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers in Spring 2020. All articles in Palliative…
End-of life-care needs will nearly double over the next 30 years, highlighting urgent need for funding
New research at Trinity College Dublin, published today (Thursday, February 6th, 2020), shows that the number of people dying in Ireland with palliative care needs will increase 84% to 2046. The study, conducted at Trinity’s Centre for Health Policy and…
Palliative Medicine Reports launching spring 2020
New Rochelle, NY, February 6, 2020– Palliative Medicine Reports , a new peer-reviewed open access companion to the highly regarded Journal of Palliative Medicine , will launch from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers in Spring 2020. All articles in Palliative…
New score measuring multiple chronic illnesses performs better than current method
A new score that measures multiple long-term health conditions performs better than the current Charlson Comorbidity Index and may help in health care planning and delivery, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) : http://www. cmaj. ca/…
New ACIP adult immunization schedule recommends changes to several vaccines
1. New ACIP Adult Immunization Schedule recommends changes to several vaccines ACIP now recommends shared decision-making for HPV, PCV13, and Meningitis B vaccines Abstract: http://annals. org/ aim/ article/ doi/ 10. 7326/ M20-0046 URL goes live when the embargo lifts The…
‘Spring forward’ to daylight saving time brings surge in fatal car crashes
Deadly accidents spike 6% in week after time change
Improvements in care could save the lives of more acute bowel obstruction patients
A study by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death has discovered “significant opportunities” to improve patient care for those with acute bowel obstruction Around 6.4 per cent of patients admitted each year die within 90 days The…
‘Spring forward’ to daylight saving time brings surge in fatal car crashes
Deadly accidents spike 6% in week after time change
Improvements in care could save the lives of more acute bowel obstruction patients
A study by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death has discovered “significant opportunities” to improve patient care for those with acute bowel obstruction Around 6.4 per cent of patients admitted each year die within 90 days The…
Newspaper ‘hierarchy’ of injury glamorises war
Research finds clear difference in reporting of conflict and non-conflict injuries
Poverty associated with suicide risk in children and adolescents
Study provides a window into suicide prevention
Suicidal thoughts among US Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan
Bottom Line: Among nearly 4,000 U.S. Army soldiers deployed in Afghanistan, 11.7% reported suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives, 3.0% within the past year and 1.9% within the past 30 days on questionnaires completed at the midpoint of…
Newspaper ‘hierarchy’ of injury glamorises war
Research finds clear difference in reporting of conflict and non-conflict injuries
Poverty associated with suicide risk in children and adolescents
Study provides a window into suicide prevention
Suicidal thoughts among US Army soldiers deployed to Afghanistan
Bottom Line: Among nearly 4,000 U.S. Army soldiers deployed in Afghanistan, 11.7% reported suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives, 3.0% within the past year and 1.9% within the past 30 days on questionnaires completed at the midpoint of…
Cycling to work? You may live longer
People who cycle to work have a lower risk of dying, a New Zealand study has found. The study, by researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, the University of Melbourne and the University of Auckland, has just been published…
China health threats likely to increase due to heatwaves
Study reveals climate change will pose deadly threat in China in future as heatwaves become more severe and frequent
Major Asia gene study to help doctors battle disease
An ambitious new study of genes in Asian populations is filling in big gaps in our understanding of human genetics, shedding light on the history of human migration and ultimately aiming to improve our ability to treat disease. Researchers from…
China health threats likely to increase due to heatwaves
Study reveals climate change will pose deadly threat in China in future as heatwaves become more severe and frequent
Major Asia gene study to help doctors battle disease
An ambitious new study of genes in Asian populations is filling in big gaps in our understanding of human genetics, shedding light on the history of human migration and ultimately aiming to improve our ability to treat disease. Researchers from…
Survival of preterm babies improves by 25% after quality-improvement program
The rate of survival of very preterm babies in Canada increased 25% after the national Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ) program was introduced in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the country, according to new research in CMAJ (…
Study reveals similar survival of African-American and white men with prostate cancer in an equal-access health care system
Among men with prostate cancer who received care from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health System, an equal-access health care system, African American men did not have more advanced disease at the time of diagnosis or die earlier than white men,…
Study examines poverty, suicide associations among US youth
What The Study Did: Associations between county-level concentrations of poverty in the United States and suicide rates among children and adolescents (ages 5 to 19) were explored in this observational study. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media…
Survival of preterm babies improves by 25% after quality-improvement program
The rate of survival of very preterm babies in Canada increased 25% after the national Evidence-based Practice for Improving Quality (EPIQ) program was introduced in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) across the country, according to new research in CMAJ (…
Study reveals similar survival of African-American and white men with prostate cancer in an equal-access health care system
Among men with prostate cancer who received care from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Health System, an equal-access health care system, African American men did not have more advanced disease at the time of diagnosis or die earlier than white men,…
Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of heart failure and premature death
Compared with routine care, weight loss surgery was linked with a reduced risk of hypertension, heart failure, and early death in a study based on information from a primary care database in the UK. The findings are published in BJS…
Study examines poverty, suicide associations among US youth
What The Study Did: Associations between county-level concentrations of poverty in the United States and suicide rates among children and adolescents (ages 5 to 19) were explored in this observational study. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media…
Keto diet works best in small doses, Yale researchers find
New Haven CT: A ketogenic diet — which provides 99% of calories from fat and only 1% from carbohydrates — produces health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after about a week, Yale researchers found in a study…
Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of heart failure and premature death
Compared with routine care, weight loss surgery was linked with a reduced risk of hypertension, heart failure, and early death in a study based on information from a primary care database in the UK. The findings are published in BJS…
Keto diet works best in small doses, Yale researchers find
New Haven CT: A ketogenic diet — which provides 99% of calories from fat and only 1% from carbohydrates — produces health benefits in the short term, but negative effects after about a week, Yale researchers found in a study…
Air pollution impacts can be heart-stopping: Lancet Planetary Health paper
Biggest study of dangerously small particulate matter and cardiac arrest
More than 40% of status epilepticus patients suffer adverse outcomes
Mortality risk can be estimated already in the emergency room
Researchers uncover the genomics of health
Most diseases have a genetic component. To better understand disease, researchers led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research are analysing genetic information to determine what keeps us healthy. In a world first, the team has compiled a genome reference…
ICUs receive higher satisfaction scores for end-of-life care than other hospital units
The findings may inform care in other parts of the hospital to improve end-of-life experiences
Researchers uncover the genomics of health
Most diseases have a genetic component. To better understand disease, researchers led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research are analysing genetic information to determine what keeps us healthy. In a world first, the team has compiled a genome reference…
ICUs receive higher satisfaction scores for end-of-life care than other hospital units
The findings may inform care in other parts of the hospital to improve end-of-life experiences
Policymakers join experts at the European Parliament for radioligand therapy report launch
The event, co- hosted by Tanja Fajon MEP (S&D, Slovenia) and Ewa Kopacz MEP (EPP, Poland) saw the launch of the policy report ‘Radioligand therapy: realising the potential of targeted cancer care’
Policymakers join experts at the European Parliament for radioligand therapy report launch
The event, co- hosted by Tanja Fajon MEP (S&D, Slovenia) and Ewa Kopacz MEP (EPP, Poland) saw the launch of the policy report ‘Radioligand therapy: realising the potential of targeted cancer care’
Policymakers join experts at the European Parliament for radioligand therapy report launch
The event, co- hosted by Tanja Fajon MEP (S&D, Slovenia) and Ewa Kopacz MEP (EPP, Poland) saw the launch of the policy report ‘Radioligand therapy: realising the potential of targeted cancer care’
Community-based counselors help mitigate grief among children orphaned in East Africa
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial involving more than 600 children in Kenya and Tanzania, in which community members were trained to deliver mental health treatment, showed improvement in participants’ trauma-related symptoms up to a year after receiving therapy, new research shows.…
Community-based counselors help mitigate grief among children orphaned in East Africa
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial involving more than 600 children in Kenya and Tanzania, in which community members were trained to deliver mental health treatment, showed improvement in participants’ trauma-related symptoms up to a year after receiving therapy, new research shows.…
Community-based counselors help mitigate grief among children orphaned in East Africa
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial involving more than 600 children in Kenya and Tanzania, in which community members were trained to deliver mental health treatment, showed improvement in participants’ trauma-related symptoms up to a year after receiving therapy, new research shows.…
Examining low-carbohydrate, low-fat diets, risk of death
What The Study Did: An analysis of self-reported national dietary data from more than 37,000 U.S. adults suggests associations between low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets and the risk of death may depend on the quality and food sources of the carbohydrates,…
Examining low-carbohydrate, low-fat diets, risk of death
What The Study Did: An analysis of self-reported national dietary data from more than 37,000 U.S. adults suggests associations between low-carbohydrate and low-fat diets and the risk of death may depend on the quality and food sources of the carbohydrates,…
A secreted signature of aging cells
Senescent cells undergo an irreversible and permanent arrest of cell division and are hallmarks of both the aging process and multiple chronic diseases. Senescent cells – and more importantly the factors they secrete, known collectively as the senescence-associated secretory phenotype…
A secreted signature of aging cells
Senescent cells undergo an irreversible and permanent arrest of cell division and are hallmarks of both the aging process and multiple chronic diseases. Senescent cells – and more importantly the factors they secrete, known collectively as the senescence-associated secretory phenotype…
Research shows that older patients with untreated sleep apnea need greater medical care
Older patients with untreated sleep apnea cost nearly $20,000 more a year and saw more hospitalizations, new research shows
Research shows that older patients with untreated sleep apnea need greater medical care
Older patients with untreated sleep apnea cost nearly $20,000 more a year and saw more hospitalizations, new research shows
Parents with terminally ill children tend to hide emotional pain from their spouses
A study of families in Singapore with terminally ill children found that parents tend to defer discussing their psychological pain with their spouses to protect them from emotional distress. The study, conducted by psychologists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU…