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Sociodemographic factors associated with passing surgery board exams
What The Study Did: Survey responses from general surgery trainees were used to examine the association between sociodemographic factors such as race/ethnicity, gender and family status with the likelihood of passing the American Board of Surgery board examinations. To access…
Highest mortality risks for poor and unemployed
Large dataset shows that income, work status and education have a clear influence on mortality in Germany
Barriers to access to hearing aids for children
What The Study Did: Researchers looked at demographic, socioeconomic and clinical factors that were associated with timely access to hearing aids for children. To access the embargoed study: Visit our For The Media website at this link https:/ / media.…
With AGS CoCare: Help, AGS expands reach of seminal delirium prevention program
A seminal program for preventing delirium (the medical term for abrupt, rapid-onset confusion or altered mental state, affecting millions of older adults annually) and loss of function for hospitalized older adults stands poised for a major expansion thanks to the…
BMC chosen for national demonstration to advance care models for people with complex needs
Boston – The Center for the Urban Child and Healthy Family at Boston Medical Center has been chosen to participate in Advancing Integrated Models – AIM, a multi-site demonstration promoting innovative, person-centered strategies to improve care for adults and children…
Research topic contributes to persistent gap in NIH research grants to black scientists
Research topic preference accounts for more than 20% of a persistent funding gap for black scientists applying for National Institutes of Health research project (R01) grants compared to white scientists, according to a new study by NIH scientists. Researchers examined…
US firearm death rate rose sharply in recent years across most states & demographic groups
New analysis of 1999-2017 firearm deaths looks at changes in each state and within age, gender and racial/ethnic groups
Tension around autonomy increases family conflict at end of life
MU researcher says communication, support and self-care are critical for caregivers to reduce distress
Murrow professor investigates gender-inclusive housing and friendships
Gender-inclusive spaces may help young people develop friendships across gender identities, according to a new study by a Washington State University researcher. The study is among the first to investigate the role of emerging gender-inclusive spaces in adolescent friendship network…
Manchester produces indie music fans just by being Manchester
Indie music fans’ taste is shaped by where they live as they engage in experiences specific to the city of Manchester
Handling traumatic grief reactions in children and adolescents post-9/11
Increasing evidence supports the inclusion of a new bereavement-related disorder in future editions of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V)
Geriatrics experts on gender equity in health care: ‘When women rise, we all rise’
Putting power and potential behind gender equity in health care isn’t just common sense. It’s critical to the future of health, safety, and independence for us all as we age, so says the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) in a new…
Barrier to rural opioid treatment: Driving distance to methadone clinics
New Haven, Conn. — People who live in rural counties in five states heavily affected by the opioid epidemic must drive longer distances to obtain methadone, a treatment for opioid addiction, compared to individuals from urban counties, say Yale researchers.…
Study finds age hinders cancer development
A new study, published in Aging Cell , has found that human ageing processes may hinder cancer development. Ageing is one of the biggest risk factor for cancer. However, the biological mechanisms behind this link are still unclear. Each cell…
Predicting cancer versus autism risk in PTEN patients
New Cleveland Clinic led research published in American Journal of Human Genetics
Experts focus on food insecurity and its far-reaching consequences, particularly in vulnerable populations
Proposed strategies to alleviate food insecurity and effectively manage food resources presented in a special issue of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Most Europeans want governments to help the homeless
The majority of European citizens hold positive attitudes toward people who are homeless and wish that European states would do more to reduce it, according to a study published September 25 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Pr Pascal…
Finding your niche
Researchers find a new way to explain population differences in personality structure among humans
Delaying start of head, neck cancer treatment in underserved, urban patients associated with worse o
Bottom Line: This observational study looked at the factors and outcomes associated with delaying the start of treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in an underserved urban population. The analysis included 956 patients with HNSCC treated at…
African american bachelor’s degrees see growth, behind in physical sciences, engineering
Data looks at 15 fields in physical sciences, engineering over 10-year period
Delaying start of head, neck cancer treatment in underserved, urban patients associated with worse o
Bottom Line: This observational study looked at the factors and outcomes associated with delaying the start of treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) in an underserved urban population. The analysis included 956 patients with HNSCC treated at…
14 journalists earn aging-focused reporting fellowships
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and Journalists Network on Generations are welcoming 14 distinguished reporters for the next cohort of the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program , now in its 10th year. They represent a wide range of general…
Heterogeneity in the workplace: ‘Diversity is very important to us — but not in my team’
Diversity in the workplace is highly sought in theory, but often still lacking in practice. A new study shows that people tend to favor diversity for others, but prefer to work with people who are as similar to themselves as…
Malaria could be felled by an Antarctic sea sponge
The frigid waters of the Antarctic may yield a treatment for a deadly disease that affects populations in some of the hottest places on earth. Current medications for that scourge — malaria — are becoming less effective as drug resistance…
Fewer children seeing family physicians in rural areas
Change in site of children’s primary care: A longitudinal, population-based analysis
Gender equality report card reveals systematic underrepresentation of women in STEM
Four-year study of over 500 research institutions identifies widespread gender imbalance
Do unmarried women face shortages of partners in the US marriage market?
One explanation for declines in marriage is a shortage of economically-attractive men for unmarried women to marry. Indeed, a new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family reveals a significant scarcity of such potential male spouses. The study’s…
Study examines personality and motivation in relation to internet gaming disorder
A new study examining the relationships among personality, motivation, and internet gaming disorder (IGD) found that predictors of IGD include male gender, neurotic and introverted personality traits, and motivation related to achievement. The Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling study…
Students who do not date are not social misfits
Prior research identified four distinct dating trajectories from 6th to 12th grade: Low , Increasing , High Middle School , and Frequent . In a new study published in the Journal of School Health , researchers found that adolescents who…
Has racial/ethnic representation changed among US medical students?
Bottom Line: This analysis reports black, Hispanic and American Indian or Alaska Native students remain underrepresented in allopathic medical schools when compared with the U.S. population, despite new diversity accreditation guidelines. The study used self-reported data on race/ethnicity and sex…
Kids in neighbourhoods with larger households less likely to be killed in house fires
There is safety in numbers. That’s one of the key findings of a study published today in CMAJ Open that found a child’s risk of death or injury in a residential fire was greatly reduced in neighbourhoods with larger than…
MCG student to receive one of five scholarships for diversity efforts
Bria Peacock, a third-year student at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has received an Association of American Medical Colleges 2019 Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship. The $5,000 scholarship, one of only five awarded each year, goes…
Study finds increase in women giving TED talks but not ethnic minorities
Women gave more than half of TED talks in the first half of 2017, up from less than one-third in 2006, according to a new study published in Political Research Exchange . But the German research team also found that…
Not in Gotham anymore
Bioethics of treating a torturer’s PTSD explored in comic book form
Hiring committees that don’t believe in gender bias promote fewer women
Is gender bias in hiring really a thing? Opinions vary, but a new study by a UBC psychologist and researchers in France reveals that hiring committees who denied it’s a problem were less likely to promote women. “Our evidence suggests…
White parents’ racial bias awareness associated with greater willingness to discuss race
Study’s findings could have implications for interventions to reduce racial biases in childhood
Health research funding lags for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Clinical research funding continues to lag for the U.S. population of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, even though the nation’s largest biomedical funding agency has pledged to prioritize research on diverse populations, a new study…
Sequential, concurrent multitasking is equally hard for men, women
Women perform no better than men in study investigating types of multitasking
Early-career female physicians experience obstacles to professional and academic success
Paper highlights individual and systemic challenges specific to female family physicians in their fi
Genes linked to Alzheimer’s risk, resilience ID’d
Genes in the brain’s immune cells may point to strategy to protect against the disease