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Research on Reddit identifies risks associated with unproven treatments for opioid addiction

Using advanced machine-learning techniques, Georgia Tech researchers have examined nearly 1.5 million Reddit posts to identify risks associated with several of the most common alternative - and unproven - "treatments" for opioid addiction.

2 May 2019

Study details how optimism can bias prognosis in serious illness

Most people think of optimism as a good thing - a positive outlook in challenging circumstances. But in reality, it's a psychological state that can be "contagious" in a bad way.

26 Apr 2019

Prolonged exposure therapy is more effective in treating veterans with PTSD, alcohol use disorder

Prolonged exposure therapy is more effective at treating PTSD than Seeking Safety, a coping skills therapy, for patients who also have alcohol use disorder, found a VA San Diego Healthcare System study.

24 Apr 2019

Johns Hopkins study reports overdiagnosis of schizophrenia

In a small study of patients referred to the Johns Hopkins Early Psychosis Intervention Clinic (EPIC), Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that about half the people referred to the clinic with a schizophrenia diagnosis didn't actually have schizophrenia.

22 Apr 2019

Study explores factors that impact fertility preservation decisions in transgender youth

The last thing on most teens' minds is whether or not they want to have kids someday. But transitioning transgender adolescents are forced to consider whether to preserve their sperm or eggs at a young age.

16 Apr 2019

MGH researchers provide insight into use of critical care resources

A study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has found wide variation in the use of different hospital units - intensive care or general medical units - to deliver a type of advanced respiratory support called non-invasive ventilation.

8 Apr 2019

New clinical pathway reduces rate of debilitating complications for frail elderly trauma patients

A standardized interdisciplinary clinical pathway to identify and manage frailty in older patients has reduced the rate of one of the most debilitating complications for older patients--delirium--and kept patients from returning to the hospital within 30 days of treatment for traumatic injury.

5 Apr 2019

How easy are vaccine exemptions? Take a look at the Oregon model

As measles outbreaks continue in the Northwest and across the nation, newly revealed health records from Oregon suggest it's surprisingly easy to opt out of required vaccinations in that state — as in several others.

4 Apr 2019

Microscopic aquatic fungus found to be responsible for the heaviest decline in biodiversity

A microscopic aquatic fungus is responsible for the heaviest biodiversity loss ever found to be due to a single pathogen, according to an article published in the journal Science on March 28.

29 Mar 2019

C-Path and Japan's PMDA join forces on first-of-its-kind biomarker project

Critical Path Institute announced today that a formal consultation between its Predictive Safety Testing Consortium and Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency has resulted in an agreement on a first-of-its-kind approach to compare the levels of eight novel urinary kidney safety biomarkers in healthy Japanese volunteers to data collected on these same biomarkers in healthy Western volunteers in a bridging study.

27 Mar 2019

Supermarket offers linked to rise in obesity rates

A new report by CRUK reveals that shoppers who look for special offers in the supermarket are more likely to be obese or overweight.

27 Mar 2019

Shaping new treatments for tuberculosis

To commemorate World TB Day, a Special Collection has been released by PLOS Medicine containing a series of articles that articulate the essential new steps in clinical research that will pave the way for the development of tomorrow's optimal treatment for all forms of tuberculosis.

25 Mar 2019

Apple Heart Study: Wearable technology can safely identify atrial fibrillation

Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine today presented preliminary results of the Apple Heart Study, an unprecedented virtual study with over 400,000 enrolled participants.

18 Mar 2019

Next-generation LVAD device clinically superior, safer for heart failure patients

The final results are in for MOMENTUM 3, the largest left-ventricular assist device trial ever conducted.

18 Mar 2019

OnMed launches first interactive telemedicine station

OnMed, an innovative health technology company whose OnMed Station allows patients a virtual life-sized consultation with a physician and automated pharmaceutical services, is today announcing the official launch of the station after six years of development.

12 Mar 2019

New practical guide for health professionals to support emotional needs of adults with diabetes

Diabetes UK has launched a new resource to help healthcare professionals to support the emotional needs of adults with diabetes.

12 Mar 2019

Integrated therapy is effective in treating obesity and depression

An intervention combining behavioral weight loss treatment and problem-solving therapy with as-needed antidepressant medication for participants with co-occurring obesity and depression improved weight loss and depressive symptoms compared with routine physician care, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

6 Mar 2019