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UCLA launches program to help autistic adults navigate dating

Love doesn't come with an instruction manual, but for autistic adults seeking to navigate the complexities of romance, a UCLA Health program offers a roadmap to finding and sustaining meaningful relationships through the launch of a new research study, called PEERS for Dating.

7 Jan 2025

Key actions identified to improve post-acute care for TBI patients

A new systematic literature search identified the highest priority clinical actions aimed at improving post-acute care for non-hospitalized traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study is published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Neurotrauma.

7 Jan 2025

Early detection of breast cancer proven cost-effective for Canada's health care system

Cancer screening is key to saving patients' lives since an earlier stage diagnosis improves survival rates, decreases morbidity, and leads to less intensive treatments.

7 Jan 2025

Morning coffee drinkers have better heart health and lower mortality risk

People who drink coffee in the morning have a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and a lower overall mortality risk compared to all-day coffee drinkers, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today.

7 Jan 2025

Multidisciplinary Hispanic health study receives $21 million NIH grant

A multidisciplinary team of University of Miami researchers studying factors associated with health outcomes and disease risk in the Hispanic community has received a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

7 Jan 2025

Exercise prior to cancer diagnosis reduces disease progression and mortality risk

Regular physical activity before a cancer diagnosis may lower the risks of both disease progression and death, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

7 Jan 2025

Innovative biocontrol technique targets female insects to control mosquito-borne diseases

A genetic biocontrol method which reduces the lifespan of female insects could work as fast as pesticides to reduce populations of disease-spreading mosquitoes and destructive crop pests, according to researchers.

7 Jan 2025

NYU Langone expands footprint with Rothman Orthopaedics acquisition

NYU Langone Health and NYU Langone Orthopedics today announced the acquisition of Rothman Orthopaedics of Greater New York, further expanding the system's top-ranked offerings at these new practice locations.

7 Jan 2025

Korea University and Yale host forum on AI innovations in healthcare

On October 2nd (Wednesday), Korea University College of Medicine (Dean: Pyun Sung-Bom) hosted a forum titled "Advancing Healthcare through Innovations in Data and AI in Clinical Informatics and Natural Language Processing" in the 6th-floor lecture hall of the First Medical Building.

7 Jan 2025

University of Plymouth partners with IOE to offer global osteopathy training

The University of Plymouth and International Osteopathic Education (IOE) have formed a new partnership that will offer first-class training to aspiring osteopaths from across the world.

7 Jan 2025

Myriad Genetics and MD Anderson partner to evaluate molecular residual disease assay

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced a five-year strategic alliance to accelerate the clinical evaluation and development of Myriad's molecular residual disease (MRD) assay.

7 Jan 2025

Does smoking increase chronic kidney disease risk?

Researchers determine whether smoking increases the risk of chronic kidney disease.

7 Jan 2025

Sugar-sweetened drinks linked to 1 in 10 new diabetes cases

The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is driving millions of diabetes and heart disease cases worldwide, with significant regional health inequalities.

7 Jan 2025

Fewer doses of HPV vaccine may be sufficient to protect against cervical cancer

A new study shows that one or two doses of the HPV vaccine can be as effective against severe cervical changes as three doses for girls and young women.

7 Jan 2025

MedAxiom releases 2024 Cardiovascular APP Compensation and Utilization Report

MedAxiom, the premier source for cardiovascular organizational performance solutions, has released its 2024 Cardiovascular Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Compensation and Utilization Report, which includes 2023 data from 90 provider organizations – a robust response rate.

7 Jan 2025

Study finds an increase in the number of U.S. young adults seeking permanent contraception

A new study from the George Washington University found a significant increase in the number of U.S. young adults seeking permanent contraception, specifically tubal sterilization and vasectomy, following the Supreme Court's June 2022 decision which overturned Roe v. Wade.

7 Jan 2025

An Arm and a Leg: A listener fighting the good fight

Joey Ballard is an internal medicine resident at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He wrote to "An Arm and a Leg" about a resolution the American Medical Association recently adopted calling on hospitals to do more to make sure patients who qualify for charity care get it.

7 Jan 2025

Health care is Newsom’s biggest unfinished project. Trump complicates that task.

Six years after he entered office vowing to be California's "health care governor," Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of billions in public funding to safety net services for the state's neediest residents while engineering rules to make health care more accessible and affordable for all Californians.

7 Jan 2025

Biden administration bars medical debt from credit scores

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a major new consumer protection just days before President Joe Biden is set to leave office.

7 Jan 2025

Study reveals health challenges faced by sandwich carers

People who care for both their children and older family members – also known as 'sandwich carers' – suffer from deterioration in both their mental and physical health over time, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

6 Jan 2025