Researchers develop and validate polygenic risk scores for six common diseases
A person’s risk of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes or breast cancer may be influenced by thousands of genetic differences. Looking at a...
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Legalization of recreational marijuana lessens demand for costly prescription drugs
Legalization of recreational marijuana reduces demand for costly prescription drugs through state Medicaid programs, according to an analysis by a Cornell researcher and a collaborator....
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How the test-to-treat pillar of the US covid strategy is failing patients
The federal “test-to-treat” program, announced in March, is meant to reduce covid hospitalizations and deaths by quickly getting antiviral pills to people who test positive....
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How a former Catholic priest is navigating a California Medicaid plan through big changes
For Michael Hunn, the path from priesthood to health care was seamless. Hunn, a native of St. Louis, counseled hospitalized patients as a Catholic priest...
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Persistent problem: High C-section rates plague the South
All along, Julia Maeda knew she wanted to have her baby naturally. For her, that meant in a hospital, vaginally, without an epidural for pain...
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Wireless remote care platform may help manage neurological disorders at home
Many neurological disorders like Parkinson’s, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions could be managed at home, thanks to a collaborative project involving researchers at the...
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Pandemic-era birth data reveals significant fall in cesarian, induced deliveries
Premature births from cesarian (C-sections) and induced deliveries fell by 6.5% during the first month of the Covid-19 pandemic and remained consistently lower throughout -;...
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World Health Day; Creating a Better Planet for a #HealthierTomorrow
In recognition of World Health Day 2022, we speak to Dr. Maria Neira, Director of the Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Health at the...
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Doctors trying to prescribe abortion pills across state lines stymied by legislation
Soon after Dr. Mai Fleming finished her medical residency in the San Francisco Bay Area, she got to work on her Texas medical license. The...
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Examining hypomagnesemia in critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Francesca Di Mario, about hypomagnesemia in critically ill patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and discusses how Nova...
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Barriers to comprehensive abortion education in UK medical schools
UK medical students are missing out on comprehensive abortion care education, amid highly variable curriculum provision and multiple barriers to effective teaching cited by their...
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New drug shows promise in relieving symptoms associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
A new drug shows promise in providing relief to cardiomyopathy patients experiencing shortness of breath, according to late-breaking research presented today at the American College...