Health and Wellness
Making Mammograms Automatic – Unintended Consequences Of A Behavioral Economic Intervention
The study conducted in Seville, Andalusia, Spain aimed to test the effectiveness of automatically scheduling mammograms for patients, as opposed to requiring them to opt-in for the test. The researchers…
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NIH director voices support for head of addiction research institute
The opioid crisis has been a pressing issue in the United States for years, with drug overdose rates continuing to…
Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome may be driven by remnants of infection
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. While the disease can be…
How Will RFK’s Cuts At The CDC, FDA And NIH Affect You?
The recent announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services to make drastic cuts that would result in the…
New England Journal of Medicine gets swept up in U.S. attorney inquiry
The New England Journal of Medicine, one of the world's leading medical journals, recently received a letter from the interim…
Legalizing cannabis edibles linked to increased adolescent use in Canada
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers from the University of Manitoba and Memorial University of Newfoundland…
Measles Continues To Spread—And Misinformation Is Making It Worse
The current state of public health in the United States is facing a dual threat: the spread of measles and…
Trump at risk of undermining legacy on HIV, Giroir warns
Brett Giroir, a former health official who played a crucial role in convincing President Trump to prioritize ending the HIV…
Severe, lasting impairment that some consider ‘worse than death’ affects many residents after long-term care admission
The admission of residents to long-term care homes can often result in severe disabilities within a short period. A recent…