Greater alcohol intake tied to higher gout risk
Higher consumption of alcoholic beverages is associated with a higher risk for gout among both sexes, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Fewer complications at 18 months seen with post-COVID-19 vaccination myocarditis
Patients with post-COVID-19 mRNA vaccination myocarditis show a lower frequency of cardiovascular complications than those with conventional myocarditis or post-COVID-19 myocarditis at 18 months, ...
People with chronic liver disease face more barriers to health care
People with chronic liver disease (CLD) have a higher likelihood of barriers to health care, according to a study recently published in Gastro Hep Advances.
British Muslims felt excluded from health policies during COVID-19, finds study
People from diverse backgrounds must be included in the development of health care policies to ensure all groups' needs are met, new research into palliative care for the Muslim community has found.
Extreme staff turnover in remote health services revealed
A new study led by Menzies School of Health Research has uncovered a staff turnover rate of 151% each year, on average, in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) clinics in regional ...
Interprofessional training in health sciences education has a lasting impact on practice, study shows
Geriatrics experts have long known that collaboration is key to delivering quality, patient-centered care to older adults.
Older adults in Illinois at increased risk for suicide
Nearly 20% of suicides in Illinois between 2020 and 2021 were among people 65 years and older, according to recently released ...
Mpox vaccines: Where they come from and what stands in the way of distributing them in Africa
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared the latest ...
Five more deaths in listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meats
The death toll from listeria linked to tainted Boar's Head deli meats has risen to eight, with five more fatalities reported Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Identifying key markers in pancreatic cancer progression using a new analysis pipeline
Using a new workflow that integrates spatial transcriptomics and machine learning for imaging analysis and integration with single-cell datasets, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center ...
Expert insight: How to support autistic children heading back to class
In a recent study, bedtime fading and positive routines have been shown to improve sleep quality and sleep duration in autistic children. Bedtime fading involves moving the child's bedtime to as close ...
Creative arts therapy programs can help health care workers through burnout and on-the-job stress
Doctors and nurses seldom learn in school how to tell a family that their loved one is not going to survive. Yet health care professionals face the immense burden of tragedy, illness and dying in an ...