fbpx
Subscribe
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

Archive

Report highlights public health impact of serious harms from diagnostic error in US

Written by | 21 Jul 2023

Improving diagnosis in health care is a moral, professional and public health imperative, according to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine. However, little is known about the full scope… read more.

Dramatic improvement in the prevalence of disabilities among older Americans since 2008

Written by | 8 Feb 2023

The prevalence of disabilities among American adults aged 65 and older is much lower than it was for the same age group a decade earlier, according to a… read more.

Nutrition education should be ‘on the menu’ of all healthcare professionals’ education

Written by | 26 Oct 2022

All healthcare professionals should study a curriculum of nutrition education during their studies in order to help better support public health – new paper suggests. Nutritional researchers from Aston… read more.

Current FDA oversight of vaping industry likely to have minimal impact

Written by | 17 Oct 2022

Current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of the vaping industry in the US is likely to have minimal impact, suggests an analysis of the regulator’s warning letters… read more.

Care gap: Hospital readmission rate for younger women is higher than for younger men after a heart attack

Written by | 7 Oct 2022

In a new study of younger heart attack victims in Ontario, Canada, researchers found that the healthcare system delivers high quality care for younger heart attack survivors; however, there are… read more.

Growth of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners helped offset drop in psychiatrists

Written by | 14 Sep 2022

The mental health system is increasingly reliant on psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) to meet the psychiatric needs of Medicare patients, according to a new study led… read more.

Access to paid sick leave linked to lower mortality rate among US adult workers

Written by | 1 Sep 2022

Access to paid sick leave is linked to a lower rate of mortality among US working age men and women, according to new research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine,… read more.

41% of teenagers can’t tell the difference between true and fake online health messages

Written by | 31 Aug 2022

A new study has found that teenagers have a hard time discerning between fake and true health messages. Only 48% of the participants trusted accurate health messages (without… read more.

A more balanced public health approach is needed for e-cigarette use

Written by | 23 Jul 2022

Rutgers researchers are calling for a balanced approach to examining recent trends in adult e-cigarette use. Julia Chen-Sankey, an assistant professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society and… read more.

Only seven percent of adults have good cardiometabolic health

Written by | 9 Jul 2022

Less than 7 percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requiring urgent action, according to research led by a team from… read more.

Heavy drinkers four times more likely to smoke in England

Written by | 18 Jun 2022

Those who are among the heaviest drinkers in England are four times more likely to smoke than the general population, according to a new study led by UCL… read more.

EU experts cautious on fourth dose of COVID-19

Written by | 30 Apr 2022

It is ‘too early’ to consider using a fourth dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in the general population, according to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European… read more.

Newsletter Icon

Subscribe for our mailing list

If you're a healthcare professional you can sign up to our mailing list to receive high quality medical, pharmaceutical and healthcare E-Mails and E-Journals. Get the latest news and information across a broad range of specialities delivered straight to your inbox.

Subscribe

You can unsubscribe at any time using the 'Unsubscribe' link at the bottom of all our E-Mails, E-Journals and publications.