Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Childhood verbal abuse by adults costs society an estimated $300 billion (£239 billion) a year globally, show findings presented at the first international conference on childhood…
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Revascularization may enhance quality of life for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new study reveals diminished quality of life among patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia, a severe form of peripheral artery disease, and emphasizes the benefits of…
Research suggests probiotics plus vitamin D supplements may benefit people with schizophrenia
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Previous studies have questioned whether gut microbe imbalances and vitamin D deficiency may be linked to schizophrenia. New research published in Neuropsychopharmacology Reports now indicates that…
More patients are losing their doctors—and trust in the primary care system
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain First, her favorite doctor in Providence, Rhode Island, retired. Then her other doctor at a health center a few miles away left the practice. Now, Piedad…
Heart disease and depression may be genetically linked by inflammation
Overall schematic of the study. Credit: Nature Mental Health (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s44220-024-00219-z Coronary artery disease and major depression may be genetically linked via inflammatory pathways to an increased risk for…
More premature babies born following Swedish parental leave policy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The introduction of a policy protecting parental leave benefits in Sweden in 1980 had unintended consequences on child health. The policy led to an increase in…
Your doctor or your insurer? Little-known rules may ease the choice in Medicare Advantage
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that this year they could keep either…
Meet Clostridium butyricum—the bacteria that helps keep us feeling our best
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Our friend here, Clostridium butyricum (also known as C butyricum), is one of the hardest working microbes living in our gut. Without its exhaustive work, we…
France to fine patients who miss medical appointments
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain France is to introduce a five euro ($5.50) penalty for people who fail to turn up for millions of doctors’ appointments missed each year, the prime…
