Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels New research finds that self-employed women have fewer risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to non-self-employed women, suggesting that the work environment may play…
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Caregiver intuition may spot child health crises before some early warning systems
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health suggests that parental or caregiver intuition may outperform some traditional early warning systems in identifying…
Personalized cancer model predicts patient-specific gene behavior, potentially improving survival outcomes
(A) Traditional modeling approaches assume each training cohort or (sub)population is homogeneous and samples are identically distributed. Cohorts must be large enough to allow robust inference, presenting a tradeoff between…
Most young women suffer from itching, irritation, pain and other symptoms in genital area, Brazilian study finds
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A study conducted by researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) found that 72.5% of young Brazilian women suffer from symptoms such as itching,…
US health boss Kennedy calls medical journals corrupt
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has attacked major medical journals, accusing them of collaborating with the pharmaceutical industry and threatening to bar government scientists…
Mother’s warmth in childhood can influence teen health by shaping perceptions of social safety
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Parental warmth and affection in early childhood can have life-long physical and mental health benefits for children, and new UCLA Health research points to an important…
Body size in early life associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Having a greater birthweight or higher body size (typically measured using BMI) during childhood, adolescence or young adulthood is associated with an increased risk of colorectal…
1 in 3 youth with mental health crisis spends over 12 hours in emergency department waiting for psychiatric bed
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Approximately 1 in 3 pediatric mental health Emergency Department (ED) visits resulting in admission or transfer exceeded 12 hours, and over 1 in 8 exceeded 24…
Significant declines in maternal mental health seen across the US
Credit: Yaşar Başkurt from Pexels A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals a concerning decline in self-reported mental health among mothers in the United States between 2016 and…
Belly fat compared to overall body fat more strongly linked to psoriasis risk
A study shows that central body fat, especially around the abdomen, is more strongly linked with psoriasis risk than total body fat, especially in women. Credit: Journal of Investigative Dermatology…
