Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have found that Black men respond as well as white men to systemic therapies for advanced prostate cancer when access to quality health…
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Curbing Overthinking in Teens Alters Brain Connectivity
Summary: Researchers revealed that Rumination-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RF-CBT) can significantly reduce overthinking in teens. This treatment method, originally designed for adults with recurrent depression, has been adapted for younger…
Violent and disturbing war images from the Mideast can stir deep emotions − a PTSD expert explains how to protect yourself and your kids from overexposure
The past few years have been filled with a seemingly endless stream of painful stories and images coming from across the globe, including the loss of more than 3 million…
White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments
White people who visit hospital emergency departments with pain are 26% more likely than Black people to be given opioid pain medications such as morphine. This was a key finding…
Archaeologists excavate a partially submerged stoa complex in ancient Salamis |
A team of underwater archaeologists conducting research on the eastern shores of ancient Salamis have uncovered a large partially submerged stoa complex that formed part of the agora public space.…
FDA advisory panel’s conclusion that oral phenylephrine is ineffective means consumers need to think twice when buying cold and flu meds
The ramp-up to cold and flu season is a bad time for consumers to learn that some of their most trusted go-to products don’t actually work. An advisory committee to…
Brazil scientists developing new ‘vaccine’ for cocaine addiction
View of a vial of Calixcoca, a vaccine for cocaine and crack addiction being developed at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Scientists in Brazil, the world’s second-biggest…
Does guideline-based treatment prevent racial disparities in cardiovascular outcomes?
Credit: Christina Morillo from Pexels Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death for women within most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. A new study in the…
Childhood trauma linked to headaches in adulthood
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People who have experienced traumatic events in childhood such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction may be more likely to experience headache disorders as adults, according…
