Summary: Empathetic children aged 7-9 show poorer health and higher inflammation levels when exposed to interparental conflict. The research highlights the physiological impact of empathy in stressful home environments. The…
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Experts say US hospitals are prone to cyberattacks
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation’s largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita,…
Six tips for staying safe
Tips for avoiding heat illness can save lives, but they can be difficult to follow, even in wealthy countries. Credit: Ohio Department of Aging When summer starts with a stifling…
Study shows key role of physical activity and body mass in lung function growth in childhood
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) sheds light on the growth of lung function in children. The results show that…
At-home HPV testing boosts cervical cancer screening participation
Mailed at-home self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing increases cervical cancer screening participation in underscreened populations by almost threefold, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the…
UK and Portuguese study strongly suggests ‘superbugs’ are being passed from pets to owners
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Pet dogs and cats play an important role in the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, says new research presented at the ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in…
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…
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…
