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Compared to laparoscopic cholecystectomies, the rate of needing a second procedure to repair a bile duct injury is high across the board

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CommunityRx-Hunger, a low-intensity program that 鈥減rescribes鈥� a list of community social care resources during a child's hospital discharge, lowered emergency room visits for food-insecure families and potentially saved healthcare costs.

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Cigarette smoking continues to decline across the United States, largely driven by young adults

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A simple consultation during unrelated visits to the emergency room can help patients with high blood pressure 鈥� 鈥渢he silent killer鈥� 鈥� manage the condition, even before they experience symptoms, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago.

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Statins are lifesaving to those with high cholesterol, but patients don鈥檛 always take them. A nudge that increased long-term prescriptions could be key

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Findings included elevated risks for chronic organ disease among children, and revealed some racial differences in long COVID risks

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People with medical debt in 2023 were about five times more likely to forgo mental health care treatment in the following year due to cost, compared to those without medical debt, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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At a time of increased gun ownership among women, a new study found just under 4 in 10 women who died by firearm suicide had no documented history of mental or physical health problems, highlighting a need for prevention strategies tailored to at-risk women.

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An artificial intelligence (AI) program trained to review images from a common medical test can detect early signs of tricuspid heart valve disease and may help doctors diagnose and treat patients sooner, according to research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.

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A paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that if current radiation dosing and utilization practices continue, CT-associated cancers could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses annually. However, the methods used are fundamentally statistical in nature with a large amount of uncertainty, said Cynthia McCollough, past president of AAPM.

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Researchers at McMaster University have identified six key factors in the first three years of life that influence the trajectory of obesity in South Asian children.

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Patients hospitalized with opioid use disorders who receive addiction consultation services are significantly more likely to start medication treatment and access follow-up care when compared with patients who receive standard or usual care, a study co-led by Cedars-Sinai investigators found.

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Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans. Participants in cooperatives experienced more respect, control, job support, and compensation than their counterparts in traditional care services.

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C. difficile is one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections. Research has found that C. diff spreads more than three times more than previously thought and can remain undetected on surfaces for weeks until it infects a patient.

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A new study suggests that people in their 50s and older have embraced the ability to send and receive secure medical messages with their doctors and other providers, through the digital patient portals that most health systems and medical offices now offer.

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Children exposed to higher levels of ozone in their first two years of life were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with asthma or wheezing at ages 4-6 鈥� but researchers didn鈥檛 observe the increased risk of asthma at ages 8-9.

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A large majority of older Americans feel that health insurance 鈥� including Medicare 鈥� should cover anti-obesity medications, according to a new study. And more than half of older adults who meet criteria for obesity say they鈥檙e interested in trying one of these drugs to manage their weight.

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Stroke survivors who have attended some level of higher education may face even steeper mental declines, according to a study led by Michigan Medicine. The findings suggest that attending higher education may enable people to retain greater cognitive ability until a critical threshold of brain injury is reached after a stroke.