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People With Medical Debt Five Times More Likely to Not Receive Mental Health Care Treatment

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:10:58 EST

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.

Study Highlights Gaps in Firearm Suicide Prevention Among Women

Ohio State University — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:51 EST

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.

AI Identifies Heart Valve Disease From Common Imaging Test

Cedars-Sinai — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:15:14 EST

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.

AAPM Addresses Concerns from Published Study on CT Risk

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:55:11 EST

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.

Study Explores Relationship Between Stigma Faced by Parents in Sexual and Gender Minority Families and Children's Emotional and Behavioral Health

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:55:18 EST

Researchers Identify Factors in Early-Life Linked to Body Fat in South Asian Children

McMaster University — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:00:00 EST

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.

Hospitalization Offers Chance to Begin Treatment for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

Cedars-Sinai — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:10:08 EST

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.

Two-Thirds of U.S. Adolescent Minors Are Impacted by State Abortion Restrictions

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:00:00 EST

Rutgers Health researchers find 7 million adolescents face severe obstacles to abortion access

Home Care Cooperatives May Be Key to Addressing the Critical Shortage of Caregivers for the Elderly

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:00:00 EST

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.

Research Uncovers Hidden Spread of One of the Most Common Hospital-Associated Infections

University of Utah Health — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:00:00 EST

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.

Many Older Adults Send Their Doctors Portal Messages, but Who Pays?

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:00:00 EST

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.

Children Exposed to Higher Ozone Levels Early in Life Are More Likely to Develop Asthma

University of Washington — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:20:23 EST

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 -- but researchers didn't observe the increased risk of asthma at ages 8-9.

Highly Educated People Face Steeper Mental Declines After Stroke

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 EST

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.

Most Older Adults Say Medicare and Other Insurance Should Cover Obesity Drugs, and Many Show Interest in Using Them

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:00:00 EST

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

Analysis of New Colorectal Cancer Immunotherapy Shows More Treatment Options

Cleveland Clinic — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:00:00 EST

A team of researchers from Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine share insights from an early set of 19,000 patients to receive immune checkpoint inhibitor treatments for colorectal cancer in the U.S. The report comes from the laboratory of Stephanie Schmit, PhD, MPH, and was published in JAMA Network Open. It serves as an opportunity to better understand how immune checkpoint inhibitor treatments, including PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors, work in a larger population that reflects real-world settings. Dr. Schmit collaborated with a team of researchers that included Moffitt Cancer Center.

New Guidelines Expanded Access to Lung Cancer Screening, But Gaps Remain in Reaching Rural and Uninsured Populations

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:00:00 EST

Since 2021, when lung cancer screening guidelines began to include younger people and those with a lower smoking history, the number of screenings climbed, but significant gaps remain, especially among people with limited access to healthcare.

Whose Air Quality Are We Monitoring?

University of Utah — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:25:12 EST

The EPA's network consistently failed to capture air quality in communities of color across six major pollutants. The monitors are the key data source driving decisions about pollution reduction, urban planning and public health initiatives. The data may misrepresent pollution concentrations, leaving marginalized groups at risk.

Therapy for Perinatal Asphyxia Does Not Benefit Preterm Infants, UNC Study Finds

University of North Carolina School of Medicine — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:35:25 EST

A national multi-site clinical trial, co-led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine, has found that therapeutic hypothermia may be harming preterm infants recovering from a specific type of brain injury.

Most Americans Don't Know About Medical Aid in Dying Options

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:30:46 EST

Most people in the United States don't know that medical aid in dying, a legal practice that allows terminally ill patients to obtain a prescription for medication to end their life, is legal in certain states, according to Rutgers researchers.

Prostate Cancer Is Not a Death Knell, Study Shows

UW Medicine — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:50:24 EST

"Being diagnosed with prostate cancer is not a death knell," said Montgomery, senior author of a literature and trial review that appeared in JAMA today. Montgomery is the clinical director of Genitourinary Oncology at Fred Hutch Cancer Center and University of Washington Medical Center, and a professor of medicine and urology at the UW School of Medicine.