Medicaid funding for addiction treatment hasn't curbed overdose deaths, study finds
For generations, the federal government has largely refrained from paying for mental health and substance use treatment in ...
Exposure to flame-retardant chemicals during pregnancy associated with varying childhood obesity risks
Exposure to organophosphate esters (OPEs)—chemicals found in everyday products that use plastics and flame retardants—during ...
Heart transplant patients need more support in managing severe symptoms, researcher says
When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives—the transplantation is deemed a success. However, ...
'Inspect the inspector,' say public health academics
Inspectorates involved in the assessment and regulation of health care, education and other public services should be ...
Midwakh pipe smoking poses 'significant' health problems in UAE, scientists find
A traditional type of tobacco smoking locally known as midwakh is causing severe health problems and nicotine dependency ...
Preserving native alignment for surgical outcomes in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery
When performing knee replacement surgery, also called total knee arthroplasty, doctors traditionally try to align the hip, ...
New knowledge about type 1 diabetes as the large-scale TEDDY study nears completion
In 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples at research clinics in Sweden, Finland, Germany and ...
Brain immune cells amplify damage caused by Alzheimer's risk gene, study finds
In healthy brains, immune cells called microglia patrol for damage, clearing away debris and harmful proteins. But in the ...
Investigating the effect of treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists on muscle mass
Recent studies have shown that pharmacological treatment with GLP-1-RA and dual GLP-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic ...
Study identifies key cell subpopulation and associated gene signature in neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma (NB), the most prevalent extracranial solid tumor in children, poses a significant therapeutic challenge due to ...
Wrist mobility study finds people underestimate their movement limits
When it comes to estimating one's own mobility, the brain turns out to be notoriously pessimistic. People can bend their ...
An Indigenous person is four times more likely to die from diabetes—we need to better understand how exercise can help
It's estimated almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes, and numbers are growing. Between 2013 and 2023, the total number ...