Cart is empty Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have developed a more accurate and cost-effective method to predict asthma diagnoses in children by using readily available electronic health records. This scalable approach could enhance early detection rates and help reduce the risk of asthma disease progression in young patients.
Leg amputation caused by arterial disease four times higher in disadvantaged areas
Leg amputation rates caused by arterial disease are four times as high in the most disadvantaged areas in England. The study, from the University of Sheffield, also found patients living in the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are more likely to die following leg amputation compared with those living in the least disadvantaged areas.
New way of measuring blood pressure could be a lifeline for thousands of people
A new method improving the accuracy of interpreting blood pressure measurements taken at the ankle could be crucial for people who cannot have their arm blood pressure measured.
Doctors raise concern over rise in recreational ketamine use
The rise in non-prescribed ketamine use across the UK in recent years is a cause for concern, say doctors in The BMJ.
New index ranks 917 European cities on urban design for health and well-being
The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has unveiled a new tool: the Healthy Urban Design Index (HUDI). The HUDI is a composite index that evaluates 917 European cities based on 13 indicators connected to peoples’ health and well-being and divided into four domains: urban design, sustainable transport, environmental quality and green space accessibility.
Prolonged use of desogestrel pill linked to small increased brain tumor risk
Taking the progestogen-only contraceptive pill desogestrel continuously for more than five years is associated with a small increased risk of developing a type of brain tumor called an intracranial meningioma, finds a study from France published by The BMJ.
Among new dads, 64% take less than two weeks of leave after baby is born
When it comes to family leave, American fathers are left behind. In a survey of new fathers led by scientists at Northwestern University and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 64% of fathers reported taking less than two weeks of leave or no leave after the birth of their child. Only 36% of dads reported taking more than two weeks of leave. The survey is the first of a state-representative sample of fathers.
Older home care clients’ agency can manifest as resistance and adaptation
Older home care clients perceive themselves as capable individuals who can cope despite having daily needs for help and assistance, but this is something social and health care professionals do not always recognize, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The study examined experiences of agency among older home care clients. Maintaining agency in daily life supports older individuals’ well-being and meaningful life at home.
Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated
More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers.
Q&A: Researcher discusses mapping how nutrients move through the body to treat cancer
When you swallow a vitamin or eat a meal, the nutrients you’ve ingested flow into your stomach, break down, and enter your bloodstream. But what happens next? How do nutrients move from your arteries into the cells where they actually do their jobs? What determines whether some nutrients go to the brain, while others power your immune system instead?