New research published in BMC Women’s Health has shed light on adolescent girls’ own views on why their demographic is experiencing increasing rates of low mood and anxiety.
How wildfires pose challenges to cancer care
Due to the physical, psychological, and socioeconomic consequences of a cancer diagnosis and treatment, people with cancer are especially vulnerable during extreme weather events like hurricanes, tornadoes, and wildfires, which are becoming more common and damaging with climate change.
Modulator shows positive impact on pregnancy outcomes in people with cystic fibrosis
A recent retrospective study published in CHEST evaluated the effects of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator use on pregnancy outcomes in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). Conducted across 11 U.S. adult CF centers, including National Jewish Health as one of the two lead sites, the study analyzed data from 307 pregnancies between 2010 and 2021.
Assessing pain, anxiety and other symptoms of nursing home residents unable to speak for themselves
As many as half of nursing home residents are cognitively impaired and may be unable to communicate symptoms such as pain or anxiety to the staff and clinicians caring for them. Therefore, information needed for the evaluation of symptoms and subsequent treatment decisions typically does not reliably exist in nursing home electronic health records (EHRs).
Early-life responsive parenting intervention yields lasting but diminishing benefits on child weight, finds study
Early life-responsive parenting can lead to healthier weight outcomes for children in their earliest years, with effects lasting but diminishing into middle childhood, according to a new study. Conducted by the Penn State College of Medicine and the Center for Childhood Obesity Research at Penn State University, this research is part of the INSIGHT study, a long-term interdisciplinary collaboration focusing on preventing obesity during the first two years after birth.
Most Americans don’t know about medical aid in dying options
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.
Inflammation inside and outside the brain may contribute to neurological complications in COVID-19
COVID-19 affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide and is often associated with long-term neurological abnormalities. Common symptoms include the loss of taste and smell, dizziness, “brain fog”, headache, confusion, memory impairment, chronic fatigue, and autonomic nervous system dysfunction, which can have a major impact on the quality of life of patients.
It could be weeks before Maryland’s measles exposure is fully known
It will likely be weeks before public health agencies know the full extent of measles exposure in Virginia and Maryland following the discovery of an infected person living in Howard County, officials said.
Hope for life-changing brain tech comes with a chilling caveat
On Jan. 28, 2024, Noland Arbaugh became the first person to receive a brain chip implant from Neuralink, the neurotechnology company owned by Elon Musk. The implant seemed to work: Arbaugh, who is paralyzed, learned to control a computer mouse with his mind and even to play online chess.
UCSD neurosurgeon rallies broad national support in fight to save research funding
Forty-five professional associations and societies representing a broad range of medical specialties from anesthesiology to urology are backing a letter written by a UC San Diego neurosurgeon. The letter calls for the National Institutes of Health to rescind a controversial cap on indirect cost payments that significantly increases the value of federal research grants.