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Older Black Americans are more likely to receive low-value acute diagnostic tests than older white Americans, while older white Americans were more likely to receive low-value screening tests and treatments, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Patients with cancer whose oncologists receive payments from industry appear more likely to receive some non-recommended and low-value treatments, finds a US study published by The BMJ today.

English hospital trusts have been accused of using foreign doctors as “cheap labor” as part of fellowship schemes in which they can be paid less than trust-employed doctors and sent home if they become pregnant, an investigation by The BMJ has found.

A form of computerized attention and memory training can improve impaired attention and memory issues in women treated for breast cancer, University of Reading researchers have found.

A new study presented today at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference 2023 sought to evaluate the presence of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in access to mechanical circulatory support in the United States among patients with cardiogenic shock (CS). The findings, published in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, revealed stark disparities, particularly among Black patients, that further highlight systemic inequities in access to lifesaving therapies.

Why do some people have a more severe course of COVID-19 disease than others? A genome sequence database created by an international collaboration of researchers, including many from the University of Toronto and partner hospitals, may hold the answers to this question—and many more.

A new study on the relationship between mobility and income has shown that better mobility was strongly associated with higher income and longer working years in adults. The findings, from researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, also suggest that maintaining mobility was linked to greater earnings over time. The study was published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

If you’re sleep deprived because of transitioning through menopause, there are probably few things you wouldn’t try to get a good night’s sleep. A new study, however, suggests better sleep could be as easy to achieve as listening to music and receiving therapeutic touch. Results of a survey are published online in Menopause.

A new study published in OMEGA—Journal of Death and Dying investigates perceived interactions with the deceased (ADCs), “a phenomenon reported across societies, with 30–34% of individuals likely experiencing at least one ADC in their lifetime,” according to the research.

A perspective recently published in Frontiers in Nutrition underscores the unique role starchy vegetables play as a vital vehicle for essential nutrients.