Severe drug use in teen years impacts substance use disorder risk in adulthood
Photo Cred: Sharon McCutcheon/Unsplash By Liz Gold A new study reveals that screening for substance use disorder in teens may help predict adult prescription drug use and misuse and prevent...
Read MoreResearch explores how systemic racism impacts adverse health outcomes
Photo Cred: National Cancer Institute/Unsplash By Liz Gold, Liz Gold A new report examines ways in which researchers contribute to differences in health outcomes across racial groups. The paper,...
Read MoreResearch reveals health inequalities for Black and South Asian women with gestational diabetes
Photo Cred: Shvets Production/Pexels By Liz Gold Black and South Asian women are up to three times more likely to develop long-term health conditions following a diagnosis of gestational diabetes...
Read MorePeriodontitis and erectile dysfunction linked to serious cardiovascular events
Photo Cred: Pavel Daniluk/Pexels By Liz Gold Men diagnosed with periodontitis and erectile dysfunction are almost four times more likely to suffer a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) according to...
Read MoreMedical trainees face barriers to innovation during training, study finds
Photo Cred: Artem Podrez/Pexels By Liz Gold As healthcare continues to expand and evolve, acquiring the skill set of an innovator has become more critical in all stages of medical...
Read MoreControversy surrounds the proposed Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Photo Cred: Lucas Vasques/Unsplash By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc A newly proposed agency to advance biomedical and health sciences is triggering serious backlash from United States legislators and the research...
Read MoreNew study identifies barriers to transgender adults receiving supportive primary care
Photo Cred: Lena Balk/Unsplash By Liz Gold Though transgender adults have more chronic conditions than their cisgender counterparts, they are less likely to have had a primary care visit in...
Read MoreMinor lifestyle changes may not prevent weight gain more than monitoring alone
Photo Cred: Daniel Reche/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A recent investigation found that a slight decrease in caloric intake and increase in exercise over the course of two years did...
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