Thursday, December 19, 2019

Within 10 Years Over Half Of The Nation And Twenty Five Percent Will Be Severely Obese

Half Of America Will Be Obese Within 10 Years, Study Says, Unless We Work Together by Sandee Lamotte.  CNN.  December 19, 2019.

Teaching Nutrition As Intersection Of Culture, Environment, And Farming

Teaching Teens To See Eating As Part Of The Natural World by Richard Schiffman.  The New York Times.  December 17, 2019.

How Can The E.R. Survive When Traffic Is Growing At Twice The Rate Of Population Growth?

A Doctor's Diary:  The Overnight Shift In The E.R. by Gina Siddiqui.  The New York Times.  December 16, 2019.

Habits Of Attention Molds Brain To Focus On Important Sounds

The Quiet Brain Of The Athlete by Gretchen Reynolds.  The New York Times.  December 18, 2019.

Avoiding A Political Emergency For Republicans, Judges Leave Affordable Care Act In Limbo By Striking Down Key Mandate

Obamacare Insurance Mandate Is Struck Down By Federal Appeals Court by Abby Gooidnough.  The New York Times.  December 18, 2019.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

How To Interpret Your Medical Tests Numbers

How To Interpret Your Medical Tests Numbers by Consumer Reports.  The Washington Post.  December 9, 2019.

Dealing With Holiday Food Peer Pressure

How To Deal When People Mock You For Eating Healthy Over The Holidays by Kelsey Borresen.  HuffPost.  December 10, 2019.







Five Healthy Eating Tips For Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain

Five Health Eating Tips For Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain.  Society Of Behavioral Medicine.  2019.

12 Tips For Holiday Eating

12 Tips For Holiday Eating by Patrick J. Skerrett.  Harvard Health Publishing.  August 29, 2019.

Side Effects

When Drug Side Effects Pose Real Dangers by Jane E. Brody.  The New York Times.  December 9, 2019.

For The Holidays, The Gift Of Self-Care

For The Holidays, The Gift Of Self-Care by Tara Parker-Pope.  The New York Times.  December 10, 2019.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Most Dietary Research Fails Even The Most Basic Of Quality Control Measures

Why It Is So Hard To Figure Out What To Eat by David S. Ludwig And Steven B. Heymsfield.  The New York Times.  November 13, 2019,

AI Analysis Of Speech Patterns May Be An Integral Part Of Mental Health Care

How Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Psychiatry by Lisa Marshall.  Medical Xpress.  November 13, 2019.

Which Jobs Affect Women's Heart Health The Most?

Which Jobs Affect Women's Heart Health The Most?  by Maria Cohut, Ph.D Medical News Today.  November 13, 2019.

Anxiety And Depression In Graduate Students Is Worsening

The Mental Health Of PhD Researchers Demands Urgent Attention.  Editorial.  Nature.  November 13, 2019. n

Majority Of Anti-Vaxx Ads On Facebook Are Funded By Just Two Organizations

Majority Of Anti-Vaxx Ads On Facebook Are Funded By Just Two Organizations by Jessica Flenza.  The Guardian.  November 14, 2019.

Massive Apple Heart Study Shows Initial Promise Pending Further Studies

Apple Heart Study Shows A Lot Of Promise For Digital Health, But Cardiologists Still Have Questions by Christina Farr.  CNBC.  November 13, 2019.

E.P.A. To Limit Science Used To Write Public Health Rules

E.P.A. To Limit Science Used To Write Public Health Rules by Lisa Friedman.  The New York Times.  November 11, 2019.

Climate Change Poses Threats To Children's Health Worldwide

Climate Change Poses Threats To Children's Health Worldwide by Kendra Pierre-Louis.  The New York Times.  November 13, 2019.

5 Global Trends Shaping Our Climate Future

5 Global Trends Shaping Our Climate Future by Brad Plumer.  The New York Times.  November 12, 2019.

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Art Therapy To Deal With Stress Among Health Professionals

Burnout Is Rampant Among Doctors and Nurses.  Can The Arts Help?  PBS News Hour.  November 5, 2019.

Women At Medical School Find Microaggressions Common

Microaggressions In Medicine by VJ Periyakoil, M.D.  The New York Times.  October 31, 2019.

Deep Sleep May Help Treat Anxiety

Deep Sleep May Help Treat Anxiety by Ana Sandolu.  Medical News Today.  November 6, 2019.

Study: More Harmful Incidents A Child Suffers, The More Likely Health Suffers Later

 US Health Officials Link Childhood Trauma To Adult Illness by Mike Stobbe.  AP.  November 5, 2019.

Judge Knocks Down Rule Allowing Health Care Workers To Refuse Care For Religious Reasons

Judge Scraps 'Conscience' Rule Protecting Doctors Who Deny Care For Religious Reasons by Selena Simmons-Duffin and Colin Dwyer.  NPR.  November 6, 2019.

Vast Effort To Root Out The Theft Of Biomedical Research For Other Countries From US Institutions

Vast Dragnet Targets Theft Of Biomedical Secrets For China by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times. November 4, 2019.

Transmissible Forms Of Cancer May Be Common That Previously Thought Particularly In Aquatic Ecosystems

Humans Shipped An Awful Cargo Across The Seas:  Cancer by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times. November 6, 2019.

Mutation Found To Protect From Dementia In A Brain With A Major Feature Of Alzheimer's

Why Didn't She Get Alzheimer's The Answer Could Hold A Key To Fighting The Disease by Pam Belluck.  The New York Times.  November 4, 2019.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Quick Identification Techniques Helped Identify Baghdadi

How U.S. Commandos IDed a "Mutilated' Baghdadi So Quickly by David Axe. The Daily Beast.  October 27, 2019.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Finds Users Among Hong Kong Protesters

Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctors Are Secretly Helping Hong Kong Protesters by Alice Su.  The Los Angeles Times.

Obesity, Like Cancer, Is Not One Disease: Why Is That Crucial?

Why Isn't There A Diet That Works For Everyone?  by Kim Tingley.  The New York Times.  October 24, 2019.

Health Care And Corruption: The Role Of Sports In Hungary

In Hungary, Viktor Orban Showers Money On Stadiums, Less So On Hospitals by Patrick Kingsley and Benjamin Novak.

Risk Of Diverticulitis Associated With Low Fiber Intake

Fiber In Truits And Grains Protects Against Diverticulitis by Jane E. Brody.  The New York Times.  October 28, 2019.

Food And Grief

For Many Widows, The Hardest Part Is Mealtime by Amelia Nierenberg.  The New York Times.  October 28, 2019.

Surveillance Program To Track Animal Viruses That May Infect Humans Quietly Being Shut Down

Scientists Were Hunting For The Next Ebola.  Now The U.S. Has Cut Off Their Funding by Donald G. McNeil Jr.  The New York Times.  October 25, 2019.

Crispr-Based Antibiotics Delivered Through Viruses Can Target Specific Bacteria Leaving Alone The Rest of Health Microbes

Is Crispr The Next Antibiotic?  by Knvul Sheikh.  The New York Times.  October 28, 2019.

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Mothers Are More Stressed Than Dads: Type Of Parenting Activities May Explain Why

Mothers Are More Tired, More Stressed And Far Unhappier Than Fathers.  Here's Why by Katie Bohn.  World Economic Forum.  September 26, 2019.

US Leads The Way In Obesity As A Burden On Healthcare

This Is Where Obesity Places The Biggest Burden On Health Care by Johnny Wood.  World Economic Forum.

Sleep Allows Brain Maintenance, Updating Memories, And Clearing "Trash"

Sleep Allows Immune Cells To Do Maintenance Work On The Brain by Maria Cohut, Ph.D. Medical News Today.  October 24, 2019.

Stress Related Disorders Linked With Infections

Stress-Related Disorders Linked To Subsequent Risk Of Severe Infections by British Medical Journal.  MedicalXpress. October 23, 2019.

Large Study Points To Benefits Of Taking Blood Pressure Medicines At Night

The Best Time To Take Your Blood Pressure Drugs May Be At Night by Nichols Bakalar.  The New York Times.  October 23, 2019.

Psychological Study Of Humility: Strong Links To Curiosity, Reflection, And Open-mindedness

Be Humble, And Proudly, Psychologists Say by Benedict Carey.  The New York Times.  October 21, 2019.

Raw Versus Cooked: Microbiome Shifts Could Help Us Digest Nutrients

When The Menu Turns Raw, Your Gut Microbes Know What To Do by Veronique Greenwood.  The New York Times.  October 23, 2019.

Potential Privacy Threat: Linking MRI's And Facial Recognition Technology

You Got A Brain Scan At The Hospital.  Someday A Computer May Use It To Identify You by Gina Kolata.  New York Times.  October 23, 2019.

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Surprising Consequence To Losing Weight Later In Life

Surprising Consequcnce  To Losing Weight Later In Life by Katie Hunt.  CNN.  October 17, 2019.

Suicides And Homicides On The Rise In Young People

Suicides And Homicides On The Rise In Young People by Linda Carroll.  NBC News.  October 17, 2019.

Association Of Personality Characteristics And Dementia

Can Personality Affect Dementia Risk?  by Nicholas Bakalar.  The New York Times.  October 17, 2019.

Changing Guidelines For Urine Tests

Rx For Doctors:  Stop With The Urine Tests by Paula Span.  The New York Times.  October 14, 2019.

"How Old Do You Feel, Most Of The Time?" Tends To Reflect Mental And Physical Health

You're Only As Old As You Feel by Emily Later-Warren.  The New York Times.  October 17, 2019.

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Americans Now Spend Twice As Much On Health Care As They Did In The 1980s

Americans Now Spend Twice As Much On Health Care As They Did In The 1980s by Megan Leonhardt.  CNBC.  October 9, 2019.

Costs Of Getting Into Medical School

Here's How Much Medical Students Are Paying Just To Get Into School by Millika Mitra.  CNBC.  October 4, 2019.

Toxic Masculinity And Mass Shootings

When Masculinity Turns 'Toxic':  A Gender Profile Of Mass Shootings by Phillip Reese.  Lost Angeles Times.  October 7, 2019.

The Ideal Diet For Lower Blood Pressure

The Ideal Diet For Lower Blood Pressure by Janet Lee.  Consumer Reports.  October 8, 2019.

Diagnosis And Treatment By Text

Doctors Turn To Thumbs For Diagnosis And Treatment By Text by Tom Murphy.  AP.  October 8, 2019.

Gonorrhea, Chlamydia And Syphilis Have Risen For The Fifth Consecutive Year

Three STDs Reach All-Time Highs In The US, New CDC Report Says by Jacqueline Howard.  CNN.  October 8, 2019.

Scientist Who Discredited Meat Guidelines Didn't Report Past Food Industry Ties

Scientist Who Discredited Meat Guidelines Didn't Report Past Food Industry Ties by Tara Parker-Pope and Anahad O'Connor.  The New York Times.  October 4, 2019.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Georgia Legal Case For Coverage For Transgender-Related Care

Sheriff's Deputy Sues Her County To Get Health Coverage For Transgender-Related Care by Keren Landman.  NPR.  October 2, 2019.

"Weight Of Evidence Is On The Positive Side"--ACA Has Made A Difference

With The Affordable Care Act's Future In Doubt, Evidence Grows That It Has Saved Lives by Amy Goldstein.  The Washington Post.  September 30, 2019.

Curiosity Versus Placing Things In Categories And Pursuing Certainty

Addressing The Curiosity Decline In Medicine:  Scope@10,000 by Amitha Kalaichandran.  Scope/Stanford Medicine.  October 1, 2019,.

Med School Without Cadavers

Med School Without Cadavers by Bahar Gholipour.  Scientific American.  October 2019.

Microbiome Composition Changes In Response To Cooked Vs. Raw Diet

Microbiome Composition Changes In Response To Cooked Vs. Raw Diet.  Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Lack Of Sleep And Chronic Disease Is Deadly Combo

Mixing  Less Than 6 Hours Of Sleep With Chronic Disease Is Deadly Combo by Sandee LaMotte.  CNN.  October 2, 2019.

Health Effects Of Meat Evaluated: Methodology Makes The Difference

Is Eating Beef Healthy?  The New Fight Raging In Nutrition Science, Explained by Julia Belluz.  Vox.  October 1, 2019.

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Why People Gain Weight As They Get Older

Why People Gain Weight As They Get Older.  Karolinska Institutet/Science Daily.  September 9, 2019.

Stress Of U.S. Politics Taking Mental, Physical Toll On Americans

Stress Of U.S. Politics Taking Mental, Physical Toll On Americans by Dennis Thompson.  US News. September 25, 2019.

Nursing Homes Are A Breeding Ground For Drug Resistant Germs

Nursing Homes Are A Breeding Ground For A Fatal Fungus by Matt Richter and Andrew Jacobs.  The New York Times.

How Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Took Hold In The United States

How Anti-Vaccine Sentiment Took Hold In The United States by Jan Hoffman.  The New York Times.  September 23, 2019.

Vertebrate Population Has Lost Around 60 Percent Of Its Individual Members Since the 1970s

More Than A Quarter Of All Birds Have Disappeared From  North America Since 1970 by Brian Resnick.  Vox. September 2019.

AI May Equal Human Experts In Making Medical Diagnoses Based On Images

AI Equal With Human Experts In Medical Diagnosis, Study Finds by Nicola Davis.  The Guardian.  September 24, 2019.

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Summary: What The Trump Administration Is Doing Re Environment, Immigrants, And Health Care

The Daily 202:  Ignore The Circus.  Look At What Trump Is Doing To The Environment, Immigrants And Health Care by James Hohmann.  The Washington Post.  September 18, 2019. 

Introverts In Medical School

What Introverts Should Know Before Medical School by Yoo Jung Kim.  US News.  September 18, 2019. 

Incident In Russia Points To Need To Safeguard Pathogens

A Russian Lab Containing Smallpox And Ebola Exploded by Kelsey Piper.  Vox.  September 18, 2019. 

1 In 16 Women Reports First Sexual Experience As Rape

'Tip Of The Iceberg'--1 In 16 Women Reports First Sexual Experience As Rape by Rhitu Chatterjee.  NPR.  September 16, 2019. 

Risk Of Global Pandemic Is Growing; The World Is Not Ready

The Risk Of A Global Pandemic Is Growing--And the World Isn't Ready, Experts Say by Jessie Yeung.  CNN.  September 18, 2019. 

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Apple Announces Research Collaboration In Hearing, Women's, Mobility, And Heart Health

Apple Announces Three Groundbreaking Health Studies.  Apple.  September 10, 2019.

Medical Schools Seek Ways To Bolster Teaching About Management Of Pain

How To Teach Future Doctors About Pain In The Midst Of the Opioid Crisis by Nell Greenfieldboyce.  NPR.  September 11, 2019. 

New Target For Cancer Treatment: Proteins Produced By Cancer Cells Seem Necessary To Their Survival

Why Aren't There Better Cancer Drugs?  Scientists May Have Picked The Wrong Targets by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  September 11, 2019. 

First Comprehensive Settlement Thousands Of Opioids: Purdue Pharma

Purdue Pharma Tentatively Settles Thousands Of Opioids Cases by Jan Hoffman.  The New York Times.  September 11, 2019. 

What You Need To Know About Vaping-Related Lung Illness

What You Need To Know About Vaping-Related Lung Illness by Matt Richtel And Denise Grady.  The New York Times.  September 11, 2019. 

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Overweight and Out-Of Shape Service Members Pose Direct Threat To US Ability To Defend Itself

Trouble For The Pentagon:  The Troops Keep Packing On The Pounds by Dave Phillips.  The New York Times.  September 4, 2019. 

Psychological Flexibility: A Core Mental Health Asset

Psychological Flexibility:  A Core Mental Health Asset by Noam Shpancer Ph.D.  Psychology Today. 

HHS IG: Migrant Children Received Insufficient Mental Health Care To Deal With Trauma, Violence, Separation

Watchdog Details Psychological Trauma Among Migrant Children Separated From Families by Grace Segers, Graham Kates.  CBS News.  September 4, 2019, 

Complexity Of Medical Science And Understanding Of Socioeconomic Conditions Demand Broader Definition of Care Teamwork

Health Professionals Should Work Together On Policy by Dhruv Khullar and Dave A. Chokshi.  Scientific American.  September 3, 2019. 

For Adults With Mental Illness, Heat Can Be Dangerous

How High Heat Can Impact Mental Health by Nora Eckert.  NPR.  September 4, 2019.

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Using Genetic Information From Millions, Researchers Predict Personalized Response To Drug therapy

Personalizing Drug Development Using Big Data by Alison Mairena.  MedicalXpress.  August 28, 2019.

Screens And Teen Mental Health

The Scientific Debate Over Teens, Screens And Mental Health by Anya Kamenetz.  NPR. August 27, 2019. 

New Blood Test For Concussions Better Than Standard Imaging

New Blood Test Detects Concussion Better Than Standard Imaging by Michelle Cortez.  Bloomberg.  August 26, 2019, 

Reasonable Chance That The US Will Lose Its Status As Eliminating Measles

The US Eliminated Measles In 2000.  The Current Outbreak Could Change That by Elizabeth Cohen.  August 28, 2019. 

BMJ: There Is Evidence Of Benefit In Only Just Over 40 Percent Of Medical Treatments

Why Doctors Still Offer Treatments That May Not Help by Austin Frakt.  The New York Times.  August 26, 2019. 

Even A Little Movement Is Associated With A Longer Life

For A Longer Life, Get Moving.  Even A Little by Gretchen Reynolds.  The New York Times.  August 28, 2019. 

Slowing Heart Disease Progress: Obesity Is Likely To Blame

Heart Disease Progress Is Slowing Or Stalling, Study Says.  Obesity Is Likely To Blame by Lindsey Bever.  The Washington Post.  August 27, 2019. 

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Flavonoid-Rich Diet Associated With Lesser Likelihood Of Dying From Cancer And Heart Disease

Flavonoid-Rich Diet Protects Against Cancer And Heart Disease, Study Finds.  Edith Cowan University/Science Daily.  August 13, 2019.

Trump Administration Sued Over Poor Medical Care In Immigration Centers

Trump Administration Sued Over Poor Medical Care In Immigration Centers by Renuka Rayasam.  Politico.  August 19, 2019.

Large Group Medical Practices Helps Give Doctors More Work-Life Balance

How Medicine Became The Stealth Family-Friendly Profession by Claire Cain Miller.  The New York Times.  August 21, 2019.

Fasting Improves Inflammatory Diseases, Mount Sinai Researchers Find

Researchers Discover That Fasting Reduces Inflammation And Improves Chronic Inflammatory Diseases by The Mount Sinai Hospital/Medical Xpress.  August 22, 2019.

Innovative Physician Recruitment For Rural Hospitals

Creative Recruiting Helps Rural Hospitals Overcome Doctor Shortages by Uyki Noguchi.  NPR.  August 15, 2019.

Survey Of Pain And Its Effects

Poll:  Nearly 1 In 5 Americans Says Pain Often Interferes With Life  by Scott Hensley.  NPR.  August 21, 2019.

Wisdom Teeth Removal Is Contributing To The Opioid Crisis, Experts Warn

Wisdom Teeth Removal Is Contributing To The Opioid Crisis, Experts Warn by CBS News.  August 21, 2019.

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

USPSTF: Doctors Are Recommended To Screen All Adult Patients For Illicit Drug Use

Screen All Adult Patients For Drug Abuse, National Panel Urges by Jan Hoffman.  The New York Times.  August 13, 2019, 

Less Than 1% Of All Yearly Gun-Related Homicides

Trump Said 'Mental Illness And Hatred Pulls The Trigger' In Mass Shootings.  Experts Beg To Differ by Kristen Jordan Shamus.  Detroit Free Press/USA Today.  August 10, 2019. 

Expansion Of Short-Term Health Plans As A Substitute For ACA

Column:  Why The Short-Term Health Plans Trump Favor Are Cheap:  They Shortchange You On Care by Michael Hiltzik.  Los Angeles Times.  August 12, 2019. 

Georgia Obamacare Prices Stabilize As Market Adds Insurers

Georgia Obamacare Prices Stabilize As Market Adds Insurers by Ariel Hart,  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  August 12, 2019. 

Artificial Intelligence In Medical Diagnostics

Intelligence In Medical Diagnostics, 2019 Research Report-ResearchAnd Markets.com.   Business Wire.  August 14, 2019. 

1 In 7 Internal Medicine Residents Are Bullied

1 In 7 Internal Medicine Residents Are Bullied by Steven Ross Johnson.  Modern Healthcare.  August 13, 2019. 

Plant-Based Diets: Impact On Strokes And Heart Attacks

This  Type Of Diet Could Help You Avoid Strokes, Heart Attacks, Study Says by Najja Parker.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  August 12, 2019. 

Stress And Modern Life: How To Stress-Proof

Why Stress Is Dangerous-And How To Avoid Its Effects by Mithu Storoni.  BBC.  August 14, 2019.

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Trust In Scientists Is Rising, Poll Finds

Trust In Scientists Is Rising, Poll Finds by Richard Harris.  NPR.  August 2, 2019.

Ideology And Mass Shootings

What Role Does Ideology Play In Mass Shootings?  by Jenny Jarvie.  Los Angeles Times.  August 7, 2019. 

What Experts Know About People Who Commit Mass Shootings

What Experts Know About People Who Commit Mass Shootings by Benedict Carey.  The New York Times.  August 5, 2019. 

Commonly Used Scopes Pose Significant Sterilization And Infection Risks

Why Are These Medical Instruments So Tough To Sterilize?  by Roni Caryn Rabin.  The New York Times. 

Climate Change Threatens World's Food Supply, United Nations Warns

Climate Change Threatens World's Food Supply United Nations Warns by Christoper Flavelle.  The New York Times.  August 8, 2019. 

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Art In The Hospital: Does It Have Healing Power?

'Fine Art Is Good Medicine':  How Hospitals Around The World Are Experimenting With The Healing Power Of Art by Manchem Wecker.  ArtNet.  July 29, 2019. 

Rebuilding Trust In Medicine

Rebuilding Trust In Medicine by Diane McIntosh MD.  Psychology Today.  July 28, 2019. 

Pediatric Cancer Surged By Almost 50% From 1975 and 2015

Families Seek Answers For US Rise In Childhood Cancers by Richard Luscombe.  The Guardian.  July 30, 2019. 

Gene Editing Technique Used For The First Time To Treat Genetic Disorder

Doctors In The U.S. Use CRISPR Technique To Treat A Genetic Disorder For The 1st Time by Rob Stein.  NPR.  July 29, 2019

Atlanta Hotel Hit By Legionnaires' Disease

11 Former Guests Of An Atlanta Hotel Now Have Legionnaires' Disease.  Authorities Have Identified 55 More Probable Cases by Susan Scutti.  CNN.  July 30, 2019. 

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Austerity, Inequality And Job Insecurity Are Bad For Mental Health

Austerity And Inequality Fuelling Mental Illness, Says Top UN Envoy by Mark Rice-Oxley.  The Guardian.  June 24, 2019. 

VR In Treating Mental Illness: China May Be In The Forefront

In China, Mental Health Care Goes Virtual by Christopner Magoon.  Scientific American.  July 19, 2019. 

Study: The US Could Have Averted About 15,600 Deaths If Every State Expanded Medicaid

Study:  The US Could Have Averted About 15,600 Deaths If Every State Expanded Medicaid by Tara Golshan.  Vox.  July 23, 2019. 

Using Real Life Data Patterns To Spot Suspicious Medical Trials

How A Data Detective Exposed Suspicious Medical Trials by David Adam.  Nature.  July 23, 2019. 

Coordinating Meals With Circadian Rhythms May Reduce Appetite, Improve Metabolic Health

Weight Loss Could Be Boosted By Eating At These Times Of The Day, Scientists Discover by Kashmira Gander.  Newsweek.  July 25, 2019. 

The 'Secret World' Of Sleep

From Insomnia To Sexsomnia, Unlocking The 'Secret World' Of Sleep by Dave Davies.  NPR. July 23, 2019, 

Daily Aspirin Or Not?

Should You Take A Daily Aspirin Or Not?  What Doctors Are Saying by Adrianna Rodriguez.  USA TODAY.  July 23, 2019. 

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Different Way To Respond To Non-Criminal Emergencies

Calling The Cops On Someone Wit Mental Illness Can Go Terribly Wrong.  Here's A Better Idea by Sigal Samuel.  Vox.  July 1, 2019. 

Repeal Of Obamacare Will Be On The Ballot in 2020

Obamacare's Fate Will Be At Stake At 2020 Ballot Box As Well As In Court by Ronald Brownstein.  CNN Politics.  July 9, 2019.  

Precision Medicine Requires Clinical Trial Diversity

As Precision Medicine Grows, So Does the Importance Of Clinical Trial Diversity by Alaric Dearment.  MedCityNews.  July 7, 2019. 

Challenge Of Health Eating As We Get Older

Don't Let These Problems Prevent You From Eating Healthfully by Consumer Reports.  Washington Post.  July 8, 2019. 

Less Differentiation In Other-Race Facial Features Occurs In The Earliest Cognitive Processes

'You All Look Alike To Me' Is Hard-Wired In US, Research Finds.  University of California-Riverside/Science Daily.  July 8, 2019. 

Lifespan Declines In USA For The Third Consecutive Year For Three Reasons

US Life Expectancy Has Been Declining Here's Why by Uptin Saiidi. CNBC.  July 9, 2019. 

Thursday, July 4, 2019

Medicalising Everyday Life Doesn't Help Anyone's Mental Health

Medicalising Everyday Life Doesn't Help Anyone's Mental Health by Adrian Massey.  The Guardian.       June 24, 2019.

10 Types Of Thought That Actually Hurt Your Mental Health

10 Types Of Thought That Actually Hurt Your Mental Health by Karissa Pierce.  Yahoo! Lifestyle.  July 4, 2019.

New Geriatric Surgery Verification Program Seeks To Improve Results Among Elderly

The Elderly Are Getting Complex Surgeries.  Often It Doesn't End Well by Paul Span.  The New York Times.  June 7, 2019.

Why So Many Of Us Don't Lose Weight When We Exercise

Why So Many Of Us Don't Lose Weight When We Exercise by Gretchen Reynolds.  The New York Times.  July 3, 2019.

At Least 95% Of People Need To Vaccinated Against Measles; France Has 90%. What Is The Government Doing?

How France Is Persuading Its Citizens To Get Vaccinated by Alex Whiting.  Mosaic/CNN.  July 3, 2019.

Good Fourth Of July News: Democracy Associated With Better Public Health

Good News About Democracy:  It's Good For Your Health by Jonathan Lambert.  NPR.  July 4, 2019.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Viewpoint: The Spread Of Medical Misinformation Should Be Treated Like A Cyberattack

Viewpoint:  The Spread Of Medical Misinformation Should Be Treated Like A Cyberattack by Jackie Drees.  Beackers Hospital Review.  June 18, 2019. 

How To Discuss Poor Academics On Medical School Applications

How To Discuss Poor Academics On Medical School Applications by Ali Lotfi, M.D.  US News.  June 18, 2019. 

More Evidence That Heart And Brain Work Together

Heart Disease Can Have Long-Term Impact On The Brain, Study Says by Michael Nedelman.  CNN.  June 17, 2019.

More Polluted Air Days: The Beginning Of A Trend?

US Air Quality Is Slipping After Years Of Improvement by Seth Borenstein And Nicky Forster.  June 18, 2019. 

The Value Of Reviewing Medical Notes

Why You Should Take A Peek At Your Doctor's Notes On Your Health by Victoria Knight.  Kaiser Health News.  June 19, 2019. 

There Is A Safety Benefit To Professional Behavior: Abrasive Surgeons Have Poorer Outcomes

When Surgeons Are Abrasive To Coworkers, Patients' Health May Suffer by Susie Neilson.  NPR>  June 19, 2019. 

Major Global Survey Tracks Attitudes To Religion and Vaccine Refusal

Religion And Vaccine Refusal  Are Linked.  We Have To Talk About It.  Julia Belluz.  Vox.  June 19, 2019.

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Why So Many Older Americans Rate Their Health As Good Or Even Excellent

Why So Many Older Americans Rate Their Health As Good Or Even Excellent by Judith Graham.  Kaiser Health News.  June 13, 2019. 

The Business Of Health Care Depends On Exploiting Doctors And Nurses

The Business Of Health Care Depends On Exploiting Doctors And Nurses by Danielle Ofri.  The New York Times.  June 8, 2019,. 

McCarthyism And National Health Insurance: The Legacy Of The 50's

How Red-Baiting In Medicine Did Lasting Harm To Americans' Health Care by Merlin Chowkwanyun.  Washington Post.  June 12, 2019. 

Why Do Some Have A Spiky Growth On The Back Of The Skull? Why Are Our Elbows Getting Narrower?

How Modern Life Is Transforming The Human Skeleton by Zaria Gorvett.  BBC.  June 13, 2019. 

Human Brains Differ From Nonhuman Primates In How They Process 'Pitch.'

Human Brains Have Evolved To 'Prefer' Music And Speech by Maria Cohut.  Medical News Today.  June 11, 2019. 

Genetic Tests For Infectious Diseases Offers Opportunity Speedy, Non-invasive First Step For Unusual Cases

New Gene Tests For Germs quickly Reveals Source Of Infections by Marilynn Marchione.  AP.  June 12, 2019. 

Climate Change Brings More Fires, More Smoke, More Health Hazards For Firemen

More Wildfires Bring Focus On How All That Smoke May Harm Firefighters by Jes Burns.  NPR.  June 12, 2019. 

Too Much Meat Associated With Health Problems; Content Of Red Meat In U.S. Could Also Be A Problem

Changing Your Meat-Eating Habits Could Mean A Longer Life, Study Suggests by Jacqueline Howard.  CNN.  June 12, 2019. 

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Circadian Clocks: Body Parts Respond To Day And Night Independently From Brain, Studies Show

Circadian Clocks:  Body Parts Respond To Day And Night Independently From Brain,  Studies Show.  University of California--Irvine/Science Daily.  May 30, 2019. 

New Book Focuses On Social And Political Underpinnings Of Health

'Well' Explores The Social And Political Underpinnings Of Health by Stephanie O'Neill.  NPR.  June 4, 2019.

An Easy Way To Reduce Blood Pressure

One Easy Way To Reduce High Blood Pressure--And Reduce The Risk Of Heart Attacks, Cardiovascular Disease And Strokes by Quentin Fottrell.  MarketWatch.  June 5, 2019. 

How Hackers Make Money From Stolen Medical Data

This Is How Hackers Make Money From Your Stolen Medical Data By Charlie Osborne.  ZDNet.  June 5, 2019. 

Gene Mutation That Evolved After The Advent Of Cooking May Help Some Clear Blood Sugar

Ancient Gene Mutation Could Protect Against Diabetes, Study Finds by Ian Sample.  The Guardian.  June 4, 2019. 

Impact Of Chronic Inflammation On Motivation

How Chronic Inflammation May Drive Down Dopamine And Motivation.  Emory University/Medical Xpress.  June 4, 2019. 

Sleep: Getting Enough And What Happens When You Don't

Waking Up At 4 A.M. Every Day Is The Key To Success Or To Getting A Cold by Adam Popescu.  The New York Times.  June 5, 2019. 

FDA To Become Middleman For "Compassionate Use" of Experimental Cancer Drugs

U.S. Looks To Help More Cancer Patients Access Experimental Cancer Drugs.  Associated Press/CBS News.  June 3, 2019. 

Rate Of Mortality From Falls More Than Doubled From 2000 to 2016

Deadly Falls In Older Americans Are Rising.  Here's How To Prevent Them by Katie Hafner.  The New York Times.  June 4, 2019.

Thursday, May 30, 2019

New Study Estimates Preventable Cancer Burden Linked To Poor Diet In The US

New Study Estimates Preventable Cancer Burden Linked To Poor Diet In The US.  Tufts University, Health Science Campus//Science Daily.  May 22, 2019. 

Study: 10,000 Steps Per Day Not Need For Lower Mortality Among Older Women

Among Older Women, 10,000 Steps Per Day Not Needed For Lower Mortality.  Brigham And Women's Hospital/Science Daily.  May 29, 2019. 

Blueberries And Cardiovascular Risk

Eating Blueberries Every Day Improves Heart Health.  Science Daily.  May 30, 2019. 

The World's Rivers Are Contaminated With Antibiotics, New Study Shows

The World's Rivers Are Contaminated With Antibiotics, New Study Shows by Kara Fox.  CNN.  May 27, 2019. 

Ultraprocessed Foods Associated With Cardiovascular Disease And Early Death

Ultraprocessed Foods Are Easy, Cheap And Could Be Killing You by Susan Scutti.  CNN.  May 30, 2019. 

Tech Giants Hiring Star Medical Researchers

Tech Giants Partner With Universities Like Stanford.  They're Also Hiring Away Star Medical Researchers by Rebecca Robbins.  STAT.  May 29, 2019. 

Elderhood And Ageism In Medicine

A Doctor Speaks Out About Ageism In Medicine by Judith Graham.  Kaiser Health News.  May 30, 2019. 

Workplace Burn-Out Upgraded In WHO International Classification Of Diseases

Burn-Out Is Now A legitimate Syndrome According To The WHO.  Here Are The Symptoms by Carly Cassella.  Science Alert.  May 29, 2019. 

How The Brain Shapes Pain

How The Brain Shapes Pain And Links Ouch With Emotion by Jon Hamilton.  NPR.  May 20, 2019. 

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Extreme Weather's Damage Extends To Mental Health

Extreme Weather's Damage Extends To Mental Health by Kristen Monaco.  Medpage Today.  May 21, 2019. 

Anti-Vaxxers Target Communities Battling Measles

Anti-Vaxxers Target Communities Battling Measles by Lena H. Sun And Ben Guarino.  The Washington Post.  May 20, 2019. 

At Six Weeks A Heartbeat Is Really "Fetal Pole Cardiac Activity"

'Heartbeat' Bills Get The Science Of Fetal Heartbeats All Wrong by Adam Rogers.  Wired.  May 14, 2019, 

What Does It Really Mean To Be 6 Weeks Pregnant?

What Does It Really Mean To Be 6 Weeks Pregnant?  by Christina Caron.  The New York Times.  May 18, 2019. 

Turmeric, Superfood With Anti-Inflammatory Powers, Increasingly Shows Up In The Cocktail Glass

Turmeric Takes A Star Turn In Cocktails by Robert Simonson.  The New York Times.  May 20, 2019. 

Studies Indicate American Healthcare Is Very Valuable Event At High U.S. Prices

Is Our Health Care Spending Worth It?  by Austin Frakt.  The New York Times.  May 20, 2019. 

Artificial Intelligence Could Produce More Accurate Readings Of CT Scans For Cancer

A.I. Took A Test To Detect Lung Cancer.  It Got An A by Denise Grady.  The New York Times.  May 20, 2019. 

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

How To Apologize Effectively For Medical Errors

How To Apologize Effectively For Medical Errors by Richard G. Boothman.  Healio.  Mary 14, 2019. 

Establishing Identity Of Unknown Patients

How Hospital ER Sleuths Race to Identify An Unconscious Or Dazed Jane Or John Doe by Susan Abram.  NPR.  May 7, 2019. 

What To Eat Before And After Exercise

Wondering What To Eat Before And After Exercise?  Here Are Some Suggestions by Casey Seidenberg.  The Washington Post.  May 14, 2019. 

Anti-Vax Rally Shows Movement Is Resilient

Anti-Vaccination Rallies Are Drawing Crowds--Even During The Measles Epidemic by Catherine Kim.  Vox.  May 15, 2019. 

Washington State Approves First Public Option; Work Is Just Beginning

5 Key Questions About The Country's First Public Option by Rachana Pradhan, and Dan Goldberg.  Politico.  May 14, 2019. 

Georgia Governor Postpones L.A. Visit After Abortion Law uproar

Georgia Governor Postpones L.A. Visit Amid Hollywood Clash Over Abortion Law by Nardine Saad.  Los Angeles Times.  May 14, 2019. 

Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion

Lawmakers Vote To Effectively Ban Abortion In Alabama by Timothy Williams And Alan Blinder.  The New York Times.  May 14, 2019. 

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Diet And Depression

Can What We Eat Affect How We Feel? by Richard Schiffman.  The New York Times.  March 28, 2019.

Georgia Governor Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban

Georgia Governor Just Signed A Near-Total Abortion Ban Into Law by Amanda Michelle Gomez.  May 7, 2019.

Can Fiber Cancel Out Calories? No But It May Help You Loose Weight

Can Fiber Cancel Out Calories?  by Monica Reinagel.  Scientific American/Quickand DirtyTips.com.  May 9, 2019.

8 Reasons To Apply To Medical School Early

8 Reasons To Apply To Medical School Early by Kathleen Franco, M.D.  US News.  May 7, 2019. 

Diabetes May Influence Cancer's Spread

Can Diabetes Influence Cancer's Spread?  by Maria Cohut.  Medical News Today.  May 8, 2019. 

The Big Data Physical: Better Health Or More Anxiety?

In This Doctor's Office, A Physical Exam Like No Other by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  May 8, 2019.

Using Brain Biology Not The Clock to Treat Stroke Patients

Doctors Have More Time Than Thought To Treat Stroke Patients, Study Suggests by Jacqueline Howard.  CNN.  May 8, 2019. 

Legislator Accuses A Vaccine Scientist Of 'Sorcery'

A US Legislator Just Accused A Vaccine Scientist Of 'Sorcery' by Deanna Paul.  The Washington Post.  May 9, 2019. 

33 Percent of Women Are Dying From Pregnancy Up To A Year After They Deliver

American Women Are Dying From Pregnancy Up To A Year After They Deliver by Catherine Pearson.  Huffington Post.  May 7, 2019. 

Globally Obesity Is Increasingly An Rural Problem

Rural Areas Drive Increases In Global Obesity by Barry M. Popkin.  Nature.  May 8, 2019. 

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Millennials Are Less Healthy Than Gen X And It May be Due To Mental Illness

Millennials Are Less Healthy Than Gen X And It May Be Due To Mental Illness, Blue Cross Report Finds by Aneri Pattani.  The Inquirer.  April 24, 2019. 

Fruits, Vegetables, Fish Diet May Slash Heart Failure Risk

Plant-Based Diet Cuts Heart Failure Risk By Over 40 Percent by Ana Sandoiu.  Medical News Today.  April 23, 2019. 

Medical Training To Avoid Overtreatment

Why Do Doctors Overtreat?  For Many, It's What They're Trained to Do by Mara Gordon.  NPR.  April 19, 2019. 

3 Myths About Premed Research Opportunities

3 Myths About Premed Research Opportunities by Cassie Kosarek.  US News.  April 23, 2019. 

Highly Personalized Cancer Therapy Can Make A Difference

Cancer:  Highly Personalized Therapy Can Improve Outcomes by Maria Cohut.  Medical News Today.  April 23, 2019. 

10 Least Expensive Private Medical Schools

10 Least Expensive Private Medical Schools by Emma Kerr.  US News.  April 23, 2019. 

Measles Now A 'Global Health Crisis'

Measles Is Now A 'Global Health Crisis' With 300% Surge In Cases Worldwide by Carly Cassella.  Science Alert.  April 18, 2019. 

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

The Importance Of Resting Heart Rate

Your Life Span May Be Foretold In Your Heart Beats by Dennis Thompson. WebMD.  April 16, 2019. 

Are Vaccinations Becoming Politicized?

Republicans Reject Democratic Attempts To Tighten Vaccine Laws by Arthur Allen.  Politico.  April 16, 2019. 

Empathy As A Morally Ambiguous Capacity

Does Empathy Have A Dark Side?  by Jonathan Lambert.  NPR.  April 12, 2019. 

Diabetic Retinopathy Artificial Intelligence Diagnostic System Illustrates Issues With Medical Algorithms

How Can We Be Sure Artificial Intelligence Is Safe For Medical Use?  by Richard Harris.  NPR.  April 14, 2019. 

First Estimate For Deaths Of Teenagers Due To Dating Violence

Teen Dating Violence Can Lead To Homicide--And Girls Are The Most Common Victims by Rhitu Chatterjee.  NPR.  April 15, 2019. 

CRISPR Gene Editing Trials Begin In U.S.

First U.S. Patients Treated With CRISPR As Human Gene-Editing Trials Get Underway by Rob Stein.  NPR.  April 16, 2019. 

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

New Area Of Scientific Interest: Relationship Between Fungi and Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis

You're Covered In Fungi.  How Does That Affect Your Health?  by Kaleigh Rogers.  New York Times.  April 9, 2019. 

Hospital Secrecy Masks Outbreaks of Drug-Resistant Infections

Culture Of Secrecy Shields Hospitals With Outbreaks Of Drug-Resistant Infections by Andrew Jacobs and Matt Richtel.  New York Times.  April 8, 2019. 

Resistant Fungi Posing Threat To Health Care

A Mysterious Infection, Spanning The Globe In A Climate Of Secrecy by Matt Richtel And Andrew Jacobs.  The New York Times.  April 6, 2019. 

Seasonal Allegeries: A Model Of Health Impacts Of Climate Change

It's Not Your Imagination.  Allergy Season Gets Worse Every Years by Umair Irfan.  Vox.  April 8, 2019. 

Five To 10 Percent Of Skin Cancers Are On The Eyelid, An Area Missed by Sunscreen

You Missed A Spot! Patchy Sunscreen Application Leaves Skin Vulnerable To Cancer by Rebecca Ellis.  NPR.  April 3, 2019. 

Border Health Care: The Challenge For Volunteer Medicine

Makeshift Volunteer Clinics Struggle To Meet Medical Needs At The Border by Anna Maria Barry-Jester.  April 5, 2019. 

Violence Against Health Care Workers: A National Epidemic

Facing Escalating Workplace Violence, Hospital Employees Have Had Enough by Marlene Harris-Taylor.  NPR.  April 8, 2019. 

Sewage Could Help Public Health Officials Map Antibiotic Resistance In Cities

Scientists Look For Antibiotic-Resistant Germs In Raw Sewage by Jonathan Lambert.  NPR.  March 27, 2019. 

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Reasons Sugar Is Bad For You

5 Reasons Why Sugar Is Bad For You by Aaron Kandola.  Medical News Today.  April 2019. 

Diagnosis And Formulation; Mental Health Beyond The Brain

Mental Illness Isn't All In Your Head by Lisa Pryor.  The New York Times.  March 15, 2019. 

What Can Retirees Expect To Pay For Health-Care Costs

Health-Care Costs For Retirees Climb To $285,000 by Sarah O'Brien.  CNBC.  April 2, 2019. 

4 Questions For Better Personal Medical Decisions

4 Questions To Help You And Your Doctor Make Better Medical Decisions by Jeffrey Millstein.  Philadelphia Inquirer.  April 2, 2019. 

How Burnout In Physicians Compares To Other Degrees

How Burnout In Physicians Compares To Other Professional Degrees by Sara Berg.  American Medical Association.  March 19, 2019. 

Three Year Medical School?

Med School In 3 Years:  Is This The Future Of Medical Education?  by Stacy Weiner.  AAMC News.  March 29, 2019. 

Burnout Is Everywhere

From Moms To Medial Doctors, Burnout Is Everywhere These Days by Jenny Rough.  The Washington Post.  March 30, 2019. 

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Poor Mental Health Shortens Life Expectancy Almost As Much As Diabetes And Smoking

Poor Mental Health Shortens Life Expectancy Almost As Much As Diabetes And Smoking by Angelica LaVito.  CNBC

Multistate Telemedicine Physician Practices Become More Common

More Doctors Want To Treat Patients From The Comfort Of Their Couch by Kristen V. Brown.  Bloomberg.  March 26, 2019. 

Health Care Will Likely Be A Top Issue In 2020

Unlike Mueller, Health Care Will Likely Be A Top Issue In 2020 by Harry Enten.  CNN.  March 26, 2019. 

Georgia Lawmakers Approve Kemp's Plan For Medicaid, Obamacare Waivers

Georgia Lawmakers Approve Kemp's Plan To Medicaid, Obamacare Waivers by Greg Bluestein And Ariel Hart. AJC.   March 25, 2019. 

Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine

Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine by Will Stone.  California Healthline.  March 22, 2019. 

11 Ways To Close The Fiber Gap

Americas Need To Eat More Fiber.  Popcorn And Avocados Count by Julia Belluz.  March 27, 2019. 

Eggs Through The Ages: What Are The Health Effects?

Health Effects Of Eggs:  Where Do We Stand?  by Denise Powell.  CNN.  March 27, 2019. 

Beginning Exercise In Middle Years Can Help Gain Most Of The Longevity Benefits Of Working Out

What Your Exercise Habits Might Say About How Long You'll Live by Gretchen Reynolds. The New York Times.  March 27, 2019. 

$270 Million Opioid Lawsuit Settlement Could Stimulate More Settlements

Purdue Pharma And Sacklers Reach $270 Million Settlement In Opioid Lawsuit by Jan Hoffman.  The New York Times.  March 26, 2019. 

Trump Plan To Strike Down Obamacare Will Impact Millions

What Happens If Obamacare Is Struck Down?  by Red Abelson, Abby Goodnough and Robert Pear.  The New York Times.  March 26, 2019. 

Thursday, March 21, 2019

A User Manual For Your Knees

A User Manual For Your Knees by Jordan Metzi.  The New York Times. 

Pain As Part Of The Story Of The Person Who Suffers From It, Not Just A Physical Phenomenon

Is Pain A Sensation Or An Emotion?  by Haider Warraich.  The New York Times.  March 16, 2019. 

Climate Change In Medical School Preparation

Medical Schools Must Prepare Students To Work In A World Altered By Climate Change by Anna Goshua.  March 19, 2019. 

Three Medicine Schools Coming On Line---With Unique Features

Not Your Run-Of-The-Mill Medical School by Joyce Frieden.  MedPage Today.  March 20, 2019. 

Kentucky Governor Exposed His 9 Kids To Chickenpox Instead Of Vaccinating Them

Kentucky Governor Says He Exposed His 9 Kids To Chickenpox Instead Of Vaccinating Them by Antonia Blumberg.  Huffington Post.  March 20, 2019. 

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Over 1 Million People In The US Develop Sepsis Each Year; How Many Related Deaths Are Preventable?

How Preventable Is Sepsis-Related Death by Ana Sandoiu.  Medical News Today.  March 12, 2019. 

3 Skills Premeds Must Develop Before Medical School

3 Skills Premeds Must Develop Before Medical School by Ali Lotfi, M.D.  US News.  March 12, 2019

The Value Of Microbreaks During The Workday

The Tiny Breaks That Ease Your Body And Reboot Your Brain by Zarla Gorvett.  BBC.  March 12, 2019.

Criminal Distribution Of Fake Drugs May Result In Annual Deaths of 300,000 Children

Global 'Pandemic' Of Fake Drugs Killing Children Worldwide, Report Says by Susan Scutti.  CNN.  March 12, 2019.

Establishing A Baseline For the Immune Systems Of Children

With A Closer Look At Immune Systems, Scientists Hope To Steer Infants Back Onto A Healthy Track by Helen Branswell.  March 12, 2019. 

The Value Of Preparing Your Immune System

Your Environment Is Cleaner.  Your Immune System Has Never Been So Unprepared by Matt Richtel.  The New York Times.  March 12, 2019. 

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

California's New Surgeon General Focuses oin ACEs, Adverse Childhood Experiences

California Looks To Lead Nation In Unraveling Childhood Trauma by Anna Maria Barry-Jester.  Kaiser Health News.  March 6, 2019. 

How Meal Timings Affect Your Waistline

How Meal Timings Affect Your Waistline by Linda Geddes.  BBC.  March 6, 2019. 

Measles Vaccine May Prevent Immune Amnesia

Measles Vaccines Protect Against More Than Just Measles.  Here's How by Maya Wei-Haas.  National Geographic.  March 4, 2019. 

Why Do People And Animals Sleep? Nuclear Maintenance May Be The Answer

Sleep Increases Chromosome Dynamics That Clear Out DNA Damage Accumulated During Waking hours.  Bar-Ilan University/Medical Xpress.  March 5, 2019. 

U.S. Deaths From Alcohol, Drugs, And Suicide Hit Highest Level Since The Beginning Of Record-Keeping

U.S. Deaths From Alcohol, Drugs And Suicide Hit Highest Level Since Record-Keeping Began by Jayne O'Donnell.  USA TODAY.  March 5, 2019. 

Why Young People May Die Of A Stroke

Here's How Strokes Happen When You're As Young As Luke Perry by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  Gina Kolata.  March 5, 2019. 

HIV Cleared A Second Times, Providing Clues For What Works

Treating Lymphoma With HIV-Resistant Stem Cells Stops An HIV Infection by John Timmer.  ARS Technica.  March 5, 2019.

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Blackface As A Sympton Of American Medicine's Racist Past

Blackface Is Just Symptom Of American Medicine's Racist Past by Christopher D.E. Willoughby.  The Washington Post.  February 12, 2019. 

Instagram Influencers Promote Drugs And Medical Devices

The Latest Instagram Influencer Frontier?  Medical Promotions by Suzanne Zuppello.  Vox.  February 15, 2019. 

State Representatives Says Measles Outbreaks No Cause For Worry Because Of Antibiotics

Texas Lawmaker Says He's Not Worried About Measles Outbreak Because Of Antibiotics by Ashley May.  USA Today.  February 27, 2019.

Despite Additions Of Healthful Menu Items, Fast Food Less Healthy Than It Was 30 Years Ago

Thirty Years Of Fast Food:  Greater Variety, But More Salt, Larger Portions, And Added Calories.  Elsevier/Science Daily.  February 27, 2019. 

Minimize The Risk Of Falls, The Leading Cause Of Injuries Among Older Adults

Falls Can Kill You, Here's How To Minimize The Risk by Jane E. Brody.  The New York Times.  February 25, 2019. 

No Evidence For The Axiom That Tougher Bosses Get Better Results

When The Bully Is The Boss by Benedict Carey.  The New York Times.  February 26, 2019. 

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Disguises For Evasion More Effective Than Disguises For Impersonation

Catch Me If You Can:  Study Reveals Disguises Are Surprisingly Effective.  University of York/Science Daily.  February 19, 2019. 

Food Labels' Impact on Consumer And Industry Behavior

Do Food And Menu Nutrition Labels Influence Consumer Or Industry Behavior by Dariush Mozaffarian and Siyi Shangguan.  STAT.  February 19, 2019. 

Understanding And Controlling Emotional Eating

Emotional Eating:  Experts Reveal The Triggers And How To Control Them by Courtney Iseman.  Huffington Post.  February 20, 2019. 

Time Of Exercise Could Either Shift The Body's Circadian Clock

Exercise In Morning Or Afternoon To Shift Your Body Clock Forward by The Physiological Society.  Medical Xpress.  February 20, 2019. 


Border Patrol's Role Transforming From National Security To Humanitarian Relief

'You Want A Cookie?':  As Failies Arrive En Masse, Border Agents Offer Snacks And Medical Checks by Maria Sacchetti.  Washington Post.  February 19, 2019. 

Democratic Fault Lines On Health Care for 2020

On Health Care, 2020 Democrats Find Their First Real Fault Lines by Alexander Burns.  The New York Times.  February 20, 2019. 

Tree Nuts Have Benefits For Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

Walnuts, Almonds Help Hearts In Type 2 Diabetes by Serena Gordon.  WebMD.  February 19, 2019. 

Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer Could Illustrate One Potential Danger Of Eating Contaminated Meet

Health Officials Are Worried That 'Zombie Deer Disease' Could Someday Spread To Humans by Jamie Ducharme.  Time.  February 19, 2019.  

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Cognitive Behavioral And Interpersonal Therapy Found Effective In Preventing Pregnancy Depression

Depression During And After Pregnancy Can Be Prevented, National Panel Says.  Here's How by Pam Belluck.  The New York Times.  February 12, 2019. 

Spending For Heart Health Have Declined Significantly. Prevention May Be The Key

Americans Have Healthier Hearts. We Have A Healthier Budget, Too by Catherine Rampell.  The Washington Post.  February 7, 2019. 

Fox Host Claimed To Have Not Washed His Hand In 10 Years? What Do Health Experts Say?

What Would Be On Your Hands If You Hadn't Washed Them For 10 Year?  by Paula Cocozza.  The Guardian.  February 12, 2019. 

Facebook Under Pressure To Halt Rise Of Anti-Vaccination Groups

Facebook Under Pressure To Halt Rise Of Anti-Vaccination Groups by Ed Pilkington And Jessica Glenza.  The Guardian.  February 12, 2019. 

What Will Be Your City's Weather in 60 Years? What Will Be The Effects On Health?

With Climate Change, What Will Your City's Weather Feel Like In 60 Years?  by Jen Christensen.  CNN. February 12, 2019. 

Artificial Intelligence: Possible Tool In Diagnosing Complex Or Rare Conditions

A.I. Shows Promise Assisting Physicians by Cade Metz.  The New York Times.  February 11, 2019. 

Reason For Decreased Blood Flow In Brain Could Be Key To New Therapy

Researchers Closer To New Alzheimer's Therapy With Brain Blood Flow Discovery by Tom Fleischman.  Medical Xpress.  February 11, 2019. 

Evaluating Trump's Promise To Eliminate Aids 'Beyond' The U.S.

What It Will Take For Trump To End AIDS 'Beyond' America by Tim McDonnell.  NPR.  February 11, 2019. 

How Sleep Can Fight Off Infection, Inflammation

Researchers Discover How Sleep Can Fight Infection by Rockefeller University Press. Medical Xpress.  February 12, 2019

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

19 Healthy Snacks For Weight Loss You'll Want To Eat Every Day

19 Healthy Snacks For Weight Loss You'll Want To Eat Every Day by Marygrace Taylor.  Prevention.  February 1, 2019.

Mass Retraction Of More Than 400 Scientific Papers On Organ Transplantation; Organs May Have Been Unethically Obatained From Chinese Prisoners

Call Foir Retraction Of 400 Scientific Papers Amid Fears Organs Came From Chinese Prisoners by Melissa L. Davey.  February 5, 2019. 

The Collapse Of Health System In Venezuela

Collapse Of Health System Sends Venezuelans Fleeing To Brazil For Basic Meds by Jason Beaubein.  NPR. February 5, 2019.

Stopping HIV Would Require An Entirely Different Trump

Stopping HIV Would Require An Entirely Different Trump by James Hamblin.  The Atlantic.  February 6, 2019. 

Psoriasis Treatment Linked To Improvement In Inflammatory Related Heart Artery Disease

Study Links Psoriasis Treatment And Improvement In Heart Artery Disease .  NIH.  February 5, 2019. 

Chronic Pain, Stiffness From Multiple Sclerosis, And Chemo-Related Nausea Most Common Use Of Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana:  Chronic Pain Is The Most Common Reason For a Prescription by AP/CBS News.  February 5, 2019. 

Female Brain Metabolism Rate Higher Throughout Lifespan

Scans Show Female Brains Remain Youthful As Male Brains Wind Down by Jon Hamilton.  NPR.  February 4, 2019. 

Conflict And Fear Over Measles Outbreak And The Anti-Vaxxer Movement

Parents Are At War Over Measles Outbreak by Natalie O'Neill.  The Daily Beast.  February 5, 2019. 

Plan To Stop Spread Of H.I.V. Will Target 48 Counties Where Half Of New Infections Occur

Trump Plan To Stop Spread Of H.I.V. Will Target 'Hot Spot' Areas by Robert Pear.  The New York Times.  February 5, 2019. 

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Status Report: 3D-Printed Implants, Bioprinting, Surgical Tools,

Medical 3D Printing: Where Are We Now? by Michael Molitch-Hou.   Engineering.com.  January 29, 2019. 

Health Warning: Do Not Kiss A Hedgehog

Pet Owners Beware:  Don't Kiss That Hedgehog by Glenn Howatt.  Star Tribune.  January 28, 2019.

Cyberattack Illustrates Risk Versus Benefit Caciulation of Centralized Data bases

Data Breaches Dent Singapore's Image As A Tech Innovator by Mike Ives.  The New York Times.  January 29, 2019.  

Rising Global Obesity Problem Focuses On Food Indsutry Sway Over Public Health

Food Industry Sway Over Public Health Gets New Scrutiny by Chandice Choi.  AP.  January 29, 2019. 

Many Lack The Ability To Obtain And Understand Basic Information To Make Health Decisions

This Type Of Illiteracy Could Hurt You by Paula Span.  The New York Times,  December 21, 2019.

Cognitive Rehabilitation Helps People With Dementia Preserve Or Improve Abilities

Dementia May Never Improve, But Many Patients Still Can Learn by Paula Span.  The New York Times.  January 4, 2019. 

The Gut/Brain Connection: Is It Key To Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Depression, and More?

Germs In Your Gut Are Talking To Your Brain.  Scientists Want To Know What They're Saying by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  January 28, 2019. 

Climate Change Links Gloibal Extremes Of Heat And Cold

U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns:  This Is The Age Of Weather Extremes by Somini Sengupta.  The New York Times.  January 29, 2019. 

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Legal Battle On Transgender Troops Continues

Supreme Court Revives Transgender Ban For Military Service by Adam Liptak.  The New York Times.  January 22, 2019. 

Support For Medicare For All; Worries About Treatment Delays

Polls Signals Ways Medicare For All Could Hurt Democrats--Or Win Support From Republicans by Maureen Groppe.  USA TODAY.  January 23, 2019. 

Health Care Among The Fastest Growing Sectors In Georgia.

Films, Tech And Health Care To Lead Way On Georgia Jobs by Michael E. Kanell.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  January 16, 2019, 

Under Trump Number Of Americans Without Health Insurance Has Increased 7 Million

Under Trump, The Number Of Uninsured Americans Has Gone Up By 7 Million by Sarah Kliff.  Vox.  January 23, 2019. 

Fiber-Rich Diet: Key To Health

Fiber:  How Much And What We Should Eat To Prevent Disease.  Healthline.  January 17, 2019. 

Thursday, January 17, 2019

American Psychological Association: Guidelines For Psychological Practice With Boys And Men

The Fight Over Men Is Shaping Our Political Future by Thomas B. Edsall.  The New York Times.  January 17, 2019.

Artificial Intelligence Spotting The Warning Signs Of Disease

The Invisible Warning Signs That Predict Your Future Health by Leah Kaminsky.  BBC.  January 17, 2019. 

Quarter Of Non-Binary People Avoid Going To Doctor

1 In 5 Non-Binary People Denied Medical Treatment Based On Their Identity by Samantha Allen.  The Daily Beast.  January 10, 2019. 

Climate Change Could Halt And Reverse Progress Made In Human Health Over The Last Century

250,000 Deaths A Year From Climate Change Is A 'Conservative Estimate' by Jen Christensen.  CNN.  January 16, 2019

Older Adults Should Eat More Protein

Why Older Adults Should Eat More Protein (And Not Overdo Protein Shakes) by Judith Graham.  Kaiser Health News.  January 17, 2019

Odds Of Dying By Accidental Opioid Overdose Is Higher Than By Car Crash

Americans More Likely To Die From Opioid Overdose Today Than Car Accident by Jessica Bursztynsky.  CNBC.  January 16, 2019

WHO: People Choosing Not To Vaccinate Is Now A global Health Threat

People Choosing Not To Vaccinate Is Now A Global Health Threat by Brett Molina.  USA TODAY.  January 17, 2019. 

New York Confronts Worst Measles Outbreak In Decades

New York Confronts Its Worst Measles Outbreak In Decades by Sharon Otterman.  The New York Times.  January 17, 2019. 

Moving More In Old Age May Protect Brain From Dementia

Moving More In Old Age May Protect Brain From Dementia by Rush University Medical Center.  Medical Xpress.  January16, 2019. 

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Health Issues In Upcoming Georgia Legislative Session

Health Care Could Have 'Big Year' In Georgia's Legislature by Ariel Hart.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  January 6, 2019

The Best Medical Jobs That Don't Require Medical School

The Best Medical Jobs That Don't Require Medical School by Rebecca Koenig.  US News.  January 8, 2019, 

Bones Are Growing Faster, Affecting Orthopedics

Bones Are Growing Faster, Affecting Orthopedics by Robert Preidt,.  WebMD.  January 8, 2019

Smoking At All-Time Low; Benefits Not Shared Equally

Smoking Is At A Record Low In The U.S., But The Benefits Aren't Shared Equally by Karen Kaplan.  Los Angeles Times.  January 7, 2019. 

Income Volatility As A Health Threat

Income Volatility And Heart Attacks May Go Hand-In-Hand by Andrew Keshner.  MarketWatch.  January 8, 2019. 

Shutdown Could Be Deadly, FDA Employees Fear

FDA Employees Think Shutdown Could Be Deadly by Vanessa Yurkevich and Jen Christensen.  CNN.  January 8, 2019. 

After Obamacare Repeal Failure, GOP Seeks New Health Platform

GOP Seeks Health Care Reboot After 2018 Losses by Alexander Bolton.  The Hill.  January 9, 2019. 

Four Venues Where The Reproductiv Health Services Fight Will Play Out In 2019

Where Abortion Fights Will Play Out In 2019 by Julie Rovner.  Kaiser Health News.  January 9, 2019. 

Health Care Marketing Nearly Doubles From 1997 T0 2016; Emphasis on The High-Tech And Expensive

Health Care Industry Spends $30B A Year Pushing Its Wares, From Drugs To Stem Cell Treatment by Liz Szabo.  Kaiser Health News.  January 8, 2019.

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Gaza and West Bank Battling An Epidemic Of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs; Danger of Spread

Palestinian Superbug Epidemic Could Spread, Say Doctors by Madlen Davies And Emma Graham-Harrison.  The Guardian.  December 31, 2018. 

Suicide Prevention Algorithm On Facebook: Effectiveness And Limitations

In Screening For Suicide Risk, Facebook Takes On Tricky Public Health Role by Natasha Singer.  The New York Times.  December 31, 2018. 

College Students Face Higher Risk of Meningitis B

Deadly Meningitis B Targets College Students by Alan Mozes.  Medical Xpress.  January 2, 2019

Migrant Boy Who Died Christmas Eve Likely Had Flu; Doctors Question Care

Doctors Question Medical Care given To Migrant Boy who Died Christmas Eve by Elizabeth Cohen.  CNN.  December 27, 2018. 

Undiagnosed Disease Network Specialize In Rare But Surprisingly Pervasive Diseases and Conditions

Medical Detectives:  The Last Hope For Families Coping With Rare Diseases by Lesley McClurg.  NPR.  December 17, 2018. 

Psychological And Social Support Often Needed After Heart Attack

Heart Patients Need Kindness As Much As Medical Intervention.  University of Portsmouth/Medical Xpress.  January 2, 2019. 

Crowdfunding For Medical Treatments That Are Not Backed By Science

Crowdfunding Drives Funds And Attention Toward Questionable Medical Treatments by Rachel D. Cohen.  National Public Radio.  January 2, 2019. 

Clearing Away Old, Senescent Cells: The Key To Continued Youth?

The Immune System's Fountain Of Youth.  Nature Communications/Weizmann Institute Of Science/Medical Xpress.  January 2, 2019.