More than one-third of medical students harbor a substantial degree of bias toward obese individuals and many are unaware that they possess such a bias, according to a study published in the journal Academic Medicine Thursday. This mind-set may hinder… Read More ›
Media coverage of new public health regulations often seems to follow a template: The [regulatory agency]’s plan to implement [public health regulation] is causing controversy among [businesses affected] and [individuals who object]. While public health officials say the plan is… Read More ›
An antipsychotic drug used to treat schizophrenia apparently paves the way for developing antibiotics to kill drug-resistant bacteria by knocking out a piece of the bug’s cell wall, researchers in Denmark reported today. The finding could help launch new ways… Read More ›
Clinicians should screen all adults aged 18 years and older for alcohol misuse, including pregnant women, and provide persons engaged in risky or hazardous drinking with brief behavioral counseling interventions to reduce misuse, says the US Preventive Services Task Force… Read More ›
A new policy and an executive order issued by President Obama on Thursday makes sweeping changes to the way the US government collects, stores, and releases data to the public, including health care data. The policy aims to increase transparency… Read More ›
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines administered in 3 doses over a period of 6 months can help prevent cervical cancer but cost (almost $400 for the 3-dose regimen in the United States) may limit its use in countries with fewer resources…. Read More ›
Key US public health leaders have coalesced around an aggressive screening strategy for HIV: making HIV screening a routine part of care for US adolescents and adults, regardless of whether they are at increased risk for the infection. New recommendations… Read More ›
Nearly half of all US working-age adults—about 84 million people—were uninsured or had too little health coverage to protect them from high out-of-pocket medical costs last year, according to a new survey. The Commonwealth Fund 2012 Biennial Health Insurance Survey… Read More ›
More than half of all drugs used to treat malaria in low- and middle-income countries are substandard or counterfeit, which contributes to preventable deaths and the emergence of drug resistance. But the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hopes that… Read More ›
Children and adolescents who are injured by firearms are more likely than youth who have injuries resulting from other causes to require intensive care and to die, according to an analysis published in JAMA today. As state and federal legislators… Read More ›
