According to a new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, being born preterm is associated with an increased risk of death from birth until the third and fourth decades of life.
Un hombre puede parpadear, tragar, sonreír y respirar por la nariz por primera vez en una década, gracias a un trasplante facial realizado en Mayo Clinic. Este procedimiento complejo y transformador destaca al equipo quirúrgico multidisciplinario altamente capacitado de Mayo Clinic, que ofrece esperanza a los pacientes con necesidades médicas complejas.
A Michigan man can blink, swallow, smile and breathe through his nose for the first time in a decade thanks to a face transplant performed at Mayo Clinic. This transformative and complex procedure underscores Mayo Clinic's skilled multidisciplinary surgical team who provide hope to patients with complex medical needs.
New research published in JAMA Network Open from Keck Medicine of USC, which includes USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, suggests that among all cancer survivors, male adolescents or young adults (AYA) have the highest rate of death by suicide.
An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin derivatives — the primary treatment for malaria — in young children with severe malaria.
Vulnerable populations without access to green space and exposed to higher temps were most affected
Only half of people with early-onset cancers reported discussing fertility preservation options prior to their oncology treatments, according to results of a cross-sectional study published Nov. 12 in JAMA Network Open.
Brief cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention – when delivered remotely via video telehealth – reduces suicide attempts and suicidal ideation. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine led the study that is published online in the journal JAMA Network Open.
Según un nuevo estudio dirigido por Cedars-Sinai, un porcentaje de hombres estadounidenses de edad avanzada con cáncer de próstata de riesgo intermedio y alto se someten a tratamientos que conllevan riesgos de efectos secundarios que pueden reducir significativamente la calidad de vida sin prolongarla.
Increasing percentages of some older U.S. men with intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancers are undergoing treatments that carry risks of side effects that can significantly reduce the quality of life without extending life, according to a new study led by Cedars-Sinai.
Online e-cigarette retailers are not consistently adhering to laws aimed at preventing the sale of vaping products to minors, including regulations on age verification, shipping methods and flavor restrictions, report researchers at the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at University of California San Diego.
One of the top worries about telehealth is that it will drive up the use of tests and scans that patients don’t need, wasting money and resources. In fact, a new study shows, low-value care didn’t rise faster at primary care practices that used telehealth the most.
A large study co-led by Kori Flower, MD, MS, MPH, division chief of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine demonstrates that combining text messaging with in-person clinic counseling reduces obesity in the first two years of life.
Medicare-certified home health agencies, which are key to allowing older adults to age in place, are increasingly going through ownership changes, raising concerns about health care spending, workforce, and quality of care, according to a study by UTHealth Houston.
The ARCADIA study was a multicenter, double-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted between 2017 and 2020.
A research team exploring how genes and environmental factors interact in psychiatry has discovered that a history of sexual trauma and a genetic tendency to develop mental illness are associated with increased risk for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression.
A novel combination therapy slowed cognitive decline in elderly patients with a history of depression – a major risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center’s new Chair and Professor of Psychiatry found.
The EVOLVED trial found that early aortic valve intervention in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) and mid-wall myocardial fibrosis on magnetic resonance imaging did not reduce the incidence of the composite primary endpoint of all-cause death or unplanned aortic stenosis hospitalization compared with guideline-directed conservative management. Findings were reported today at TCT 2024, the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF). TCT is the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. The results were also published simultaneously in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A recent publication in JAMA Network Open helps to shed light on the quality of life and health outcomes among adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) through critical findings from the Congenital Heart Initiative (CHI) registry. Ochsner Health pediatric cardiologist and adult congenital heart specialist, Thomas Young, MD, is a contributing author for the publication.
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