Proactivity and partnership pay off for nursing homes in a pandemic, study suggests
Seven months ago, the nation first heard of a surge of COVID-19 deaths in a Washington nursing home—an early warning
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Study in half a million adults with overweight or obesity suggests benefit of weight loss on serious health problems
People with obesity who intentionally (not because of illness) lost an average (median) 13% of their initial body weight reduced
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Gene sleuths suggests wide virus spread from Boston meeting
A meeting at a hotel in Boston last February may have ignited the spread of the pandemic virus to some
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Look beyond opioids to solve national substance use epidemic, study suggests
Overcoming the nation’s opioid epidemic will require clinicians to look beyond opioids, new research from Oregon Health & Science University
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Fecal transplants may reduce alcohol use, early research suggests
A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has published preliminary but striking evidence that shows the transplantation of gut bacteria may have
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Iodine exposure in the NICU may lead to decrease in thyroid function, study suggests
Exposure to iodine used for medical procedures in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may increase an infant’s risk for
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Pilot study suggests Parkinson’s disease progression can be slowed
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) implanted in early stage Parkinson’s disease decreases the risk of disease progression and the need to
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