People who use methamphetamine likely to report multiple chronic conditions
People who use methamphetamine are more likely to have health conditions, mental illness, and substance use disorders than people who do not use the drug, according...
Category: Health
How harm reduction advocates and the tobacco industry capitalized on pandemic to promote nicotine
Scientific papers suggesting that smokers are less likely to fall ill with COVID-19 are being discredited as links to the tobacco industry, reveals an investigation by...
Marking the 40th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic: A paper in the New England Journal of Medicine
June 5, 2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the first report of AIDS cases and the onset of the American AIDS epidemic. In a new, thought-provoking...
Immunotherapy after surgery reduces deadly relapse risk in advanced bladder cancer
A phase 3 clinical trial co-led by Mount Sinai researchers is the first to show that immunotherapy after surgery to remove bladder cancer can reduce the...
UK hits vaccine milestone, warns of ‘deadly’ misinformation
Three-quarters of Britain’s adult population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the government said Wednesday, as it warned that “deadly” misinformation was...
Continuous glucose monitors help manage type 2 diabetes
In patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, the use of continuous glucose monitors is associated with better blood sugar control and fewer visits to the emergency...
Researchers make first-ever discovery of Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats
A team of Colorado State University scientists, led by veterinary postdoctoral fellow Dr. Anna Fagre, has detected Zika virus RNA in free-ranging African bats. RNA, or...
After 15 years, deep brain stimulation still effective in people with Parkinson’s
Deep brain stimulation continues to be effective in people with Parkinson’s disease 15 years after the device is implanted, according to a study published in the...
Blood sugar highs and lows linked to greater dementia risk in type 1 diabetes
Older people with type 1 diabetes who have been to the hospital at some point for both low and high blood sugar levels may be at...
Pandemic shows essential role of ECT as treatment for severe depression
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in North America in March 2020, health care facilities stopped providing all but “essential” care, to reduce infection risks and preserve...
