Is Social Media Making Adults Grumpy?
TOPLINE:Frequent social media use is associated with increased irritability in US adults, showing a notable dose-response relationship with posting frequency.METHODOLOGY:Researchers ...
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Do we actually know what a healthy gut microbiome looks like?
Our guts are home to trillions of bacteriaARTUR PLAWGO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Analysing one’s stools was once a niche interest. A ...
Why sleep quality is so important – and so difficult to measure
Steven Puetzer/Getty Images How did you sleep last night? Your response might depend on how long you were in bed, ...
Why Some Doctors Over-Trust AI and Don’t Even Realize It
Stephen Belmustakov, MD, recently started a new job in private practice and for some reason felt “on edge.”And then he ...
Wildfire Smoke Raises Risk for RA and Related Lung Disease
TOPLINE:Greater exposure to fire smoke with particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) is associated with increased risk for rheumatoid ...
Leeds nurse has head tumour removed by keyhole surgery in UK first
PA MediaRuvimbo Kaviya was left unable to eat because of the pain caused by her tumourA nurse has become the ...
Integrative Approach to Sun Protection: Beyond Sunscreen
Protecting skin from photoaging and photocarcinogenesis requires not only sunscreen — ideally a mineral sunscreen with iron oxide — but ...
FDA Approves Sotorasib + Panitumumab for mCRC
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved sotorasib (Lumakras, Amgen Inc.) with panitumumab (Vectibix, Amgen Inc.) for the ...
Feedback System Speeds Up Stroke Treatment
TOPLINE:Performance feedback reduces the time to endovascular thrombectomy in patients with ischemic stroke, according to a Dutch study.METHODOLOGY:The researchers conducted ...
Study Finds Medicaid Coverage Gaps in Rosacea Treatments
TOPLINE:State Medicaid formularies demonstrate significant variability in rosacea treatment coverage, with only 10% of states offering unrestricted access to basic ...
Parenting Styles May Affect Asian American Kids’ Well-Being
TOPLINE:Asian American children are less likely to flourish, maintain regular bedtimes, and have moderate screen time than their White peers, ...
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water Linked to Cancer Risk
Share on Pinterest“Forever chemicals” are found in manufacturing and consumer products and contaminate nearly half of U.S. water supplies. Grace ...
What Happened to the Hippocratic Oath?
Every year, students entering Harvard medical and dental schools write their own oaths about how they pledge to interact with ...
Multitarget Stool DNA Tests Often Not Completed
TOPLINE:An analysis from a large healthcare system shows that nearly half of those prescribed multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) tests for ...
Childhood Vaccination Rates Are Slipping
Jen Fisher can do only so much to keep her son safe from the types of infections that children can ...
Cervical screening knowledge gap ‘costing lives’, says charity
Getty ImagesCervical screening tests save thousands of lives each year in the UK, but many women do not take up ...
