Even with recent efforts to increase diversity among physicians, there is a deficiency in black, Hispanic, and American Indian or Alaskan Native representation in medical school matriculants, according to a recent article published in JAMA Network Open.
Canadian researchers are examining the potential for immersive virtual reality to provide prolonged analgesia in patients with chronic pain.
Palforzia is a capsule containing a pharmaceutical-grade dose of the peanut protein.
Napping once or twice per week was tied to lower risk of CV events, but napping duration was not linked to event risk.
Efforts to address obesity in the pediatric asthma population should continue with a specific focus on achieving improved baseline control and a better understanding of triggers.
The framework for risk-benefit evaluations used in research can shed light on ways of balancing potential social benefits and individual risks that are missing from existing ethical frameworks for public health.
Adjusted suicide mortality rates increased from 1.7 to 4.2 per 100,000 female youths from 1999 to 2017.
Children exposed to gestational diabetes in utero have reduced physical activity and fruit intake compared with children not exposed to gestational diabetes.
The USPSTF recommends that physicians offer risk-reducing medications to women at greater risk for breast cancer and lower risk for adverse medication effects.
Compared with adults without cerebral palsy, adults with cerebral palsy had higher age-standardized prevalence of mental health disorders, including anxiety and mood affective disorders.
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