People and leprosy go way back. Way, way back. “It’s been around for at least 5,000 years and probably longer,” says Stewart Cole, who directs the Global Health Institute at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. The disease, which causes nerve damage and skin ulcers, likely originated in Africa — ... Read More »
Republicans in Congress have been calling for the repeal of Obamacare since it passed in 2010. With control of both houses of Congress and the presidency, they may finally get their chance to undo huge, consequential parts of the health law next year. If they succeed, about 22 million fewer ... Read More »
Kaiser Health News Throughout the campaign, President-Elect Donald Trump’s entire health message consisted of promising to repeal the Affordable Care Act. That remains difficult with Democrats still commanding enough power in the Senate to block the 60 votes needed for a full repeal. Republicans could use fast-track budget authority to ... Read More »
The future of public health in the United States was a hotly contested topic during the 2016 election, with the presidential candidates making bold promises and several important ballot initiatives up for grabs. Here’s how America voted, and what a Trump presidency means to your health. Donald Trump’s stunning upset ... Read More »
– Mayo Clinic scientists have connected first-time kidney stone formations with chronic kidney disease in a new study. Chronic kidney disease is characterized by a progressive loss in kidney function, reducing the body’s ability to clear waste. Symptoms include nerve damage, high blood pressure, anemia and weak bones. The National ... Read More »
Young adults who are problem drinkers tend to suffer from more health problems later in life than non-drinkers, even if they conquered their alcoholism years earlier, a new study indicates. Men with alcohol dependence in young adulthood had, on average, three medical conditions in their 60s, while non-drinkers only reported ... Read More »
A new study conducted by Cornell University researchers confirms the link between some forms of autism and defects in mitochondrial DNA. The study builds on previous scholarship linking mitochondrial functions with autism spectrum disorder by providing a larger sample size. Researchers compared mitochondrial DNA, or mtDNA, samples of autistic children ... Read More »
Researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City have uncovered a potential method for slowing skin fibrosis for patients with scleroderma. Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation in fibrotic tissue below the skin. The disease can also affect the lungs, blood vessels, and other ... Read More »
There are chemical differences in how male and female brains regulate aggression in response to stress, Georgia State University scientists suggest. In a study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a research team found that male and female brains process serotonin and arginine-vasopressin, or AVP, ... Read More »
Released prisoners may be less likely to commit violent crimes if they’re prescribed certain kinds of psychiatric medications, a new study suggests. These medications can affect someone’s mental state. They include antidepressants, antipsychotics, psychostimulants, drugs to treat addiction and antiepileptic drugs, the researchers said. The study authors looked at information ... Read More »
Even with repeated cleanings, it’s virtually impossible to remove all contamination from robotic surgical instruments, a new study suggests. “One of the top priorities for hospitals is to treat patients safely and with minimal risk of infection,” said study author Yuhei Saito, an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo ... Read More »
Fathers are being encouraged to openly discuss mental health with their sons following a survey which reveals many young men do not talk about their feelings. Roughly one third of the teenagers in the poll said they instead chose to “put a brave face on”, even though most of them wanted their fathers ... Read More »
