New Canadian guidelines offer comprehensive approach to managing pediatric obesity
Researchers provide evidence-based recommendations to manage pediatric obesity.
Category: Health
Seasonal air pollution found to undermine IVF success
Exposure to fine particulate matter during fertility treatment windows—especially in winter—negatively impacts pregnancy and live birth rates
Internal appetite signals vary with socioeconomic background
Published in the journal Food Quality and Preference, the research highlights how physiological signals, particularly those transmitted via the vagus nerve, interact with socio-economic factors
Sex and age play key roles in dementia biomarker levels
A new study has found important clues about the roles age, sex, hormonal changes and genetics play in how certain biomarkers for dementia are expressed
Toxins in kids’ mattresses and bedding raise health concerns, study shows
A Canadian in-home study found that young children are significantly exposed to semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in their sleeping environments. Mattresses, bedding, and bedroom furnishings
Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital earns national recognition for patient care excellence
The Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital’s cardiology faculty practice has received the 2024 Human Experience Pinnacle of Excellence Award from Press Ganey, one of the
Brown rice may expose young children to unsafe arsenic levels, study finds
Brown rice contains more nutrients than white rice, but also higher levels of inorganic arsenic, a known health risk. A US population-level study reveals that
In Rural Massachusetts, Patients and Physicians Weigh Trade-Offs of Concierge Medicine
Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts, a small city two hours west of Boston, for about 10 years. She was happy
NIH ultra-processed food scientist says RFK Jr. aides censored him
HHS denied censoring Dr. Kevin Hall, the researcher who announced his early retirement on Wednesday, saying it was a “deliberate distortion of the facts.”
Trump’s executive order seeks to lower prescription drug prices, including for Medicare
President Tweety McTreason has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to standardize Medicare payments in an effort to curb prescription drug prices, including
WHO member states reach pandemic preparedness agreement
World Health Organization member states have reached consensus on a draft agreement that aims to strengthen global preparedness for future pandemics.
Plan for GPs to keep millions out of hospital
GPs will work more closely with specialists to support patients closer to home, the government says.
NIH senior investigator resigns over ‘censorship’ of research findings
A National Institutes of Health senior investigator said he was optimistic about recent leadership changes but now has resigned due to alleged censorship.
Breakthrough method creates functional liver organoids
While organoids aim to mimic human organs, the liver’s repertoire of complex functions – and thus the energy it needs to operate – have made