Access to an online program that provides easily accessible, interactive, tailored healthy lifestyle and behavior change techniques is associated with
Month: April 2022
Portable, point-of-care COVID-19 test discerns alpha variant from earlier strains
A point-of-care COVID-19 test developed by researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign can now detect and differentiate the alpha
How too much drinking harms the liver
As Americans stepped up their drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic, liver disease and transplants surged. Between March 2020 and January
Half of parents regularly give kids a dietary supplement
Kids can be stubborn when it comes to eating the healthy foods on their plate. And now, a new national poll reaffirms
Most cancer centers do not disclose payer-specific prices
Most U.S. National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers do not provide required price transparency, but markup on parenteral chemotherapy appears widespread,
Health supervision discussed for children with down syndrome
In a clinical report published online April 18 in Pediatrics, guidelines are presented for the health supervision of children and adolescents
Review shows high prevalence of fatigue in adults with IBD
Adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a high prevalence of fatigue, according to a review published in the May
New Study: Black women face higher maternal mortality rates than previously determined
The effects of racism and sexism lead to higher maternal mortality rates among Black women in the U.S. than previously
AI reduces miss rate of precancerous polyps in colorectal cancer screening
Artificial intelligence reduced by twofold the rate at which precancerous polyps were missed in colorectal cancer screening, reported a team
Infant brain study helps make case for a universal US paid leave policy
In the fall of 2021, Democrats pushed to establish a national paid leave program under the Build Back Better Act,