A new report shows the strong impact Connecticut’s Statewide Opioid Reporting Directive (SWORD) is having in its first year of tracking opioid overdoses. The initiative
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Study: Death counts fail to capture full mortality effects of COVID-19
More than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. Some argue that statistic is inaccurate due to inconsistencies in how deaths are being
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Rate of children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes rises over 50% over last 10 years, study finds
Once thought of as a disease affecting mainly older adults, type 2 diabetes has been on the rise among younger people in Manitoba. In the
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Study finds lung transplant patients not given antifungal preventive drugs have higher risk of death
Antifungal preventive medications reduce mortality risk by half in the first year following lung transplantation, according to Mayo Clinic research involving 667 patients who received
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Cluster of risky conditions that can lead to heart disease is rising in Hispanic adults
A cluster of conditions called metabolic syndrome that could lead to heart disease and stroke is becoming more common among Hispanic adults, and experts say
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Parental rejection of sexual orientation and gender identity ‘trigger’ for youth homelessness, new study finds
Parental rejection of sexual orientation and gender identity could be a key trigger in youth homelessness, according to new research. A report by UCD researchers,
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Study suggests heightened risk of dementia in individuals with type 2 diabetes varies by type of dementia
It is well known that having type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of dementia, but a large observational study comparing over 370,000
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Team confirms existence of residual non-functioning beta cells in living individuals with longstanding type 1 diabetes
Scientists have found that a non-invasive imaging technique can detect residual, non-functioning beta cells in living individuals with longstanding type 1 diabetes—a breakthrough that brings
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Chadwick Boseman Died of Colon Cancer at 43—Why Are Rates of the Disease Higher in Younger Black Men?
Actor Chadwick Boseman, best known as Black Panther in the Marvel Studios blockbuster of the same name, never made his 2016 stage 3 colon cancer
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Researchers release a new app to promote the inclusion of people with intellectual disability
The Institute for Research on Well-being Policies (Poliwelfare) of the University of Valencia, a partner of European project Mind Inclusion 2.0, has developed the app
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