Toking up increases your risk of landing in the hospital, a new study reports. Recreational marijuana use was associated with 22% greater odds of needing to visit an emergency room or be hospitalized, Canadian researchers found. The study showed physical injuries, lung ailments and gastrointestinal problems were the top three reasons why pot users had… read on > read on >
Women of color may face delays in getting a biopsy after a screening mammogram suggests they might have breast cancer, a large, new study finds. Researchers found that compared with white women, Asian, Black and Hispanic women were all more likely to wait over a month for a breast biopsy following an abnormal screening mammogram.… read on > read on >
Facebook and Instagram have started taking down posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to get them after the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. These posts told women how to get abortion pills through the mail even in states that had banned them. Facebook and Instagram began deleting… read on > read on >
Deep-rooted bias may affect the way white patients physically respond to medical care provided by physicians of differing race or gender. Researchers assessed treatment reactions of nearly 200 white patients after they were randomly assigned to receive care from a male or female doctor who was either Black, white or Asian. White patients appeared to… read on > read on >
Since January 2021, hospitals have been required to list online the prices for 300 common medical services, but new research has found that only 32% of hospitals have been fully compliant when it comes to knee and hip replacements. “Although pricing information was generally available, it frequently did not meet requirements established by the [government]… read on > read on >
Adolescents who experience cyberbullying are more likely to think about suicide, a new study shows. Researchers found a link between being bullied online, through texts or on social media, and thoughts of suicide that go above and beyond the link between suicidal thoughts and traditional offline bullying. “At a time when young adolescents are spending… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News) – Using ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft can reduce the number of impaired drivers on the roads, potentially leading to fewer alcohol-related crashes, a new research review confirms. Review author Christopher Morrison, who studies drinking and the problems it spawns, including assaults, drunken driving and crashes, said the evidence is clear.… read on > read on >
Medically supervised exercise programs can do heart patients a lot of good, but few people of color take part in them — regardless of income, new research finds. The study, of more than 100,000 U.S. patients, found that while all were eligible for cardiac rehabilitation, only about one-quarter actually attended. Enrollment was particularly low among… read on > read on >
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will vote on Tuesday whether to recommend that updated COVID-19 booster shots be used this fall to protect against Omicron and its highly contagious subvariants. Because the virus mutates so quickly, the FDA may approve the new vaccine formulations as COVID-19 cases are expected to surge again… read on > read on >
Are you plagued by FOMO — “fear of missing out”? Then silencing your smartphone may not be the stress-buster you think it is. That’s the takeaway from a new study that found many folks check their phones a lot more when they’re set to mute or vibrate than when they beep and ring. “Without any… read on > read on >
