Health Organizations Making Strides In Health Equity, AMA Leader Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Half of healthcare organizations surveyed have eliminated or are working to eliminate race-based clinical algorithms and decision-making tools that incorrectly use race as a proxy for genetic or biological ancestry, a survey by the American Medical Association (AMA) found. “This is critically important,” Aletha Maybank, MD, the AMA’s chief health equity […]
Lean body mass, age linked with alcohol elimination rates in women
The rate at which women eliminate alcohol from their bloodstream is largely predicted by their lean body mass, although age plays a role, too, scientists found in a new study. Women with obesity — and those who are older — clear alcohol from their systems 52% faster than women of healthy weights and those who […]
How a high fat diet allows expulsion of intestinal parasite worms
Scientists have discovered that a high-fat diet allows the immune system to eliminate a parasitic worm which is a major cause of death and illness in the developing world. Parasitic worms affect up to a billion people, particularly in developing nations with poor sanitation. One of these parasites known as “whipworm” can cause long lasting […]
Lancet Commission Calls for Ending Stigma, Discrimination Around Mental Health
Evidence-based strategies should be implemented to eliminate the stigma and discrimination around mental health conditions, according to an extensive report from The Lancet Commission. The Commission’s recommendations are intended for a broad cross section of stakeholders, including governments, international organizations, schools, public and private employers, and healthcare workers and their organizations, noted co-chair Graham Thornicroft, […]
Cannabis Linked to Less Opioid Use in Back Pain, Osteoarthritis
Medical cannabis can greatly reduce or eliminate the need for opioid painkillers in patients with chronic back pain and osteoarthritis, a pair of studies found. The studies, reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting and published in Cureus, are limited since they don’t include control groups and can’t […]
Effectiveness of antibiotics significantly reduced when multiple bugs present
A study has found that much higher doses of antibiotics are needed to eliminate a bacterial infection of the airways when other microbes are present. It helps explain why respiratory infections often persist in people with lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis despite treatment. In the study, published today in The ISME Journal, researchers say […]