Many people struggle to keep their weight in check as they get older. Now new research at Karolinska Institutet in
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Patients with cardiac devices do not adhere to driving ban
Nearly one-third of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) resume driving despite it being medically contraindicated — a practice
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Many psychiatric disorders have heightened impulsivity
Individuals with many different psychiatric disorders have a higher tendency to choose smaller, immediate rewards over larger, delayed rewards, a
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The technology behind Bitcoin may improve the medications of the future
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a prototype of an app that may potentially prescribe the optimal dose
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Researcher decodes the brain to help patients with mental illnesses: Study demonstrates that network-level brain activity can detect specific types of mental effort
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness in a given year. Severe mental illnesses cause
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New data indicate rise in opioid use for migraine treatment
An increasing number of Americans are using opioids to treat their migraine headaches, despite the fact that opioids are not
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Medical mistrust impacts African American men’s preventive health, but racism also matters
Mistrust of health care providers, fueled by painful experiences with racism, makes African American men more likely to delay routine
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More can be done to prevent children from having in-flight medical emergencies
Resources are limited on an airplane during an in-flight emergency and access to care is not always immediate. A new
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Medical marijuana does not reduce opioid deaths
Legalizing medical marijuana does not reduce the rate of fatal opioid overdoses, according to researchers at the Stanford University School
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No increase in complications with ‘tummy tuck’ in obese patients
“Tummy tuck” surgery (abdominoplasty) can be safely performed in obese patients, with no increase in complications compared to non-obese patients,
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