Canada-wide ban on menthol cigarettes leads to significant increases in quitting among smokers
Bans on menthol cigarettes across Canada from 2016 to 2017 led to a significant increase in the number of smokers
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Depression and anxiety among first-year college students worsen during pandemic
First-year college students are reporting symptoms of depression and anxiety significantly more often than they were before the coronavirus pandemic,
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Depression Linked to Suicidal Ideation Among Physicians
MONDAY, Dec. 14, 2020 — Depression, but not physician burnout, is associated with suicidal ideation among physicians, while burnout is
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Program reduces social isolation among middle-aged and older adults
An existing service in the North West of England called Community Connectors, which enables adults to access social activities within
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More than 1.1 million deaths among Medicare recipients due to high cost of drugs
More than 1.1 million Medicare patients could die over the next decade because they cannot afford to pay for their
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Liver scarring relatively common among middle-aged adults
A substantial minority of participants from the Framingham Heart Study, (nearly nine percent), had potentially clinically significant liver fibrosis (scarring).
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Predicting colorectal cancer risk among average risk persons
Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine research scientists have developed and tested one of the first U.S.-based models
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Lack of diversity among cardiovascular health-care professionals continues
Despite working for more than two decades to address underrepresentation of women in cardiology, disparities among cardiovascular professionals continue to
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Mental health-related emergency room visits are increasing among teens and young adults
A new study led by fellows at the USC Schaeffer Center shows mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits have increased
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Gentle exercise program improves outcomes among older home care clients
A study published in Innovation in Aging, a journal of the Gerontological Society of America, shows that a gentle exercise
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