Food insecurity causes anxiety and depression, data show
Food insecurity is not only linked with, but directly causes symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to research published in the open-access journal PLOS Mental Health.
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New approach to kidney transplant matching could lead to better long-term outcomes
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have identified a new way of predicting whether a kidney donor and recipient are a good match for transplantation.
Walking slightly faster could help older adults stay fit, study suggests
Frailty is a medically defined condition in older adults that increases vulnerability to everyday stresses, leading to a higher risk of falls, hospitalization and loss of independence. Warning signs of frailty include:
A ‘silent epidemic’ of stimulant use is shadowing the most recent opioid epidemic, study shows
Many people might be aware of an ongoing opioid epidemic, with thousands of people dying every year from overdoses. But many who are misusing opioids are also using—and dying from—stimulant drugs as well, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Mental Health by Yutong Li from the University of Alberta, Canada, and colleagues.
Government rollbacks of climate monitoring are a public health emergency, say researchers
In an opinion piece published in the open-access journal PLOS Climate, Jeremy Jacobs of Vanderbilt University and Shazia Khan of Yale School of Medicine draw attention to the rollback of government efforts to collect data on climate change, and how the loss of this infrastructure imperils public health efforts.
Private health industry lobby group uses strategies similar to unhealthy commodity industry groups: Study
The private health industry lobby group “Partnership for America’s Health Care Future” engages in marketing and publicity strategies similar to Big Tobacco and other unhealthy commodity industry groups to shape public perception of universal health care policies as negative in the United States, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health by Kendra Chow from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, and colleagues.
Survey reveals factors associated with self-reported climate anxiety in the United States
A new study describes factors associated with self-reported climate anxiety in the United States. The study was published in the open-access journal PLOS Climate by Katherine Kricorian from For Good Measure, United States, and colleagues Karin Turner and Christopher Kricorian, who is also a current high school student.
New tool predicts cardiovascular disease risk more accurately
A new risk prediction tool developed by the American Heart Association (AHA) estimated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in a diverse patient cohort more accurately than current models, according to a recent study published in Nature Medicine.
Measles outbreaks in Illinois and North Dakota have ended
Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their states’ measles outbreaks are over, pointing to a continuing slowdown of measles spread in the U.S. during vaccine-preventable disease’s worst year since 1991.
Raising awareness of extreme indoor temperatures
Research from the University of Waterloo has made it possible to accurately track indoor temperatures to determine households with life-threatening conditions.