Category: Health & Medicine

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing that simplified food nutrition labels be placed on the front of food packages to help consumers grasp the nutritional value of the product at a glance. The new front-of-package nutrition labels (coined the “Nutrition Info box”) will simplify information on […]

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK needs an overarching national strategy to tackle alcohol-related harms, argue experts in The BMJdeaths from alcohol in England reach their highest level on record. Julia Sinclair at the University of Southampton and colleagues warn that successive government cuts have led to reduced provision and quality of alcohol treatment, and […]

Photo Credit: Halfpoint The following is a summary of “People living with chronic pain in Canada face difficult decisions and decisional conflict concerning their care: data from the national DECIDE-PAIN survey,” published in the December 2024 issue of Primary Care by Naye et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to explore the decisional needs of […]

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Senior midwives and researchers with experience in criminal and social justice are among those calling for improved maternity provision for pregnant women in UK prisons. In an article published by The BMJLaura Abbott and colleagues highlight gaps in clinical care for pregnant women and say the systemic problems need addressing urgently […]

Photo Credit: Jacob Wackerhausen An appropriate amount of time spent on EHRs at home and efficiency of the primary care team are associated with lower odds of burnout among US physicians. An appropriate amount of time spent on EHRs at home and the efficiency of the primary care team are associated with lower odds of […]

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Tourette syndrome is currently diagnosed about three times more frequently in males than in females. A new study finds that female individuals are less likely to be diagnosed with the syndrome, take longer to receive a diagnosis and are older when they are diagnosed than male individuals. The study is published […]

More frequent follow-up after curative surgery did not significantly reduce 10-year mortality rates in patients with stage II and stage III colorectal cancer. More frequent follow-up after curative surgery did not significantly reduce 10-year mortality rates in patients with stage II and stage III colorectal cancer, according to a study published online in JAMA Network […]

Photo Credit: Galeanu Mihai Dr. MedLaw addresses clinicians’ questions regarding medical law, starting with guidance on navigating the complexities of a salary structure shift. Clinician: I joined my cardiology group with a salary and a productivity-based bonus. I was hired to allow them to open a satellite center, and I accepted a lower salary than […]