A skull fragment found in the roof of a cave in southern Greece is the oldest fossil of Homo sapiens ever discovered in Europe, scientists reported on Wednesday. Until now, the earliest remains of modern humans found on the Continent were less than 45,000 years old. The skull bone is more than four times as…
LONDON — Two hospitals in northern England have allowed an e-cigarette company to open vape shops on their premises as part of a move by the hospitals to ban smoking in and around their buildings. The ban was introduced last week at two of the largest health institutions in the Birmingham area as “a public…
New research on a large cohort of women aged 50 and over has found a surprising link between poor quality social relationships and the presence of bone loss. This finding further emphasizes the importance of relationships — not just to mental and emotional well-being but also to physical health. Older women who do not have…
Image Calorie information in a New York City Starbucks, 2010. Overturning Obamacare would mean restaurants nationwide would no longer be required to post such data.CreditMario Tama/Getty Images It’s not just that 21 million people would probably lose health insurance, or that 133 million Americans with pre-existing conditions would lose their protection. Those effects would be…
Cuing up some Calvin Harris or Macklemore during short, intense workouts might change how we feel about the exercise, according to a useful new study of how listening to jaunty music can encourage us to push ourselves harder. The study also found, though, that other types of distractions, such as podcasts, may not have the…
My patient, a yoga instructor, had already received a week of chemotherapy, so he couldn’t be called a complete newcomer to the side effects of his treatment. But he was still bracing himself for what was yet to come. He was in his 70s and had a rare variety of a rare cancer: acute lymphocytic…
Using data from a person’s immune response, researchers have devised a blood test that may accurately predict the risk of breast cancer recurrence. Researchers are getting closer to developing a blood test that detects breast cancer recurrence. Despite scientific advancements in breast cancer research, this type continues to be the leading cancer among women in…
Gay men in China ages 25-29 are eight times more likely to feel criticized and rejected compared with men in that country ages 20 or younger, new University of Hawaii at Manoa research shows. The reason may be that 25- to 29-year-olds tend to be out of college and in the workforce, where they may…
IMAGE: SurveyMonkey of 390 United States pediatric emergency medicine physicians using CFST. view more Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL — Pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians are at risk for developing compassion fatigue (CF), burnout (BO), and low compassion satisfaction (CS), but proactive awareness of these phenomena…
IMAGE: Cluster randomized trial: adapted vs enhanced stewardship intervention in four emergency departments, five urgent care centers. view more Credit: Kirsty Challen, B.sc., Mbchb, Mres, Ph.d., Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, United Kingdom DES PLAINES, IL — Antibiotic stewardship interventions for acute respiratory infection (ARI) is feasible and effective and can significantly reduce overuse in the emergency department…