States consider high costs, possible savings of covering weight-loss drugs for their workers
The skyrocketing popularity of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, one of a class of drugs called GLP-1s, is fast becoming a state ...
Risk preference is governed by different hypothalamus–habenula circuits, study finds
To survive in complex and unpredictable environments, humans and other animals need to learn to predict the consequences of ...
Immune cells found crucial in preventing pregnancy complications
Researchers at the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute have uncovered a new critical role for the immune system in supporting healthy pregnancies.
Adults diagnosed with ADHD may have reduced life expectancies
A world-first study led by UCL researchers, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, analyzed anonymized primary care ...
Study finds smoking opioids is associated with lower mortality than injecting but is still high-risk
A new study published in Addiction has found that opioid smoking appears to be associated with lower mortality risk compared with opioid injecting. The authors, however, caution that opioid smoking ...
Medicine shortages strain pharmacists, increase patient stress
A national survey undertaken by University of South Australia researchers paints a concerning picture: Medicine shortages are increasing patient stress as well as pharmacists' workloads, with 89.5% of ...
'Near catastrophic' rabies incident jolts Department of Public Health
A body part from a deceased animal being tested for rabies caused deep concern at the highest level of the state Department of Public Health last year after the improperly sealed package leaked and ...
Dogs paired with providers at hospitals help ease staff and patient stress
Outside HCA HealthONE Rose medical center, the snow is flying. Inside, on the third floor, there's a flurry of activity within the labor and delivery unit.
Mitochondria may be a promising therapeutic target for inflammatory diseases
Scientists in the laboratory of Navdeep Chandel, Ph.D., the David W. Cugell, MD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, have discovered how mitochondria influence the ...
Study shows many don't know about the unexpected negative effects of nitrous oxide use
People know less about recreational nitrous oxide use than they think they do, new University of Otago–Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka ...
For tennis star Destanee Aiava, borderline personality disorder felt like 'a death sentence'—and a relief. What is it?
Conversely, if a loved one appears distant or fed up—for example, is thinking about ending the relationship—the person with ...