Preventive Medicine News

More than 2 decades of data show that exposure to tropical storm or hurricane rainfall increases the risk of acquiring waterborne diseases, demonstrating the storms’ threat to public health, researchers reported in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Adults with HIV can lower their risk for serious cardiovascular events like heart attack or stroke by more than one-third if they take a daily statin, a large phase 3 trial found.

BOSTON — Adults with mild cognitive impairment who received the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for 3 months had improvements in cognitive scores compared with those who received placebo, according to findings presented at NUTRITION.

BOSTON — After examining information on more than 8,600 foods, researchers said they identified the top 10 with the highest amounts of prebiotic content that can help promote a healthy gut microbiome.

Voluntary medical male circumcision can reduce the risk for HIV acquisition among men who have sex with men who primarily practice insertive anal sex, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial conducted in China.

There is not yet enough evidence to make a recommendation for or against screening for lipid disorders in asymptomatic children and adolescents aged 20 years or younger, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Higher continuity of care has consistently been linked to better patient outcomes, according to experts.

Deaths caused by firearms and poisonings increased substantially in the United States from 1999 to 2020, highlighting an urgent need for public health interventions, according to researchers.

ORLANDO — A mid-sized university with a universal masking mandate saw no increase in COVID-19 after eliminating physical distancing requirements, according to study findings.

Patients seeking musculoskeletal care required substantial improvements in physical function and pain interference to significantly improve anxiety symptoms, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.