Preventive Medicine News

Physical activities of varying types, frequencies and intensities appeared to lower a person’s incidence of stroke, suggesting “that there is an option for everyone,” researchers wrote.

Video-based coaching was a feasible strategy for improving clinicians’ communications skills, according to findings published in BMC Medical Education.

Eating meat five times or less per week was linked to a lower overall risk for cancer, according to observational findings published in BMC Medicine.

The environmental and societal impacts of climate change are progressing more rapidly than previously expected, nearing limits to what society can feasibly adapt to, according to a recent report.

Transgender and nonbinary youths who received gender-affirming care were significantly less likely to have moderate or severe depression and suicidality than those who did not, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Many older adults and individuals of historically underrepresented groups who experienced a delay in care due to the COVID-19 pandemic still have not received care, according to recent research.

A recent study conducted in Israel identified a potential link between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden sensorineural hearing loss, while a similar study conducted in the U.S. found no significant association.

Physicians should practice clinical judgment when treating patients who have a negative PCR test despite clear COVID-19 signs or symptoms and no alternative diagnosis, according to researchers.

Given the prevalence of overt thyroid disease in the U.S., Alex Stagnaro-Green, MD, MHPE, regional dean at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford, said that universal thyroid screening is warranted during pregnancy.

Parents should ensure their newborn receives a dose of vitamin K after birth to prevent a potentially life-threatening bleeding disease, the AAP said in a recent policy announcement.