Preventive Medicine News

Increasing calcium and protein intake through dairy products reduced the risk for falls and fractures among older adults living in care homes by 33%, according to results of a randomized controlled trial published in the BMJ.

Researchers identified an association between a self-reported history of high-risk allergy and an increased risk for allergic reactions after receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

Mortality rates due to all causes and drug or alcohol poisoning significantly increased among recently pregnant women in the U.S. from 2015 to 2019, according to findings published in JAMA.

Recent media reports have highlighted the health risks associated with social media use among adolescents.

The COVID-19 pandemic created new barriers for colorectal cancer screening. However, fecal occult blood tests done at home may boost colonoscopy compliance, according to a presentation at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress.

In a small survey study, 60% of women seeking fertility care reported receiving at least one dose of the HPV vaccine, while 50% reported that they have never been offered the vaccine by their medical providers.

Pharmacotherapy can be an important intervention for adolescents with obesity, according to a speaker at the Obesity Medicine Association fall conference.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said there was insufficient evidence to make a recommendation on whether clinicians should screen asymptomatic adolescents and adults for eating disorders.

Less than 1% of women believed solely in their physician’s contraceptive advice, according to research presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress & Expo.

Researchers have developed a novel nutrient profiling system that grades the healthfulness and harmfulness of foods based on their nutrients, ingredients, processing characteristics, phytochemicals and additives.