Although diagnostic labels create the illusion of an explanation they are scientifically meaningless and can create stigma and prejudice, researchers say.
Six-step plan reduced opioid use in rural clinic patients
A six-step plan that took a system approach cut use of high-dose opioids by more than 14 percent.
Thousands of Seattleites who live in vehicles have nowhere to go
The scale of vehicle residency in King County has nearly quadrupled in a decade, from 881 to 3,372 people sleeping in a car, RV, school bus, truck or van.
How Disaster Warnings Can Get Your Attention
Harnessing new prediction technology, federal authorities hope to sharpen the disaster warnings they send directly to cellphones, as well as to state and county emergency managers, to make the warnings faster and clearer about life-threatening conditions
How To Get A Cheaper Prescription Before Leaving The Doctor’s Office
The pricing tool, embedded in physicians’ electronic health record, shows how much patients will pay out-of-pocket and allows the doctor to find a cheaper alternative.
Federal Appeals Court Takes Up Case That Could Upend U.S. Health System
If the lower court ruling is ultimately upheld, the case, Texas v. United States, has the potential to shake the nation’s health care system to its core.
Medicaid Enrollment Among Immigrant Kids California Falls; Fear To Blame?
The decline may be due in part to rising fear among their families in response to anti-immigrant rhetoric and federal crackdowns on unauthorized immigrants.
Confused about what to eat? Science can help
Clean eating or keto? Paleo or gluten-free? Whole 30 or vegan? Forget fad diets. Science has the answer.
Do vitamin drips really work?
Are the celebrities onto something with their IV vitamin cocktails? Let’s look at the evidence before rushing to the therapy lounge.
Dialysis patients overoptimistic about their life expectancy, UW study finds.
Only one in 10 dialysis patients survey were aware that their average life expectancy was less than five years.
Popularity of booze-free bars grows
Alcohol-free spaces offer social connection without peer pressure to drink.
Counterfeit alcohol a growing concern for tourists abroad
In many other parts of the world counterfeit or “illegal” alcohol is common and a growing public health concern.
How to think yourself into being a fit person
If you want to exercise more, start viewing yourself as an exerciser. Imagine yourself as fit. Fake it until you make it. Walk the walk
Can caffeine improve your exercise performance?
Those who respond most strongly see improvements of around 16%, that’s unusual. For the average person, improvements will likely be between about 2% and 6%.
Measles and cancer patients. What to do?
Measles is worrisome to cancer patients because those receiving chemotherapy or recovering from a transplant may have weakened immunity.