Cigarette prices motivating more to give up – study
The cost-of-living crisis is having an impact – but health concerns remain the top reason for quitting. Source link
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More young, affluent women may be smoking – study
Younger women could benefit from targeted interventions to tackle the apparent rise, researchers say. Source link
Study aims to break brain injury link to depression
Half of those admitted to hospital with a brain injury report depression in the following year, research suggests. Source link
Patients dying needlessly due to A&E delay – study
Sir David Spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics in the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It sort of seems intuitive that if you wait a long time in a corridor or somewhere else waiting to be admitted, an average of six hours now, that that’s going to harm […]
Study links PMS with perinatal depression
Women with premenstrual disorders are much more likely to have birth-related depression, researchers say. Source link
Extreme heat can double stillbirth risk – study
About half of those who took part worked in jobs where they were exposed to high levels of heat, such as agriculture, brick kilns and salt flats. The others worked in cooler environments, such as schools and hospitals, although some workers were also exposed to very high levels of heat in those jobs too. Source […]
Teen pregnancy may be connected to premature death: Study
A new study found that women who were pregnant as teenagers are more likely to die in early adulthood than women who did not have teen pregnancies. The study, published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open, found that in a sample of 2.2 million female teenagers aged 12 to 19 from Ontario, Canada, the risk […]
Different measure to BMI may spot childhood obesity better, study says
Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate. Source link
Health device ethnic bias risking patients – study
Prof Habib Naqvi, chief executive of the NHS Race and Health Observatory, welcomed the findings, saying access to better health should not be determined by ethnicity nor by the colour of your skin, and medical devices needed to be fit-for-purpose for all communities. Source link
More than half of Asian New Yorkers experienced race-related hate in the past year, study shows
More than half of Asian American residents of New York City say they have experienced hate due to race or ethnicity, according to a recent survey. The survey by The Asian American Foundation, found that 54 percent of Asian American New Yorkers said they had experienced “either insults, harassments, threats, or physical attacks in the […]