Diet and exercise programs alone won’t tackle childhood obesity: Childhood obesity is complex and requires complex solutions
Focusing on immediate fixes such as diet and exercise programs alone won’t curb the tide of childhood obesity, according to a new study that for the first time maps the complex pathways that lead to obesity in childhood. Coordinated by the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre the study finds children whose parents did not […]
No-Opioid Strategy Sharply Reduced Prescribing After Urologic Cancer Surgery
A protocol focusing on non-opioid pain control measures, as well as patient education, helped eliminate the need for post-discharge opioid prescriptions after major urologic cancer surgery, according to a cohort study. Among nearly 650 opioid-naive patients, the rate of opioid prescriptions at discharge was 57.9% for those who received an instruction sheet that explained the […]
Opinion | COVID Isn’t Just a ‘Me’ Problem
This piece started out focusing on the impact of colds on our lives, particularly if COVID is now “just a cold.” But now it’s personal. My husband and I escaped COVID until now by being very careful until we got vaccinated. Once vaccinated, we focused on living our lives safely — no eating at indoor […]
Two Senators on Different Sides Unite on Mental Health Law Reauthorization
WASHINGTON — Two senators are spearheading a bipartisan effort to reauthorize a bill focusing on mental health care. When Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) set out to develop a mental health bill, they agreed to disagree on some issues, “but it turns out we had much, much more common ground […]