Despite Pushback, Anti-DEI Congressman to Speak at Medical Meeting
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD (R-N.C.), will speak at the American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) leadership meeting later this month, despite calls for the congressman to be disinvited over his bill proposing a ban on federal funding for medical schools with diversity initiatives. Last month, the North Carolina congressmen introduced the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, […]
Confusing assistance requirements contribute to food insecurity among college students
Food insecurity among college students is associated with negative physical and mental health and lower academic performance and graduation rates. A recent research study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, investigates why over half of college students eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the nation’s largest food […]
Emergency Physicians Group Votes to Bar Use of the Term ‘Excited Delirium’
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) voted to stop using the term “excited delirium” when referring to patients with hyperactive delirium, joining a host of other medical societies that have already done so. The decision reverses the conclusions reached in a 2009 ACEP white paper on the topic, ACEP said in an article posted […]
ACP Sticks With Age 50 for Colorectal Cancer Screening
The American College of Physicians (ACP) updated guidance reaffirming its stance that colorectal cancer screening should wait until age 50 for average-risk, asymptomatic adults. The ACP recommends that clinicians “should discuss the uncertainty around benefits and harms of screening” with individuals ages 45 to 49, and that screening be dropped in asymptomatic average-risk adults older […]
I Was A Child Prodigy. Here’s The Dark Truth No One Ever Talks About.
“Before the ‘private high school’ and college classes, I was your average Abercrombie-clad, slightly weird 13-year-old goofing around and taking selfies at the mall with friends,” the author writes. Courtesy of Kate Alexandria When I graduated with my bachelor’s degree on May 9, 2015, I hadn’t updated the address on my file, so I never […]
The Drug Company That Prospered Without Creating Any Drugs
The new drug looked so promising — except for that one warning sign. At the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting in 2008, Duke University’s John Sundy, MD, proudly announced that pegloticase (Krystexxa), a drug he helped develop, was astoundingly effective at treating severe gout, which affects perhaps 50,000 Americans. In about half of those […]
ACOG Responds to Clashing Abortion Pill Rulings
Leaders of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and legal experts weighed in on the implications of a federal judge’s decision to suspend the FDA’s decades-old approval of mifepristone (Mifeprex), the most commonly used drug for medication abortion nationwide. “Please understand that this judge’s decision does not mean that medication abortion is not […]
Mocktails or cocktails? Having a sense of purpose in life can keep binge drinking at bay: A new study reveals that having a sense of purpose in daily life can influence college students’ decisions on day-to-day alcohol consumption
Heavy alcohol use is common among college students — and as a consequence, it puts young adults at risk for a wide range of health issues, from cardiovascular disease to cancer. Day in and day out, college students are bombarded with cues to drink, whether that’s seeing a group of friends toast at a party […]
Researchers map the effects of dietary nutrients on disease
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and King’s College London have created a tool to predict the effects of different diets on both cancerous cells and healthy cells. Their work could help disentangle the subtle metabolic changes associated with different types of nutrients, and improve our understanding of the link between diet and disease. Metabolism […]
Loneliness associated with unhealthful diets and physical inactivity among US college students
Transitioning to a new environment, as many college freshman do, can increase feelings of loneliness, and feelings of loneliness in college students have dramatically increased in the last decade, according to the National College Health Assessment. Additionally, a 2021 survey reported that 44% of U.S. college students described their weight as more than normal, i.e. […]