Women at high risk for postpartum depression prefer psychiatric clinics with low costs and short waits.
What New Moms Actually Want When Seeking Depression Help
This discrete choice experiment surveyed 698 women at high risk for postpartum depression regarding referral preferences. Participants gener…
Most new mothers skip postpartum depression treatment not because they don't want help, but because the system makes it too hard to get.
Gamified mobile health intervention increases physical activity in college students over 8 weeks
Gamified fitness app boosts physical activity in college students over 8 weeks
An 8-week randomized controlled trial in 160 college students found that a team-based gamified mobile health intervention significantly incr…
A gamified fitness app helped college students take 2,100 more daily steps and do 28 extra minutes of activity each day after just 8 weeks.
OHI plus mechanical instrumentation shows higher success rates than OHI alone for peri-implant mucositis
Brushing Tips Alone Can Heal Dental Implant Gums — Sometimes
A randomized controlled trial of 56 patients with peri-implant mucositis compared oral hygiene instructions (OHI) alone to OHI plus mechanic…
Good brushing habits alone can heal swollen gums around dental implants for many patients, though professional cleaning still helps more in …
Frailty shows strong positive association with depression in older adults with coronary heart disease.
The Hidden Link That Makes Heart Recovery Harder for Older Adults
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 2,628 older adults with coronary heart disease to assess the link between frailty and dep…
In older heart patients, frailty and depression form a dangerous cycle where each condition makes the other much more likely to develop.
Mental Contrasting Intervention Improves Workplace Physical Activity but Not Snacking in Small RCT
Workplace mental exercise helped employees move more but not snack less in small study
A 2-week RCT in 73 employees found a mental contrasting with implementation intentions intervention improved accelerometer-assessed physical…
A mental exercise helped workers move more at work, but it did not stop them from snacking on unhealthy foods during the day.
Narrative review examines depression-dementia relationship in aging populations
Could Depression Be an Early Warning Sign of Dementia?
A narrative review explores the complex relationship between depression and dementia in aging populations, examining whether depression repr…
Depression and dementia share biology, and spotting and treating depression early may help protect long-term brain health.
Scoping review of age-friendly city plans in South Korea reveals neglect of climate resilience and environmental sustainability.
Korean Cities Ignore Climate Risks for Seniors
This scoping review analyzed 31 publication records regarding age-friendly interventions in the South Korean aging population. The study fou…
Korean city plans for seniors focus on benches and parks but largely ignore dangerous heat and flood risks from climate change.
Canadian policies for spinal cord injury supplies vary widely, often relying on means-testing rather than medical need.
Over 80,000 Canadians with spinal cord injuries face funding gaps that limit their daily independence and safety.
This systematic review examined health care delivery for over 80,000 Canadians with spinal cord injury across provincial and federal levels.…
Over 80,000 Canadians with spinal cord injuries face funding gaps that limit their daily independence and safety.
Machine learning models predict SVR in comorbid HCV patients treated with sofosbuvir, daclatasvir, and ribavirin in Pakistan.
Can a computer predict your hepatitis C cure?
This retrospective cohort study evaluated machine learning prediction models in 221 comorbid HCV patients in Pakistan. Among various algorit…
A new computer tool can spot which hepatitis C patients are likely to fail treatment before they even start taking pills.
Smoking, aging, and CRP levels associated with cataract and AMD comorbidity risk in 640 participants.
Study links smoking and aging to higher risk of cataract and macular degeneration
This retrospective case-control study evaluated risk factors for cataract and age-related macular degeneration comorbidity in 640 participan…
Smoking combined with aging exponentially raises the risk of developing both cataracts and macular degeneration in people over 75.
Retrospective ecological research in 85 ILO regions evaluates baseline inspector ratios for occupational safety and health performance.
How Many Inspectors Keep You Safe?
This retrospective ecological study examined inspector ratios across 85 International Labour Organization regions, including Malaysia and Sa…
A study of 85 global regions reveals the ideal number of safety inspectors needed to protect workers effectively, balancing prevention and r…
Knee protectors and cautious behavior linked to lower severe injury risk in injured skiers and snowboarders
A Simple Choice on the Slopes Could Cut Your Injury Risk in Half
A retrospective cross-sectional study of 2,369 injured adult skiers and snowboarders at Chinese resorts found knee protector use (OR=0.57) a…
Wearing knee protectors and skiing cautiously slash severe injury risk by half for skiers and snowboarders, proving safety is a simple choic…