Behavioral science intervention reduces acute care use for treatable concerns in high-risk postpartum patients
A Simple Change After Birth Could Cut ER Visits for New Moms
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial involved 353 English- and Spanish-speaking pregnant or recently postpartum adults wit…
A simple program that automatically schedules a primary care visit after childbirth helped new mothers avoid unnecessary emergency room trip…
Narrative review of risk perception tools for chronic disease patients
Your Health Worries Could Predict Your Future Disease Risk
This narrative review examines risk perception assessment tools for patients with chronic cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, and diabet…
How you think about your health risks may be more powerful than your actual lab results when it comes to preventing chronic disease.
Review of social prescribing for refugee and displaced populations identifies key implementation barriers and theory-informed strategies
Social Prescribing Helps Refugees Overcome Systemic Barriers
This rapid realist review synthesizes evidence from 39 studies regarding social prescribing or comparable social-capital based interventions…
New research shows connecting displaced people to community resources can improve their health and help them navigate difficult systems more…
Review of a men's cooking class for male earthquake survivors in Japan
Men’s Cooking Classes Help Earthquake Survivors Reconnect
This narrative review synthesizes qualitative findings from the Red Apron Project's Men's Cooking Class for male survivors of the Great East…
After a devastating earthquake, a simple cooking class helped men reconnect and rebuild their community.
Interhospital transfer for emergency surgery significantly increases postoperative mortality and morbidity risks in adult patients
Your Emergency Surgery Risk Changes When Hospitals Transfer You
A massive meta-analysis of nearly three million patients reveals that interhospital transfer before emergency general surgery is linked to h…
If you're rushed to a small hospital needing emergency surgery being moved to another facility could double your risk of dying new research …
Review examines challenges translating preclinical DEHP findings to human developmental toxicology outcomes
Everyday Plastics Slow Child Growth Scientists Trace Hidden Health Risks
This narrative review discusses the difficulties in translating preclinical findings regarding Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) exposure to…
• Plastic chemicals disrupt cell growth pathways in developing organs • Parents and pregnant people need safer product choices now • Human p…
Review of Italy's rehabilitation workforce reform highlights strategic opportunities for system alignment and disparity reduction
Italy can improve rehabilitation care by using clear rules and better training plans for its workers today
This narrative policy and health systems analysis reviews the Italian rehabilitation workforce, comparing current models to historical categ…
Italy needs to fix its rehabilitation system by making rules clearer and training staff better. This change helps everyone get fair care and…
Systematic review of oral health integration strategies in primary and cardiovascular care settings
Better teamwork between doctors and dentists helps heart and mouth health for everyone
This systematic review synthesizes evidence from 17 studies regarding oral health integration strategies in primary and cardiovascular care …
A review of seventeen studies shows that when doctors and dentists work together, patients get better care. This teamwork leads to earlier d…
Telephone-delivered Walk With Ease program recruitment strategies compared in adults with arthritis
Radio ads and Facebook work best to recruit arthritis patients
This randomized trial in 267 adults with arthritis compared recruitment strategies for a telephone-delivered walking program. Facebook was t…
Radio ads and Facebook ads work best to get arthritis patients into walking programs, but the best method depends on who you are trying to r…
Meta-analysis of dolutegravir-based ART and risk-stratified HIV care in Uganda
HIV Treatment Works Better Now, But One Problem Remains
This meta-analysis and cohort review examined viral non-suppression rates among people with HIV in Uganda receiving dolutegravir-based ART. …
New HIV drugs are highly effective, yet thousands of patients in Uganda still have uncontrolled virus, and a fresh approach using routine da…
Primary community health care nurses improve patient outcomes and reduce costs compared to medical practitioners
Meta-analysis shows primary care nurses improve health and save money compared to medical practitioners
This meta-analysis pooled data from 14,523 participants in primary community health care settings.
A large analysis of 14,523 people found primary care nurses improved patient health and reduced costs compared to medical practitioners.
Personalized diabetes texting with peer support improved glycemic control and remission rates in type 2 diabetes patients
Text Messages and Peer Support Can Help Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
This randomized controlled trial evaluated personalized diabetes texting combined with peer support education (DB-TEXT+ PSE) against standar…
Simple daily texts and group chats with others managing diabetes helped more people lower blood sugar and even reverse the condition compare…