May 19, 2016 Life expectancy worldwide has increased by 5 years, UN reports Life expectancy worldwide has increased by about five years in the last 15 years according to a report issued Thursday by the World Health Organization in the fastest gain since the 1960s.
May 18, 2016 Can tai chi help relieve knee joint pain? Tai chi may work as well as traditional physical therapy for easing pain in people with knee osteoarthritis, a small study suggests.
May 16, 2016 Drug company gifts linked to doctors' prescribing habits Doctors who receive payments or gifts from pharmaceutical companies are more likely to prescribe brand name medications, a new study suggests.
May 13, 2016 How much palliative care breast cancer patients get may depend on race When women have advanced breast cancer, the amount of comfort-oriented care they receive at the end of life may depend on the color of their skin, a small U.S. study suggests.
May 5, 2016 When possible, inpatient rehab is best for stroke recovery Rehabilitation after a stroke requires "a sustained and coordinated effort" by a large team of professionals, and the best place to get that is an inpatient rehabilitation facility, according to a joint statement from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
May 5, 2016 Some elderly men get prostate cancer tests despite limited benefit About one in five elderly U.S. men get invasive tests to look for prostate tumors even though they may not live long enough to benefit from treatment, a recent study suggests.
May 3, 2016 101-year-old South Dakota man competes in National Senior Games A South Dakota centenarian taking part in this year's National Senior Games is playing to win.
May 3, 2016 Retiring after 65 may help people live longer Retiring after age 65 may help people live longer, says a study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
April 28, 2016 Studies document risks of assault for health care workers Looking to avoid a profession where the risk of assault is high?
April 28, 2016 Patients with mental illness fare worse after hip surgery People with psychiatric illnesses are more likely to have complications after hip replacement surgery, according to a recent analysis.
