The meta-analysis revealed loneliness and social isolation were associated with increased all-cause mortality and cancer-specific mortality.

Odds of delirium up 41 percent for patients admitted to physicians in the highest vs lowest quartile of first-generation antihistamine prescribing.

Individuals diagnosed with cancer appear less likely to later receive a dementia diagnosis, possibly due to biological mechanisms.

4000 steps tied to lower mortality and cardiovascular disease risk, while more steps were tied to even better outcomes.

Research shows a significant association between hearing aid use and fewer, less severe neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with dementia.

(HealthDay News) — Primary care physicians (PCPs) spend an average of 61.8 hours per week caring for a patient panel, according to a study published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Study reveals that illegal drugs cause more years of life lost, but tobacco smoking causes a similar number of premature deaths in people who use heroin.

Brekiya is available with prescription exclusively through Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy and Sterling Specialty Pharmacy.

(HealthDay News) — Nearly three in 10 U.S. hospitals do not offer access to a patient portal in a language other than English, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in JAMA Network Open.

The researchers found that 25.7 percent of participants had experienced at least one NFOD in the prior year. During the most recent NFOD, use of naloxone was reported by 82.1 percent of survivors, ...

Youth with distress were significantly more likely to report being screened than those without distress (odds ratios, 1.20 to 1.42). There was no association between distress and receiving advice. For ...

Daily screen time in late childhood predicts early adolescent depression. Shorter sleep and white matter changes (cingulum bundle) partially mediate this effect.