When a patient has surgery performed by a surgeon of the opposite sex, the outcomes tend to be worse, especially when it’s a female patient and a male surgeon. In a new study published in the journal JAMA Surgery, researchers at the University of Toronto found that women had a 15 percent higher relative risk […]

People who eat more pro-inflammatory foods have a higher risk of later dementia and cognitive decline. In a new study published in the journal Neurology, researchers collected data from over 1,000 adults with an average age of about 73 and followed them for just over three years. They assessed the inflammatory nature of foods eaten […]

Moving throughout the day can help older, overweight individuals lose weight and keep it off, even if they don’t exercise. In a new study published in the journal Obesity, researchers at Wake Forest University enrolled 183 obese or severely overweight adults between 65 and 85 years old. The participants assigned to a regimen called SitLess, […]

The percentage of young adults with obesity has skyrocketed over the last four decades, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers at Johns Hopkins collected data from over 8,000 adults aged 18 to 25 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. They found that the prevalence […]

Roughly three-quarters of a million couples in this country decided to end their relationships in 2019, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. New research suggests that children of divorced or separated parents are more likely to suffer mental health problems if they witness their parents arguing. In the new study, published in the […]

Active, physically fit men and women are more than twice as likely to be moderate or heavy drinkers compared to people who are out of shape, according to a recent study published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Researchers studied over 40,000 adults participating in the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study, evaluating […]

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, adults sat far more hours during the day than normal, working from home and shopping and ordering food online. In a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, researchers at Iowa State University collected data about mood and behavior for over 2,300 adults across the […]

A new study published in the journal Science Advances shows that eating in the daytime might be better for your health than eating at night. Researchers split 19 men and women into two groups. One ate meals during the daytime, while the other ate during the night. The nighttime eaters had over a six percent […]

This year’s flu vaccine might not offer much protection against the strains of the influenza virus currently circulating, according to a new study. Each year, the flu vaccine is created to protect against what are expected to be the dominant strains of the virus. This year, the flu vaccine was designed to protect against four […]

A large percentage of people who set New Year’s resolutions this year will try to start exercising. But it’s not just about starting a behavior. It’s about sticking with it. Here are some medical and behavioral science ideas to help you start and stick to a workout habit. First, remind yourself every day by setting […]