Loneliness Of Widowhood Isn't Diminished By Presence Of Adult Children, Study Says

Adult children aren’t likely to fill the void left by the loss of a spouse, a new study says.

Becoming widowed might cause a stronger bond between the remaining parent and their children, but these bonds don’t appear to ease the loneliness left by loss, researchers reported July 14 in Aging & Mental Health.

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AI Can Help Screen For Vision-Destroying Diabetic Eye Disease

A new AI-powered retina tracker can help doctors screen for a vision-destroying diabetic eye disease, researchers say.

The Simple Mobile AI Retina Tracker (SMART) program achieved greater than 99% accuracy in screening for diabetic retinopathy, researchers reported Monday at the annual meeting of The Endocrine Society in San Francisco.

ER Opioid Prescriptions For Low Back Pain Cut In Half

Folks seeking relief from low back pain in an ER aren’t likely to leave with a prescription for opioids.

The rate of ER opioid prescriptions for back pain fell by more than half between 2016 and 2022, researchers reported July 12 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Back in 2016, nearly a third of these visits (32%) re...

Doctors Overlooking Common Cause Of High Blood Pressure, New Guidelines Say

Doctors are regularly overlooking a common hormone-driven cause of high blood pressure, a new paper warns.

As many as 30% of high blood pressure patients seen by heart specialists and 14% of those seen in primary care have a condition called primary aldosteronism, researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Meta...