Teaching Public Health to First Year Medical StudentsTeaching Public Health to First Year Medical Students
How is public health being taught to medical school students in the United States? Are different educational models being used? Journal of Community Health (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Childhood obesity increases likelihood of a cranial disorder that may cause blindness
(Kaiser Permanente) Children who are overweight or obese -- particularly older, non-Hispanic white girls -- are more likely to have a neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a rare condition that can result in blindness, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in the Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed electronic health records in this cross-sectional, population-based study of 900,000 children ages 11-19 years old, and found 78 cases of pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
