A successful pilot study to address health inequities related to chronic pain and depression has received notification of further National Institutes of Health funding to begin a full-scale clinical trial. The study, “Equity Using Interventions for Pain and Depression (EQUIPD),” is an intervention that seeks to address pain treatment disparities by partnering with and empowering Black patients with chronic pain and depression to find safe, effective approaches to chronic pain that best match their values, preferences and lifestyles. Funding is expected to be more than $2.1 million over three years.

People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart rhythms and strokes, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart rhythms and strokes, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.