Health — Health Field — February 18th, 2025

Advancing clinical note-taking at Ramsay Health Care
The private hospital operator has started piloting Ramsay Scribe with plans to expand across inpatients and mental health outpatients.
February 18, 2025 — Source

AI model automatically segments major structures in MRI images
Research scientists in Switzerland have developed and tested a robust AI model that automatically segments major anatomic structures in MRI images, independent of sequence, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). In the study, the model outperformed other publicly available tools.
February 18, 2025 — Source or Source

At the HIMSS25 AI In Healthcare Forum, tech and tactics
The preconference symposium, scheduled for March 3, will offer attendees valuable perspectives on selecting the right artificial intelligence tools, working toward seamless integration and enabling clinical, financial and operational ROI.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Deny and Delay? California Seeks Penalties for Insurers That Repeatedly Get It Wrong
When Colleen Henderson's 3-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or constipation, common maladies in the potty-training years.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Pain Clinics Made Millions From 'Unnecessary' Injections Into 'Human Pin Cushions'
Each month, Michelle Shaw went to a pain clinic to get the shots that made her back feel worse — so she could get the pills that made her back feel better.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Researchers develop AI model to automatically segment MRI images
Research scientists in Switzerland have developed and tested a robust AI model that automatically segments major anatomic structures in MRI images, independent of sequence. In the study, the model outperformed other publicly available tools.
February 18, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — February 17th, 2025

Can AI be your therapist? Study shows ChatGPT outperforms professionals in key areas
Researchers explore the implications of AI-assisted mental health care and the future of psychotherapy.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Cellular 'scaffold' enables myoblast implants on healthy muscle to advance regenerative medicine
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a way to treat age-related muscular atrophy using regenerative medicine. Conventional methods to implant myoblasts, precursors to muscle fiber, require prior scarring for the new cells to graft properly. By adding extracellular matrix (ECM) fluid into the implant, the team successfully grafted myoblasts onto healthy muscle in mice. Their technique opens the way for using implantation to treat unscarred muscle atrophied by aging.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Investigating the interplay between inflammatory bowel disease and kidney diseases
A new thesis from Karolinska Institutet aims to advance our understanding of the bidirectional relationship between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and chronic kidney diseases (CKD) through large-scale epidemiological studies utilizing real-world data.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Lack of regulations, oversight in health care IT can cause harm
New ILR School-led research offers a comprehensive overview of the role of health information technology (IT) in the financialization of the health care industry—the extent to which Silicon Valley and Wall Street investors have profited on health IT systems that have often failed to deliver promised gains.
February 17, 2025 — Source

MARBLE algorithm decodes brain activity to identify universal mental patterns
In the parable of the blind men and the elephant, several blind men each describe a different part of an elephant they are touching -- a sharp tusk, a flexible trunk, or a broad leg -- and disagree about the animal's true nature. The story illustrates the problem of understanding an unseen, or latent object based on incomplete individual perceptions. Likewise, when researchers study brain dynamics based on recordings of a limited number of neurons, they must infer the latent patterns of brain dynamics that generate these recordings.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Miniature brain models seek a molecular fountain of youth for the brain
What happens in the brain as we age? Might it be at all possible to rejuvenate nerve cells? Seeking answers to these questions, a research group led by Frank Edenhofer in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Innsbruck has succeeded for the first time in observing mini-brains age.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Next-generation degradable 3D meshes offer hope for pelvic organ prolapse repair
A debilitating condition affecting 1 in 4 women is desperately crying out for a solution, and the next generation of treatments to repair the damage of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) has just come a big step closer.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Study shows how pituitary macrophages impact hormone regulation
Finnish researchers show in a new study that pituitary macrophages, the immune cells located in the pituitary gland, help regulate hormonal balance. It is possible that in the future, macrophage cells could be used to treat endocrine disorders that can lead, for example, to infertility.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Surgeons detail challenges in treating 'tranq' wounds amid Philadelphia's Xylazine crisis
A new study examining the treatment of xylazine-associated wounds in Philadelphia sheds light on the severe medical complications and health care challenges caused by the widespread presence of the drug in the city's illicit supply.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Trump administration fires thousands at HHS
The terminations include all first-year officers in the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service investigating outbreaks and emerging health dangers. Other layoffs at CMS and FDA are also reported.
February 17, 2025 — Source

UChicago researchers develop hydrogel from malva nut for medical use
A nut used in herbal tea has become a hydrogel perfect for a variety of biomedical uses in new research from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Engineering (UChicago PME) and UChicago Chemistry Department.
February 17, 2025 — Source or Source

Unifying telemedicine efforts can help health systems succeed with virtual care
That's the message Teladoc Health's Scott Wilson and two colleagues from Valley Health System will be delivering at HIMSS25. Wilson offers a preview of the session, with tips for realizing value from telehealth.
February 17, 2025 — Source

What do nurses really want from AI?
At HIMSS25 in Las Vegas next month, members of the HIMSS Nursing Innovation Advisory will explore where artificial intelligence is finding favor with RNs, where they're skeptical of it -- and how it can be deployed and integrated safely into practice.
February 17, 2025 — Source

WHO chief urges pandemic accord action after US withdrawal
The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, after the United States withdrew from negotiations.
February 17, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — February 14th, 2025

Court: UnitedHealth Must Answer for AI-Based Claim Denials
Lawsuit Alleges Insurer Used AI Tool in Denying Patients Medically Necessary Care
February 14, 2025 — Source or Source or Source or Source

Health — Health Field — February 10th, 2025

AI enhances brain imaging—optimizing tractography for surgical procedures
How can nerve pathways in the brain be visualized to improve the planning of complex surgeries? A research team from the Lamarr Institute and the University of Bonn, in collaboration with the Translational Neuroimaging Group at the Departments of Neuroradiology and Epileptology at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), has investigated an AI-powered method that makes these reconstructions more precise.
February 7, 2025 — Source

At HIMSS25, eClinicalWorks will focus on practical applications of AI
The vendor will be introducing ambient listening and medical scribe technologies, and will showcase artificial intelligence that extracts data from documents in various formats and new population health tools for value-based care.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Blood transfusions at the scene save lives. But ambulances are rarely equipped to do them.
One August afternoon in 2023, Angela Martin's cousin called with alarming news. Martin's 74-year-old aunt had been mauled by four dogs while out for a walk near her home in rural Purlear, North Carolina. She was bleeding heavily from bites on both legs and her right arm, where she'd tried to protect her face and neck. An ambulance was on its way.
February 7, 2025 — Source or Source

Companies focus more on health care costs than benefits to employees, study finds
It appears that most private companies look at how their health insurance plans impact their budgets rather than how they benefit or detract from the health and well-being of their employees, according to a new Stanford study.
February 10, 2025 — Source or Source

First Australia/New Zealand clinical guidance developed for people living with multiple sclerosis
The first clinical consensus statement for managing multiple sclerosis (MS) in Australia and New Zealand has been released, and will help health professionals navigate a treatment landscape that has changed vastly in recent years due to numerous new therapies.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Hybrid AI approach solves problems in tractography for brain surgery
The brain is a highly complex network of nerve cells interconnected by delicate pathways - known as nerve fibers or tracts. These connections are essential for movement, speech, thought, and many other functions. To visualize these structures, researchers use tractography, an imaging technique that calculates the course of nerve pathways based on specialized MRI scans. This information is particularly crucial for planning brain surgeries, such as those performed on epilepsy patients undergoing surgical intervention.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Modernizing the management of health records
The U.S. health-care system exchanges tens of millions of patient records a day. Thanks to recent technological advances, the ability to analyze such large amounts of data has improved markedly.
February 10, 2025 — Source

New minimally invasive treatment offers hope for primary aldosteronism
Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and University College London have led the development of a simple, minimally invasive Targeted Thermal Therapy (Triple T) that has the potential to transform medical management of a common, but commonly overlooked, cause of high blood pressure.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Novel MSC-based therapy provides hope for ocular GVHD treatment
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a common and severe complication that occurs after stem cell transplantation, where the donor's immune cells attack the recipient's tissues. Ocular manifestation of GVHD is among the most challenging to treat, often leading to chronic inflammation and corneal tissue damage, which can result in loss of vision. Conventional treatments, including corticosteroids, are frequently used to manage ocular inflammation associated with GVHD. However, these therapies come with significant side effects, including the risk of glaucoma and other ocular complications.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Outcry as NIH plans $4 billion cut to reimburse scientists
The National Institutes of Health plans to cut billions of dollars in reimbursements to medical researchers, a move scientists warn could jeopardize their work in advancing cures for diseases.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Patient engagement tools don't increase 'pajama time' for clinicians, study shows
Initial findings from a three-year analysis from athenahealth suggest the idea that providers' use of digital patient outreach tools increase documentation burdens is a misconception.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Study sheds light on how the brain differentiates new stimuli from old ones
The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage and decision-making.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Study uncovers potential target for treating keloid scars
Keloids are fibrotic scars that extend beyond the boundaries of the original wound, often causing physical disfigurement and emotional distress. These scars are driven by an overproduction of extracellular matrix components like type I collagen, linked to an imbalance in tissue repair mechanisms. Current treatments show limited efficacy due to an incomplete understanding of the molecular processes behind keloid formation, leaving patients with few reliable options. Addressing this gap, the study delves deeper into the molec
February 10, 2025 — Source

University of Oulu advances biosensor technology for disease detection
The University of Oulu is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge biosensor technology that could revolutionize the early diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The multidisciplinary research project, Next-Generation Molecular Sensors, led by Professor Caglar Elbuken, has secured nearly one million euros in funding from the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation to support a three-year research initiative.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Unlocking the mind's decision-making engine: How working memory shapes our choices
A study led by Prof. Li Hai from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed that the balance between habitual and goal-directed decision-making strategies is influenced by the availability of working memory resources.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Wash, dry, enroll: Finding Medicaid help at the laundromat
At a SuperSuds Laundromat just south of Washington, D.C., a steady stream of customers loaded clothes into washers and dryers on a recent Sunday morning, passing the time on their phones or watching television.
February 10, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — February 7th, 2025

430,000 Impacted by Data Breaches at New York, Pennsylvania Healthcare Organizations
University Diagnostic Medical Imaging and Allegheny Health Network have disclosed data breaches impacting approximately 430,000 patients.
February 7, 2025 — Source

A new perspective on well-being—consumer agency in immersive service
Consumers frequently experience immersive service in health care (e.g., hospital stays, residential care), education (e.g., school/university attendance) or hospitality (e.g., air travel, resorts) among others. Such immersive services are provided to millions of consumers daily and are of major economic importance.
February 7, 2025 — Source

Bio-based "living" material with self-healing properties could revolutionize regenerative medicine
A biomaterial that can mimic certain behaviors within biological tissues could advance regenerative medicine, disease modeling, soft robotics and more, according to researchers at Penn State.
February 7, 2025 — Source

Fiber image transmission technology for minimally invasive endoscope developed
Optical fibers are fundamental components in modern science and technology due to their inherent advantages, providing an efficient and secure medium for applications such as internet communication and big data transmission. Compared with single-mode fibers (SMFs), multimode fibers (MMFs) can support a much larger number of guided modes (~103 to ~104), offering the attractive advantage of high-capacity information and image transportation within the diameter of a hair.
February 7, 2025 — Source

HIMSSCast: Nurse practitioners and AI -- a potent combination
Stephen Ferrara, DNP, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and associate dean for AI at Columbia University School of Nursing, talks the role of artificial intelligence for NPs and discusses an AI/wearables use case.
February 7, 2025 — Source

Japanese researchers develop millimeter-wave sensor technology for precision medical imaging
Monitoring respiratory motion during diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy is crucial for accurate diagnosis and treatment. However, respiratory motion is rarely monitored during these procedures due to the lack of practical, non-invasive tools, leading to potential image quality issues.
February 7, 2025 — Source

Light-regulated movement patterns of hydrogen-producing green algae could improve photobioreactor design
Researchers from the University of Bayreuth and the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen have investigated the movement patterns of unicellular, hydrogen-producing green algae under different light intensities. Their findings will contribute to optimizing the use of these microorganisms in biotechnological applications, such as the production of renewable energy sources.
February 7, 2025 — Source

New AI model deciphers the code in proteins that tells them where to go
Proteins are the workhorses that keep our cells running, and there are many thousands of types of proteins in our cells, each performing a specialized function. Researchers have long known that the structure of a protein determines what it can do. More recently, researchers are coming to appreciate that a protein's localization is also critical for its function.
February 7, 2025 — Source

New Hampshire man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney
A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment.
February 7, 2025 — Source

Researchers call for regulations to enhance safety of medicines through e-pharmacies in India and Kenya
Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health, with collaborators from Strathmore Business School in Kenya and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, are researching the rapidly growing e-pharmacy sector in India and Kenya.
February 7, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — February 5th, 2025

6 Important Blood Tests for Comprehensive Health
These are the most important blood tests that doctors suggest you should have for a deep dive into your health.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

AI tool helps find life-saving medicine for rare disease
After combing through 4,000 existing medications, an artificial intelligence tool helped uncover one that saved the life of a patient with idiopathic multicentric Castleman's disease (iMCD). This rare disease has an especially poor survival rate and few treatment options. The patient could be the first of many to have their lives saved by an AI prediction system, which could potentially apply to other rare conditions.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

How AI bias shapes everything from hiring to health care
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Google's Gemini and Microsoft's Copilot are transforming industries at a rapid pace. However, as these large language models become less expensive and more widely used for critical decision-making, their built-in biases can distort outcomes and erode public trust.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Low-cost laparoscope designed for low- and middle-income countries
Laparoscopic surgery, a minimally invasive technique, has transformed surgical procedures in high-income countries. This method, which uses a laparoscope to perform surgeries through small incisions, offers significant benefits such as reduced infection rates and quicker recovery times. Despite its advantages, laparoscopic surgery remains largely inaccessible in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to the high cost of equipment and other logistical challenges.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Men Have Grown Taller and Bigger at Twice the Rate of Women as Countries Became Richer
The team behind a new study says the difference may be due to sexual selection.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

States aim to end stigma of doctors seeking mental health care
Medical doctors face higher rates of burnout and depression, and are twice as likely to die by suicide compared with the general population. The risks were magnified during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Study could pave the way for routine eyecare imaging as a disease screening tool
Researchers have conducted one of the largest eye studies in the world to reveal new insights into retinal thickness, highlighting its potential in the early detection of diseases like type 2 diabetes, dementia and multiple sclerosis.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Study: Ethnic inequalities in primary care persist for patients with multiple long-term conditions in England
A recent study has highlighted the challenges faced by people from minoritized ethnic groups with multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) in accessing and interacting with primary health care services, such as GP practices, in England.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Surgery complication up for seronegative recipients of Epstein-Barr virus-seropositive donor kidneys
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-seronegative recipients of EBV-seropositive donor (EBV D+/R−) kidneys have an increased risk for posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD), according to a study published online Jan. 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Top 10 things to know about your health costs right now
When it comes to health insurance, prescription drugs and other health costs, January 2025 was not a boring month.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Vitamin crystals generate electricity from movement, enabling self-powered medical devices
Medical devices that interface with the human body need power sources as safe as they are reliable. While sophisticated electronics can monitor health conditions and deliver treatments, powering these devices without risking tissue damage or immune responses remains a fundamental challenge.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Wash, Dry, Enroll: Finding Medicaid Help at the Laundromat
At a SuperSuds Laundromat just south of Washington, D.C., a steady stream of customers loaded clothes into washers and dryers on a recent Sunday morning, passing the time on their phones or watching television.
February 5th, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — February 3rd, 2025

A Day's Delay in Government Funding Can Scramble Lifesaving Medical Research
Medical research depends on government money, and even brief delays in the intricate funding process can throw science off-kilter.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Asthma and antibiotic use may predict nasal polyp recurrence after endoscopic sinus surgery
The probability of revision sinus surgery including removing nasal polyps is higher if the patient has asthma or is on antibiotics at the time of their initial surgery. However, higher age was not a predictor of revision surgery, according to a new study. The register-based population study explored the probability of revision surgery and factors associated with it in individuals with chronic polypotic rhinosinusitis who had undergone endoscopic sinus surgery.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Breaking down barriers in patient-centered clinical research
Mayo Clinic's decentralized trials are investigating how to best integrate the clinical trial experience into a patient's life and routine care, say researchers ahead of their HIMSS25 presentation.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Can new drug promise pain relief without peril?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel prescription pain medication that targets sodium channels involved in pain signaling.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

For California Farmworkers, Telehealth Visits With Mexican Doctors Fill a Gap
This coastal valley made famous by the novelist John Steinbeck is sometimes known affectionately as "America's salad bowl," though the planting and harvesting is done mostly by immigrants from Mexico.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Key CDC health websites vanish following Trump orders
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has taken down multiple health-related websites and datasets, including those on HIV, LGBTQ health and more, following executive orders from the Trump administration.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

How the hippocampus coordinates memory encoding and retrieval
A team of scientists from the Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research (CNIR) at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has unveiled how the hippocampus orchestrates multiple memory processes, including encoding new information, forming memories, and retrieving them.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

India targets to sequence 10 million genomes
It recently launched the Indian Genomic Dataset, which currently has 10,000 sequenced genomes from the local population.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Light-activated drug shows promise for fighting psoriasis
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself mainly with skin symptoms (dryness, itching, scaly skin, abnormal patches and plaques). It affects about 2% of the population and is mediated by an altered immune system response that triggers the proliferation of skin cells. Depending on the severity, there are different therapeutic options (topical medications, phototherapy, systemic drugs, etc.), but some conventional treatments can have harmful effects on patients.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source or Source

Microneedle electrode-based device overcomes long-standing challenges in neural recording
A research group from the Institute for Research on Next-generation Semiconductor and Sensing Science at Toyohashi University of Technology has developed an innovative in vivo electrophysiological neural recording technology that minimizes neuronal death and allows stable recordings for over a year.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Online pharmacy program improves medication adherence and helps members save money, study finds
Approximately half of all Americans do not take their medication as prescribed by their doctor. This medication non-adherence causes an estimated 125,000 additional deaths and as much as $300 billion a year in additional medical appointments, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations.That's mother sucker
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

OTC hearing aid eyeglasses available soon in US following FDA approval
Nuance Audio showcased its glasses with built-in hearing aids at CES 2025. Now that the product is FDA-approved, it will be available in the US in the coming months.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Q&A: Creating digital patient twins for improved diagnosis and treatment
Creating a digital twin of a machine is already a highly complex undertaking. So how difficult must it be to do that with a human organism? Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) are working on the possibilities, challenges and potential of digital patient twins. They aim to test medications on a digital "replica" in the future before a person ever takes their first pill.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Q&A: Why finding a primary care doctor is so hard
Patients are having difficulty finding or keeping a primary care provider. They're experiencing long waits to see a doctor, relying more on emergency rooms and urgent care clinics when sick, and having trouble scheduling yearly well visits, which are crucial for managing chronic illnesses and delivering preventive care.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Researchers discover key to boosting thymus regeneration after damage
A team of international researchers led by scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, with its National Medical Center in Los Angeles ranked among the nation's top 5 cancer centers by U.S. News & World Report, have demonstrated a way to boost thymic function after damage in preclinical studies. The team's study results, published today in the journal Immunity, outline their discovery of a specific type of regulatory T cell that can home back into the thymus and repair the organ when it's damaged.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Researcher uses AI to reimagine telehealth billing
New approach driven by artificial intelligence aims to value doctors' expertise and time fairly
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Study calls for greater awareness of risks and benefits of meditation
People who meditate have unexpected or difficult experiences more commonly than previously thought, a new study has found, highlighting the need for a more nuanced understanding of meditation's effects.hope
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Study finds spike in ADHD cases on Halloween, highlighting stakes of cognitive bias in medicine
In medicine, the first step is an accurate diagnosis. Yet many conditions, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), require physicians to rely on more subjective criteria such as observation of symptoms or behaviors. This opens the door for cognitive biases and external factors to influence medical assessments.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Thousands of tiny, time-aware sensors can collectively map chemical concentrations within narrow tubes
When synthesizing chemicals, stationary sensors can collect and communicate detailed data from within a reactor system. Physically installed sensors reach their limitations when it comes to mapping concentrations within a fluid flowing through hard-to-reach areas—particularly within long, narrow tubes.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Three ways the Trump administration could reinvest in rural America's future, starting with health care
Rural America faces many challenges that Congress and the federal government could help alleviate under the new Trump administration.
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Veradigm EHR ends strategic review and will stay the course
The electronic health records vendor says it will remain "open to all opportunities."
February 3rd, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 24th, 2025

A Program To Close Insurance Gaps for Native Americans Has Gone Largely Unused
A few years before the covid-19 pandemic, Dale Rice lost a toe to infection.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Allara lands $26M to expand women’s hormone telehealth
Growing up with an OB-GYN father, Rachel Blank assumed that most women received excellent gynecological care. She regularly witnessed her dad’s patients thanking him for delivering their child when they would bump into him around town.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Blood vessel growth factor alleviates anxious behaviors in mouse study
Anxiety disorders, characterized by an excessive apprehension about real or perceived threats and dysfunctional behaviors aimed at avoiding these threats, are among the most common mental health conditions. Estimates suggest that around 4% of the world's population, so a few hundred million people, experiences these disorders, which can have debilitating effects, significantly lowering their quality of life.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Doctors test a new way to help people quit fentanyl 
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when fentanyl overdoses surged, doctors were desperate to find ways of helping their patients. They knew that buprenorphine could help people stop using opioids, but it was much harder to start the treatment for those who used fentanyl, which lasts longer in the body. Taking buprenorphine while fentanyl is still active can push someone abruptly into withdrawal.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Experts discuss progress and challenges in brain implants, urge special ethical and scientific care
In a viewpoint paper recently published in the journal The Lancet Digital Health, a team led by Stanisa Raspopovic from MedUni Vienna looks at the progress and challenges in the research and development of brain implants.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

FDA formaldehyde ban in hair products on hold once again
A proposed ban on formaldehyde in chemical hair straightening products—linked to cancer and other health risks—has hit a roadblock after an executive order from President Donald Trump paused all new regulations.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

FDA warns Sanofi of manufacturing irregularities at key facility
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned the pharmaceutical company Sanofi about significant deviations from Current Good Manufacturing Practice for active pharmaceutical ingredients at their Genzyme manufacturing plant in Framingham, Massachusetts.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Guidance developed for diagnosis, management of eosinophilic esophagitis
In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Health Providers Gird for Immigration Crackdown
In his return to the White House this week, President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders on immigration, including declaring an emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, suspending refugee admissions, and calling to roll back birthright citizenship.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Legal scholar makes case for equal protection among different medication classes
A West Virginia University legal scholar says current laws may be giving manufacturers of biologic drugs, like antibodies and flu vaccines, too much in the way of legal protections before copycat versions can be sold when compared with traditional small-molecule drugs, including antibiotics and steroids.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Local Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Shows Promise
A research team led by Professor Yaping Li from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica and Professor Pengcheng Zhang of ShanghaiTech University developed a novel approach to local neoadjuvant immunotherapy, as detailed in Nature Communications.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Medical use of cannabis tied to higher prevalence of cannabis use disorder
Adults aged 18 to 49 years reporting medical-only or medical-nonmedical cannabis use may have a higher prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) than those reporting nonmedical only, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Psychiatry.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

New method enables protein labeling of tens of millions of densely packed cells in organ-scale tissues
A new technology developed at MIT enables scientists to label proteins across millions of individual cells in fully intact 3D tissues with unprecedented speed, uniformity, and versatility. Using the technology, the team was able to richly label whole rodent brains and other large tissue samples in a single day.
January 24th, 2025 — Source or Source

Neurons in amygdala found to regulate social behavior with strangers
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have identified neurons that are essential for mice to engage in social interactions with novel individuals.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Novel neuronal mechanism for stress-induced alteration in behavior identified
Using a rodent stress model, researchers at the Laboratory of Thalamus Research, HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine discovered a sustained increase in neural activity that persisted for several days after exposure to a strongly stressful event in a thalamic nucleus called paraventricular thalamus (PVT).
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Opioid overdose deaths throughout Midwest most strongly linked to a lack of economic upward mobility, study finds
The unprecedented increase in drug overdose deaths in the U.S., long believed to be driven by access to legal and illegal opioids, is most closely tied to an equally dramatic decline in upward income mobility, according to a new analysis by Boston College researchers.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Public policies are needed to improve brain health, researchers urge in commentary
An estimated 3.4 billion people—43% of the world population—had a condition affecting the nervous system in 2021, leading to 11.1 million deaths. Increasing numbers of people affected by stroke, dementia and late-life depression—the three major disorders of the aging brain—foreshadow a "gray tsunami" that requires a new national commitment to address brain health, according to a new commentary published this week in Circulation.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Research could lead to better medicines and new tools in synthetic biology
Proteins are life's engines, powering processes like muscle movement, vision, and chemical reactions. Their environments-water, lipid membranes, or other condensed phases-are critical to their function, shaping their structure and interactions.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Research develops framework to compare lab, AI, and simulation data
The successful and safe delivery of therapeutics relies on understanding how easily drugs can pass through biological barriers which protect cells.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Research reveals how specific types of liver immune cells are required to deal with injury
Our livers contain many different types of immune cells. New research by the team of Prof. Charlotte Scott (VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) and colleagues now reveals that a specific activation state of one of these cell types is required for tissue repair following injury. This suggests these cells may be useful as new therapeutic targets for various liver conditions.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Researchers elucidate the significance of birth in neural stem cell maintenance
A research group led by Kazunobu Sawamoto, a professor at Nagoya City University and National Institute for Physiological Sciences, and Koya Kawase, a pediatric doctor at Nagoya City University Hospital, has elucidated the significance of birth in the maintenance of neural stem cells (NSCs).
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Researchers train AI to diagnose lung diseases with 96.57% accuracy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could become a radiologist's best friend, with researchers training the technology to accurately diagnose pneumonia, COVID-19 and other lung diseases.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

STAT Wellness Expands Nationwide with Holistic Health Solutions
As millions embark on their 2025 health and wellness journeys, STAT Wellness is leading the charge with its innovative approach to sustainable health. Combining personalized functional medicine with science-backed movement, STAT Wellness is empowering patients to address the root causes of health concerns and achieve long-term wellness.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Trump's interim HHS chief issues agency-wide gag order
While the president's pick for Health and Human Services Secretary awaits his nomination hearing, acting director Dr. Dorothy Fink issued a "pause on issuing documents and public communications," including social media, to all department heads.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

VR subway experiment highlights role of sound in disrupting balance for people with inner ear disorder
The vestibular system is a network of organs in the inner ears that detects the motions and position of the head. The brain uses this information, along with inputs from the eyes and joints, to maintain the body's balance.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

WHO starts cutting costs as US withdrawal date set for January 2026
The US is currently the WHO's biggest funder, contributing about 18% of its budget.
January 24th, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 22nd, 2025

AI models show numerous applications and benefits for radiology
Using artificial intelligence in radiology for the first time can be daunting, says one AI and imaging expert in a preview of his HIMSS25 session, but the advantages are substantial.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

BioChatter: Making large language models accessible for biomedical research
Large language models (LLMs) have transformed how many of us work, from supporting content creation and coding to improving search engines. However, the lack of transparency, reproducibility, and customization of LLMs remains a challenge that restricts their widespread use in biomedical research.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Bioluminescent cell imaging upgrade makes it easier to track many targets simultaneously
Imaging live cells with fluorescent proteins has long been a crucial technique for understanding cellular behavior. While bioluminescent proteins offer several advantages over fluorescent proteins, the limited availability of color variants has made it difficult to observe multiple targets simultaneously.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

ChatGPT perceived as more empathetic than human crisis responders in experiments
By definition, robots can't feel empathy since it requires the ability to relate to another person's human experience—to put yourself in their shoes.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, but Key Subsidies in Jeopardy
Covered California, the state's health insurance marketplace, has hit a record 1.8 million enrollees and the number could climb higher ahead of a Jan. 31 open enrollment deadline, due in large part to enhanced subsidies that have made plans more affordable.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

FDA approves nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Spravato (esketamine) CIII nasal spray for adults living with major depressive disorder who have had an inadequate response to at least two oral antidepressants, according to a news release issued by Johnson & Johnson.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

First psilocybin therapy center applications roll in as Colorado prepares for industry launch this spring
Psychedelic therapy is set to launch in Colorado this spring, with the state considering licenses for healing centers, psilocybin mushroom cultivations, a product manufacturer and a testing lab.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Health care for American women is lagging: Does England have the answers?
Women are being prescribed drugs that were never tested on women's bodies. Or when they experience uterine pain or migraine headaches, their concerns are sometimes downplayed by male doctors.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source or Source

Hospital and private equity affiliations inflating primary care costs, study suggests
Brown University School of Public Health and Brookings Institution researchers have conducted a longitudinal and cross-sectional study investigating trends in hospital and private equity affiliation among primary care physicians and the associated impact on negotiated service prices.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

How AI can predict rugby injuries before they happen
Picture this: a rugby player sprints down the pitch with no opponent in sight, only to collapse mid-run. It's a non-contact injury, a frustrating and often preventable setback that can sideline players for weeks or months. Rugby is a game of power, precision and relentless intensity—and it's also a sport where injuries are ever-present.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

How artificial intelligence can make MRI more accurate and reliable
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most effective technologies to assess the innermost structures of the human brain. The technology, which uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce images of soft tissue, is non-invasive and does not use radiation. But it has drawbacks.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

How the brain learns from rewards might hold the key to personalized depression treatment
A brain signal that lights up when we anticipate rewards may hold the secret to helping people overcome depression, and Virginia Tech researchers are working to unlock its potential.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

In the hunt for new and better enzymes, AI steps to the fore
Enzymes are crucial to life. They are nature's little catalysts. In the gut, they help us digest food. They can enhance perfumes or get laundry cleaner with less energy. Enzymes also make potent drugs to treat disease. Scientists naturally are eager to create new enzymes. They imagine them doing everything from drawing greenhouse gases out of the skies to degrading harmful toxins in the environment.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Independent pharmacies know their communities, but many are struggling to stay open
Barnes Drug Store is an independent pharmacy in the south Georgia town of Valdosta that's been serving the community for a century. The family-run business used to have six pharmacies. It now has just one.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

KTU develops adaptive rehabilitation system for personalized recovery
In today's healthcare environment, there is an increasing focus on improving the efficiency of rehabilitation processes, given the rising number of injuries and the need to return to active life more quickly. However, personalizing individual needs is often a challenge, and innovative solutions are being sought to optimize these processes.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Mapping 'dental deserts' in the US: Millions face long journeys for basic care
Imagine having to travel for hours for a routine dental cleaning or wait days to get treatment for a toothache. For nearly 1.7 million people in the U.S., this is a reality.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Medical Device Company Tells Hospitals They're No Longer Allowed to Fix Machine That Costs Six Figures
Hospitals are increasingly being forced into maintenance contracts with device manufacturers, driving up costs.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Medicare to negotiate prices for 15 more drugs, including Ozempic
Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for seniors and people with disabilities, federal health officials announced in a news release.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

New device promises reliable rehabilitation for balance disorders
The University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has presented a promising device designed to conduct measurements reliably and repeatably when treating the after-effects of stroke, vertigo, etc.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source or Source

New guidelines address pain treatment infections
The first comprehensive guidelines dedicated to minimizing infections in patients undergoing surgeries and procedures involving regional anesthesia and acute and chronic interventional pain management have been published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Pain medicine fellowship applications drop 45% over four years
Nearly a quarter of adults in the U.S. have chronic pain, but a new study from the UC Davis School of Medicine shows a concerning drop in residents applying to pain medicine fellowship programs.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

PET probe images inflammation with high sensitivity and selectivity
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a breakthrough method to detect inflammation in the body using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. This innovative probe targets CD45, a marker abundantly expressed on all immune cells but absent from other cell types.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Philanthropy provides $30B annually for science and health research, funding that tends to stay local
The foundations making charitable donations to support scientific and health research mostly give to institutions in their home states.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Pilot study highlights critical gaps in patients' osteoporosis awareness and management
Although osteoporosis and related fractures impose a significant and growing burden, the management of this disease, even following fractures, is on the decline. A pilot study published in Archives of Osteoporosis and carried out in France, sheds light on the numerous barriers to effective management of patients with osteoporosis. It identifies profound knowledge gaps and misinformation surrounding osteoporosis, as well as fears and uncertainties regarding its treatments.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Ro Health, provider of health services for special needs students, backed by L.A. private equity firm
Seattle-based clinical staffing provider Ro Health landed investment from LightBay Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, to fuel growth, pursue strategic acquisitions and partnerships, and invest further in technology.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Rodent study shows fighting experience plays key role in brain chemical's control of male aggression
Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win. At first, a brain chemical called dopamine is essential for young males to master this behavior. But as they gain experience, the chemical grows less important in promoting aggression, a new study shows.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Scientist studies the neuropsychology of happiness
Children need stimulation and attention for the healthy development of their brains. Neglect can have serious consequences for children's health, as well as their ability to learn and form relationships.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Scientists discover pathway connecting synaptic activity to memory formation
A study Published in the Journal of Neuroscience sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their extremities to their nucleus, leading to the activation of genes essential for learning and memory.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Social media is making many people more depressed—Buddhist philosophy may offer an explanation
In the Buddhist language, Pāli, the word for human dissatisfaction and suffering is dukkha. For Buddhist thinkers, all human suffering is caused by desire, attachment or craving.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Study reveals gap in autism discussions between textbooks and self-advocates
A study comparing the way undergraduate textbooks on adapted physical education and autistic self-advocates discuss autism shows there's a major disconnect between the two.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Study reveals how the brain differentiates hot and cold sensations
When we touch something hot or cold, the temperature is consciously sensed. Previous studies have shown that the cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is responsible for thermal sensations. However, how the cortex determines whether something is hot or cold is not well understood. Thermal sensitivity is often subjective and individualistic; what is a comfortable temperature for someone might be too hot or too cold for someone else.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Study reveals link between traffic pollution and women's mental health
It is no secret that air pollution of any kind is bad for our health. Recently, though, there has been more focus on the association between traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) and depression specifically. A new study not only supports previous findings about this association but also identifies the mediating effects of menstrual cycle characteristics. Results of the study are published online today in Menopause.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Study shows many don't know about the unexpected negative effects of nitrous oxide use
People know less about recreational nitrous oxide use than they think they do, new University of Otago–Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Trump ends push to slash prescription drug costs
With a sweep of the pen, President Donald Trump has ended a Biden administration effort to lower the cost of prescription drugs for people on Medicare and Medicaid.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

WHO regrets United States’ decision to withdraw from the organization
The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Why a common asthma drug will now carry extra safety warnings about depression
Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently issued a safety alert requiring extra warnings to be included with the asthma and hay fever drug montelukast.
January 22nd, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 20th, 2025

3D printer 'bone filament' simulates real bones, helps surgeons practice operations
Surgeons can now practice on a 3D-printed copy of a patient before diving into the real thing.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Antipsychotics at doses >75 mg a day linked to risk for tardive dyskinesia
Maki Gouda, from the Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation in Osaka, Japan, and colleagues examined the association between antipsychotic doses and the risk for TD in clinical practice in a population of patients aged 15 years or older with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, depression, or bipolar disorder. Patients newly diagnosed with TD were categorized as cases and were matched with a control group in a 1:10 ratio.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Brain-cell 'periodic table' for psychiatric disorders reveals new schizophrenia clues
Stanford Medicine scientists are generating a periodic table of sorts for psychiatric disorders, providing a better understanding of these conditions and paving the way toward targeted treatment.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Digital therapeutics: Exploring the road to commercialization across international markets
Digital therapeutics allow health care workers and patients to use software in the management and treatment of disease. The idea spans various health care areas, including mental health, chronic disease management, neurological disorders, addiction treatment, and rehabilitation.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Exploring the role of confocal-based high-content imaging in advancing core facilities
Could you introduce yourselves and share your background, particularly your work with confocal-based high-content imaging and analysis?
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Fatty muscles raise the risk of serious heart disease regardless of overall body weight
People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart attack or heart failure, regardless of their body mass index, according to new research. This 'intermuscular' fat is highly prized in beef steaks for cooking. However, little is known about this type of body fat in humans, and its impact on health. This is the first study to comprehensively investigate the effects of fatty muscles on heart disease.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Gardenia plants may hold chemical key to regenerating diseased human nerves
Gardenias are known for their rich, earthy fragrance, waxy petals and brilliant white color that contrasts with the deep emerald green of their leaves. The plant has long been prized by herbalists, seekers of food and fabric dyes, and even pharmaceutical companies.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

New approach combines two methods to study disordered proteins
Researchers of Mainz University and EMBL Hamburg present a new approach to determine the form of disordered proteins by using two different methods simultaneously in a single sample.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

New Australian plant varieties could revolutionize pharmaceutical production
Years of scouring the bush and breeding work at The University of Queensland have resulted in new varieties of a native Australian plant valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

New California laws target medical debt, AI care decisions, detention centers
As the nation braces for potential policy shifts under President-elect Donald Trump's "Make America Healthy Again" mantra, the nation's most populous state and largest health care market is preparing for a few changes of its own.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

New contrast agent for ultrasound imaging tested to make medical diagnostics more affordable and safe
Skoltech researchers and their colleagues have synthesized and tested protein-polymer microbubbles for use in medical ultrasound imaging of internal organs. Administered intravenously, the microbubbles act as a contrast agent, enhancing the quality of the image.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Rethinking mental health research through AI-driven simulations
Generative agents simulate human-like behaviors to unravel the complexities of environmental determinants.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Study gathers new insight into the neural underpinnings of human cooperation
Collaboration and cooperation are key elements of human social interactions, which can contribute to the efficient achievement of shared goals. While many psychology and neuroscience studies have investigated cooperative behaviors among humans, the complex interplay between these behaviors and their neural underpinnings remain poorly understood.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

'Unprecedented' level of control allows person without use of limbs to operate virtual quadcopter
A brain-computer interface, surgically placed in a research participant with tetraplegia, paralysis in all four limbs, provided an unprecedented level of control over a virtual quadcopter—just by thinking about moving his unresponsive fingers.
January 20th, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 17th, 2025

2011 to 2022 saw increasing prevalence of poor mental health
Poor mental health was increasingly prevalent from 2011 to 2022, with inequities discernible by age, sex, and racial and ethnic group, according to a research letter published online Jan. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

AI can guide acquisition of diagnostic-quality lung ultrasound images
Trained health care professionals (THCPs), including medical assistants, respiratory therapists, and nurses, with artificial intelligence (AI) assistance can achieve lung ultrasound (LUS) images with diagnostic quality that does not differ significantly from that achieved by experts, according to a study published online Jan. 15 in JAMA Cardiology.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Brain-controlled interface experiment provides empirical support for one-way neural activity paths
Neural network models that are able to make decisions or store memories have long captured scientists' imaginations. In these models, a hallmark of the computation being performed by the network is the presence of stereotyped sequences of activity, akin to one-way paths. This idea was pioneered by John Hopfield, who was notably co-awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Cell imaging technology: AI transforms label-free photoacoustic microscopy into confocal microscopy
A research team at POSTECH has developed a technology that surpasses the constraints of traditional imaging methods, providing stable and highly accurate cell visualization. Their findings are published in Nature Communications.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

HIMSSCast: How digital health can lower costs and enhance care delivery
PwC U.S. Health Services Advisory Leader Thom Bales discusses advancements in care delivery helping alleviate inflationary pressures, the role of digital health in addressing healthcare's major challenges, and much more.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Many health care providers with psychopathology are not seeking care, research reveals
More than one-quarter of U.S. health care providers reported meeting diagnostic criteria for psychopathology during the pandemic, but only 38 percent of these reported seeking care, according to research published in the Jan. 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Medicare enrollment linked to sharp decline in use of mental health care services
People with mental health symptoms from low- and middle-income households tend to receive much less mental health care upon aging into Medicare, according to new research from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Pandemic led to rapid adoption of telemental health for those with schizophrenia
For Medicaid beneficiaries with schizophrenia, delivery of mental health care through telehealth (telemental health care) diffused rapidly after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Jan. 16 in JAMA Network Open.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Researchers launch startup to revolutionize targeted drug delivery using milk exosomes
Two Nebraska researchers have launched a startup company aimed at bringing to market an innovative method for delivering therapeutics, gene editing tools, plasmids and more to targeted locations in the human body.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Sacramento nurses call for safeguards against AI-based technology in hospitals
Health care unions have long lobbied hospitals for higher wages and staff-to-patient ratios. But a new feature is likely to take up a prominent place in contract talks with health systems: hospitals' adoption of AI-based technology.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Study reveals AI's transformative impact on ICU care with smarter predictions and transparent insights
Intensive care units (ICUs) face mounting pressure to effectively manage resources while delivering optimal patient care. Groundbreaking research published in the journal Information Systems Research highlights how a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model is revolutionizing ICU care by not only improving predictions of patient length of stay, but also equipping clinicians with clear, evidence-based insights to guide critical decisions.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Subjective sleep assessments are unreliable, in-home electroencephalography reveals
Researchers from University of Tsukuba have identified significant discrepancies between subjective and objective assessments of sleep.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

U.S. launches national plan to tackle Parkinson's disease and related disorders
With support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is leading the implementation of the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson's Act (P.L. 118-66), which was signed into law on July 2, 2024. This follows a delegation of authority from the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to the NIH Director.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Wearable device uses bioimpedance to track joint swelling and damage
Samer Mabrouk started playing squash as an undergraduate at Georgia Tech. Ankle injuries were to be expected, and resting for a few days was all he needed to get back on the court. Now a research engineer in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mabrouk hasn't put his racket down, but he gets injured more often—and rest isn't enough anymore.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Why some families consider brain donation for autism research
Brain tissue samples are essential for scientific research, especially when it comes to brain disorders such as autism spectrum disorder.
January 17th, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 13th, 2025

AI chatbot developed to aid governments in tackling drug resistance
Scientists have developed an AI chatbot similar to ChatGPT to help governments devise effective policies for battling drug resistance.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Bioengineers develop biodegradable electrodes that may help repair damaged brain tissue
University of Toronto researchers have developed a flexible, biodegradable electrode capable of stimulating neural precursor cells (NPCs) in the brain—a device capable of delivering targeted electrical stimulation for up to seven days before it dissolves naturally.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Blood vessel on-a-chip identifies how perivascular cells can worsen chronic disease
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered how specialized cells surrounding small blood vessels, known as perivascular cells, contribute to blood vessel dysfunction in chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and fibrosis.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Can Medical Schools Funnel More Doctors Into the Primary Care Pipeline?
Throughout her childhood, Julia Lo Cascio dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. So, when applying to medical school, she was thrilled to discover a new, small school founded specifically to train primary care doctors: NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Doctors, nurses press ahead as wildfires strain Los Angeles' health care
The rapidly spreading wildfires that have transformed much of Los Angeles County into a raging hellscape are not only upending the lives of tens of thousands of residents and business owners, but also stressing the region's hospitals, health clinics, first responders, and nursing homes.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Drug consumption facilities: They've been around since 1986 and now Scotland has one. But do they work?
These facilities offer a safe, clean place for people to use illicit drugs, usually by injection, in the presence of health professionals. It is hoped that the facility in Glasgow, called The Thistle, will reduce drug-related overdoses (Scotland has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in Europe) and reduce the transmission of blood-borne viruses, such as HIV.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field
Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Feds Tell Health Sector to Watch for Bias in AI Decisions
HHS OCR Letter Also Reminds Entities That AI Tool Use Must Comply with HIPAA
January 13th, 2025 — Source or Source or Source or Source or Source

From anecdotes to AI tools, how doctors make medical decisions is evolving with technology
The practice of medicine has undergone an incredible, albeit incomplete, transformation over the past 50 years, moving steadily from a field informed primarily by expert opinion and the anecdotal experience of individual clinicians toward a formal scientific discipline.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans
Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist's job. They don't always remember to do it, however. At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, doctors are nudged to talk about a patient's treatment and end-of-life preferences by an artificially intelligent algorithm that predicts the chances of death.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

HHS publishes AI Strategic Plan, with guidance for healthcare, public health, human services
The framework explores ways to spur innovation and adoption, enable more trustworthy model development, promote access and foster AI-empowered healthcare workforces.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

How Open Source AI is Evolving Healthcare
Open source AI models like Llama are available for free for organizations to use, modify and build on, making this critical technology more accessible than commercial models.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

ICU room design impacts delirium: Windowed rooms show higher incidence
Delirium is characterized by an acute change in cognition, accompanied by either altered consciousness or disorganized thinking. The condition is common in the post-surgical intensive care unit (ICU) setting, affecting up to 50--70% of those admitted, depending on individual risk profiles.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Indiana state senator moves to scrap hospital monopoly law he helped create
On the heels of a scuttled hospital merger between rivals in Terre Haute, Indiana, a state senator introduced a bill that would forbid similar mergers in the future.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Libraries boost translational science with collaborative resources and expertise
Academic health sciences libraries play a pivotal role in advancing clinical and translational science, offering services that span the entire research lifecycle. As essential partners in the success of clinical and translational research, libraries have long collaborated with Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program hubs, along with other translational initiatives such as the IDeA Clinical & Translational Research Network.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Microscopic robots that swim towards chemical signals offer precise drug delivery solutions
Imagine microscopic robots that can navigate the body, delivering medicine precisely to damaged tissues while avoiding side effects. Engineers at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa have discovered a new breakthrough that brings this vision closer to reality.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

New perspective calls for regulatory reforms to address rising trend of US physician strikes
A new Perspective published in The New England Journal of Medicine led by researchers from the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute calls for urgent regulatory reforms to address the rising trend of physician strikes in the United States. The piece provides a comprehensive analysis of the increasing frequency of physician strikes and offers a framework for U.S. policymakers to learn from international best practices.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Particle Health responds to Epic's motion to dismiss
The company says in a 46-page detailed argument that Epic sought to deliberately eliminate its ability to gain payer market share and "brazenly doubles and triples down on knowingly false statements about Particle in its motion."
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Q&A: Why are antidepressants underprescribed?
The University of Virginia's Dr. Anita Clayton has been a primary investigator for nearly every antidepressant approved in the United States since 1990.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Researchers uncover privet leaves as new source of anti-inflammatory compounds
A research team, led by sensory scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, have reported in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences that privet leaves yield significant amounts of both oleocanthal and its closely related compound oleacein.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Study finds chances of quitting smoking improve with integrated care, including medication and counseling
Smokers undergoing lung cancer screening may have the best chance of quitting if they receive integrated care, which includes medication and comprehensive counseling with tobacco treatment specialists, according to researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Trump's Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block
Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Unexpected twist: Pharma mergers may reduce drug prices
A new study from the University of Iowa finds that many drug prices actually drop after pharmaceutical company mergers, challenging the belief that mergers are the primary cause of rising drug prices in the United States. The study finds the price drops are due to cost savings achieved by merging firms that have overlapping products that treat the same medical condition.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications
I am an applied policy researcher who studies the economics of risky behaviors and substance use within the United States. My collaborators and I wanted to understand how medical and recreational marijuana laws and marijuana dispensary openings have affected the rate at which patients fill prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications among people who have private medical insurance.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Women experience higher waiting-list mortality in lung transplantation
Women are less likely to undergo transplants and wait longer. Also, women transplanted with an oversized lung did not show worse survival outcomes, suggesting that size and weight matching may be less stringent in this context.
January 13th, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 10th, 2025

Analysis highlights high TBI death rates among older adults and men
A new analysis of U.S. mortality data reveals the disproportionate impact of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) on older adults, males and certain racial and ethnic groups.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

Could HIPAA Security Update Mean Bigger Lawsuit Payouts?
Experts Expect Breach Lawsuits to Multiply, Bolstered by New Compliance Standards
January 10th, 2025 — Source or Source or Source

Doctors, Nurses Press Ahead as Wildfires Strain Los Angeles' Health Care
The rapidly spreading wildfires that have transformed much of Los Angeles County into a raging hellscape are not only upending the lives of tens of thousands of residents and business owners, but also stressing the region's hospitals, health clinics, first responders, and nursing homes.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

From Sleep to Nutrition Management: Samsung Showcases End-to-End Wellness Solutions
At CES 2025, Samsung Electronics presented its latest wellness solutions — setting a new benchmark in digital health management. The Home for Wellness zone featured Samsung Health, Galaxy wearable devices and SmartThings integration, addressing key wellness priorities such as sleep and diet.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

The Future of CISA in Healthcare in the New Administration
Nitin Natarajan, Departing Deputy Director of CISA, on Building on Cyber Momentum
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Tobacco use trends and the impact of graphic warning labels on nicotine products
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health will host an expert briefing for the media to discuss trends in tobacco use, the implications of new graphic warning requirements for cigarette packages and ads, and concerns involving products like nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes.
January 10th, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 9th, 2025

Access to care: Five principles for action on primary health-care teams
Primary care is in crisis. Recent estimates indicate 6.5 million Canadians, including 2.5 million Ontarians, do not have a primary care provider.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

AI Wellness Unveils Mission 2025
CES 2025 is buzzing with excitement as AI Wellness takes the stage to unveil Mission 2025, an ambitious initiative designed to revolutionize health and wellness through technology. By integrating AI-powered Digital Avatars, Curated Wellness Bundles, and the interactive Ask My Avatar Challenge, AI Wellness is not only transforming individual lives but also reshaping the entire wellness industry.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

CHAI launches open-source healthcare AI nutrition label model card
The Coalition for Health AI is offering its Applied Model Card artificial intelligence transparency tool on GitHub to build "the kind of trust that we need," says its CEO Dr. Brian Anderson.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Discovery of new skeletal tissue advances regenerative medicine potential
An international research team led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered a new type of skeletal tissue that offers great potential for advancing regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Health care is Newsom's biggest unfinished project: Trump complicates that task
Six years after he entered office vowing to be California's "health care governor," Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of billions in public funding to safety net services for the state's neediest residents while engineering rules to make health care more accessible and affordable for all Californians.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Inexpensive ion-selective syringe electrodes can quantify potassium levels in food and pharmaceuticals
The intensive development of new technologies, especially in the field related to the construction of new portable devices used as sensors for the detection of many chemical compounds, has brought many surprising solutions. One of them is an electronic tongue that can answer various questions about unknown samples: presence and amount of some specific compound, contamination, spoilage, or providing seemingly unmeasurable information such as taste.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Innovaccer aims to become healthcare's AI powerhouse with $275M Series F
When it comes to data, perhaps no sector has as much of it and in as many distinct silos as the healthcare industry.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

MSI reveals RTX 50 powered Titan HX Dragon Edition, new Claw handhelds and more
At CES today, we stopped by one of two MSI booths to check out all of the latest laptops. Of particular interest are the latest generation of gaming laptops sporting RTX 50 GPUs, which will be available starting in March.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

New Year, New Congress, New Health Agenda
The new, GOP-led, 119th Congress and President-elect Donald Trump have big legislative plans for the year — which mostly don't include health policy. But health is likely to play an important supporting role in efforts to renew tax cuts, revise immigration policies, and alter trade — if only to help pay for some Republican initiatives.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Research from second pig heart transplant provides new directions for xenotransplantation
Continuing significant advancements in the field of xenotransplantation, surgeon-scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine provided an extensive analysis on the second patient in the world to receive a genetically-modified pig organ. Lawrence Faucette, 58, received a pig heart at the University of Maryland Medical Center in 2023 to treat his end-stage heart failure. He lived for 40 days before choosing to forgo additional treatment after the transplant began to fail due to rejection.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Researchers enhance automated method to detect common sleep disorder affecting millions
A Mount Sinai-led team of researchers has enhanced an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered algorithm to analyze video recordings of clinical sleep tests, ultimately improving accurate diagnosis of a common sleep disorder affecting more than 80 million people worldwide.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Scientists create comprehensive map of protein locations within human cells
Like workers at a factory or office, proteins in a cell must be in the right department to do their jobs. But scientists have yet to fully map the cell's organization, much less determine how these cellular "employees" may be reassigned in a time of crisis or change. A hostile takeover by a virus, for example, can send a cell's proteins to new stations, from which they may either serve the pathogen's aims or help the cell as it attempts to resist the infection.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Strategies to mitigate xylazine-involved fentanyl overdoses: Lessons from Tijuana, Mexico
A recent study published in the Harm Reduction Journal documents the arrival of xylazine to the San Diego-Tijuana border region, and shows the efforts of local physicians to address this emerging challenge in the nation's overdose crisis.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Study finds women are less likely to get a lung transplant than men, spend six weeks longer on waiting list
Women are less likely to receive a lung transplant and spend an average of six weeks longer on the waiting list, according to a study published in ERJ Open Research. However, women who receive a lung transplant are more likely than men to live for five years post-transplant. Based on their findings, the researchers encourage changes in regulation and clinical guidelines to address this inequality.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

UV light--based cell therapy offers new hope for lung transplant patients, reducing rejection and infection risks
Researchers from the Vienna Lung Transplant Program of MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna have published the first prospective, randomized and controlled study on the use of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) in lung transplantation in the European Respiratory Journal. The findings could significantly change the standard procedure for rejection reactions after lung transplants.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

UK's drug payment disclosure system fails to protect patients and public trust
The UK's self-regulated system for disclosing payments from drug companies to healthcare professionals and organizations is failing to protect patients and public trust, according to a new analysis led by researchers at the University of Bath, UK and Lund University, Sweden published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Unraveling the push-pull mechanism of neuron migration
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital used fluorescent imaging techniques to track the sequence of molecular events that kickstart the migration of developing neurons, implicating an intricate circuit of cues in the process. The findings, which shed light on the processes that ensure proper cerebellum development, were published today in Nature Communications.
January 9th, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 8th, 2025

2 HIPAA Business Associates Pay HHS Ransomware Settlements
Agency Kicks Off New Year With First HIPAA Enforcement Actions, $170K in Fines
January 8th, 2025 — Source or Source or Source or Source

AI that identifies undiagnosed cognitive impairment could improve VBC
A statistical analysis evaluated a refit of the Dementia AlgoRithm, which helps determine patients at risk for cognitive decline, using administrative claims data. It found the new models could be a game-changer for value-based care providers.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Blood, urine and other bodily fluids: How your leftover pathology samples can be used for medical research
A doctor's visit often ends with you leaving with a pathology request form in hand. The request form soon has you filling a sample pot, having blood drawn, or perhaps even a tissue biopsy taken.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Healthcare M&A: Transcarent paying $621M to acquire Seattle-based health benefits firm Accolade
Seattle-based Accolade is set to go private again in a deal to be acquired by Transcarent that brings together two health benefits companies.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Healthcare analytics platform H1 has acquired Ribbon, backed by a16z and General Catalyst
H1, a healthcare data analytics platform serving the pharmaceutical industry with data on over 10 million healthcare professionals, has acquired Ribbon, a startup that helps patients find doctors that are supported by their insurance.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Hospitals' AI tools under scrutiny for accuracy and bias
New research from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health sheds light on how hospitals in the U.S. are using artificial intelligence to perform daily tasks.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Medical billing firm Medusind discloses breach affecting 360,000 people
Medusind, a leading billing provider for healthcare organizations, is notifying hundreds of thousands of individuals of a data breach that exposed their personal and health information more than a year ago, in December 2023.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

New AI predicts inner workings of cells
In the same way that ChatGPT understands human language, a new AI model developed by computational biologists captures the language of cells to accurately predict their activities.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

New study identifies effective strategies to help people quit vaping
A new study, co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher, set out to identify the most effective strategies for helping people quit vaping. The findings, published today in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, suggest that varenicline, a prescription medication often used to help people stop smoking, and text message-based interventions can help people quit.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Researchers call for legislative reform to improve transparency in drug company payments to health care professionals
The UK's self-regulated system for disclosing payments from drug companies to health care professionals and organizations is failing to protect patients and public trust, according to a new analysis led by researchers at the University of Bath, UK and Lund University, Sweden published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Scientists investigate milkfish skin for treating severe burns
Pioneering research from the Ateneo de Manila University could turn bangus fish skin—a common byproduct of the Philippine fishing industry, often discarded as waste—into an invaluable medical resource.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Smart diaper sensors provide continuous monitoring of drug levels and vital electrolytes
Medical professionals constantly struggle with monitoring patients' drug levels and vital electrolytes. Traditional monitoring requires repeated blood draws -- an invasive process that needs trained staff and specialized equipment. While urine testing offers a gentler alternative, current methods still demand manual sample collection and time-consuming laboratory analysis, making continuous monitoring impossible.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Study shows autistic individuals enrolled in Medicaid and receiving federal housing support grew 70% from 2008--16
Affordable and stable housing is critical to improving health across a person's lifespan. People with disabilities, including autism, comprise a significant share of people in need of housing assistance. However, the intersection of housing and health among individuals with autism is largely unknown because data on public housing and public health are not connected.
January 8th, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 7th, 2025

AI shows promise in predicting the progression of autoimmune disease
Autoimmune diseases, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own healthy cells and tissues, often include a preclinical stage before diagnosis that's characterized by mild symptoms or certain antibodies in the blood. However, in some people, these symptoms may resolve before culminating in the full disease stage.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

A Listener Fighting the Good Fight
Joey Ballard is an internal medicine resident at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He wrote to "An Arm and a Leg" about a resolution the American Medical Association recently adopted calling on hospitals to do more to make sure patients who qualify for charity care get it. And that legislators and regulators make sure that's happening.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Biden Administration Bars Medical Debt From Credit Scores
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued new regulations barring medical debts from American credit reports, enacting a major new consumer protection just days before President Joe Biden is set to leave office.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Biocomposites of 2D layered materials
Molecular composites, such as bone and nacre, are everywhere in nature and play crucial roles, ranging from self-defense to carbon sequestration. Extensive research has been conducted on constructing inorganic layered materials at an atomic level inspired by natural composites. These layered materials exfoliated to 2D crystals are an emerging family of nanomaterials with extraordinary properties. These biocomposites are great for modulating electron, photon, and phonon transport in nanoelectronics and photonic devices but are challenging to translate into bulk materials.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Bioengineered blood vessels show promise in trauma care
A new type of bioengineered blood vessel has shown strong results in treating severe vascular injuries, potentially offering vascular surgeons a better alternative to synthetic grafts when patients' veins aren't suitable for use in repairs.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Denosumab found to increase cardiovascular risk in dialysis-dependent patients
For dialysis-dependent patients treated for osteoporosis, denosumab is associated with a greater preventive effect on fractures but an increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared with oral bisphosphonates, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

FDA updates guidance on pulse ox devices used in healthcare
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published updated draft recommendations to help improve the performance of pulse oximeters across skin tones.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Health Care AI, Intended To Save Money, Turns Out To Require a Lot of Expensive Humans
Preparing cancer patients for difficult decisions is an oncologist's job. They don't always remember to do it, however. At the University of Pennsylvania Health System, doctors are nudged to talk about a patient's treatment and end-of-life preferences by an artificially intelligent algorithm that predicts the chances of death.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

High-cost outliers distort public discussions about drug development costs, study says
The typical cost of developing new medications may not be as high as generally believed, with a few ultra-costly medications skewing public discussions about the cost of pharmaceutical research and development, according to a new RAND study.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Improving outpatient care following non-hospitalized traumatic brain injury
A new systematic literature search has identified the highest priority clinical actions aimed at improving post-acute care for non-hospitalized traumatic brain injury (TBI).
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Korea University and Yale host forum on AI innovations in healthcare
On October 2nd (Wednesday), Korea University College of Medicine (Dean: Pyun Sung-Bom) hosted a forum titled "Advancing Healthcare through Innovations in Data and AI in Clinical Informatics and Natural Language Processing" in the 6th-floor lecture hall of the First Medical Building.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Listen to the Latest 'KFF Health News Minute'
This week on the KFF Health News Minute: the incoming Trump administration has signaled it may roll back federal efforts to reduce the burden of medical debt on Americans, and the nursing home industry hopes President-elect Trump will help block a new staffing requirement.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Myriad Genetics and MD Anderson partner to evaluate molecular residual disease assay
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced a five-year strategic alliance to accelerate the clinical evaluation and development of Myriad's molecular residual disease (MRD) assay.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

NeuroFlow acquires, integrates Intermountain's behavioral health analytics model
The health system's proprietary model offers a clinically validated approach to identifying behavioral health patterns and risk stratification to help guide more targeted decision making and improve care, the company says.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

NYU Langone expands footprint with Rothman Orthopaedics acquisition
NYU Langone Health and NYU Langone Orthopedics today announced the acquisition of Rothman Orthopaedics of Greater New York, further expanding the system's top-ranked offerings at these new practice locations:
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Opioid disposal kits found to boost safe medication disposal by more than 10%
Extra opioid pain medications after surgeries are a concern because they increase the likelihood of their misuse, so researchers are intent on discovering ways to cut down on the medicines that could be left after recovery from common surgeries.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Researchers call for reform in the use of racial data in biomedical research
A recent study published in Synthese challenges the default collection and reliance on ethno-racial data in biomedical research, arguing that these practices often lack scientific or ethical justification. The paper critically examines the widely accepted "fair subject selection" requirement, which mandates proportional representation of racial groups in clinical trials, and suggests that this approach might inadvertently perpetuate scientific inaccuracies and social stereotypes.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Seattle biotech firm Athira Pharma will pay $4M to settle allegations related to research misconduct
Seattle-area biotech company Athira Pharma agreed to pay $4.07 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to disclose research misconduct to federal agencies in grant applications and reports.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

TP-Link unveils the Tapo HybridCam Duo at CES 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published updated draft recommendations to help improve the performance of pulse oximeters across skin tones.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

University of Plymouth partners with IOE to offer global osteopathy training
The University of Plymouth and International Osteopathic Education (IOE) have formed a new partnership that will offer first-class training to aspiring osteopaths from across the world.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Urgent care versus ER: Knowing where to go for medical help
Sliced your finger cutting that avocado? Sprained your ankle playing pickleball? You need medical help soon.
January 7th, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 6th, 2025

2025 forecast: Telehealth will boost panel size and enable more delegation
A virtual care CEO says telemedicine means more physicians in the mix, enabling them to delegate less-complex tasks. Health systems should then be able to reduce wait times with that newly expanded capacity.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Access to ophthalmic specialty care increasingly challenging in rural areas
Aishah Ahmed, from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues assessed the geographic distribution of the ophthalmic subspecialist surgeon workforce and evaluated factors associated with practicing in rural areas.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

AI diagnostics offer hope for Sudan's collapsing health system
Sudanese health authorities are turning to AI to strengthen health systems after dozens of doctors were killed in the country's almost two-year long civil war, according to a senior official.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Americans' rage at insurers goes beyond health coverage
My book "Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don't Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It" was thrust into the spotlight recently, after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in what authorities say was a targeted attack outside the company's annual investors conference. Investigators at the scene found bullet casings inscribed with the words "delay," "deny" and "depose."
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Doctors warn against fluid therapy approach in surgery after global trial
Researchers found using a type of fluid therapy during major planned gut surgery did not reduce infections afterwards. It did, however, increase the risk of arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms). Due to these results, they recommend avoiding routine use of this technique for these patients.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Experts urge need for widespread adoption of liaison service to combat rising burden of osteoporosis-related fractures
A new Perspective article published in the New England Journal of Medicine emphasizes the critical role of Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) in addressing the growing global burden of osteoporosis-related fractures, particularly hip fractures.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

FDA offers new draft guidance to developers of AI-enabled medical devices
After resolving how it will review updates to previously approved artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices, the agency will release its full draft proposal for market submissions.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Health care for poorest Coloradans is at risk as Medicaid costs dominate budget debate in legislature
In October, a group of Medicaid providers warned Colorado lawmakers that they were in trouble.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Health Care Is Newsom's Biggest Unfinished Project. Trump Complicates That Task.
Six years after he entered office vowing to be California's "health care governor," Democrat Gavin Newsom has steered tens of billions in public funding to safety net services for the state's neediest residents while engineering rules to make health care more accessible and affordable for all Californians.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Health Insurers Limit Coverage of Prosthetic Limbs, Questioning Their Medical Necessity
When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options in 2023, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Inogen receives FDA 510(k) clearance for SIMEOX 200 airway clearance device
Inogen, Inc., a medical technology company offering innovative respiratory products for use in the homecare setting, today announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the SIMEOX 200 Airway Clearance Device, expanding the company's ability to market and meet the various needs of patients with chronic respiratory diseases in the U.S.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Listen: NPR and KFF Health News explore how racism and violence hurt health
KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony and Emily Kwong, host of NPR's podcast "Shortwave," talk about Black families living in the aftermath of lynchings and police killings in their communities. Anthony shares her southeastern Missouri-based reporting from "Silence in Sikeston," a documentary film, podcast, and print reporting project. She discusses the latest research on the health effects of racism and violence, including the emerging, controversial field of epigenetics.
January 6th, 2025 — Source or Source

New CryoSCAPE technology aims to improve blood sample stability for research
Your blood is a delicate mixture. Researchers and clinicians often use blood to learn what's going on inside our bodies, in part because siphoning off a tube of blood is easier and less painful than taking biopsies of an internal organ.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

New GFR formula offers better diagnosis of hyperfiltration in elderly patients
Annual health checkups regularly include urine tests that serve several purposes, including checking for symptoms of kidney disease. The presence of albumin in the urine is one indicator as is glomerular filtration rate. In diabetic nephropathy, albuminuria first appears, leading to excessive filtration and eventually a decrease in GFR.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Non-opioid pain relievers beat opioids after dental surgery, trial shows
A combination of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) controls pain after wisdom tooth removal better than opioids, according to a Rutgers Health study that could change how dentists treat post-surgical pain.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Prioritizing resources for GPs in deprived areas found to be essential for care
General practitioners (GPs) in deprived areas should be prioritized for resource, in order to allow them to provide effective care to some of the most unwell and vulnerable patients in society.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Proposed model emphasizes community connections to address loneliness in borderline personality disorder
Loneliness is a key driver in the maintenance of borderline personality disorder (BPD), Harvard researchers argue. Thus, many patients cite increased social connection as a primary treatment goal. In the Harvard Review of Psychiatry, Lois W. Choi-Kain, MD, MEd, DFAPA, of Harvard's McLean Hospital, and colleagues call for BPD treatment to extend beyond exclusive therapeutic relationships to help patients build durable connections with others in the community.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that
Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federal proposal released Monday.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Scientists create vast library of compounds to target disease proteins
Over the past two decades, large genetic studies have linked tens of thousands of DNA variants to thousands of human traits and diseases. Yet, correcting the effects of those variants to treat disease has been hampered in part by the lack of precise molecular tools to do so.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Scientists develop 'suspended animation' technique for blood draws to aid research for underserved populations
Your blood is a delicate mixture. Researchers and clinicians often use blood to learn what's going on inside our bodies, in part because siphoning off a tube of blood is easier and less painful than taking biopsies of an internal organ.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Streamlined approach to testing for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia improves diagnostic accuracy
A new study appearing in The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine (JALM) has found that a simplified version of the standard screening method for identifying heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)—a dangerous side effect of the blood thinner heparin—did a better job than the full technique of identifying which patients had the condition.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Study finds no clinical advantage of budesonide inhaler over fluticasone in COPD
The researchers evaluated budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol and fluticasone-umeclidinium-vilanterol in preventing COPD exacerbations and pneumonia hospitalizations in real-world settings. They provided evidence to guide treatment decisions for COPD patients.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Virtual chemistry synthesizes 25 variations of a plant compound that could treat brain diseases
Among the hundreds of thousands of chemical compounds produced by plants, some may hold the key to treating human ailments and diseases. But recreating these complex, naturally occurring molecules in the lab often requires a time-consuming and tedious trial-and-error process.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Will AI revolutionize drug development? Researchers explain why it depends on how it's used
The potential of using artificial intelligence in drug discovery and development has sparked both excitement and skepticism among scientists, investors and the general public.
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Why seeing the same doctor could save your life
Seeing the same GP each time has its advantages, and it is more important than it may seem. A milestone review examining 1.4 million patients worldwide found that those who do not see the same doctor regularly are more likely to die within a certain period. This consistent relationship with a doctor is known as "continuity of care".
January 6th, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — January 1st, 2025

Age influences satisfaction and complications in breast reconstruction patients
For patients undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy, age impacts surgical outcomes, with older age negatively correlated with the Satisfaction with Breasts domain of the BREAST-Q, but positively correlated with Psychosocial Well-Being, according to a study published in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
January 1st, 2025 — Source

Posting hospital prices hasn't brought down the cost of health care: Will Colorado's new approach work?
When the idea of price transparency first took hold outside purely academic circles, the pitch was simple: Coloradans would save themselves and the system money by shopping for health care the way they do for TVs or cars.
January 1st, 2025 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 31st, 2024

Brain Cipher begins to leak stolen Rhode Island data
Protected health information from Ocean State's online health and human services platform may be part of the cache of personal data posted to the dark web.
December 31st, 2024 — Source

How a duty to spend wisely on worker benefits could loosen PBMs' grip on drug prices
Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the U.S. drug market. Her job, as a policy advocate at drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, was to tell patient and physician groups about the PBMs' role in high drug prices.
December 31st, 2024 — Source

Modest decline seen in portal messaging with billing implementation
Implementation of e-visit billing for responding to patient-initiated messages that require substantive medical decision-making is associated with a modest decrease in patient-initiated portal message volume, according to a study published online Dec. 31 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
December 31st, 2024 — Source

Ransomware downtime costs U.S. healthcare organizations $1.9M daily
That has culminated in an estimated $21.9 billion in downtime losses over the past six years, a new report shows, with medical organizations experiencing 17 days of downtime per incident, on average.
December 31st, 2024 — Source

Smartphone app can help reduce opioid use and keep patients in treatment, study shows
Patients with opioid use disorder can reduce their days of opioid use and stay in treatment longer when using a smartphone app as supportive therapy in combination with medication, a new study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) shows.
December 31st, 2024 — Source

Why one Colorado county has seen a steady drop in its suicide rate over five years
Over the last five years, Larimer County in northern Colorado has seen what appears to be a steady, sustained drop in its suicide rate—a potentially significant breakthrough in a state that consistently ranks in the top 10 nationally for its high rate.
December 31st, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 26th, 2024

Ascension cyberattack exposed medical data of 5.6M customers
Information included payment details such as credit card or bank account numbers and insurance info ranging from Medicaid and Medicare IDs to policy numbers and claims. Secure EHR data was not accessed.
December 26th, 2024 — Source

Investigation uncovers poor quality of dental coverage under Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage—the privatized form of Medicare that offers benefits beyond traditional Medicare, such as dental insurance—is gaining in popularity, but a new analysis reveals that the quality of dental coverage offered by Medicare Advantage is poor, with only 8.4% of plans offering a dental benefit that met the study's quality standards.
December 26th, 2024 — Source

New method allows non-destructive study of fish teeth
Can we examine the teeth of living fish and other vertebrates in detail, repeatedly over time, without harming them?
December 26th, 2024 — Source

Research highlights inadequate dental benefits in Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage-;the privatized form of Medicare that offers benefits beyond traditional Medicare, such as dental insurance-;is gaining in popularity, but a new analysis reveals that the quality of dental coverage offered by Medicare Advantage is poor, with only 8.4 percent of plans offering a dental benefit that met the study's quality standards.
December 26th, 2024 — Source

Startup led by Seattle doctors gets FDA approval for virus-killing, surgical mask technology
COVID-19, at the moment, might feel safely in the rearview mirror. But other respiratory viruses and bacterial-caused walking pneumonia are stoking human health concerns — and COVID is far from vanquished.
December 26th, 2024 — Source

UVA Health RAMPs up AI and real-time analytics
The success the health system has had with its real-time analytics monitoring platform, RAMP, is the focus of an artificial intelligence-themed session at HIMSS25 in March.
December 26th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 30th, 2024

Behavioral intervention decreases how much pain affects daily activities in people with dialysis-dependent kidney failure
NIH-funded study shows benefits of pain coping skills training in population with limited pain treatment options.
December 30th, 2024 — Source

HHS releases notice of HIPAA Security Rule update
The agency seeks to make its first HIPAA Security Rule update since 2013 to clarify what health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, providers and their business associates must do to protect the security of electronic protected health information.
December 30th, 2024 — Source

In Year 7, ‘Bill of the Month’ Gives Patients a Voice
In 2024, our nationwide team of gumshoes set out to answer your most pressing questions about medical bills, such as: Can free preventive care really come with add-on bills for items like surgical trays? Or, why does it cost so much to treat a rattlesnake bite? Or, if it’s called an urgent care emergency center, which is it?
December 30th, 2024 — Source

Kewaunee & NuAire: Market Leaders Join Forces to Revolutionize the Industry
We are thrilled to announce that NuAire has joined the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation family of companies. This partnership brings together two of the most renowned names in laboratory furnishings, combining world-class portfolios to create a powerhouse of innovation and expertise.
December 30th, 2024 — Source

Study indicates improved health care value cannot be achieved by hospital mergers and acquisitions alone
Mergers and acquisitions of U.S. hospitals and health systems rarely improve the quality of care delivered or result in lower health care costs and prices, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
December 30th, 2024 — Source

The science behind phytosome formation and its therapeutic potential
Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. Phytosomes, a novel drug delivery system, have recently attracted substantial attention, because of their exceptional ability to increase the therapeutic efficacy and bioavailability of phytoconstituents.
December 30th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 28th, 2024

Mapping cerebellar nuclei outputs in an autism mouse model
The cerebellum plays a critical role in both motor and non-motor functions, and its dysfunction is linked to various mental disorders, including autism.
December 28th, 2024 — Source

Novel tool holds great promise for studying mitochondrial calcium signaling
Mitochondrial calcium signaling is crucial for energy metabolism and calcium homeostasis, but monitoring it accurately is challenging due to pH fluctuations.
December 28th, 2024 — Source

The US proposes rules to make healthcare data more secureProposed Health and Human Services rules call for encryption, multifactor authentication, and more to protect patient data.
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December 28th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 27th, 2024

Boston to distribute Narcan via vending machines, kiosks to prevent opioid overdoses
Boston will have four vending machines and eight indoor kiosks distributing life-saving Narcan and other harm reduction supplies in another step toward preventing overdose deaths, Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission announced.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

Could a maverick raw milk farmer from California help RFK Jr. shape US health policy?
As Mark McAfee—the maverick leader of California's largest raw milk dairy—works on getting his Fresno County dairy out of bird flu quarantine, his name has surfaced as a possible advisor for the Food and Drug Administration on shaping raw milk policy in the United States.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

Freezing Point Osmometry in Life Science Applications
Osmometry is a method to determine a sample´s osmolality. This is the total number of osmotically active particles solved in a solution. These particles influence the colligative properties of the solution, which include the boiling and freezing point but also the vapor pressure for instance.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: Nurses want AI to enhance patient interactions
Because we're still in the early days of artificial intelligence transforming the patient care environment, it's imperative to watch its impacts closely, says Oriana Beaudet, VP of nursing innovation at the American Nurses Association.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

Human error to blame in Ascension data breach that impacted 5.6 million patients
An "honest" mistake exposed a wealth of sensitive information
December 27th, 2024 — Source

Scientists uncover insights into neuron function by simultaneously measuring two key signals in living animals
Researchers from Kyushu University have developed an innovative technique to non-invasively measure two key signals, membrane voltage and intracellular calcium levels, at the same time, in neurons of awake animals. This new method offers a more complete understanding of how neurons function, revealing that these two signals encode different information for sensory stimuli.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

University of Washington plans to launch mental health crisis response team this spring
Starting this spring, the University of Washington will try a new approach to helping students and employees in mental health crises, based on a philosophy that's become increasingly mainstream: Mental health professionals are better equipped than police to respond to some emergencies.
December 27th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 20th, 2024

AI in life sciences and healthcare
The life sciences and healthcare industries have critical challenges to overcome in 2025. Costs in both are on the rise, forcing business leaders to seek out more efficient methods for developing and delivering new products and services. Additionally, consumer expectations are higher than ever, with patients and other clients looking for features that maximize convenience and accessibility.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

'Bill of the Month': The Series That Dissects and Slashes Medical Bills
Over 6 and half years ago, KFF Health News and NPR kicked off "Bill of the Month," a crowdsourced investigation highlighting the impact of medical bills on patients.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

Epic files to dismiss antitrust lawsuit
The court battle with Particle Health highlights how national health information exchange networks rely on a chain of trust that can be broken, jeopardizing patient privacy under HIPAA.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

Louisiana bars health dept. from promoting flu, COVID, mpox vaccines: Report
Staff worried they were no longer helping people and the ban would lead to deaths.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

Readers Offer 'Solo Agers' Support and Reflect on Ancestors
Enjoyed your panel discussion (Watch: 'Going It Alone' — A Conversation About Growing Old in America, Dec. 12). I am 85, retired at 55. Traveled (birding) in 65 countries. In 2010, I created the First Friday Ideas Salon. We just had our 171st gathering, via Zoom. I curate each gathering. Last month, we hosted a conservator and a scientist from the Getty Museum. The month before: a Caltech professor on robotics. I have had many professors, a Nobel Prize winner, MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" recipients, a presidential candidate, etc.
December 20th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 16th, 2024

A new era of targeted therapy with antibody–drug conjugates
In this interview, Grace Liu from Sino Biological shares her expertise on Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs), a revolutionary cancer therapy combining precision targeting with potent cytotoxic drugs. With a strong background in medical science and immunotherapy, Grace highlights the science, challenges, and innovations driving ADC development and Sino Biological’s role in advancing this transformative field.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

AASM urges permanent telehealth coverage for improved sleep care
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has issued a new position statement advocating for permanent telehealth coverage, emphasizing its essential role in providing high-quality, patient-centered care for individuals with sleep disorders.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

After UnitedHealthcare shooting, industry insider talks about problems in health care
The fatal shooting of a health care executive in New York City this month touched off a fierce debate about the systemic problems in health care, and the bigger-picture role of health insurance companies.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Brain regions that relieve effects of chronic stress in mice differ based on sex
Subtle activation of a small subset of neurons in one region of the brain can make male mice resilient to, and even reverse, the detrimental effects of chronic stress. The same is true for female mice, but in a totally different region of the brain.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Caltech Develops Ultrasound-Propelled Drug Delivery Microbots
The robots contain tiny bubbles that vibrate to generate propulsion.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Collaborative project seeks to close diagnostic gap in asthma care
Asthma affects more than 260M people worldwide and nearly 28M people in the U.S. alone, where, on average, 10 people die from attacks of the chronic disease each day. Many of these deaths could be prevented if patients had timely access to the appropriate therapy following an accurate diagnosis.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Electrical stimulation of ears shows promise for treating ulcerative colitis
A simple, non-invasive treatment focused on the ears could one day provide relief for people with ulcerative colitis, a UM research study has found.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Enhanced dual-mode imaging: New transducer delivers ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging simultaneously
A research team has developed the world's first high-performance photoacoustic endoscopy based on a transparent ultrasonic transducer. Their findings were recently published in the journal Science Advances.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Epic Nexus connects 625 hospitals to TEFCA
Secure medical records exchange under the national framework by all Epic customers is expected to be completed by the end of 2025, says Rob Klootwyk, director of interoperability at Epic.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Fairjourney Biologics establishes Scientific Advisory Board
FairJourney Biologics S.A., leaders in the discovery and optimization of antibodies, today announced it has established a Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to support its strategy for ongoing growth and innovation. The advisory board comprises renowned industry experts appointed to support the identification of strategic opportunities, enhance scientific excellence, and drive the development of cutting-edge technologies. This alignment ensures the Company remains at the forefront of antibody discovery, addressing market needs and future trends.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Former Montana health staffer rebukes oversight rules as a hospital 'wish list'
A former Montana health department staffer who described himself as the lead author of legislation to scrutinize nonprofit hospitals' charitable acts said new rules implementing the bill amounted to a hospital "wish list" and that the state needs to go back to the drawing board.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Helicopters Rescued Patients in ‘Apocalyptic’ Flood. Other Hospitals Are at Risk, Too.
April Boyd texted her husband before she boarded the helicopter.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers
In the past few years, state and local governments across the U.S. have begun spending billions in opioid settlements paid by companies accused of fueling the overdose crisis. But where is that money going, who is getting it, and is it doing any good?
December 16th, 2024 — Source

How Henry Ford Health is boosting health equity by bridging the telehealth divide
Conversations have only started in the past few years about what digital equity is and how it applies to telemedicine and virtual care. Here's what the Detroit-based health system has learned so far.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Native American Patients Are Sent to Collections for Debts the Government Owes
Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new mom’s plans to buy a house stalled.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

New drug shows potential in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy
A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

New method speeds up protein study, aiding disease treatment research
Protein complexes are important for the majority of vital processes in the cell and human body, such as producing energy, copying DNA and regulating the immune system.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

New ultra-small coil enables precise brain stimulation
A research team led by Prof. Kim So-hee from the Department of Robotics and Mechanical Electronics, DGIST, has developed a technology that enables precise brain stimulation using a coil small enough to be implanted in the body. It is expected to be utilized as an electronic medicine for brain neurological disorders that require long-term treatment due to its ability to significantly improve safety and effectiveness with fewer side effects compared to existing technologies.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy
A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Old wisdom meets new tech: Traditional Chinese medicine inspires pulse sensors
Continuously monitoring a person's pulse can provide meaningful medical information, such as heart rate and, indirectly, blood pressure. However, pulse waves can vary dramatically from person to person and even within the same person at different times of day and during different activities. These variations make it difficult for current wearable pulse sensors to accurately record useful data, which is especially problematic for those with cardiovascular disease or high-risk factors for those diseases.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Palliative care boosts life quality for stroke survivors and families
Palliative care, an approach to care that helps people manage pain and other symptoms during all stages of a serious illness (not just at end of life), can help improve quality of life for stroke survivors as well as their family members, according to "Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Stroke," a new scientific statement published in the journal Stroke.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology
In this interview, NewsMedical spoke with Hamilton Company about its innovative syringe technology, custom syringe solutions for specific customer needs, and syringe accessories for multi-industry use.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Researchers gain new insights into the molecular changes leading to Rett syndrome
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital and collaborating institutions have gained new insights into the molecular changes leading to Rett syndrome, a severe neurological disorder caused by mutations in the MeCP2 gene encoding methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2). The team reports in the journal Neuron that loss of MeCP2 in adulthood causes immediate progressive dysregulation of hundreds of genes – some are activated while others are suppressed – and these changes occur well before any measurable deficiencies in neurological function.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Researchers reveal important themes to improve interactions between police and Black autistic youth
Law enforcement provides critical community services, yet Black autistic youth often face an elevated risk of negative outcomes during police interactions. In an effort to learn more about these encounters within the autistic community, researchers at the Center for Autism Research at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) conducted a study to examine perceptions and concerns of Black caregivers of Black autistic children regarding police interactions.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Response to CEO killing reveals antipathy toward health insurers—but entire patchwork system is to blame
The U.S. health care system leaves much to be desired.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Reprogrammed yeast cells enhance drug delivery precision
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) have developed a novel way to engineer yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to create microbial communities that can perform complex tasks and self-regulate their composition in response to external signals.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Study highlights benefits of expanding needle exchange programs in prisons
"Needle exchange programs are evidence-based strategies that prevent transmission of blood-borne viruses, reduce injection-related infections, improve access to medical care, and facilitate entry into substance dependence programs for people who inject drugs," writes Dr. Farah Houdroge, Disease Elimination Program, Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia, with coauthors.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

The risks of reversed chirality: Study highlights dangers of mirror organisms
A groundbreaking study evaluates the feasibility, risks, and ethical considerations of creating mirror bacteria with reversed chirality, highlighting potential threats to health and ecosystems.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Tiny chips promise swift disease diagnosis from a single breath
In a world grappling with a multitude of health threats—ranging from fast-spreading viruses to chronic diseases and drug-resistant bacteria—the need for quick, reliable, and easy-to-use home diagnostic tests has never been greater. Imagine a future where these tests can be done anywhere, by anyone, using a device as small and portable as your smartwatch. To do that, you need microchips capable of detecting miniscule concentrations of viruses or bacteria in the air.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes
President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations and tougher immigration restrictions is deepening mistrust of the health care system among California’s immigrants and clouding the future for providers serving the state’s most impoverished residents.
December 16th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 13th, 2024

ATA launches Center of Digital Excellence with health system heavy-hitters
Intermountain, Mayo Clinic, MedStar, Ochsner, Stanford Health and UPMC are among the organizations taking part in the initiative, focused on innovating integration of virtual care pathways.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

California’s ‘Care Courts’ Are Falling Short
California’s controversial experiment to order mental illness and drug treatment for some of its sickest residents is rolling out statewide, but the latest data shows the new initiative is falling far short of early objectives.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Clinicians' phones a cybersecurity risk, says study
A new study led by Dr. Tafheem Wani, a La Trobe lecturer in Digital Health Information Management, showed that clinicians' phones (and other digital devices) contained sensitive patient information, which was not often protected by antivirus software and passcodes.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Direct-to-patient platform uses AI to find gaps in care
A health analytics company is partnering with pharma to allow patients to unify their health information across multiple providers. Using artificial intelligence, the platform analyzes medical records and makes recommendations.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Deep learning revolutionizes COPD diagnosis with single CT scan, reducing patient burden
Using just one inhalation lung CT scan, a deep learning model can accurately diagnose and stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published today in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Georgia lawmakers consider making opioid alternatives more affordable
A panel of Georgia lawmakers is considering introducing legislation next year forcing insurance companies to cover the cost of alternatives to opioid pain medications as a way to further address problems with the addictive medications.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Photocurrent-responsive coating cuts bone-to-implant integration time in half
A research team has developed an innovative photocurrent-responsive implant surface to accelerate bone-to-implant integration after orthopedic surgery. The cutting-edge coating has been shown to shorten the integration time to just two weeks, doubling the speed and expediting post-operative recovery, as well as reducing the risk of rejection.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Review suggests kindness could make for better health care
A researcher has defined kindness and believes this could hold the key to better communication within health care teams and improve care for patients.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

State behavioral health agency seeks money from Legislature to address crisis in jails
The state agency that handles behavioral health plans to ask the Georgia General Assembly for more money to get mentally ill patients moved out of jails and into treatment.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Study shows education initiative improves clinicians' ability to make lifestyle and dietary interventions
Clinicians who completed an American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) course introducing the foundations of lifestyle medicine and food as medicine reported significant improvements in their knowledge and confidence, as well as increases in how often they practice lifestyle medicine with patients, a research study found.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Survey reveals strong public desire for notification about AI use in healthcare
Study finds over 60% of adults want to be notified, with preferences varying by age, sex, race, and education
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Tissue transfer method offers faster, safer complex head and neck reconstruction
Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have developed a promising technique for head and neck reconstruction that shifts the placement of transferred tissue with blood vessels attached, offering a safer, faster option for patients with complex tissue defects, especially those at high risk.
December 13th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 10th, 2024

74% of hospital leaders say virtual nursing will become integral to acute care
A nurse expert discusses the results of a new survey from AvaSure showing that, while virtual nursing has yet to gain traction in acute inpatient care, it holds much promise – and already is showing results that benefit both nurses and the bottom line.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Aqemia raises $38M to find new drugs by meshing theoretical physics with GenAI
Aqemia, a French startup that’s meshing “quantum-inspired physics” with machine learning to find new drugs, has raised $38 million in a fresh round of funding led by San Francisco-based VC firm Cathay Innovation.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Benralizumab beneficial for eosinophilic exacerbations of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Benralizumab can be used for the treatment of acute eosinophilic exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published online Nov. 27 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Blood removal before major liver surgery cuts transfusions in half, clinical trial shows
Removing 10% of a patient's blood before major liver surgery and giving it back afterwards reduced transfusions by half, according to a large clinical trial published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Known as hypovolemic phlebotomy, this practice could save one in every 11 patients having this surgery from needing a transfusion.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Blood transfusions for brain bleeding: Large trial adds to debate about optimal threshold
Blood is one of the oldest drugs in the world, but after many decades of research, it is still not always clear when a blood transfusion should be given. A large trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine is adding to the debate for patients who have had a kind of brain bleeding called aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Caring for emotional and spiritual needs of ICU families
Family members of intensive care unit (ICU) patients often experience psychological and spiritual distress as they deal with serious illness and potential death. A new paper authored by a national team of experts at the intersection of health and spirituality highlights the critical role of the spiritual care provided by chaplains in supporting family members of ICU patients.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Cortisol spikes cause debilitating bone growth in spinal injury patients
Queensland researchers have solved the century-old mystery of why patients who suffer severe spinal cord and brain injuries develop debilitating bone growths around joints such as hips and shoulders.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Exploring opioid-free pain relief in bariatric surgery
Obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery can manage without opioids, according to a thesis from the University of Gothenburg. The research is paving the way for opioid-free treatment during and after surgery.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Federal judge halts Dreamers’ brand-new access to ACA enrollment in 19 states
A federal judge in North Dakota has ruled in favor of 19 states that challenged a Biden administration rule allowing — for the first time — enrollment in Affordable Care Act coverage by people brought to the U.S. as children without immigration paperwork, known as "Dreamers."
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Fluoride in drinking water is in the spotlight again. Let's not forget how it transformed our oral health
Fluoride is back in the news, after incoming US "health czar" Robert F. Kennedy Jr called for its removal from drinking water.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Gaps in reporting psychotherapy may hinder effectiveness of psychedelic treatments
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is gaining attention as a promising approach to treat patients with mental disorders for whom conventional treatments have been insufficient. A new collaborative study by researchers at the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) and University Medical Center Gröningen (UMCG) reveals important gaps in how the psychotherapeutic aspect of these treatments is reported, potentially hindering their effectiveness and safety.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

High blood pressure and sex: Overcome the challenges
You can be treated for high blood pressure and still enjoy a satisfying sex life — if you discuss any concerns and work closely with your healthcare team.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

'Huge demand': Portugal dreams of becoming medical cannabis hub
"We should be the new El Dorado of medical cannabis production," said agronomist Jose Martins as dozens of workers harvested marijuana in bright sunshine at a farm in southeastern Portugal.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Location Data Firm Offers to Help Cops Track Targets via Doctor Visits
Fog Data Science is a location tracking company that takes data harvested from smartphones and makes it accessible to cops. A document obtained by 404 Media shows the company explicitly says it will use doctors visits to unmask a target if needed.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

'Missing link' between brain and body inflammatory signals identified in the skull
Research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London provides valuable insights into the brain-body immune connection, identifying key communication hubs in the dural sinuses and skull bone marrow at the back of the head.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Metal coordination-based approach paves way for controlled synthesis of important protein structural motifs
A newly developed approach can precisely produce four-stranded β-sheets through metal–peptide coordination, report researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo. Their innovative methodology overcomes long-standing challenges in controlled β-sheet formation, including fibril aggregation and uncontrolled isomeric variation in the final product.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery can manage without opioids, according to a thesis from the University of Gothenburg. The research is paving the way for opioid-free treatment during and after surgery.
A new paper in the Journal of Public Health, published by Oxford University Press, finds that household income in early childhood is a stronger and more consistent predictor for several major health-related problems for 17-year-olds than growing up in a poor neighborhood. The neighborhood was a slightly stronger predictor for obesity only.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Rethinking the brain pacemaker: How better nanocomposites can improve signals
Two years ago, a medical professional approached scientists at the University of Tabriz in Iran with an interesting problem: Patients were having headaches after pacemaker implants. Working together to investigate, they began to wonder if the underlying issue is the materials used in the pacemakers.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Rural Governments Often Fail To Communicate With Residents Who Aren’t Proficient in English
Eloisa Mendoza has spent 18 years helping people who aren’t fluent in English navigate complex legal documents. She guides them through stressful events and accompanying dense paperwork, such as citizenship applications, divorces, and birth certificate translations.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Ultrasound-guided microscopic 'flower' particles show promise in targeted drug delivery
How can medicines be directed to precise locations within the body where they need to act? Scientists have been researching this question for a long time. An example would be delivering cancer drugs directly to a tumor so that they only take effect at a specific location, without causing side effects in the rest of the body. Research is under way to identify carrier particles to which active ingredients can be bound.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Why is the internet thirsty for the alleged CEO shooting suspect?
There's already fan fiction and fancams about him.
December 10th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 6th, 2024

A new risk atop ECRI's annual health tech hazards list: AI
The safety nonprofit says artificial intelligence models that aren't properly evaluated and deployed are a big concern for 2025. Others include home health technology and hospital infusion system vulnerabilities.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

AI beats experts in predicting future quality of 'mini-organs'
Researchers have developed a model that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict organoid development at an early stage. The model, which is faster and more accurate than expert researchers, could improve the efficiency and lower the cost of culturing organoids.
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AI-generated handoff notes: Study assesses safety and accuracy in emergency medicine
Study evaluates large language model for emergency medicine handoff notes, finding high usefulness and safety comparable to physicians
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Anthem BCBS is reversing its anesthesia policy after online outrage
The health insurance giant's planned policy change suddenly ended up in the social media spotlight.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

As some on the internet celebrate a CEO's murder, content moderators are at a crossroads
Social media platforms are being tested as some members of the public rejoice.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Behind the Blog: Healthcare and its Stakeholders
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we talk about health insurance.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Brain mapping technique reveals insights into brain's higher functions
A new way of mapping activity and connections between different regions of the brain has revealed fresh insights into how higher order functions like language, thought and attention, are organized.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

California Official Comes out of Retirement To Lead Troubled Mental Health Commission
Veteran California public servant Will Lightbourne has stepped in as interim executive director of the state's mental health commission after its previous executive director resigned following conflict of interest allegations.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Detecting problems during protein synthesis with a firefly luciferase-based reporter
A newly developed luciferase-based reporter can detect problems in protein translocation and disulfide bond formation in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), as reported by researchers at Science Tokyo. Inspired by natural mechanisms found in bacteria, this reporter offers a simple and robust tool for studying ER-related protein synthesis processes, with potential applications in understanding diseases and developing new treatments.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Early detection of high-altitude hypoxic brain injury
People who climb too fast or too high risk acute altitude sickness, which can lead to life-threatening hypoxic brain injury. By using in vivo electrochemistry, researchers demonstrated that characteristic changes occur in the oxygen content of various brain regions before injury. The risk of brain damage could be predicted days in advance -- perhaps a new approach for detecting high-altitude hypoxic injury.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Genicular artery embolization effective, safe for knee osteoarthritis
Genicular artery embolization (GEA) is effective and safe for reducing osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms among patients with knee OA that is refractory to conservative therapy, according to a study presented (PDF) at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, held from Dec. 1 to 5 in Chicago.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Health care workforce: New model projects EU needs up to 2071
As the EU's population ages, health care demand is set to rise. New projections suggest that, if current disease prevalence remains constant, doctor and nurse numbers would need to increase by 30% and 33% respectively by 2071 to meet demand. However, healthy aging could significantly reduce this need.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: Concrete guidance to improve hospital cybersecurity
Scott Alldridge, author of "VisibleOps Cybersecurity: Enhancing Your Cybersecurity Posture with Practical Guidance," discusses Zero Trust and micro-segmentation, leadership's role, proactive threat management, and more.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Insurer Anthem rescinds anesthesia policy change after backlash
After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it will not go ahead with a policy change that would have limited reimbursements for anesthesia during medical procedures.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

MRI could be key to understanding the impact a gluten free diet has on people with celiac disease
Experts have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to better understand the impact a gluten free diet has on people with celiac disease, which could be the first step towards finding new ways of treating the condition.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

New brain mapping technique reveals insights into the brain's higher functions
A new way of mapping activity and connections between different regions of the brain has revealed fresh insights into how higher order functions like language, thought and attention, are organized.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

New method of drug discovery and development offers better understanding of how drugs work
According to a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, have made a significant leap in drug discovery and development with a new method called CeTEAM. This approach connects how drugs bind to their targets inside cells with the effects they produce, offering a clearer understanding of how a drug works.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Newly discovered mechanism in the cell's energy factory can lead to new treatment of muscle disorders
Researchers have discovered a mechanism in our cells that is essential to energy production in the muscles. The discovery may lead to new treatment for disorders affecting the muscles, like diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

NHIS report: 7.9% of people of all ages uninsured in January to June 2024
From January through June 2024, 7.9% of people of all ages in the United States were uninsured, according to a report published (PDF) online Dec. 6 by the National Center for Health Statistics.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Outcomes worse for patients who develop pressure sores after acute spinal cord injury, study shows
Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine along with scientists at the Charite—Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Berlin, Germany, provides first evidence that hospital-acquired pressure ulcers are a potent risk factor for poor neurological recovery among patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI).
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Pandemic treaty talks round wrapping up without a breakthrough
A bonus round of talks striving to finish a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics was set to close Friday without a breakthrough.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Researchers map the circadian clock in the fly brain
All animals including humans are subject to daily rhythms in their activity and sleep, hunger, metabolism, and reproduction. The system that regulates these biological rhythms is known as the circadian clock. It controls all processes in the body within a 24-hour period.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Rethinking public health measures based on game theory
With flu season upon us and coronavirus a persistent threat, Dartmouth researchers propose a new way of thinking about masking and social distancing rules that is more responsive to what people feel is necessary at a given time-;and may help increase cooperation.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Risk for Meniere disease higher in patients with atopic dermatitis
The prevalence of Meniere disease is higher in people with atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a study published online Nov. 12 in The Laryngoscope.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Six Years Into an Appalachia Hospital Monopoly, Patients Are Fearful and Furious
Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for a week and kept alive by a ventilator and blood pump, according to his medical records.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Social media platforms are being tested as some members of the public rejoice.
Exactly why do people remember what they remember? A recently published review paper from researchers at Rice University sheds light on this fundamental question and the relationship between factors that influence human memory.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

This Robotic Medical Tapeworm Mimics the Real Parasite to Invade Your Body
The researchers say the technology could have many practical uses, such as making it easier to attach drugs or sensors to the body's internal tissues and organs.
December 6th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — December 2nd, 2024

A new biomarker helps detect kidney fibrosis in transplant patients without invasive procedures
Measuring the levels of vitronectin in urine could improve the detection of kidney fibrosis, according to scientists from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and University Hospital (HUGTiP).
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

AI can predict involuntary admissions and pave way for prevention in psychiatric services
Can artificial intelligence aid in the treatment of mental illness?
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

AI is transforming imaging, with FDA approvals continuing apace
As RSNA kicks off in Chicago, here's a roundup of some recent radiology and imaging IT announcements.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Anti-fraud efforts meet real-world test during ACA enrollment period
Unauthorized switching of Affordable Care Act plans appears to have tapered off in recent weeks based on an almost one-third drop in casework associated with consumer complaints, say federal regulators. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees the ACA, credits steps taken to thwart enrollment and switching problems that triggered more than 274,000 complaints this year through August.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Boosting endocannabinoids could reduce opioid addiction risk
Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ability to relieve pain, according to Weill Cornell Medicine investigators working with researchers from The Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Brazilian researchers develop 3D artificial skin that is more similar to human skin
Brazilian researchers have used three-dimensional (3D) printing to develop an artificial skin model with properties that are more similar to those of human skin. The structure, called Human Skin Equivalent with Hypodermis (HSEH), could be used in studies to treat diseases and injuries such as wounds and burns, as well as in the development of medicines and cosmetics, without the need for animal testing.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Deep learning enhances gait analysis for spinal deformity detection
Evaluating human gait and posture is a clinically effective method for the early diagnosis of diseases involving gait afflictions, such as adult spinal deformity (ASD).
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Detecting osteoarthritis before patients need joint replacement
An imaging technique currently available only at synchrotrons like the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) could one day enable doctors to detect osteoarthritis while patients can still be treated with medication before they require joint replacement, thanks to research by USask scientist Brian Eames and colleagues.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Editorial explores safety, ethics and patient satisfaction of cosmetic dermatology in the digital age
Driven by rapid advances in technology and the ever-growing influence of the digital landscape, the art of caring for the physical body and the digital world are becoming increasingly intertwined. The field of cosmetic dermatology is no exception.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

'End in sight' to talks on pandemic treaty, says WHO chief
Countries trying to negotiate a global agreement on handling future pandemics began an extra week of talks Monday, with the WHO chief insisting the end was in sight.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

For richer, but not for poorer: How Australia's mental health system fails those most in need
Australian pride in our universal health system is partly derived from our belief that services should be most available to those who most need them. Logically, this should apply just as much to mental health as to other parts of the health system.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System’s Cracks
Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Hypothalamic DBS therapy improves recovery of lower limb movements after spinal cord injury
Researchers at EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), led by professors Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, have achieved a major milestone in the treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). By applying deep brain stimulation (DBS) to an unexpected region in the brain-;the lateral hypothalamus (LH)-;the team has improved the recovery of lower limb movements in two individuals with partial SCI, greatly improving their autonomy and well-being.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

'I don't feel your pain': How alcohol increases aggression
Alcohol's ability to increase people's pain threshold is one reason that drinking also leads to more aggressive behavior, a new study suggests.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Mirikizumab proves safe and effective in treating Crohn's disease in Phase III trial
Results of a Phase III study conducted by an international team of researchers reveal that mirikizumab is more effective and has a favorable safety profile with fewer serious adverse events compared to a placebo for individuals suffering from moderately to severely active Crohn's disease.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

New protocol targets fraud in rural online studies
A new protocol can detect and remove fake data created by bots and humans attempting to enroll in online research studies, in order to prevent biased results and unwarranted payments to bad actors—the first such protocol specifically designed for data collected in rural communities.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Race-aware models improve disease risk prediction accuracy but may yield limited clinical net benefits
A cross-sectional study analyzed survey data of U.S. adults to compare the benefits of race-aware versus race-unaware predictions for disease risk. The analysis found that the clinical net benefit of race-aware models over race-unaware models was smaller than expected. The researchers provide a widely adaptable framework for deciding whether to include or exclude race from disease risk predictions.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Remote therapeutic monitoring reduces readmissions, academic research shows
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine did a controlled test and showed the odds of infection-related readmissions were decreased in the RTM group by 76% at 30 days, 80% at 60 days and 68% at 90 days.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Research team finds shortcomings in documentation of time-to-event analyses in systematic reviews
Systematic reviews with time-to-event (TTE) analyses provide fundamental insights in many areas of research. TTE data indicate not only whether events (e.g. deaths) have occurred, but also how much time has elapsed between the start of a study and the occurrence of an event. Well-known examples are survival curves, which show how the proportion of patients who survive changes over time, or hazard ratios, which compare the mortality rates of two groups.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Revised asthma burden score outperforms current guidelines
A multi-institute collaboration of 26 researchers led by the Mayo Clinic has developed a new asthma burden score that predicts disease severity and remission more accurately than current guidelines.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Samsung Showcases Enhanced Portfolio at RSNA 2024
Floor-mounted digital X-ray GF 85 and a pediatric cardiac-specific ultrasound probe unveiled for the first time
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Study reveals radiology services' carbon footprint equivalent to 1,100 cars
A seminal cradle-to-grave analysis of hospital-based radiology services by the Department of Radiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Royal Philips found the energy consumption from imaging equipment accounted for more than 50% of the department's greenhouse gas emissions and shed light on areas to focus future evidence-based strategies to decarbonize.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Scientists Uncover ‘Game-Changing’ Therapy for Asthma Attacks
The antibody drug benralizumab is on the fast track to becoming the first new treatment for certain kinds of asthma and COPD flare-ups seen in 50 years, following promising clinical trial data.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Temporary tattoo printed directly on the scalp offers easy, hair-friendly solution for measuring brainwaves
For the first time, scientists have invented a liquid ink that doctors can print onto a patient's scalp to measure brain activity. The technology, presented December 2 in the journal Cell Biomaterials, offers a promising alternative to the cumbersome process currently used for monitoring brainwaves and diagnosing neurological conditions. It also has the potential to enhance non-invasive brain-computer interface applications.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Who should contribute to decisions about health care space design?
Construction of a hospital involves many decisions that are akin to plan-of-care decisions and have myriad effects on patients, families and staff. Rather than being based on the interests of a single person, a hospital's design and construction should result in a facility that serves the community in which that hospital is situated.
December 2nd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 29th, 2024

Algorithms based on deep learning can improve medical image analysis
Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the analysis of medical image data. For example, algorithms based on deep learning can determine the location and size of tumors. This is the result of AutoPET, an international competition in medical image analysis, where researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) were ranked fifth.
November 29th, 2024 — Source

Empowering Asthma Care: Bedfont® Scientific Limited Provides Vital Support for FeNO Testing in Response to Updated NICE Asthma Guidelines
Bedfont® outlines key updates and offers support for healthcare professionals navigating the changes.
November 29th, 2024 — Source

Hormone therapy found to affect the metabolic health of transgender individuals
Research from Karolinska Institutet shows that long-term sex hormone treatment in transgender individuals can lead to significant changes in body composition and risk factors for cardiovascular disease, particularly in transgender men.
November 29th, 2024 — Source

Recovery periods important to maintain the health and well-being of medical professionals
A study assessed the psychobiological functioning of 27 Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical doctors and paramedics over two weeks. Results suggested that the increases in psychological and biological stress responding during periods of emergency are adaptive and essential. However, when professionals frequently face emergencies, the body must respond too often and for too long, which can impact well-being and may lead to burnout.
November 29th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 27th, 2024

A matter of time: New research shows how tissue development is temporally organized
When a vertebrate embryo develops, a group of cells self-organizes into the neural tube, eventually becoming the brain and the spinal cord. This involves specific signals, but how these signals are interpreted by developing cells remains unclear. A team of researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) now has more insights—thanks to miniature 2D organs and rubbery silicone molds.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

A Toddler Got a Nasal Swab Test but Left Before Seeing a Doctor. The Bill Was $445.
Ryan Wettstein Nauman was inconsolable one evening last December. After being put down for bed, the 3-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, just kept crying and crying and crying, and nothing would calm her down.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

AI algorithm can identify metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
An algorithm can identify individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) with about 88% accuracy using electronic medical record (EMR) data, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, held from Nov. 15 to 19 in San Diego.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

AI models beat human experts in forecasting neuroscience study results
Large language models, a type of AI that analyses text, can predict the results of proposed neuroscience studies more accurately than human experts, finds a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

California Falling Short of Enrollment Goal as Mental Health Courts Roll Out Statewide
California's new initiative to compel treatment for some of the state's most severely mentally ill residents — many of whom are living on the streets — is falling short of its initial objectives. But with the program expanding from 11 counties to all 58 on Dec. 1, state officials are projecting confidence that they can reach their goal to help 2,000 adults by the end of the year.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Cellular traffic congestion in chronic diseases suggests new therapeutic targets
Chronic diseases such as diabetes are on the rise and are costly and challenging to treat. Scientists have discovered a common denominator driving these diverse diseases, which may prove to be a promising therapeutic target: proteolethargy, or reduced protein mobility, in the presence of oxidative stress.
November 27th, 2024 — Source or Source

Extended-release buprenorphine for opioid use disorder could save lives in correctional settings
Opioid use disorder (OUD), which contributes to the ongoing overdose crisis claiming over 21 lives across Canada a day, is even more severe within correctional settings. In North America, OUD is a critical public health concern among incarcerated populations, with individuals being up to 129 times more likely to die from an overdose within the first two weeks of release from custody than the general population.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce kidney failure risk and cardiovascular events
With evidence from 85,373 participants across 11 trials, GLP-1 receptor agonists significantly reduced kidney failure risk and cardiovascular events, showing consistent benefits across diabetes and non-diabetes populations.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Indiana hospitals pull merger application after pushback over monopoly concerns
Two rival hospitals in Terre Haute, Indiana, pulled back their merger application on Monday, just days before the state was due to rule on the deal amid growing backlash to such medical monopolies.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

IQWiG evaluates smoking cessation drugs for severe tobacco dependence treatment
By law, smokers with severe tobacco dependence are entitled to receive one-off drug therapy for smoking cessation as part of evidence-based programs reimbursed by the German statutory health insurance (SHI). Before deciding which drugs would be eligible, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) commissioned the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) to assess the benefit of the four currently approved drugs for the treatment of severe tobacco dependence.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Men at high risk of cardiovascular disease face brain health decline 10 years earlier than women, study finds
Men with cardiovascular disease risk factors, including obesity, face brain health decline a decade earlier—from their mid 50s to mid 70s—than similarly affected women who are most susceptible from their mid 60s to mid 70s, suggest the findings of a long term study, published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Newer epilepsy medications used during pregnancy do not affect neurological development in children
NIH-funded study provides clarity on safety of two common antiseizure drugs lamotrigine and levetiracetam.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Poor control over aspects of work linked to physician burnout
Poor control over specific aspects of work is associated with burnout among physicians, according to a study published online Nov. 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Researchers of tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods face threats and intimidation: New study
Cancer, heart disease, chronic respiratory conditions, diabetes and stroke now account for nearly three-quarters of all deaths globally. Investigating the causes of these diseases has never been more crucial for public health.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Researchers propose a mathematical definition of cell death
Cellular death is a fundamental concept in the biological sciences. Given its significance, its definition depends on the context in which it takes place, and lacks a general mathematical definition.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Scientists synthesize unsymmetrical ureas using non-phosgene method
Unsymmetrical ureas can form multiple stable hydrogen bonds with proteins. Since drugs containing urea functional groups display unique biological activities when interacting with their targets, they play an important role in drug development and medicinal chemistry. As a result, finding efficient methods for synthesizing unsymmetrical ureas is important to these fields.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Study of caregivers in three countries shows a decline in well-being
New research from the University of Zurich, based on data from more than 28,000 caregivers in three countries, shows that the longer individuals spend caring for loved ones, the more their well-being suffers, regardless of the caregiving context. These findings underscore the need for policy discussions to alleviate the burden of informal care.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Study identifies research strategies for tying brain function and structure to behavior and health
Brain-wide association studies, which use magnetic resonance imaging to identify relationships between brain structure or function and human behavior or health, have faced criticism for producing results that often cannot be replicated by other researchers.
November 27th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 25th, 2024

Anti-Fraud Efforts Meet Real-World Test During ACA Enrollment Period
Unauthorized switching of Affordable Care Act plans appears to have tapered off in recent weeks based on an almost one-third drop in casework associated with consumer complaints, say federal regulators. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees the ACA, credits steps taken to thwart enrollment and switching problems that triggered more than 274,000 complaints this year through August.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Asimov and RevOpsis Therapeutics sign licensing agreement for high titer multispecific-expressing cell line
Asimov, the synthetic biology company advancing the design and manufacture of therapeutics, today announced a licensing agreement for its CHO Edge System with RevOpsis Therapeutics ("RevOpsis"), a next-generation biopharmaceutical company spearheading innovation of multispecific biologics in ophthalmic therapies. This agreement follows a successful cell line development campaign with Asimov's CHO Edge System for the lead RevOpsis asset, RO-104.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Best Places to Buy Glasses Online for 2024
Get prescription glasses delivered right to your doorstep with these online stores.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

'Bias in, bias out': Study identifies bias in medical AI
In a new review, Yale researchers provide an in-depth analysis of how biases at different stages of AI development can lead to poor clinical outcomes and exacerbate health disparities. The authors say their results reflect an old adage in the computing world: "Garbage in, garbage out."
November 25th, 2024 — Source

California sets 15% target for primary care spending over next decade
A California agency charged with slowing health costs has set a lofty goal for insurers to direct 15% of their spending to primary care by 2034, part of the state's effort to expand the primary care workforce and give more people access to preventive care services.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Common thyroid medicine linked to bone loss
Levothyroxine, the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the U.S., may be associated with bone loss, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
November 25th, 2024 — Source

CrestOptics and Tomocube partner to advance 3D imaging with new multimodal imaging platform
CrestOptics S.p.A., a manufacturer of high-end microscopy solutions and advanced systems for fluorescence microscopy, and Tomocube, a leader in holotomography (HT) technology, today announced a strategic collaboration to provide a next-generation multimodal imaging platform, the HT-X1™ Plus.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Former Amazon Care leader raises $3.5M for startup offering virtual support for caregivers
When my ailing 86-year-old dad refused food and water last winter, the guidance from his longtime primary care doctor was useless bordering on cruel: "Take him to the ER."
November 25th, 2024 — Source

FTC, Indiana residents pressure state to block hospital merger
Indiana residents and federal officials are urging state health regulators to stop two rival hospitals in Terre Haute from merging. The deal, if approved, would leave residents with a hospital monopoly.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Hamilton and Amabel James Center for AI and Human Health launches at Mount Sinai
Today, the Mount Sinai Health System, one of New York City's largest academic medical systems, announced the opening of the Hamilton and Amabel James Center for Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, which is dedicated to enhancing health care delivery through the research, development, and application of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections
GEO Group, one of the nation's largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials to inspect immigration detention facilities.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Robust measures developed to study how social determinants influence spinal cord injury outcomes
Kessler Foundation researchers have developed robust measures of neighborhood economic factors to study how social determinants influence health outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI). The study reveals that individuals in disadvantaged neighborhoods face higher risks of poor health, emphasizing the need for public policy to address environmental inequities.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Opioid-free surgery addresses both physical and emotional pain
The opioid crisis remains a significant public health challenge in the United States. In 2022, over 2.5 million American adults had an opioid use disorder, and opioids accounted for nearly 76% of overdose deaths.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Research identifies the brain's 'locus coeruleus' as key player in sleep cycles
Researchers at the University of Lausanne have identified a novel role for the brain's 'locus coeruleus' in sleep and its disruptions. This brain region facilitates the transition between NREM and REM sleep states while maintaining an unconscious vigilance toward the external world. Stress disrupts its functions and negatively impacts on sleep quality.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop tools to examine neighborhood economic effects on spinal cord injury outcomes
Kessler Foundation researchers have developed robust measures of neighborhood economic factors to study how social determinants influence health outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI). The study reveals that individuals in disadvantaged neighborhoods face higher risks of poor health, emphasizing the need for public policy to address environmental inequities.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Researchers fix critical mistakes in medical mobile apps
Potentially deadly mathematical errors are prevalent among mobile applications used in clinical and emergency room settings, but a team of researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology's Ying Wu College of Computing has found mathematically provable solutions that may save lives.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Singapore tackling chronic diseases with wearables
The Health Promotion Board is piloting two preventative health programmes with Google and Abbott involving 6,000 Singaporeans.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Steritas announces collaboration with argenx to advance evidence for novel steroid-sparing therapeutics
Steritas LLC., a company dedicated to enhancing care for steroid-treated patients, today announced a licensing agreement with argenx, a global immunology company, for use of its STOX® Suite of steroid-toxicity clinical outcome assessments (COAs) across argenx's development programs for differentiated immunology therapeutics.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Study reveals differences in brain pathology between pediatric and adult patients following traumatic brain injury
A study led by the University of Glasgow has revealed differences in the brains of pediatric and adult patients that might explain the sometimes catastrophic outcomes seen in children following a traumatic brain injury.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Study reveals new way to unlock blood-brain barrier, potentially opening doors to treat brain and nerve diseases
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an innovative approach—demonstrated in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue—to safely and effectively deliver therapeutics into the brain, providing new possibilities for treating a wide range of neurological and psychiatric diseases.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Study reveals one in 20 people in Canada skip doses, don't fill prescriptions because of cost
Affordability in Canada affects not just groceries but also medications, with one in 20 people unable to take their medications as prescribed because of cost, found research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Washtenaw County Health Department and U-M School of Public Health announce new partnership
The Washtenaw County Health Department and the University of Michigan School of Public Health have announced the establishment of a formal Academic Health Department partnership. The partnership will drive innovative public health solutions through enhanced education, workforce development, and community health services.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Wireless brain neural signal recorder can track neuron signals without the need for batteries
Researchers have successfully developed a fully embedded wireless brain neural signal recorder. This innovative technology enables real-time recording of brain neural signals generated by the instinctive behaviors of primates, utilizing wireless power transmission and communication without the need for batteries.
November 25th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 21st, 2024

After Institutions for People With Disabilities Close, Graves Are at Risk of Being Forgotten
Hundreds of people who were separated from society because they had disabilities are buried in a nondescript field at the former state institution here.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Depression during pregnancy: You're not alone
If you're pregnant, chances are you've heard about a type of depression that happens after childbirth called postpartum depression. But did you know that many people have depression while they're pregnant?
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Electrical stimulation may be essential for healthy tendons, study suggests
A new study by researchers at the University of Galway and the University of Limerick suggests that electrical stimulation might be essential for tendons to maintain their health, offering fresh possibilities in tendon repair and regeneration.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Expert discusses surviving a stroke
In the not-so-distant past, doctors treated strokes in an after-the-fact way. A stroke did its damage, and then—if the patient survived—a rehabilitation team stepped in to address the stroke's effects.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

First 'blueprint' of human skeletal development offers new insights into bone formation
The first 'blueprint' of human skeletal development reveals how the skeleton forms, shedding light on the process of arthritis, and highlighting cells involved in conditions that affect skull and bone growth.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Florida Gov. DeSantis' Canadian Drug Import Plan Goes Nowhere After FDA Approval
Nearly a year after the Biden administration gave Florida the green light to become the first state to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada — a longtime goal of politicians across the political spectrum, including President-elect Donald Trump — the program has yet to begin.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Georgia lawmakers consider funding research on how psychedelics might help veterans
A bipartisan panel of Georgia lawmakers on Wednesday endorsed a plan recommending the state spend up to $5 million studying the effects of ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms and other mind-altering drugs on mental health treatments for military veterans.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

High nurse and doctor turnover linked to increased patient deaths in NHS hospitals
High monthly turnover rates of nurses and senior doctors are associated with higher deaths for emergency patients admitted to NHS hospitals in England, finds a study published by The BMJ.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

House passes veterans healthcare package without RESET Act
The revised bill now leaves out provisions that would have increased Congressional oversight over the VA's EHR modernization partnership with Oracle, which is set to restart in 2025.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Inclusion program retained and engaged hematologists underrepresented in field, 20-year analysis shows
Participants of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Minority Recruitment Initiative had lower attrition rates in graduate and medical programs, were more likely to pursue a career in hematology, and had high levels of engagement at ASH beyond their participation in the program, according to a study published today in Blood Advances.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Ketamine carries risks, say researchers. Yet for some patients, it's 'the only thing that works'
Ketamine carries risks, say researchers. Yet for some patients, it's "the only thing that works." At the Ketamine Clinic for Depression at Massachusetts General Hospital, patients make their way each day to receive intravenous infusions of the powerful anesthetic that has become an alternative therapy for treatment-resistant depression.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Knowing superstitions aren't real doesn't stop us behaving superstitiously. Why?
Former New Zealand prime minister John Key has three white rabbits painted on his helicopter, a nod to his "massively superstitious" habit of repeating "white rabbits" three times at the start of every month.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Most Americans want primary care providers to address mental health, survey finds
A majority of Americans (70%) say they would prefer to be asked about both their physical and mental health during medical appointments with their primary care providers (PCPs). The finding from the new "West Health-Gallup Survey on Mental Health in America" comes as more than one in five U.S. adults, or 59.3 million people, were living with a mental illness in 2022, and little more than half of them (50.6%) received treatment within the prior year.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Mouse study finds females heal more quickly than males after muscle injuries, with less inflammation and scar tissue
Females may begin to recover twice as fast as males when it comes to muscle injuries, according to a new study in mice. The findings support the idea of forming individualized treatment plans based on a person's biological sex. The research will be presented at the 2024 Integrative Physiology of Exercise conference, Nov. 20--22, in State College, Pennsylvania.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Neuralink Gets Green Light for First Human Trial in Canada
Elon Musk's Neuralink has won Health Canada approval for its first human trial in that country, marking the first time a trial will be run outside the US.
November 21st, 2024 — Source or Source

New 3D Bioprinter Uses Sound Waves to Build Soft Tissue
The technology could pave the way for more efficient drug testing, drug discovery, and organ transplant.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

New method uses AI to design artificial proteins
Protein design aims to create customized antibodies for therapies, biosensors for diagnostics, or enzymes for chemical reactions. An international research team has now developed a method for designing large new proteins better than before and producing them with the desired properties in the laboratory.
November 21st, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Researchers investigate half-life of xylazine to advance care for overdose patients on the drug
A novel study published in the journal, Clinical Chemistry, has found that it takes the human body much longer than previously thought to clear xylazine—one of the most popular emerging drugs of abuse in the U.S. This much-needed insight into how the body processes xylazine could improve treatment of overdose patients who've taken it.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Researchers recommend introduction of 'shame competence' as new international standard in health care
Better awareness of, and support for, people experiencing shame, particularly in health care settings, should be a new international standard for professional practice, say researchers.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Physical inactivity costs Western Sydney $1.5 billion per year and increases health risks, new report reveals
Western Sydney is grappling with a physical inactivity crisis, with more than 40% of adults insufficiently active—compared to less than 30% in other parts of Sydney—according to a new report from Western Sydney University's Center for Western Sydney and WSYD Moving.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

ProductLife Group (PLG) Acquires Halloran
ProductLife Group (PLG), a trusted global leader in regulatory, scientific, compliance, and digital transformation consulting services for the life sciences, today announced the acquisition of Halloran Consulting Group, a life science consulting firm that provides strategic regulatory, quality, clinical, and organizational support in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device sectors in the United States, further positioning PLG as a leading global provider of comprehensive healthcare services.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Public health surveillance, from social media to sewage, spots disease outbreaks early to stop them fast
A cluster of people talking on social media about their mysterious rashes. A sudden die-off of birds at a nature preserve. A big bump in patients showing up to a city's hospital emergency rooms.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Survey finds 1 in 4 Americans are struggling to cover medical costs
U.S. health care costs are among the world's highest, and one in four adults with health coverage struggle with high out-of-pocket costs, a new survey shows.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Study explores public health themes in print and website versions of legacy media
A recent study by Assistant Professor Ann Gaba and MPH student Richard Bennett described the development of a data set for content analysis of public health discussions in print and website versions of legacy media.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Washington Power Has Shifted. Here's How the ACA May Shift, Too.
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House could embolden Republicans who want to weaken or repeal the Affordable Care Act, but implementing such sweeping changes would still require overcoming procedural and political hurdles.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Weight-loss drug tirzepatide may lower heart failure deaths
A drug used to help patients lose weight and manage diabetes may also help those with heart failure, an international clinical trial shows.
November 21st, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 18th, 2024

A new discovery about pain signaling may contribute to better treatment of chronic pain
When pain signals are passed along the nervous system, proteins called calcium channels play a key role. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have now pinpointed the exact location of a specific calcium channel, fine-tuning the strength of pain signals. This knowledge can be used to develop drugs for chronic pain that are more effective and have fewer side effects.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

A novel deep learning model for diagnosing knee abnormalities like an experienced radiologist
Multi-sequence knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an advanced non-invasive diagnostic method for knee pathology. However, MRI interpretation is highly time-consuming and heavily dependent on expertise.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

AI algorithm successfully matches potential volunteers to clinical trials
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to help speed up the process of matching potential volunteers to relevant clinical research trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

AI finds undiagnosed liver disease in early stages
Liver disease, which is treatable when discovered early, often goes undetected until late stages, but a new study revealed that an algorithm fueled by artificial intelligence can accurately detect early-stage metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) by using electronic health records.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

BiomedParse: A foundation model for smarter, all-in-one biomedical image analysis
In cancer diagnosis or advanced treatments like immunotherapy, every detail in a medical image counts. Radiologists and pathologists rely on these images to track tumors, understand their boundaries, and analyze how they interact with surrounding cells. This work demands pinpoint accuracy across several tasks—identifying whether a tumor is present, locating it precisely, and mapping its contours on complex CT scans or pathology slides.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

p>Brain injury rehabilitation study reveals neural mechanisms of sleep-dependent motor learning
New research published by scientists at Kessler Foundation provides critical insights into the role of sleep in motor learning for individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study sheds light on how sleep, specifically a short nap, influences brain activity associated with motor skill improvement, with implications for optimizing rehabilitation strategies.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Cocoa flavanols can protect the vascular system from stress
New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body's vasculature against stress even after eating high-fat food.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

DEA and HHS extend virtual prescribing for controlled substances through 2025
The third extension of pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities through the end of next year will give the agencies time to promulgate final regulations and providers time to comply, the agencies said.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Fewer than 1 in 5 survey respondents know the 988 suicide lifeline
Annenberg Public Policy Center survey data shows that public recall of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number has grown slowly since the three-digit phone number was introduced in July 2022. Just 15% of U.S. adults are familiar with it, as of September 2024.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Healthcare VC firm Initiate has a new $45M and has already founded five startups internally
Jessica Owens and Iana Dimkova, co-founders of Initiate Ventures, are launching their new healthcare/ life sciences-focused firm with a respectable $45 million debut fund.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

How to protect telemedicine from cyberattacks
A cybersecurity CEO offers advice on tactics healthcare CISOs and CIOs should use to protect sensitive telehealth data, and how providers can adopt a proactive security stance specific to virtual care.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Minnesota health insurers warn of 'dire' premium spikes, lost coverage in 2026
Chief executives at Minnesota's four largest nonprofit health insurers are warning premiums could spike and thousands of residents could lose coverage in 2026 if the state's congressional delegation doesn't help save enhanced federal tax credits that subsidize coverage bought through the public MNsure exchange.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

More than half of psychedelic-related poison center cases result in medical treatment, study finds
More than half of psychedelic exposures reported to poison centers across the U.S. between 2012 and 2022 had symptoms that required medical treatment or resulted in residual or prolonged symptoms or death, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

New insights into pain signaling could lead to better chronic pain treatment
When pain signals are passed along the nervous system, proteins called calcium channels play a key role. Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have now pinpointed the exact location of a specific calcium channel fine-tuning the strength of pain signals. This knowledge can be used to develop drugs for chronic pain that are more effective and have fewer side effects.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

New tool calculates intrinsic dynamics for effortless robot movements
Four-legged animals that start walking and gradually pick up speed will automatically fall into a trot at some point. This is because it would take more energy not to change gait. This correlation was discovered more than 40 years ago. Now, Alin Albu-Schäffer, a professor at the Chair of Sensor-based Robotic Systems and Intelligent Assistance Systems at TUM, has successfully transferred this method to the movement of robots.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Personalized bone and tissue regeneration gel shows effectiveness in rats
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Nottingham have developed a biocooperative material that harnesses blood clotting and peptide self-assembly to engineer personalized regenerative implants for healing severe wounds and fractures.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Sapio Sciences Collaborates with Waters Corporation to Improve Efficiency of Laboratory Operations
The advanced connectivity of Sapio LIMS with waters_connect for Quantitation liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) software.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Smart homes for assisted living have huge potential, but here's why they're still mostly a pipe dream
Smart homes have become increasingly popular in recent years. Where once they simply referred to automated systems for things like lighting and heating, nowadays the definition has expanded to include voice assistants and a wide variety of sensors and remotely programmable devices.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Study suggests technology can't replace the power of in-person communication in hospitals
A study by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus sheds light on the vital role of strong teamwork and face-to-face communication in improving patient care within hospitals.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Technically sound, socially responsible and accessible AI: New framework champions equity in AI for health care
A recent study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research introduced the EDAI framework, a comprehensive guideline designed to embed equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) principles throughout the artificial intelligence (AI) lifecycle.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

These Bay Area counties will launch mental health 'CARE' courts: Can they help solve homelessness?
As communities across the Bay Area continue to grapple with jarring scenes of human suffering on the street, counties in the region are rolling out new state-mandated mental health courts aimed at getting people with serious psychiatric disorders into treatment and housing.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Updated model reduces liver transplant disparities for women
Since the adoption of a new model for assessing the severity of liver disease, women are more likely to be added to the waitlist for a liver transplant, more likely to receive a transplant, and less likely to drop off the waitlist—closing the gap between men and women candidates, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting held by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
November 18th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 17th, 2024

500 Million Years of Evolution Simulated by AI : The Future of Proteins
In a remarkable leap forward for synthetic biology, the AI model ESM3, developed by Evolutionary Scale, has achieved a significant milestone. By simulating half a billion years of evolutionary processes, ESM3 enables the creation of custom proteins, opening up a world of possibilities in biotechnology and beyond.
November 17th, 2024 — Source

Best Vitamins and Supplements for Joint Health in 2024
To support your joint health as you age, talk to your doctor about these vitamins and supplements.
November 17th, 2024 — Source

Scientists transform blood into regenerative materials, paving the way for personalized, 3D-printed implants
Scientists have created a new 'biocooperative' material based on blood, which has been shown to successfully repair bones, paving the way for personalized regenerative blood products that could be used as effective therapies to treat injury and disease.
November 17th, 2024 — Source

Sleep Divorce Threatening Your Relationship? Try the Scandinavian Sleep Method
Sharing the bed doesn't have to ruin your sleep quality. This simple strategy can improve your rest and keep you from moving to the couch.
November 17th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 16th, 2024

Global pandemic accord: Where the talks stand
The 12th round of negotiations towards a global accord on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a final agreement, with rich and poor nations still wrangling over how to make it work.
November 16th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 15th, 2024

Alternative experimental gene therapy restores hearing, boosts vision in tests
Harvard Medical School researchers have taken another decisive step in their efforts to develop a gene therapy for people with Usher syndrome type 1F, a rare condition that causes deafness and progressive blindness.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Age on the molecular level: Research analyzes quantitative changes in a wide range of proteins
With the worldwide population aging at an unprecedented rate, the prevention of age-related diseases has become a prominent issue. It is important to comprehensively and quantitatively evaluate the changes that aging causes at the molecular level in the body. By doing so, it may be possible to pinpoint specific aging factors and suppress age-related diseases.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Cognitive behavioral therapy shows promise for prolonged grief disorder
A clinical trial finds that integrative cognitive behavioral therapy (PG-CBT) is more effective than present-centered therapy (PCT) in reducing grief severity and comorbid symptoms after treatment, providing hope for individuals with prolonged grief disorder.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Digital holographic imaging system offers a new path to noninvasive brain-computer interface
Controlling a computer with your mind was once pure science fiction, but it's now plausible thanks to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. Today's BCI systems have achieved extraordinary advancements to control complex machines through thought, yet there is still one major obstacle—identification of a novel signal that can be recorded through your scalp and skull.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Experts forecast an ongoing depression and cost of care burden through 2032 in Hong Kong
The first depression health economic modeling study, led by Professor Shirley Li Xue, from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), revealed that Hong Kong will face a significant and ongoing burden of depression from 2023 to 2032. While fewer than 20% of the cases are expected to develop treatment-resistant depression (TRD) or related comorbidities, this group is expected to account for close to half of depression-related medical costs in the city.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

FDA approves Cobenfy for adults with schizophrenia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bristol Myers Squibb's Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium chloride), a first-in-class muscarinic agonist, for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Here's what psychiatrists plan to tell COP29 about how climate change is harming young people's mental health
As government representatives gather at the COP29 international climate summit in Azerbaijan, the impact of climate change on young people's mental health needs to be an urgent priority.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: Caregiver input needed for allocation of investment dollars
A physician venture capitalist explains why, while also digging into the next year in AI, the hybrid telemedicine model, the current deals landscape and more.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Hospitals must use AI responsibly to avoid increased carbon emissions, researchers say
A study investigating the impact of artificial intelligence on health care has shown that using large language models to process thousands of patient records daily across multiple hospitals could lead to substantial resource consumption.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

How stress changes our memories: Engrams and the endocannabinoid system may inform new PTSD treatments
Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered that stress changes how our brain encodes and retrieves aversive memories, and discovered a promising new way to restore appropriate memory specificity in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
November 15th, 2024 — Source or Source

Lawmakers ask CDRH to revisit its CDS guidance
In a letter to the FDA, members of Congress cite confusion over providers' deployment of clinical decision support software that is exempt from medical device regulations and call for clarity from its Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Multi-quantifying maxillofacial traits via a demographic parity-based AI model
A study published in BME Frontiers has unveiled a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model capable of multi-quantifying maxillofacial traits with remarkable precision and demographic parity.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Opinion: Why involuntary medical admission and treatment won't solve homelessness
The housing crisis is pushing more and more people onto the streets. More than one in 10 Canadians report experiencing some form of homelessness in their lifetime.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Pay First, Deliver Later: Some Women Are Being Asked To Prepay for Their Baby
In April, just 12 weeks into her pregnancy, Kathleen Clark was standing at the receptionist window of her OB-GYN's office when she was asked to pay $960, the total the office estimated she would owe after she delivered.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Scientists transform blood into regenerative materials, paving the way for personalized, blood-based, 3D-printed implants
Scientists have created a new 'biocooperative' material based on blood, which has shown to successfully repair bones, paving the way for personalised regenerative blood products that could be used as effective therapies to treat injury and disease.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Trump Picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Head HHS
Vaccine Skeptic's Views on Health Privacy Not Well-Known
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Trump taps former Rep. Doug Collins to head VA
The former GOP congressman from Georgia has served as a U.S. Navy chaplain and is a colonel in the Air Force Reserve. He would inherit a major EHR modernization initiative, currently paused but slated to restart in 2025, among other IT imperatives.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

UT Health San Antonio achieves top global ranking for research and clinical medicine
The race to draw the best and brightest students has become an international one, with candidates weighing options not only in their state or country, but also across the globe. Universities likewise face fierce competition globally for top scientists and research funding.
November 15th, 2024 — Source

Watch: Why the US Has Made Little Progress Improving Black Americans' Health
The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit.
November 15th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Health — Health Field — November 12th, 2024

A father's journey from emergency response to a career at NYU Langone Health
The scream that Jonathan Negron heard on a commercial airline flight five years ago ultimately signaled his pathway to a career with NYU Langone Health, one inspired by the quick diagnosis of his daughter's exceedingly rare condition.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Bioengineered yeast mass produces herbal medicine
Herbal medicine is difficult to produce on an industrial scale. A team of Kobe University bioengineers manipulated the cellular machinery in a species of yeast so that one such molecule can now be produced in a fermenter at unprecedented concentrations. The achievement also points the way to the microbial production of other plant-derived compounds.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging
New research finds nanomaterial Gii can be used as a highly detective material in broadband photodetectors, which could lead to faster fiber optic networks, more detailed medical imaging and higher performance environmental monitoring.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

First-ever randomized clinical trial uses video telehealth for suicide prevention
Suicide remains a pressing public health concern. An estimated 703,000 people die by suicide each year worldwide, according to The World Health Organization. In 2022, there were 49,449 suicides in the United States.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Google DeepMind Open-Sources AlphaFold 3 for Medicine and Molecular Biology
AlphaFold 3 can predict protein structures and interactions, and now researchers around the world can use it freely.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

How virtual-first can improve outcomes and make care more affordable
The CEO of a telehealth services provider explains why patients being seen remotely by physicians first can also help with accessibility, data integrity and consistency.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Integrating traditional medicines with modern nutrition for holistic health
In recent years, there has been a rising interest in combining traditional natural medicines with essential nutrients to foster a holistic approach to human health. The focus on integrating both elements reflects an understanding of health that transcends the simple absence of disease, encompassing physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. This review highlights how traditional medicine systems, such as Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and other indigenous practices worldwide, can be harmonized with nutritional science to form a comprehensive healthcare approach.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Muse And Alphabeats Join Forces To Expand Access To Music-Based Mental Training
Alphabeats, pioneers in mental and focus training by fusing music with neurofeedback technology, have teamed up with Muse to bring music-driven mental training to their consumer electroencephalogram (EEG) platform. This partnership lowers the price barrier to a wider spectrum of users, undercutting Alphabeat's current BrainBit headband setup by about $300.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Oracle seeks to address health disparities with new collaborative
By partnering with Meharry Medical College, the cloud giant says it aims to enhance community care and wellness in Middle Tennessee with AI and clinical applications, spark health innovation and cultivate workforce skills.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Study finds that issues patients raise during medical appointments often don't appear in their medical records
One of the first studies to compare the actual conversation between patient and clinician during a primary care appointment with the information subsequently entered by the clinician into the patient's electronic health record (EHR) for accuracy and thoroughness has found significant disparities.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Study identifies key priorities for research on reducing psychiatric medication
Study hopes to inform the research agenda and help future research to focus on the questions that are most important to key stakeholders.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

The fascinating, crucial work of a poison control center
At the California Poison Control System in San Francisco, a call has just come in from a mother whose toddler accidentally drank a stain remover called "Grandma's Secret."
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Wellbeing in the USA shows significant disparities, driven by race, sex, age, and location
Despite some progress, major gaps in wellbeing remain across the USA, with certain racial and ethnic groups and regions facing the greatest challenges, especially in education, income, and lifespan.
November 12th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 10th, 2024

Brick by colorful brick: LEGO helps bridge gap between midwifery and medical students
Normally a staple of the childhood toybox, new research has found that LEGO bricks can be an effective ice breaker between midwifery and medical students.
November 10th, 2024 — Source

Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's 4th biggest killer
The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that.
November 10th, 2024 — Source

RFK Jr. Wants the Internet to Pick Trump's Top Health and Tech Experts
Captain Brainworm looks poised to have a lot of power soon.
November 10th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 8th, 2024

2008 to 2020 saw more radiologists involved in teaching
From 2008 to 2020, there was an increase in the percentage of U.S. radiologists involved in resident teaching, but teaching radiologists' total workload involving trainees has decreased, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

AI-driven precision healthcare is here -- what you need to know
Dr. Anmol Kapoor, an expert in precision medicine and artificial intelligence, discusses AI-driven genomic analysis, blockchain in genomics, multi-omic integration, and navigating ethical and regulatory challenges of AI-enabled personalized care.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Advances in the surgical management of gastroschisis
Gastroschisis, a congenital abdominal wall defect, has transformed from a uniformly fatal condition to one with a 95% survival rate through surgical advancements over the past six decades. The primary goal of managing gastroschisis is to mitigate fetal and postnatal risks, including damage from herniated bowel loops and ensuring effective decompression of the gastrointestinal tract during recovery.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

California expanded Medi-Cal to unauthorized residents. The results are mixed.
California this year took the final step in opening Medi-Cal, its Medicaid program, to every eligible resident regardless of immigration status. It's a significant expansion for an already massive safety net program.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Exploring mouse models for studying liver fibrosis regression
Liver fibrosis is a progressive and potentially reversible condition that results from chronic liver damage, which can be caused by a variety of factors, including metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), alcohol abuse, and viral hepatitis. MASLD affects a significant portion of the global population and can progress to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), leading to liver cirrhosis if left untreated.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Female nurses face significant gender pay gap
Despite making up nearly 90% of the workforce in the health care industry, female nurses were still faced with a pay gap of between 4% to 13% when compared with their male counterparts.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: Digital tools can leverage SDOH data and improve outcomes
In discussing social determinants of health data utilization, Dr. Hilary Hatch, chief clinical officer at Phreesia, describes how analytics and patient engagement tools are streamlining workflows and helping providers respond to more patients in need.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Memories are not only in the brain, human cell study finds
It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a memory function, opening new pathways for understanding how memory works and creating the potential to enhance learning and to treat memory-related afflictions.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

MD Anderson launches new institute for advancing cell therapy
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the launch of its Institute for Cell Therapy Discovery & Innovation, which will build upon longstanding MD Anderson clinical and research expertise to lead the world in developing and advancing impactful cell therapies for patients in need.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Regenstrief Institute appoints a new chief information officer
Chris Harle, a longtime clinical informatics leader who has worked as a biomedical researcher at Regenstrief and a health policy professor at Indiana University's school of public health, will helm the IT and data innovations at Regenstrief Data Services.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Research identifies best materials for long-lasting hip implants
Hip implants with a delta ceramic or oxidized zirconium head and highly crosslinked polyethylene liner or cup had the lowest risk of revision during the 15 years after surgery, a new study led by the University of Bristol has found. The research could help hospitals, surgeons and patients to choose what hip implant to use for replacement surgery.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Slow improvement, and still a long way to go on cultural safety in kidney care
A review of more than three decades of literature about kidney care in First Nation communities has found there's still a long way to go when it comes to cultural safety.
November 8th, 2024 — Source

Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
A new federal watchdog audit is ratcheting up pressure on government officials to crack down on billions of dollars in overcharges linked to Medicare Advantage home visits.
November 8th, 2024 — Source or Source

Health — Health Field — November 7th, 2024

12 States Promised To Open the Books on Their Opioid Settlement Funds. We Checked Up on Them.
To discover how millions in opioid settlement funds are being spent in Idaho, you can visit the state attorney general’s website, which hosts 91 documents from state and local entities getting the money.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Aptamer extends agreement with genetic medicines customer
Aptamer Group plc, the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce that a genetic medicines customer has selected to progress to the final commercial development phase for Optimer delivery vehicles.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Are genAI-produced visit summaries the future?
OpenNotes and Abridge want to find out, as they team up for a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center project to assess and develop new clinical documentation tools powered by artificial intelligence.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Artificial sensory cilia can monitor internal biomarkers to detect and assess airway diseases
Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, is leading a team of researchers that has developed a system of artificial cilia capable of monitoring mucus conditions in human airways to better detect infection, airway obstruction, or the severity of diseases like cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) and lung cancer.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

As nuns disappear, many Catholic hospitals look more like megacorporations
Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Does more virtual care mean more low-value care? Study suggests no
Before 2024 ends, Congress will decide whether to keep or change rules about telehealth, or let them expire. And even though the decision will focus on Medicare's payment for virtual patient care, it will likely impact telehealth access for people with other kinds of health insurance too.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Google sets mandatory MFA deadline for all cloud accounts
The computing giant says it will phase its roll-out of required multifactor authentication to all users worldwide next year.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

How key results could influence health policy
The results of some congressional races may foreshadow who will have outsize health policy influence in Congress next year.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Michigan study finds virtual care does not lead to wastage of healthcare resources
Before 2024 ends, Congress will decide whether to keep or change rules about telehealth, or let them expire. And even though the decision will focus on Medicare's payment for virtual patient care, it will likely impact telehealth access for people with other kinds of health insurance too.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Neuroscientists investigate developmental and genetic factors affecting sleep behavior
Mubarak Hussain Syed, an assistant professor of Biology at The University of New Mexico, along with a team of UNM students and collaborators at the University of Pennsylvania, is investigating how developmental and genetic factors affect sleep behavior. As in most of their projects, the Syed lab team uses Drosophila, commonly known as a fruit fly, for their research.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

New fungal spore calendar helps allergy and asthma sufferers plan for better health
Leicester researchers have developed England's first comprehensive fungal spore calendar—a valuable new tool designed to help allergy and asthma patients better manage symptoms through seasonal awareness.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Safe and equitable AI needs guardrails, from legislation and humans in the loop
Dr. Tim O'Connell, physician CEO of emtelligent, offers his view of what's needed to ensure artificial intelligence can work safely, effectively and transparently in healthcare settings.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

SfN 2024: Where neuroscience meets community, collaboration, and innovation
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) annual meeting continues to be a cornerstone gathering for neuroscientists globally. Known for its combination of groundbreaking research presentations, innovative lectures, and extensive networking opportunities, SfN 2024 continues to be an event where scientists, educators, and industry professionals converge to exchange knowledge and forge lasting connections.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Tribal Health Leaders Say Feds Haven’t Treated Syphilis Outbreak as Health Emergency
Natalie Holt sees reminders nearly everywhere of the serious toll a years-long syphilis outbreak has taken in South Dakota. Scrambling to tamp down the spread of the devastating disease, public health officials are blasting messages to South Dakotans on billboards and television, urging people to get tested.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Trump victory gives RFK Jr. free rein to shape public health
Donald Trump's election win opens the door for vaccine denier Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to play a significant role in the administration and drastically change the nation's public health practices.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Opinion: Ethnicity is a useful shortcut for identifying need—without it, targeting public services will get harder
The government's recent directive that public services should be prioritized "on the basis of need, not race" will make it harder and more time consuming to reach New Zealanders with higher needs.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Out-of-pocket costs found to be substantially lower in Medicare Advantage than traditional Medicare
There's a key but little-examined factor that likely helps explain Medicare Advantage's enrollment surge in recent years: It's much easier on beneficiaries' wallets compared to traditional Medicare.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Part science, part magic: An illuminating history of healing with light
For millennia, humans had one obvious and reliable source of light—the sun—and we knew the sun was essential for our survival.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Pathway to better health care—how biomanufacturing and biofabrication are leading the way in the UK and Ireland
We are in the midst of Industry 4.0, where technological convergence, including AI, robotics, and the Internet of Things, has significantly enhanced production efficiency. However, Industry 4.0 is a machine-centered revolution that omits human factors and sustainability.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

UK respite care provider closure signals a support system in crisis
For the past 60 years, the charity Revitalise has provided specialist respite holidays in the UK for people with severe disabilities to stay by themselves or with their families or caregivers. But the charity is closing these services, citing insurmountable financial challenges.
November 7th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 5th, 2024

A Quick Return to School and Light Exercise May Help Kids Recover From Concussions
During cheerleading practice in April, Jana Duey's sixth grade daughter, Karter, sustained a concussion when she fell several feet headfirst onto a gym floor mat. Days after, Karter still had a headache, dizziness, and sensitivity to light and noise.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

As nuns disappear, many Catholic hospitals look more like megacorporations
Inside the more than 600 Catholic hospitals across the country, not a single nun can be found occupying a chief executive suite, according to the Catholic Health Association.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Bedside bioprinting with higher cell density could be the future of regenerative medicine
In a collaborative article, Gorka Orive, a researcher in the UPV/EHU's NanoBioCel group, explores the potential and limitations of 3D bioprinting as well as the challenges it faces in the area of tissue regeneration.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Bidirectional link seen for rheumatoid arthritis, interstitial lung disease
There is a bidirectional association for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and interstitial lung disease (ILD), according to a study published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Binghamton University joins groundbreaking $42.8 million inflammatory disease treatment project
Binghamton University will play a key role in a federal grant of up to $42.8 million to develop an implantable device that acts as a living pharmacy to treat inflammatory diseases. Mayo Clinic is the prime site for this groundbreaking research, and researchers at Binghamton will assist with bioengineering the transplanted cells.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Black Americans still suffer worse health: Why there's so little progress
One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Do no harm: Researchers help doctors identify words they should never say to patients
Seriously ill patients and family members face intense emotional suffering. Even a single word may scare patients and families, make them feel disempowered, and possibly negate the effectiveness of shared decision making.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Doctors are already using AI in care—but there isn't agreement on what safe use should look like
One in five UK doctors use a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool—such as OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Gemini—to assist with clinical practice. This is according to a recent survey of around 1,000 GPs.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Early screening technology uses multi-sensory breath analysis for detecting lung diseases
South Korean researchers have developed a new technology that can recognize and detect lung diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), lung fibrosis, asthma, etc., by utilizing multi-sensory sensing information on breathing.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Epic APIs move to USCDI v3
New data elements related to social drivers of health, such as referrals to social services, improve standards-based information exchange with electronic health records, it says.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging
In this interview, News Medical speaks with Dr Martin Biggs from Synoptics about Syngene's G:Box, a high-quality imaging and gel documentation system.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

How a proposed federal heat rule might have saved these workers' lives
On a sweltering afternoon in July 2020, Belinda Ramones got a call that her brother was in the hospital. The call was from a woman at the Florida landscaping business that he had joined that week, the Davey Tree Expert Co., Ramones said. By the time she arrived, she said, "My brother was swollen up from hands to toes."
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Scanning synaptic receptors: New imaging method sheds light on psychiatric disorders
Even though psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are quite common, their diagnosis and treatment are challenging. While doctors today have a good idea of the clinical symptoms caused by these disorders, our overall understanding of their biological characteristics and underlying physiological causes remains obscure.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Listen to the Latest 'KFF Health News Minute'
This week on the KFF Health News Minute: DACA recipients can sign up for health plans under the Affordable Care Act for the first time, and some insurers and health care facilities are paying for ride-hailing services to get patients to appointments.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Lupus Research Alliance announces 33 studies to be presented at ACR Convergence 2024
The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA), the largest private funder of lupus research worldwide, today announced that a total of 33 studies, funded by the organization or supported by its clinical research affiliate Lupus Therapeutics, will be presented at ACR Convergence 2024. The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology takes place November 14-19, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

MedStar extends acute care at home to Baltimore
Through its partnership with DispatchHealth, MedStar Health is now providing care in patient homes after hospital stays and emergency visits, or through virtual healthcare referrals.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Policies for late-career physicians considered to be successful by institutions
Institutional leaders consider policies about late-career physicians (LCPs; physicians working beyond age 65 to 75 years) to be successful, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Recognizing traumatic brain injury as a chronic condition fosters better care over the survivor's lifetime
A commentary, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, calls for traumatic brain injury to be recognized as a chronic condition as are diabetes, asthma, depression and heart failure.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Research finds patients living outside metropolitan statistical areas travel farther for health care visits
In a research letter published online Nov. 5 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, nationally representative measures of patient travel patterns are presented.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Traumatic brain injury should be recognized as a chronic condition, experts say
A commentary, published in the Journal of Neurotrauma, calls for traumatic brain injury to be recognized as a chronic condition as are diabetes, asthma, depression and heart failure.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

UK parliament to debate world's first 'smoke-free generation' bill
A new UK-wide law aimed at creating the first "smoke-free generation" was on Tuesday introduced in parliament, as part of a world-leading ban.
November 5th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 3rd, 2024

Enhanced screening protocols for Candida auris improve hospital infection control
Mount Sinai researchers have enhanced hospital screening protocols for Candida auris, an often-drug-resistant fungal pathogen the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers an urgent global health threat. These new guidelines, published in an analysis in the American Journal of Infection Control on October 31, could promote early detection of the harmful fungus in high-risk patients and prevent hospital outbreaks.
November 3rd, 2024 — Source

Study delves into the lives of neurodivergent psychiatrists
Groundbreaking research exploring the experiences of autistic psychiatrists has revealed that psychiatrists who are unaware that they themselves are autistic may fail to recognise the condition in their patients. The study, conducted by researchers from University College Dublin, London South Bank University, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, is the first of its kind to delve into the lives of neurodivergent psychiatrists. It was published today in BJPsych Open.
November 3rd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 2nd, 2024

Can you build a startup without sacrificing your mental health? Bonobos founder Andy Dunn thinks so
Bonobos founder Andy Dunn is back in the builder's seat, working on an in-person social media platform called Pie. But the biggest lessons he learned from his $310 million Bonobos exit don't have as much to do with entrepreneurship as they do with staying sane.
November 2nd, 2024 — Source

CareYaya is enabling affordable home care by connecting healthcare students with elders
CareYaya, a platform that matches people who need caregivers with healthcare students, is working to disrupt the caregiving industry. The startup, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, is looking to enhance affordable in-home support, while also helping students prepare for their future healthcare careers.
November 2nd, 2024 — Source

Recent technological advances opened exciting possibilities for neuroscience, enabling the collection of increasingly detailed neural data. Making sense of the large number of neural recordings gathered by neuroscientists worldwide, however, has so far proved more challenging.
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November 2nd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — November 1st, 2024

Advanced sampling method can track dynamic evolution of protein folding
In a study published in PNAS, a research team developed a new reinforcement learning-based enhanced sampling method called Adaptive Collective Variables Generator (Adaptive CVgen), which has been successfully applied to study protein folding and the synthesis of fullerene (C60).
November 1st, 2024 — Source

CAIOs must understand policy and business strategy, in addition to healthcare and IT
And cybersecurity too. "I would definitely encourage folks to go deeper into those other areas and broaden their capabilities overall," says the chief AI adviser at UC Davis Health to those who might want to tackle a similar role.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

Dentists Are Pulling ‘Healthy’ and Treatable Teeth To Profit From Implants, Experts Warn
Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, Carroll said, but she was wary of traveling a long road of dental work.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

Developing precision 3D printing technology to make life better for patients
An amputee controlling an implanted prosthetic with his own muscles. A military medic 3D printing the bones she needs to treat injuries in the field. Degradable materials guiding bone tissue to repair itself—and then disappearing into the body as if they were never there.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

From eye exams to blood tests and surgery: How doctors use light to diagnose disease
You're not feeling well. You've had a pounding headache all week, dizzy spells and have vomited up your past few meals.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

How robots could assist surgeons and improve patient outcomes
Robots could soon play a larger role in surgery thanks to recent AI developments, experts say, in a Science Robotics paper.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

New Huntington's treatment prevents protein aggregation
Scientists at Northwestern and Case Western Reserve universities have developed the first polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington's disease, an incurable, debilitating illness that causes nerve cells to break down in the brain.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

Opinion: Professional body continues to misinform on palliative medicine doctors' stance on assisted dying
The Association for Palliative Care Medicine (APM) continues to misinform on palliative medicine doctors' stance on assisted dying, warn a group of palliative medicine consultants in the BMJ today.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

Researchers challenge longstanding theories in cellular reprogramming
A team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered that a group of cells located in the skin and other areas of the body, called neural crest stem cells, are the source of reprogrammed neurons found by other researchers.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

Sapio Sciences Expands Collaboration With AWS to Advance Science-Aware™ AI Vision
Collaboration enables customers to securely and confidently use AI to accelerate drug research and discovery.
November 1st, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 30th, 2024

ASN: atrasentan significantly and clinically meaningfully cuts proteinuria
Atrasentan is associated with a significant and clinically meaningful reduction in proteinuria compared with placebo in patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, held from Oct. 23 to 27 in San Diego.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

ASN: hypertension most common cardiovascular comorbidity seen with dialysis
Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity seen among dialysis patients globally, according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, held from Oct. 23 to 27 in San Diego.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Big chains are paid $23.55 to fill a blood pressure prescription: Small drugstores get $1.51
While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their prescriptions on a hot summer day, some stopped in for coffee, ice cream, homemade cake, or cookies.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Compact in-incubator imaging device allows real-time remote monitoring of cell growth
Unlike most cells in the human body, stem cells have the unique ability to divide indefinitely. This property makes them especially appealing to scientists exploring ways to extend human lifespans or develop new methods for repairing damaged tissues.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Database analysis identifies 'sweet spot' for safe surgery after heart attack
After a heart attack, aging adults face double or triple the risk of life-threatening complications—like a debilitating stroke or another heart attack—when they move forward with elective noncardiac surgeries too soon, according to new University of Rochester research published in JAMA Surgery.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Deep learning techniques transform protein structure prediction
In the rapidly advancing field of computational biology, a newly peer-reviewed review explores the transformative role of deep learning techniques in revolutionizing protein structure prediction. The review, published in MedComm - Future Medicine (ISSN: 2769-6456, Wiley), is led by Dr. Xi Yu and Dr. Tian Zhong from the Faculty of Medicine of Macau University of Science and Technology.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Encephalitis lethargica: The mysterious disease that inspired Awakenings is finally starting to give up some clues
"People have forgotten what life is all about," Robert De Niro's character says in the film "Awakenings" after being revived from the shut-down state he had been in for 30 years. "They've forgotten what it is to be alive."
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Expansion of Medicare to cover in-home care would help millions of families stretched thin by Alzheimer's, expert says
Vice President Kamala Harris' proposal to expand Medicare to cover the costs of long-term care at home, plus vision and hearing benefits for seniors, made only a modest splash in the news. But it caught the attention of USC's Julie Zissimopoulos, who studies the cost of dementia and the toll it takes on family members caring for persons living with dementia, including those of the "sandwich generation"—adults caring for both their kids and aging parents.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

For People With Opioid Addiction, Medicaid ‘Unwinding’ Raises the Stakes
It was hard enough for Stephanie to get methadone treatment when she moved to Florida from Indiana last year. The nearest clinic was almost an hour’s drive away and she couldn’t drive herself. But at least she didn’t have to worry about the cost of care.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Harnessing the brain's ability to suppress inappropriate immune responses may offer improved treatment
The brain constantly engages in dialogue with the body's immune system. Such communication appears aimed at ensuring a delicate balance between defending against injury and infection and guarding healthy tissue.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Here's How to Freeze Your Credit After the Change Healthcare Data Breach
Freezing your credit won't protect you from all scams. But it does keep cybercriminals from opening accounts in your name.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Largest U.S. healthcare data breach exposes medical records of 100 million customers
While the hack happened in February, the total of those affected has finally been revealed.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Lithuanian scientists develop eco-friendly cellulose matrix for biomedical applications
The efficient use of cellulose - the primary plant scaffold and a major natural building block - could address many issues associated with petroleum-based polymers across various industries. In the search for more sustainable uses of cellulose, Lithuanian scientists have developed a production method for a nanofibrous cellulose matrix, which has the potential to replace non-renewable industrial even in biomedical applications.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Medtronic dismissed from pulse oximeter lawsuit, FDA still working on guidance
The medtech company says it is the only manufacturer of FDA-approved pulse oximeters to have reached an agreement in a lawsuit against many over the devices' notoriously higher rates of error for people with darker skin.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

New Oracle EHR promises AI-enabled reinvention
Previewed at the company's annual summit, the electronic health record, built on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, offers secure automation across clinical workflows, enabling faster insights at the point of care with streamlined documentation and more.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

New study uses internet data to map seasonal allergy patterns across the US
Researchers harness AI and online data from Google and Twitter to track and predict seasonal allergy patterns, offering new insights into allergy timing and regional variations across the U.S.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

New voltage indicator enables ultra-sensitive synaptic imaging
Bioengineers and neuroscientists at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University have developed a highly sensitive tool for detecting brain cells' subtlest electrical signals.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

OpenAI's general purpose speech recognition model is flawed, researchers say
The AP reports that OpenAI's Whisper documentation platform is prone to hallucinations, and to making up sentences and sections of text across millions of recordings. Tens of thousands of transcriptions could be faulty.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Research shows many seniors at risk for financial precarity from cost of hospital stay
Many Medicare beneficiaries are at risk for financial hardship from the costs of a single hospital stay, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Researchers identify disparities in health care system point of entry for pediatric concussion care
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that non-Hispanic Black children and those with public insurance and lower Child Opportunity Index (COI) scores were much more likely to seek care for concussions in the emergency department than in primary care or specialty care settings.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Routine colchicine administration after acute myocardial infarction does not improve outcomes
The largest trial to examine the impact of colchicine in acute myocardial infarction (MI) found that both acute and long-term colchicine use did not reduce cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or ischemia-driven revascularization.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Smart sensor patch detects health symptoms through edge computing
Edge computing on a smartphone has been used to analyze data collected by a multimodal flexible wearable sensor patch and detect arrhythmia, coughs and falls.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Study compares metabolism of humantenirine in human, pig, and goat liver microsomes
Gelsemium elegans Benth (G. elegans) is a traditional medicinal plant; however, it is highly toxic, and toxicity varies significantly between species. The cause of this difference has not been clarified. Humantenirine is an important toxic alkaloid in G. elegans, and its metabolism has been poorly studied. This study aimed to compare the different metabolites formed by human liver microsomes, pig liver microsomes, and goat liver microsomes.
October 30th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 28th, 2024

1 million+ patients lose coverage as insurers, hospitals drop Medicare Advantage

Libby and Andrew Potter usually ignore the avalanche of Medicare Advantage ads that land in the mailbox at their home in Huntsville, Alabama, each fall as Medicare's open enrollment period begins.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

A promising visual sign for concussion diagnosis in athletes

Nearly three-quarters of athletes reported a spontaneous headshake after a kinematic event following a self-reported concussion.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

'Assassin' cells found to play a key role in deadly drug reactions

Researchers have identified the skin cells responsible for orchestrating cases of two of the most life-threatening drug reactions. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) cause the skin and mucous membranes to blister and detach, and carry an average mortality rate of 20%.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Bedfont® Scientific Limited Host an Insightful Panel Discussion in Recognition of Stoptober

Stoptober takes place every October in the UK. Launched in 2012, the campaign encourages smokers to quit for 28 days. The theme for 2024 is 'When you stop smoking, good things start to happen'.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Black Americans Still Suffer Worse Health. Here's Why There's So Little Progress.

The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit.
October 28th, 2024 — Source or Source

California mental health agency director to resign following conflict of interest allegations

California's mental health commission on Thursday announced its executive director would resign amid revelations that he traveled to the U.K. courtesy of a state vendor while he sought to prevent a budget cut that would have defunded the company's contract.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Designing long-lived peptides for more powerful medicines

Peptides come and peptides go, sometimes too fast. These strings of amino acids—the building blocks of life—are of intense interest to researchers for their potential to treat everything from stroke to infection, either as the drug or the drug delivery vehicle. That is, when they last long enough to do their work.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Discovery of key mechanism in Huntington's disease could pave the way for early detection and treatment

Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a key biochemical mechanism relevant to the development of Huntington's disease. This discovery opens up the possibility of studying the disease before its clinical onset and eventually stopping its progression.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Doctors preoccupied with threats of criminal charges in states with abortion bans, putting patients' lives at risk

Abortion bans are intended to reduce elective abortions, but they are also affecting the way physicians practice medicine.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Evosep expanding capabilities with new headquarters to support rising needs in pharma and biotech for proteomics

Evosep, a global leader in proteomics solutions, is proud to announce its relocation to new headquarters in Odense. This move will significantly enhance the company's ability to advance the use of proteomics as a vital tool for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Building on recent strategic initiatives, the new facility will serve as a hub for continued innovation, reinforcing Evosep's commitment to improving drug discovery, development, and diagnostics through high-precision proteomics.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Expert discussed projected decline in drug overdose deaths

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released preliminary data last week predicting the number of drug overdose deaths nationally fell by a record amount (12.7%) from May 2023 to May 2024.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

GDP is an outdated way of measuring the health of the economy. It doesn't reflect the health of people or the planet

Economics and economic policy need a rethink. This is clear from the scale of inequality, joblessness, insecurity and environmental disasters we see in the world.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

How a Proposed Federal Heat Rule Might Have Saved These Workers' Lives

On a sweltering afternoon in July 2020, Belinda Ramones got a call that her brother was in the hospital. The call was from a woman at the Florida landscaping business that he had joined that week, the Davey Tree Expert Co., Ramones said. By the time she arrived, she said, "My brother was swollen up from hands to toes."
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Imlifidase more effective than plasma exchange in removing donor-specific antibodies in kidney transplant rejection

For kidney transplant recipients experiencing antibody-mediated rejection, the current standard of care involves removing donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) through plasmapheresis (PLEX)—a procedure that removes antibodies from the plasma portion of the blood.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Learning to learn: Researchers discover meta-learning of motor skills in the dorsal premotor cortex of the brain

Superior motor learning ability in athletes is not an innate talent but a skill that can be developed throughout life. Over the past decade, motor control scientists have observed significant variations in motor learning speeds, yet the mechanisms behind these differences has remained unclear.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Link between inflammatory bowel disease and spondyloarthritis revealed

There is a strong connection between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and spondyloarthritis - a condition that causes pain and stiffness in the joints. The risk is particularly high among patients with Crohn's disease and those who were diagnosed with IBD as children. Sarita Shrestha has shown this in her doctoral thesis at örebro University.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Micro-shockwave electronic therapy shows potential for safe non-invasive treatment of brain disorders

Professor Jai-ick Yoh's research team from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, in collaboration with Professor Hyung-Jin Choi's team from Seoul National University's College of Medicine, has developed a non-invasive micro-shockwave therapy for the safe treatment of brain disorders without requiring surgical incisions.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Montana looks to fast-track Medicaid access for older applicants

Montana is looking to fast-track Medicaid access for older adults who need help to stay in their homes or towns.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

NHS to roll out radiology AI across 10 health trusts

A new partnership will provide access to more than 75 regulatory-approved artificial intelligence solutions within a single platform and speed up the development of the health system's AI-accelerated learning initiatives, say its leaders.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Phone support for caregivers reduces stress but more help is required, finds study

A new study led by The University of Western Australia has found although support given by nurses over the phone to caregivers of older adults reduced their stress levels, it did not improve their health-related quality of life.
October 28th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 25th, 2024

A California official helped save a mental health company's contract: It flew him to London

The director of California's mental health commission traveled to London this summer courtesy of a state vendor while he was helping to prevent a $360 million budget cut that would have defunded the company's contract.
October 25th, 2024 — Source

California mental health agency director to resign following conflict of interest allegations

California's mental health commission on Thursday announced its executive director would resign amid revelations that he traveled to the U.K. courtesy of a state vendor while he sought to prevent a budget cut that would have defunded the company's contract.
October 25th, 2024 — Source or Source

Molecular study of newly discovered tardigrade species helps explain ability to withstand high doses of radiation

A team of biologists affiliated with several institutions in China has learned more about the means by which tardigrades are able to withstand high doses of radiation. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group focused on a newly found species of the creature.
October 25th, 2024 — Source

Optical technique that uses orbital angular momentum could transform medical diagnostics

An Aston University researcher has developed a new technique using light that could revolutionize non-invasive medical diagnostics and optical communication. The research showcases how a type of light called the orbital angular momentum (OAM) can be harnessed to improve imaging and data transmission through skin and other biological tissues.
October 25th, 2024 — Source

Presidential Election Puts Affordable Care Act Back in the Bull’s-Eye

Health care is suddenly front and center in the final sprint to the presidential election, and the outcome will shape the Affordable Care Act and the coverage it gives to more than 40 million people.
October 25th, 2024 — Source or Source

Researchers discover that errors in protein location are a common cause of disease

An international team has assembled the first large-scale, publicly available map to show the impact of mutations on where proteins end up in the cell.
October 25th, 2024 — Source

Surgical innovation: The intelligent turbine insufflator

The Politecnico di Milano and the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam have pooled their medical and technical expertise to create a new technology for devices called "insufflators." These innovative instruments are designed to create a temporary cavity in the bodies of patients through the application of pressurized gas, providing the surgeon with the necessary space to perform the surgical procedure from inside the body, and limiting the need for large incisions in the abdomen and chest.
October 25th, 2024 — Source

The AI-Powered Lab Assistant with Scientific Awareness

In this interview, Rob Brown, Vice President of Product and Pre-Sales at Sapio Sciences, discusses Sapio's AI-powered lab assistant, ELaiN, and how it is positioning Sapio as a leader in science-aware lab informatics.
October 25th, 2024 — Source

The hidden effects of opioid use on the endocrine system

A new Scientific Statement released today by the Endocrine Society highlights research gaps associated with the negative effects of opioid use on the endocrine system.
October 25th, 2024 — Source

UK to ban disposable vapes in effort to protect youth health and environment

The UK government has officially introduced legislation to ban the sale of single-use disposable vapes in England, Scotland, and Wales, effective from June 1, 2025. This decisive action is part of a broader commitment to reduce waste, protect public health, and support environmental sustainability.
October 25th, 2024 — Source

UnitedHealth Confirms 100M People’s Data Stolen in Largest U.S. Healthcare Breach

According to Change Healthcare’s notification to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), approximately 100 million individuals have been notified about the breach.
October 25th, 2024 — Source or Source or Source

Wearable walking robot allows disabled persons to don it from their wheelchairs

KAIST researchers have unveiled a new wearable robot developed for completely paralyzed persons that can walk to them so that the user can wear it right out of their wheelchairs without the help from others. Also, it was announced that Professor Kyoungchul Kong's team from KAIST will be participating in the wearable robot category of the 3rd Cybathlon, which is being held four years after the team's gold medal win in 2020.
October 25th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 22nd, 2024

Acupuncture reduces pain with chronic sciatica from herniated disk

Jian-Feng Tu, M.D., Ph.D., from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and colleagues investigated the efficacy and safety of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture in patients with chronic sciatica from a herniated disk. The analysis included 216 patients randomly assigned to receive 10 sessions of acupuncture or sham acupuncture over four weeks.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Aidoc, NVIDIA intro new plan to speed AI adoption in healthcare

BRIDGE -- Blueprint for Resilient Integration and Deployment of Guided Excellence -- is meant to be an "evidence-based framework that health systems can rely on to not just adopt AI but to help scale it across their operations."
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Cleveland Clinic and Amazon to launch coordinated care

The health system said the partnership with Amazon One Medical will bring new primary care offices to the Cleveland region to improve the patient experience at every touchpoint.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

New Samsung Health features make it easier to stay on top of your wellness

Advanced health records, meal logging, and medication tracking are here.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

The Juul class action lawsuit is paying people huge amounts of money

One person said they received over $9,000 from the $300 million settlement with Juul and Altria, the company formerly known as Philip Morris.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Statistical and computational methods for analyzing omics data and predicting drug responses

Recent advancements in high-throughput sequencing technologies have enabled researchers to harness valuable omics data, paving the way for precision medicine. This approach aims to enhance diagnosis and treatment by tailoring therapies to individual patients, moving away from traditional, subjective methods. However, analyzing omics data for effective treatment personalization remains challenging due to disease variability and data complexity.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Light therapy might help ease 'dry' form of macular degeneration

Light therapy could be a useful treatment for the most common form of age-related macular degeneration, a new study says.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Medical record tracking comes to Samsung Health

The update improves medication tracking and food monitoring as well.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

New drug shows promise for motor neurone disease treatment

A pioneering study published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences by researchers at Durham University has revealed promising results for a new treatment targeting motor neurone disease (MND).
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Remote tool developed to helped detect autism and developmental delay in children with limited access to specialists

A Ukrainian researcher has developed a new digital tool for detecting autism and developmental delay in children.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Senolytic agents show promise in mouse model of pelvic organ prolapse

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science), Volume 16, Issue 19 on September 26, 2024, entitled, "Use of the senolytics dasatinib and quercetin for prevention of pelvic organ prolapse in a mouse animal model."
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Study finds fewer hospital visits for kidney patients through appropriate care

In collaboration with Isala Zwolle, researchers from the TechMed Center of the University of Twente developed a smart system to schedule patients with chronic kidney damage more efficiently. This system assesses in advance whether an appointment with the nephrologist is necessary, which leads to 18% fewer repeat appointments. This not only saves time and money but also frees up caregivers for patients who need them.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Study shows physicians, nurse practitioners, and PAs have unique roles in care quality

Physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician associates (PAs) enhance different aspects of patient care quality, a new Yale and Fair Haven Community Health Care study finds.
October 23rd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 20th, 2024

Black, Asian, Hispanic trauma patients less likely to get lifesaving helicopter transport, finds first-of-its-kind study
Severely injured Black, Asian and Hispanic children and adults are less likely than white patients to receive critical helicopter ambulance services, which can make the difference between life and death, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 annual meeting. It is the first to highlight disparities in the use of helicopter ambulance transport after severe trauma.
October 20th, 2024 — Source

Stanford psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" dies at 91
Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91.
October 20th, 2024 — Source

Study explores how acoustic elements influence perceptions of music being out of tune
When we listen to a song or musical performance, out-of-tune singers or instruments are generally perceived as unpleasant for listeners. While it is well-established that mistuning can reduce the enjoyment of music, the processes influencing how humans perceive mistuning have not yet been fully delineated.
October 20th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 18th, 2024

A beginner's guide to 'instafraud'

A new form of AI-powered fraud is posing risks to healthcare bottom lines. Medicomp CEO David Lareau describes what it is, how to fight it – and how to help cautious executives concerned with the double-edged sword of artificial intelligence.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

California continues progressive policies, with restraint, in divisive election year

This year, Gov. Gavin Newsom affirmed abortion access, calling California "a proud reproductive freedom state" and criticizing Republicans across the country for trying to take away families' rights.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Can pain be measured objectively, based on science?

When Northeastern professor Yingzi Lin visited her father after his hip replacement, doctors asked him to measure his level of pain on the standard score of zero to 10.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Encryption experts say providers should look to PETs for safer analytics

Privacy-enhancing technologies can help healthcare organizations ensure the safe use of AI-enabled analytics, machine learning and other advanced data applications, say the cofounders of Duality.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Helene and CVS land double whammy for 25,000 patients who survive on IV nutrition

The CVS representative popped into Lisa Trumble's third-floor Berkshire Medical Center hospital room in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to announce that everything was arranged for Trumble to return home, where she relies on IV nutrition because of severe intestinal problems that leave her unable to eat.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Innovative approach by Waymark enhances health outcomes for Medicaid patients

Waymark, a public benefit company dedicated to improving access and quality of care in Medicaid, today published a peer-reviewed study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Catalyst evaluating the impact of its early intervention model in its first year of service. The study found that Waymark's community-based early interventions significantly reduced hospital and emergency department (ED) visits and improved both patient goal completion and care quality in 2023.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Innovative surgical technique makes combined face and whole-eye transplantation a reality

An explanation of how an NYU Langone Health surgical team performed the world's first combined face and whole-eye transplantation was presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, California. Their achievement demonstrates the feasibility of transplanting an entire eye alongside a face transplant.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Listening to music may speed up recovery from surgery, research suggests

Looking for a creative way to quicken your recovery from surgery? The key may be found in listening to music, according to research presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, California.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Methadone tied to lower risk for discontinuation versus buprenorphine/naloxone

Receipt of methadone for opioid use disorder is associated with a lower risk for treatment discontinuation compared with buprenorphine/naloxone, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in JAMA.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

New FCC rules require every mobile handset to work with hearing aids

The rules will be phased in to give manufacturers time to adjust
October 18th, 2024 — Source

New study urges enhanced recruitment strategies to help address US primary care physician shortages

Finding sound strategies to meet the growing demand for primary care, especially in underserved areas, is an ongoing public health challenge among policymakers. A new study led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute suggests that policy interventions aimed at recruiting physicians to specialize in primary care, especially to practice in underserved areas, should be tailored to the citizenship status of international medical graduates (IMGs).
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Preoperative nutrition program cuts surgery costs and complications, finds study

A system-wide preoperative nutrition program improves patient outcomes and offers the potential for substantial cost savings for health care systems, according to a study presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, California.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop strategies to identify regulators of intestinal hormone secretion

A multi-institutional group of researchers led by the Hubrecht Institute and Roche's Institute of Human Biology has developed strategies to identify regulators of intestinal hormone secretion. In response to incoming food, these hormones are secreted by rare hormone producing cells in the gut and play key roles in managing digestion and appetite.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Study reveals potential top cyber threats facing health care extended reality technology

A recent study in JMIR XR and Spatial Computing identifies potential cybersecurity and privacy risks associated with using extended reality (XR) in health care settings. The study, titled "Cybersecurity and Privacy Issues in Extended Reality Health Care Applications: Scoping Review," reviews the identified potential threats posed by XR technology and strategies for mitigating these risks.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Sunway Medical to test surgical robots and more robotics briefs

AIIMS Delhi is the latest to open a training centre featuring Intuitive's RAS system in India.
October 18th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 16th, 2024

A new brain-based measure of sleepiness may provide a diagnosis in just two minutes

At some point, many of us have experienced the post-lunch sleepy hour, struggling to stay alert mid-afternoon, and reaching for the water bottle to rehydrate a tired body.
October 16th, 2024 — Source or Source

Are dental practices out of control in the United States?

A series of recently published opinions and letters in JAMA Internal Medicine present varying perspectives on the current state of US dental care all emphasize the need for evidence-based practices and changes in economic models.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Asian and older rheumatoid arthritis sufferers 50% less likely to receive targeted treatment, finds study

Asian patients are half as likely to be started on biologic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis as white patients, new research has shown.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Brain imaging of neuromelanin may be key to understanding extensive substance use

A study that used a specialized type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)--neuromelanin-sensitive MRI-- has shown that this type of MRI signal was increased in regions of the midbrain in young adults ages 20 to 24 who had an extensive alcohol and drug use history.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

California Continues Progressive Policies, With Restraint, in Divisive Election Year

This year, Gov. Gavin Newsom affirmed abortion access, calling California "a proud reproductive freedom state" and criticizing Republicans across the country for trying to take away families' rights.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Challenging current understanding, study reveals rapid release of dopamine not needed for initiating movement

The chemical messenger dopamine is an essential catalyst that fuels activities and behaviors ranging from movement to cognition and learning. However, neuroscientists have long debated whether these functions rely on rapid bursts of dopamine or on the neurochemical's slower action.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Even political rivals agree that medical debt is an urgent issue

While hot-button health care issues such as abortion and the Affordable Care Act roil the presidential race, Democrats and Republicans in statehouses around the country have been quietly working together to tackle the nation's medical debt crisis.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Harris Backs Slashing Medical Debt. Trump's 'Concepts' Worry Advocates.

Patient and consumer advocates are looking to Kamala Harris to accelerate federal efforts to help people struggling with medical debt if she prevails in next month's presidential election.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

How would billing for secure messages impact patients, physicians?

The policy of billing for secure messages changes patient expectations and can impact the patient-physician relationship, according to a research letter published online Oct. 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Human skin map gives 'recipe' to build skin and could help prevent scarring

For the first time, researchers have created a single cell atlas of prenatal human skin to understand how skin forms, and what goes wrong in disease.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Identifying focal cortical dysplasia lesion from magnetic resonance images

Epilepsy is a neurological condition marked by seizures. Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a leading cause of drug-resistant epilepsy. Surgical removal of FCD lesions is the most effective treatment, which is heavily dependent on their precise localization and delineation.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Life-saving spongelike 'bandage' developed by researchers rapidly stops hemorrhaging and mitigates risk of infection

Without proper medical intervention, injuries sustained from traffic collisions, serious workplace accidents or weapons may result in fatal hemorrhaging. University of Central Florida researchers aim to prevent such bleeding in potentially deadly situations with a new hemostatic spongelike bandage with antimicrobial efficacy that they recently developed and detailed in a newly published study in the journal Biomaterials Science.
October 16th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

Magnifying US gastrointestinal disease mortality reveals health disparities

Diseases affecting the digestive system, including the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, inflammatory bowel disease and others, are significant causes of death worldwide. Mayo Clinic and North Dakota State University researchers recently delved into demographic data at the national, state and county level in the U.S. to see which populations are most affected by digestive disease mortality.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

More Mobile Clinics Are Bringing Long-Acting Birth Control to Rural Areas

Twice a month, a 40-foot-long truck transformed into a mobile clinic travels the Rio Grande Valley to provide rural Texans with women's health care, including birth control.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

New drug targets identified for retinitis pigmentosa therapies

An international team of researchers has identified new drug targets for therapies that could benefit patients with different forms of retinitis pigmentosa and other inherited retinal diseases. Using advanced proteomics techniques, they unveiled shared critical pathways in retinitis pigmentosa disease models.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Philadelphia hospitals test new strategy for 'tranq dope' withdrawal

Unimaginable pain and restlessness. Vomiting so frequent and forceful that it can perforate the esophagus. Blood pressure and heart rate so high that they damage the heart. Sweating that drenches clothing and sheets. Nerve sensitivity that makes even the softest touch agonizing. A prolonged panic attack that is provoked and worsened by even mundane activities and conversations.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Research highlights importance of holistic health-promoting learning environments

Mental ill-health among students in higher education is a growing problem globally. Most efforts implemented to address ill-health involve individual treatment and adjustments to pedagogy. But more can and needs to be done at a structural or environmental level for higher education institutions to ensure learning and well-being among all students. This is shown by a literature review conducted at the University of Gothenburg.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop a device called e-Flower that records neuronal activity with electronic petals

3D clusters of brain cells are emerging as essential tools for understanding neural networks and studying neurological diseases in the lab. EPFL's e-Flower, a flower-shaped 3D microelectrode array (MEA), allows researchers to monitor the electrical activity of these spheroids in a way that was previously impossible.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Researchers report effects of intervention on overdose education and naloxone distribution

New research shows that the HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Communities Study (HCS) significantly increased community access to naloxone, a lifesaving medication that quickly reverses the effects of opioids and helps restore breathing in someone who is experiencing an overdose.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Study is first to ask construction workers about nonpharmacological pain management

Construction work is physically demanding and dangerous, with some of the highest injury, illness and fatality rates across all occupations. In 2020, for example, 41,400 of the 10.3 million construction workers in the United States experienced nonfatal workplace injuries due to falling, slipping or tripping.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Surgeons at UCSD Find Apple Vision Pro Promising for Minimally Invasive Surgery

Surgeons at the University of California, San Diego have been testing the Apple Vision Pro for surgeries, and have performed more than 20 minimally invasive operations while wearing the headsets. Surgeon and director of the Center for Future Surgery at UCSD, Santiago Horgan, recently spoke with Time to provide some commentary on the Vision Pro's performance.
October 16th, 2024 — Source

To get patients to accept medical AI, remind them of human biases, research suggestsWhile people are growing more accustomed to AI-driven personal assistants, customer service chatbots and even financial advisors, when it comes to health care, most still want it with a human touch.

Qualcomm Announces Mesa VCL Driver For OpenCL Acceleration Within VMs
October 16th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 11th, 2024

A Georgia biotech firm finds itself fighting the FDA and former workers
MiMedx, a Marietta, Georgia, biomedical company that makes skin grafts and other treatments, is entangled in contentious legal battles with filings in recent weeks by a federal government agency in one court and 10 former employees in another.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Abortion Emerges as Most Important Election Issue for Young Women, Poll Finds
Abortion has emerged as the most important issue in the November election for women under 30, according to a survey by KFF — a notable change since late spring, before Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential race.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Aktiia trained AI on 11 billion data points of blood pressure, and now a clinically certified app is coming
As well as being a major cause of premature death worldwide, hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a major risk factor for stroke, coronary artery disease, and heart failure, and is a contributing factor to dementia. It also affects an estimated 1.3 billion people; up to 95% of cases are due to lifestyle factors (although genetics is also a factor). Only around 20% of individuals with high blood pressure have it under control, and there’s a simple reason why.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Evidence builds for near infrared light treatment in traumatic brain injury
Birmingham scientists have shown light therapy delivered transcranially (through the skull) can aid tissue repair after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Industry payments common for physician peer reviewers of top journals
More than half of U.S. physician peer reviewers for the most influential medical journals receive industry payments, according to a research letter published online Oct. 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Industry-funded alcohol-reduction apps contain misinformation, study warns
Alcohol industry-funded apps may use covert 'misinformation strategies,' omit important public health information and could 'nudge' users towards drinking more alcohol, new research has found.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Liberal transfusion strategy may avert unfavorable neurological outcome
For patients with acute brain injury, a liberal transfusion strategy is associated with a lower risk for having an unfavorable neurological outcome, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the annual congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, held from Oct. 5 to 9 in Barcelona, Spain.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Medicare open enrollment starts Oct. 15: Here's what to know
Medicare's fall open enrollment, which runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, is an opportunity to review your benefits and make changes for 2025.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Study shows key brain protein can impact behavior in mice
Researchers at the University of Kentucky were part of a team that discovered a key protein in the brain that can regulate motivation for reward in mice.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Study identifies priorities for culturally safe hospital care
A new study led by the Communicate Study Partnership from Menzies School of Health Research has uncovered key priorities to improve the delivery of culturally safe care for First Nations people.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Study unveils cobalt(III) reaction mechanism with nitriles, opening pathways for drug development
A research team led by Professor Jaeheung Cho from the Department of Chemistry at UNIST has published a study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reporting the reaction mechanism of cobalt(III)-based metal complexes with nitrile substances, paving the way for potential new drug development.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Tele-ICU rounds ineffective in shortening ICU stay for patients
Daily multidisciplinary rounds conducted by a board-certified intensivist through telemedicine do not reduce intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) in critically ill adult patients, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with the annual congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, held from Oct. 5 to 9 in Barcelona, Spain.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

The explainability challenge: Exploring AI's role in clinical decision-making
As the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) grows in our world, the University of Adelaide is exploring the role that technology can play in the health sphere, particularly in clinical decision-making and explanations.
October 11th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 10th, 2024

All too human: Racial disparities in pain assessment expose AI's flawed beliefs about race
A study led by Adam Rodman, title at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), reveals that, rather than helping to reduce racial and ethnic biases, AI-driven chatbots may instead perpetuate and exacerbate disparities in medicine.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

An interactive game for people suffering from nerve pain is heading to clinical trials
Scientists from UNSW Sydney have developed interactive software which could be used to help people who are experiencing neuropathic pain—also known as nerve pain—as a result of spinal cord injury (SCI).
October 10th, 2024 — Source

‘Breaking the Silence Is a Step’ — Beyond the Lens of ‘Silence in Sikeston’KFF Health News Midwest correspondent Cara Anthony took a reporting trip to the small southeastern Missouri city of Sikeston and heard a mention of its hidden past. That led her on a multiyear reporting journey to explore the connections between a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police killing there — and what they say about the nation’s silencing of racial trauma. Along the way, she learned about her own family’s history with such trauma.

October 10th, 2024 — Source or Watch Video

California Hospitals Scramble on Earthquake Retrofits as State Limits Extensions
More than half of the 410 hospitals in California have at least one building that likely wouldn’t be able to operate after a major earthquake hit their region, and with many institutions claiming they don’t have the money to meet a 2030 legal deadline for earthquake retrofits, the state is now granting relief to some while ramping up pressure on others to get the work done.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

Computer simulation mimics how the brain grows neurons, paving the way for future disease treatments
A new computer simulation of how our brains develop and grow neurons has been built by scientists from the University of Surrey. Along with improving our understanding of how the brain works, researchers hope that the models will contribute to neurodegenerative disease research and, someday, stem cell research that helps regenerate brain tissue.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

Fluorescent approach could aid carpal tunnel-related surgery
In modern office life, avoiding the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome might be a daily struggle. The worst case could mean needing surgery to alleviate compression of the nerves or to repair damaged nerves. Helping surgeons visually check the areas where neural blood flow has decreased due to chronic nerve compression can lead to improvements in diagnostic accuracy, severity assessments, and outcome predictions.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

Happening in Springfield: New Immigrants Offer Economic Promise, Health System Challenges
When Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance claimed Haitian immigrants had caused infectious-disease rates to “skyrocket” in Springfield, Ohio, local health commissioner Chris Cook checked the records.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

How should we regulate adaptive machine learning systems in medicine?
In a commentary published in The American Journal of Bioethics, Anthony P. Weiss, MD, MBA, MSc, Chief Medical Officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), argues that the current approach to regulating artificial intelligence (AI) applications used in medicine is inadequate. Instead, Weiss proposes a model that mirrors the supervisory relationship between trainees and attending physicians.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

In-bed cycling for critically ill patients found to improve physical function and reduce hospital stays
A new systematic review led by researchers in Hamilton, Canada has shown that specialized in-bed cycling therapy, when used in the intensive care unit with critically ill patients, leads to better physical function and a one-day shorter length of stay in the ICU.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: Sales pitches are often from biased sources
The 67 million Americans eligible for Medicare make an important decision every October: Should they make changes in their Medicare health insurance plans for the next calendar year?
October 10th, 2024 — Source

Mindfulness found as effective as leading antidepressant in treating anxiety disorders
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) was found to be as effective as the antidepressant escitalopram in reducing agoraphobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and social anxiety disorder symptoms. The muti-institution study, led by the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland, suggests that mindfulness practices may offer a viable alternative to medication for treating anxiety disorders, with significantly fewer side effects.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

New Lancet Commission calls for urgent action on self-harm across the world
Self-harm remains neglected worldwide, with at least 14 million episodes yearly. A new Lancet Commission, led by University of Bristol researchers, urges policy action on societal drivers and health services' response to this pressing issue. The report, involving an international team of experts, was published on 9 October in The Lancet.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

New research looks at treatment feedback to fill gaps in youth mental health treatment
A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry reports that the effectiveness of youth mental health services can be improved by providing clinicians with frequent youth and family feedback and coaching leaders to support clinicians' effective use of the feedback. Improving the use of treatment feedback is a top priority for policymakers, funders, researchers, clinicians and family advocates, because use of feedback can significantly reduce the high rates of treatment failure (50%) observed in youth mental health services.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

New surgical stitches capable of generating electrical charge may accelerate wound healing
Tested on rats, the stitches proved effective in treating wounds and could offer a cost-effective alternative to traditional sutures.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

Patients more likely to be admitted to critical care after surgery if a bed is available
Bed availability is a "significant" factor in determining whether or not a patient is admitted to a critical care bed after surgery, questioning whether some are getting the care they need, a new study from researchers at UCL and UCLH has found for the first time.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

US scrambles to find hospital IV fluids after Helene damages NC plant
After Hurricane Helene knocked out a North Carolina production plant for a major supplier of IV fluids for U.S. hospitals, officials said the federal government is reaching out internationally to help restore supply.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

What's new and what to watch for in the upcoming ACA open enrollment period
It's that time of year again. In most states, the Affordable Care Act's annual open enrollment season for health plans begins Nov. 1 and lasts through Jan. 15.
October 10th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 8th, 2024

Asian Health Center Tries Unconventional Approach to Counseling
In her first months as a community health worker, Jee Hyo Kim helped violent crime survivors access supportive services and resources. When a client with post-traumatic stress disorder sought a therapist, she linked him to one that fit his needs. She helped clients afraid to leave their homes obtain food delivery vouchers. As one client described her, Kim was a “connector.”
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Calif. Ballot Measure Targets Drug Discount Program SpendingCalifornians in November will weigh in on a ballot initiative to increase scrutiny over the use of health-care dollars — particularly money from a federal drug discount program — meant to support patient care largely for low-income or indigent people. The revenue is sometimes used to address housing instability and homelessness among vulnerable patient populations.

October 8th, 2024 — Source

Email attacks target the healthcare sector
Vendor email compromise (VEC) attacks on the sector have consistently trended upward, recording a 60 percent increase between August 2023 and August 2024. The sector's reliance on long-term vendor relationships is being exploited through VEC, where cybercriminals impersonate trusted vendors to bypass traditional email security and trick employees.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Highly sensitive quantum sensors for medicine: First successful demonstration of a dual-media NV diamond laser system
Measuring tiny magnetic fields, such as those generated by brain waves, enables many new novel opportunities for medical diagnostics and treatment. The research team led by Dr. Jan Jeske at Fraunhofer IAF is working on a globally innovative approach to precise magnetic field measurements: Laser Threshold Magnetometry.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Researchers design a drug capable of acting simultaneously against three different therapeutic targets
A study led by researchers of the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB) has developed a new pharmacological tool capable of simultaneously administering three oligonucleotide-based drugs, each acting against a different therapeutic target within the cell.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Revising Medicare Part D prescription drug policy could save billions, say researchers
Removing protected class regulation from Medicare prescription drug policies could greatly reduce the United States' prescription drug spending—this could have saved potentially $47 billion between 2011–2019, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Rushing or delaying decisions is linked to anxiety and depression in young people in South Africa
Each day we make thousands of decisions, starting with what to have for breakfast and what to wear. We make so many decisions that we don't keep count.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Study reveals limitations of ChatGPT in emergency medicine
If ChatGPT were cut loose in the Emergency Department, it might suggest unneeded x-rays and antibiotics for some patients and admit others who didn't require hospital treatment, a new study from UC San Francisco has found.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Survey reveals more than 40% of IBD patients made significant financial sacrifices to pay for their health care
The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation released findings from its latest health care access survey, revealing that more than 40% of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients have made significant financial trade-offs to afford their health care. The survey highlighted that among all respondents, 30% reported giving up vacations or major household purchases, 22% increased their credit card debt, and 21% cut back on essential items such as food, clothing, or basic household items.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Unlocking the brain: Using microbubbles and ultrasound for drug delivery
The brain is a stronghold, the central command center for the body, protected by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This network of blood vessels and tissues acts as a biological gatekeeper, a selective filter that prevents harmful substances in the bloodstream from entering the brain's complex ecosystem.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

What’s New and What To Watch For in the Upcoming ACA Open Enrollment Period
It’s that time of year again: In most states, the Affordable Care Act’s annual open enrollment season for health plans begins Nov. 1 and lasts through Jan. 15.
October 8th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 7th, 2024

A free drug experiment bypasses the US health system's secret fees
A top California health plan is set to offer one of the world's biggest-selling drugs for free in a bid to show the medicine can reach Americans affordably without going through the middlemen that typically control its flow.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Benzoyl peroxide acne drugs lack stability and degrade into carcinogenic benzene stored at room temp
Investigators have determined that a substantial portion of topical benzoyl peroxide (BPO) acne and rosacea treatments currently on the market are unstable and contain unacceptably high levels of benzene, a known human carcinogen. Degradation of these products and formation of benzene appear to occur when sitting on shelves at room temperature, at elevated temperatures, and when exposed to ultraviolet (UV) levels representative of sunlight. Drug stabilization techniques like encapsulation do not appear to prevent the formation of benzene in BPO drug products.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Bruker Introduces Innovative Neuroscience Research Solution with High-Speed OptoVolt Voltage Imaging
New Multiphoton Microscopy Module Enables Millisecond Neural Event Imaging at Single Neuron Resolution.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Dupilumab for COPD tied to improvement in health-related quality of life
Dupilumab improves health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 inflammation, according to a study presented at CHEST 2024, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians, held from Oct. 6 to 9 in Boston.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Even Political Rivals Agree That Medical Debt Is an Urgent Issue
While hot-button health care issues such as abortion and the Affordable Care Act roil the presidential race, Democrats and Republicans in statehouses around the country have been quietly working together to tackle the nation's medical debt crisis.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

FDA's Promised Guidance on Pulse Oximeters Unlikely To End Decades of Racial Bias
The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his fingertip registered well above the 88% blood oxygen saturation level that signals an urgent risk of organ failure and death.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

GP practices in wealthiest areas of Wales receive more funding than deprived areas
There is an urgent need to restore fairness in the funding for GP practices in Wales, finds new research by Cardiff University.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Long-life miniature oxygen sensor avoids metal leakage, degradation of sensor performance
The blood gas analyzer is a testing device that analyzes the partial pressure of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood and pH. The results are used to learn about the patient's condition and determine treatment methods. It plays a particularly important role as an emergency testing device that can determine the pathology of critically ill patients, such as those with respiratory failure, and is used in emergency rooms and operating rooms.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Optical method may overestimate neuronal signaling, study finds
Measuring a thought has always been difficult. Neuroscientists have some clever ways, but now University of Connecticut researchers describe in Scientific Reports the flashiest method may be less precise than previously assumed.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Preventing skeletal muscle fatigue in Duchenne muscular dystrophy through cell therapy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a neuromuscular disease causing progressive skeletal muscle weakness and fatigue. The research team led by Associate Professor Hidetoshi Sakurai (Department of Clinical Application), Researcher Nana Takenaka-Ninagawa, and graduate student Clemence Kiho Yoshioka recently demonstrated the beneficial effects of cell therapy-mediated dystrophin supplementation by reducing muscle fatigue and enhancing mitochondrial activity.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Research shows need for guideline adjustment when treating variceal bleeding
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have revealed the need to clarify current treatment guidelines for octreotide therapy following an esophageal variceal hemorrhage in a recent study appearing in The American Journal of Medical Sciences.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Researchers source new drugs from toxic birds
Bacteria are a valuable source for the discovery of natural products that can be used for the development of new drugs. A HIPS research team has now identified two new classes of active substances with antimicrobial properties from bacteria that live in symbiosis with a toxic bird.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

SCOTUS denial ends saga of Shkreli's infamous 5,000% drug price scheme
The Supreme Court offered no explanation for denying the petition.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Study reveals sponsorship bias in psychiatric drug trials
Psychiatric drugs are reported to be about 50% more effective in clinical trials funded by the drug's manufacturer than when trials of the same drug are sponsored by other groups, new research shows.
October 7th, 2024 — Source or Source

Study sheds light on a potential new strategy to prevent fatty liver
The accumulation of fats in the liver is driven by high-fat diets and obesity, and is becoming an increasingly prevalent global health concern. Characterized by excessive fat accumulation in the liver, this condition poses significant risks for various metabolic disorders. While much of the existing research has focused on fat metabolism within the liver itself, emerging findings emphasize the critical role of the gut in this complex process.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

The Medicare Advantage influence machine
Federal officials resolved more than a decade ago to crack down on whopping government overpayments to private Medicare Advantage health insurance plans, which were siphoning off billions of tax dollars every year.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Women in elite sport and exercise medicine face inequality, harassment
Women physiotherapists and doctors working in elite and professional sport are paid less, get less work and face more harassment than men, an Australian-first study by La Trobe University has found. While gender inequity or harassment for sport and exercise medicine (SEM) practitioners in elite sport has been perceived for a long time, this is the first comprehensive study of women's experiences in the field.
October 7th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 6th, 2024

Researchers use AI to find non-opioid pain relief options
An estimated one in five Americans live with chronic pain and current treatment options leave much to be desired. Feixiong Cheng, Ph.D., Director of Cleveland Clinic's Genome Center, and IBM are using artificial intelligence (AI) for drug discovery in advanced pain management.
October 6th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — October 5th, 2024

Federal government may be paying twice for care of veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans
From 2011 to 2020, the Veterans Health Administration spent $78 billion to care for U.S. military veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, raising questions about federal overpayments to those private plans.
October 5th, 2024 — Source

Low pay, high staff turnover and employee burnout took a toll on social service nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic
Social service nonprofits had high rates of staff turnover and a hard time filling vacant positions in 2022 as the COVID-19 pandemic was ending.
October 5th, 2024 — Source

Potential therapy target for cardiac arrhythmias found in SK2 channels
A new study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine--Phoenix and the University of California Davis Health identified a new target for developing a therapy to treat atrial fibrillation, the most common type of abnormal heart rhythm.
October 5th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 28th, 2024

Hydrogel with ultrasound activation enables sustained drug release
Researchers at Michigan Medicine have developed a composite hydrogel capable of achieving sustained, steady drug release using ultrasound as a trigger.
September 28th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 25th, 2024

AI model identifies existing drugs that can be repurposed for treatment of rare diseasesThere are more than 7,000 rare and undiagnosed diseases globally. Although each condition occurs in a small number of individuals, collectively these diseases exert a staggering human and economic toll because they affect some 300 million people worldwide.

September 25th, 2024 — Source

America is increasingly dependent on foreign doctors, but their path to immigration is getting harder
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: The U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it's becoming harder for aspiring ones to work and settle in the U.S.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

ASTP intros 2024 draft Federal FHIR Action Plan
The aim is to bolster more consistent use of the HL7 interoperability standard across HHS, says the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, and help "break down the silos separating patients, providers, payers, public health and research."
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Biomarkers for psychiatric illness? Study gets researchers one step closer
A key challenge in the effort to link brain activity with behavior is that brain activity, measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), for instance, is extraordinarily complex. That complexity can make it difficult to find recurring activity patterns across different people or within individuals.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

California may regulate and restrict pharmaceutical brokers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will soon decide whether the most populous U.S. state will join 25 others in regulating the middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, whom many policymakers blame for the soaring cost of prescription drugs.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Can you change your personality? Psychology research says yes, by tweaking what you think and do
Have you ever taken a personality test? If you're like me, you've consulted BuzzFeed and you know exactly which Taylor Swift song "perfectly matches your vibe."
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Higher doses of buprenorphine may improve treatment outcomes for people with opioid use disorder
NIH-funded analysis suggests higher doses of buprenorphine were associated with lower rates of future behavioral health-related emergency department and inpatient care.
September 25th, 2024 — Source or Source

How North Carolina made its hospitals do something about medical debt
North Carolina officials had been quietly laboring for months on an ambitious plan to tackle the state's mammoth medical debt problem when Gov. Roy Cooper stepped before cameras in July to announce the initiative.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

In Chronic Pain, This Teenager ‘Could Barely Do Anything.’ Insurer Wouldn’t Cover Surgery.
When Preston Nafz was 12, he asked his dad for permission to play lacrosse.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

New AI tool revolutionizes drug discovery for rare diseases
There are more than 7,000 rare and undiagnosed diseases globally.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop stretchable, biodegradable, self-healing conductor for medical sensing devices
A team of engineers, materials scientists and medical device specialists affiliated with several institutions in Korea and the U.S. has developed a new material for use as a medical sensing patch.
September 25th, 2024 — SourceStudy highlights mixed impact of preventive health technologies on consumer wellbeing
Preventive health technologies-;such as wrist-worn activity trackers or health and fitness apps-;are popular tools for promoting wellbeing, but new research published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs reveals that consumer engagement with these technologies can be considered a double-edged sword.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Study finds cost benefits to system ownership of hospitals—but at a possible risk to quality
Large hospital systems control eight out of 10 hospital beds in the United States—and they continue to grow—but little has been known until now about how system ownership affects hospital operations.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

University of Pittsburgh receives $100 million to enhance trauma care research
The University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences has been awarded approximately $100 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to continue a clinical research program that is advancing trauma care.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

WHO issues new guidance to enhance clinical trials worldwide
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released guidance to improve the design, conduct and oversight of clinical trials in countries of all income levels. This guidance aims to support stronger country-led research and development (R&D) ecosystems to advance health science so that new, safe and effective health interventions can be made more accessible and affordable globally for people everywhere, faster.
September 25th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 23rd, 2024

Across North Carolina, Medical Debt Exacts a Heavy Toll
On March 30, 2019, a swerving car upended Tom Burke's life.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

Anti-inflammatory drug shows promise in boosting motivation for patients with depression, study reveals
A new study published this week in Molecular Psychiatry by Emory University researchers has revealed a promising new avenue for treating motivational deficits in patients suffering from depression.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

Arkansas' governor says Medicaid extension for new moms isn't needed
Six weeks after an emergency cesarean section, with her newborn twins still in neonatal intensive care, Maya Gobara went to a pharmacy in West Little Rock, Arkansas, to fill a prescription.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

Broken String Biosciences appoints Laurence Reid and Brad Crutchfield to its Board of Directors
Broken String Biosciences ("Broken String"), a genomics company enabling the development of the next generation of more precise, safe, and effective cell and gene therapies, today announced the appointments of Laurence Reid, PhD, as Chairman, and Brad Crutchfield as Non-Executive Director (NED) of its Board of Directors.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

California Voters Consider Tough Love for Repeat Drug Offenders
In addition to boosting penalties for some drug crimes, Proposition 36 would create a new "treatment-mandated felony" that could be imposed on people who illegally possess what are called "hard" drugs, including fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, and have two or more prior convictions for certain crimes.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

Cyberattacks plague the health industry: Critics call feds' response feeble and fractured
Central Oregon Pathology Consultants has been in business for nearly 60 years, offering molecular testing and other diagnostic services east of the Cascade Range.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

How North Carolina Made Its Hospitals Do Something About Medical Debt
North Carolina officials had been quietly laboring for months on an ambitious plan to tackle the state's mammoth medical debt problem when Gov. Roy Cooper stepped before cameras in July to announce the initiative.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

Study finds staff and visitor voices are major source of excessive noise in hospital ICUs
The major contributor to excessive noise levels in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) is the voices of staff and visitors, a study from the University of Portsmouth has found./span>
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

New progenitor cell type discovered, may aid in tissue repair and generation
A team of SAHMRI scientists has discovered a completely new type of cell that has the potential to enhance the future of tissue repair and generation.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

New recommendations for workplace chemical risk assessment published
The Permanent Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area of the DFG has now published the English version of its latest research-based recommendations on the risk assessment of substances used at the workplace. The recommendations have been submitted to the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in July.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

New study shows durability of minimally invasive procedure to combat knee pain
A new study shows that a minimally invasive treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) in the knees may have a lasting benefit of at least 2 years.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

News-Medical announces partnership with World Orphan Drug Congress
We are excited to have partnered with the World Orphan Drug Congress Europe!
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

Tossed medicine, delayed housing: How homeless sweeps are thwarting Medicaid's goals
California, the epicenter of the U.S. homelessness crisis, is cracking down on people living outside like never before, taking an aggressive new stance to dismantling and clearing homeless encampments in the wake of a watershed U.S. Supreme Court ruling in late June that makes it easier for government agencies to fine and arrest people for living on streets and sidewalks, in broken-down vehicles, or within public parks—even if there is no shelter or housing available.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

What Loper Bright and the end of Chevron deference mean for HHS
Despite a greater ability for healthcare entities to challenge regulatory decrees in court, increased litigation could result in unfavorable court decisions that are harder to fix, healthcare attorneys say.
September 23rd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 19th, 2024

California Medicaid ballot measure is popular, well funded — and perilous, opponents warn
The proponents of Proposition 35, a November ballot initiative that would create a dedicated stream of funding to provide health care for California's low-income residents, have assembled an impressive coalition: doctors, hospitals, community clinics, dentists, ambulance companies, several county governments, numerous advocacy groups, big business, and both major political parties.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Cyberattacks plague the health industry. Critics call feds' response feeble and fractured.
Central Oregon Pathology Consultants has been in business for nearly 60 years, offering molecular testing and other diagnostic services east of the Cascade Range.
September 19th, 2024 — Source or Source

Epic and Oracle Health sign on to Veteran Interoperability Pledge
Both electronic health record vendors have made open API code available to their health system clients that enables them to coordinate with the VA when treating veterans who have sought care at community providers.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

FDA approves Ebglyss for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly's Ebglyss (lebrikizumab-lbkz) for adults and children aged 12 years and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

First-of-its kind tool allows scientists to manipulate cells without touching them
When studying the spread of cancer or the behavior of a virus like the one that causes COVID-19, the irony is that working with these harmful pathogens requires gentleness. Especially in the case of COVID, the particles do not survive well when making contact with surfaces.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Free suicide prevention course available for rural veterinarians, farm workers
Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine and NY FarmNet, in partnership with Rural Minds, has launched a free online course, "Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Rural America," designed to give learners practical support strategies and resources to navigate mental health challenges in rural communities.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

How genAI can help solve major pain points in the rev cycle
It can help coders "work faster and perform better," says one AI and RCM expert. "Imagine that kind of potential across an entire revenue cycle.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

New research offers solutions for cybersecurity in hospitals
In May, a major cyberattack disabled clinical operations for nearly a month at Ascension, a health care provider that includes 140 hospitals across the U.S. Investigators tracked the problem to malicious ransomware that had infected an employee's computer.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop OLED-based optogenetic stimulators for neurosensory therapy
Researchers from the Fraunhofer IPMS, together with colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Natural Sciences (MPI-NAT) are developing OLED-based optical stimulators for future cochlear implants.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

​​​​​​​Rice and Baylor receive $2.8 million to suppress inflammation and lung damage in ARDS patients
Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have received $2.8 million in funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for research on reducing inflammation and lung damage in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Study links operating room design to shorter surgery time
A study published in HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal is believed to be the first of its kind to link operating room design to the length of knee- and hip-replacement surgeries.
September 19th, 2024 — Source

These Alabama Workers Were Swamped by Medical Debt. Then Their Employer Stepped In.
Jerry Wheat, who runs a production line for fiberglass screens and has worked for Phifer for 38 years, says generous health benefits make people want to work harder for the company.
September 19th, 2024 — Source or Source

Which Americans are likely to be incorrectly billed for preventive care?
The Affordable Care Act exempted preventive services from patient cost-sharing for large chunks of the population. This means that if you receive preventive screening and have private insurance, including through the ACA Marketplace, there should be no copay at time of service, and you shouldn't get a bill later on. Easy enough, right?
September 19th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 16th, 2024

At Catholic hospitals, a mission of charity runs up against high care costs for patients
When Jessica Staten's kidney stones wouldn't pass, she said, her doctor suggested a procedure to "blow 'em up." She went to have it done last November at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, one of nine hospitals that the Catholic health system PeaceHealth operates in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
September 16th, 2024 — Source

Interrelated social factors may affect cardiovascular health in Asian American subgroups
Numerous social and structural factors, including immigration status, socioeconomic position and access to health care, contribute to differences in cardiovascular health and heart disease risk for Asian Americans, and these factors affect Asian ethnic subgroups in different ways, according to a new scientific statement published in the journal, Circulation.
September 16th, 2024 — Source

Tossed medicine, delayed housing: How homeless sweeps are thwarting Medicaid's goals
Andrew Douglass shoved his clothes and belongings into plastic trash bags as five police officers surrounded his encampment — a drab gray tent overflowing along a bustling sidewalk in the gritty Tenderloin neighborhood, where homeless people lie sprawled on public sidewalks, sometimes in drug overdoses.
September 16th, 2024 — Source

Moving aging patients from confusion to the point of care
Healthcare providers can take advantage of seniors' growing trust in digital health tools, empowering older adults to make sense of a complex healthcare landscape, says the CEO of one care navigation platform for Medicare beneficiaries.
September 16th, 2024 — Source

Polaris Dawn brings new areas of research, medical care
The launch of Polaris Dawn from Kennedy Space Center includes the first civilian commercial spacewalk and other factors that will be firsts for space medicine research. And that's why Emmanuel Urquieta, an internationally recognized space medicine expert who recently joined UCF's College of Medicine, is especially excited about this latest mission.
September 16th, 2024 — Source

Providence's inpatient telemedicine programs pack a powerful punch
The convergence of physician shortages, efficient use of hospital beds and hybrid working models contributes to the growth of inpatient telemedicine. The health system's programs address critical constraints and boost patient outcomes.
September 16th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 13th, 2024

AI-powered cognitive priming helps one PT clinic improve care and boost its bottom line
For one clinic with Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation, using this technology has promoted better functional outcomes, patient compliance and increased attendance rates. Gross revenue per visit is up 4.3%.
September 13th, 2024 — Source

Congress targets Chinese influence in health tech. It could come with tradeoffs
A California biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China, underscoring the possible tradeoffs between health innovation and a largely bipartisan push in Congress to counter Beijing's global influence.
September 13th, 2024 — Source

For many, incomplete answers on mental health care and pregnancy
Eighteen U.S. states have enacted laws that exclude mental health or risk of suicide among the medical reasons a woman can have an abortion.
September 13th, 2024 — Source

Machine learning could help reduce hospitalizations by nearly 30% during a pandemic, study finds
A new study sheds light on a promising approach using machine learning to more effectively allocate medical treatments during a pandemic or any time there's a shortage of therapeutics.
September 13th, 2024 — Source

Malaysian primary care giant CareClinics partners with HIMSS for digital transformation
The clinic network will leverage HIMSS's globally adopted digital maturity frameworks and network of subject matter experts.
September 13th, 2024 — Source

Mount Sinai Health names new chief digital information officer
Lisa Stump, a clinical informatics leader, will serve as both chief digital information officer and dean for IT, the New York health system says.
September 13th, 2024 — Source

The first year of Georgia's Medicaid work requirement is mired in red tape
On a recent summer evening, Raymia Taylor wandered into a recreation center in a historical downtown neighborhood, the only enrollee to attend a nearly two-hour event for people who have signed up for Georgia's experimental Medicaid expansion.
September 13th, 2024 — Source or Source

Using machine learning to uncover predictors of well-being
Irrespective of their personal, professional and social circumstances, different individuals can experience varying levels of life satisfaction, fulfillment and happiness. This general measure of life satisfaction, broadly referred to as "well-being," has been the key focus of numerous psychological studies.
September 13th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 10th, 2024

ACA enrollment platforms suspended over alleged foreign access to consumer data
Suspicions that U.S. consumers' personal information could be accessed from India led regulators to abruptly bar two large private sector enrollment websites from accessing the Affordable Care Act marketplace in August.
September 10th, 2024 — Source

Optimus Healthcare ACO boosts performance and payments with AI platform
The accountable care organization has achieved a 10% improvement in quality gap closure, a key measure of network performance that will deliver $1 million in potential incentive payments.
September 10th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 9th, 2024

Live from Austin, Examining Health Equity
The term "health equity" means different things to different people. It's about access to medical care — but not only access to medical care. It's about race, ethnicity, and gender; income, wealth, and class; and even geography — but not only those things. And it's about how historical and institutional racism, manifested in things like over-policing and contaminated drinking water, can inflict health problems years and even generations later.
September 9th, 2024 — Source

Longtime Head of L.A. Care To Retire After Navigating Major Medi-Cal Changes
For nearly a decade, John Baackes has led L.A. Care Health Plan, a publicly run insurer primarily serving low-income Los Angeles County residents on Medi-Cal. It is by far the largest Medi-Cal plan in the state.
September 9th, 2024 — Source

Q&A: How redundancy enabled resilience after Crowdstrike outage
At Omaha-based CHI Health, a hybrid cloud platform supported stroke patient care after the worldwide IT disruption knocked out its electronic health records, says one neurologist who recounts the experience.
September 9th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 6th, 2024

CT-based radiomics nomogram can ID RA-linked interstitial lung disease
A computed tomography (CT)-based radiomics nomogram model can achieve favorable efficacy for predicting low-risk patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD), according to a study published online July 31 in Frontiers in Immunology.
September 6th, 2024 — Source

Electrocochleography, MRI most reliable for reclassifying Meniere disease
The most reliable approach to reclassifying patients with probable Meniere disease (MD) includes the combination of electrocochleography (ECochG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with MD-protocol, according to a study published in the November-December issue of the American Journal of Otolaryngology.
September 6th, 2024 — Source

Lack of workplace support after medication errors can worsen outcomes among health care professionals
Psychological distress is the most common negative outcome experienced by health care professionals after making medication errors, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. After such events, turnover intentions and absenteeism were more common among those experiencing inadequate organizational support and so-called second victim distress.
September 6th, 2024 — Source

New format for NZ's healthcare identifier and more briefs
Also, the Australian government has invested $6 million in four national health data projects.
September 6th, 2024 — Source

Research team successfully maps the brain-spinal cord connection in humans
The brain and spinal cord are the central pillars of the human central nervous system (CNS), orchestrating everything from movement to sensation. Despite significant advances in neuroscience, our understanding of how these two crucial components of the CNS interact remains limited.
September 6th, 2024 — Source

Thanks to Reddit, a new diagnosis is bubbling up across the nation
In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal's face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens.
September 6th, 2024 — Source

Wearable activity trackers show promise in detecting early signals of disease
Fitbit, Apple Watch or Oura ring, wearable technology is in high demand among the health conscious. But beyond measuring heart rates and blood pressure, could fitness trackers be used to test for and effectively screen for disease?
September 6th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 3rd, 2024

CommonWell adds new network members, interoperability advancements
The qualified health information network says athenahealth, ModuleMD and Solace Health have gone live on its TEFCA platform, which features Carequality access, new security capabilities and more streamlined workflows.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Finger wrap uses sweat to provide health monitoring at your fingertips - literally
A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors vital chemical levels -- such as glucose, vitamins, and even drugs -- present in the same fingertip sweat from which it derives its energy.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

How can microdialysis benefit drug development?
In this interview, discover how Charles River uses the power of microdialysis for drug development and CNS therapeutics.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Individualized acupuncture shows long-term efficacy in reducing chronic neck pain, research suggests
A randomized controlled trial found that individualized acupuncture may reduce chronic neck pain for up to 24 weeks when compared to sham acupuncture and a waitlist control group. Although the clinical significance remains uncertain, the findings suggest that pressure pain and sensory-based acupoints could offer a promising treatment approach for persistent neck pain.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Mobile integration could improve FQHC quality metrics
A new automated patient-messaging link with electronic health records is designed to help community health centers address uncontrolled diabetes without increasing the workload of overburdened staff.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Most Australians support supervised injecting facilities, study finds
New research examining changes in public opinion over time reveals most Australians support supervised injecting facilities, with opposition to the facilities having steadily declined during the past 20 years. The findings are published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Novel platform for one-step production of sperm-like micro-robots could enhance precise drug delivery
A research team from the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an innovative magnetic actuation platform that enables the one-step formation of sperm-like "micro-robots," demonstrating excellent motility and efficient performance in precise drug delivery.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Sapio Sciences advances the world's first AI-powered lab assistant
Sapio ELaiN couples AI and natural language processing to deliver the future interface for scientists and lab operations.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Sweat-powered wearable enables continuous health monitoring from the fingertip
A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an electronic finger wrap that monitors vital chemical levels-;such as glucose, vitamins, and even drugs-;present in the same fingertip sweat from which it derives its energy.
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Wearable activity trackers show promise in detecting early signals of disease
Wearable technology is in high demand among the health conscious. But beyond measuring heart rates and blood pressure, could fitness trackers be used to test for and effectively screen for disease?
September 3rd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — September 2nd, 2024

Blood stem cell research could transform bone marrow transplants
Melbourne researchers have made a world first breakthrough in creating blood stem cells that closely resemble those in the human body. And the discovery could soon lead to personalized treatments for children with leukemia and bone marrow failure disorders.
September 2nd, 2024 — Source

Feds killed plan to curb Medicare Advantage overbilling after industry opposition
A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions of dollars—only to abruptly back off amid an "uproar" from the industry, newly released court filings show.
September 2nd, 2024 — Source

Fentanyl vaccine heads for clinical trials, with goal of saving lives
A fentanyl vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Houston is expected to head to clinical trials sometime in the middle of next year, with the hope of being a groundbreaking solution to a deadly crisis.
September 2nd, 2024 — Source

First randomized trial shows education for health care professionals can improve guideline implementation
Adherence to atrial fibrillation (AF) guideline recommendations was found to be poor in clinical practice across Europe, but a structured educational program for health care professionals improved implementation of heart rhythm control recommendations in patients, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session Sept. 1 at the ESC Congress 2024 and concurrently published in Europace.
September 2nd, 2024 — Source

Minnesota health officials say increase in measles cases highlights need for vaccination
Minnesota health officials are urging families to stay up to date on measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines as more unvaccinated children in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area are getting ill from a measles outbreak.
September 2nd, 2024 — Source

No advantage for 'no-touch' vein harvesting over conventional technique for coronary bypass, research finds
No-touch graft harvesting did not appear to be beneficial compared with the conventional technique for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session August 31 at ESC Congress 2024.
September 2nd, 2024 — Source

No need for common practice of routinely supplementing potassium after heart surgery, say researchers
For the prevention of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, giving potassium supplements only when levels dropped below the lower limit of normal was non-inferior to routinely supplementing potassium to the upper limit of normal, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session August 31 at ESC Congress 2024.
September 2nd, 2024 — Source

Researchers explore barriers to effective structured medication reviews
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have captured important evidence across primary and secondary care to explore the barriers to implementing effective structured medication reviews (SMRs). These new findings have the potential to help up to 14 million patients across the UK who have multiple long-term health conditions (MLTCs).
September 2nd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 31st, 2024

Only one in four doctors very satisfied with electronic health record system
Only one-fourth of family physicians report being very satisfied with their electronic health record (EHR), according to a study published online Aug. 29 in JAMA Network Open.
August 31st, 2024 — Source

Study identifies factors predicting physical activity in nursing students
New research from the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in collaboration with the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation, is helping to identify barriers to physical activity in nurses.
August 31st, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 27th, 2024

Breakthrough miniaturized brain-machine interface enables brain-to-text communication
Researchers from EPFL have developed a next-generation miniaturized brain-machine interface capable of direct brain-to-text communication on tiny silicon chips.
August 27th, 2024 — Source

Don’t Get ‘Bullied’ Into Paying What You Don’t Owe
Caitlyn Mai thought she did everything right. She called ahead to make sure her insurer would cover her cochlear implant surgery. She thought everything went according to plan but she still got a bill for the full cost of the surgery: more than $139,000.
August 27th, 2024 — Source or Source

EPAM Joins Sapio Sciences Partner Program
Global provider of digital engineering and development services to drive implementation of the Sapio Platform.
August 27th, 2024 — Source

Feds Killed Plan To Curb Medicare Advantage Overbilling After Industry Opposition
A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions of dollars — only to abruptly back off amid an "uproar" from the industry, newly released court filings show.
August 27th, 2024 — Source

Novel bottom-up approach in synthetic immunology opens a new frontier for disease treatmentSynthetic immunology, an innovative field of research which could lead to fundamentally new approaches and methods in the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer, is the topic of an article in the "Perspectives" section of the journal "Nature Nanotechnology".

August 27th, 2024 — Source

Popular blowdown evaporators on display at lab innovations 2024
Organomation is excited to announce that we will be attending this year’s Lab Innovations show in October. As a company dedicated to advancing science and making laboratory processes easier and quicker, we can’t wait to connect with fellow professionals, showcase our equipment, and explore cutting edge industry solutions!
August 27th, 2024 — Source

Public Voices Often Ignored in States’ Opioid Settlement Money Decisions
The Philadelphia neighborhood is a critical center of the nation’s opioid crisis, and the city had decided to spend $7.5 million in opioid settlement money to improve the quality of life there. But on that day, a Pennsylvania oversight board was about to vote on whether to reject the city’s decision.
August 27th, 2024 — Source or Source

Step up your cosmetics manufacturing with OHAUS!
The cosmetics industry is a billion-dollar industry in continuous evolution. As manufacturers expand their range of products to respond to market needs, quality and regulatory requirements also continuously evolve.
August 27th, 2024 — Source

With Only Gloves To Protect Them, Farmworkers Say They Tend Sick Cows Amid Bird Flu
In early August, farmworkers gathered under a pavilion at a park here for a picnic to celebrate Farmworker Appreciation Day. One sign that this year was different from the others was the menu: Beef fajitas, tortillas, pico de gallo, chips, beans — but no chicken.
August 27th, 2024 — Source

Zebrafish study confirms regenerated photoreceptor cells fully restore vision
Blinding diseases lead to permanent vision loss by damaging photoreceptor cells, which humans cannot naturally regenerate. While researchers are working on new methods to replace or regenerate these cells, the crucial question is whether these regenerated photoreceptors can fully restore vision.
August 27th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 26th, 2024

Almost half of FDA-approved AI medical devices are not trained on real patient data, research reveals
Artificial intelligence (AI) has practically limitless applications in health care, ranging from auto-drafting patient messages in MyChart to optimizing organ transplantation and improving tumor removal accuracy.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Building new bones with help from 3D printing
A research team from the University of Waterloo has developed a new material that shares many of the same traits as bone tissue. Using it in 3D printers provides a new and innovative treatment option for patients undergoing major skeletal repair and reconstructive surgery.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Digital intervention shows promise for moderating alcohol consumption
In a large group of frequent drinkers who used a digital application offering tailored text-based support for reducing their alcohol intake, weekly drink amounts fell by 1/3 over 12 weeks. The study of real-world users shows promise for people who are uncomfortable with their drinking habits but may not meet the criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD).
August 26th, 2024 — Source

First-of-its kind program makes organ transplants more accessible to disadvantaged Black Americans
Black people in the United States are almost four times more likely to develop kidney failure and experience heart failure compared to white Americans, but they are much less likely to receive lifesaving transplants.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Inside the political fight to build a rural Georgia hospital
Ed Whitehouse stood alongside a state highway in rural Butts County, Georgia, and surveyed acres of rolling fields and forests near Interstate 75. Instead of farmland and trees, he envisioned a hospital.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Insurance coverage could impact survival of patients after spinal cord injury
The care of people seriously harmed by spinal cord injury can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a new analysis suggests that ability to pay influences how long a patient remains on life support.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Mechanisms of postoperative pain reveal a path for localized and targeted therapy
An international research group led by MedUni Vienna and IMBA—Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Vienna, has made significant progress in understanding the mechanisms that influence the sensation of pain after surgery.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Miniaturized brain-machine interface processes neural signals in real time
Researchers from EPFL have developed a next-generation miniaturized brain-machine interface capable of direct brain-to-text communication on tiny silicon chips.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Nebraska pilots EMS telemedicine in ambulances, and solo EMTs are happy
With a shortage of emergency medical service workers in the state, one telehealth service brings a virtual EMT into the ambulance to help the technician who is alone. That offers a wealth of expertise from physicians while en route to the hospital.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

New device monitors levels of inflammation-associated C-reactive protein in real time
As inflammation is the body's natural immune response to disease or infection, it increases blood flow in the body and helps the body's cells to defend themselves against viruses, infections or cell damage. Fast diagnostics of inflammation is crucial for effective treatments, so it is extremely important to test the levels of inflammatory biomarkers in the body.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Researchers in Zurich successfully perform remote magnetic endoscopy on a live pig in Hong Kong
Researchers at ETH Zurich and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have succeeded for the first time in using remote control to perform a magnetic endoscopy on a live pig. The researchers controlled the probe from Zurich while the animal was on the operating table in Hong Kong.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Study highlights changes in how paramedics approach airway management
A new study from The Ohio State University College of Medicine shows that the way paramedics help people breathe before they get to the hospital is changing.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Sharing expands caring: Study finds solution to a major source of doctor burnout
Who hasn't sat in a medical office, listening to computer keys clacking while their provider rapidly types up notes, wondering what they are spending so much time writing about? For doctors, who have always written clinical care notes but increasingly must spend time cataloging billing details, this additional documentation is a major source of job dissatisfaction and burnout.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Scientists uncover the role of dopamine in mediating short-term and long-term memory dynamics
In a recent study published in Nature, researchers from Stanford University and Yale University have explored the interplay between short-term and long-term memory in animals.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Study finds nearly half of US counties have at least one 'pharmacy desert'
Nearly half of counties in the United States have at least one 'pharmacy desert' where there is no retail pharmacy within 10 miles, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC—James).
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Synthetic immunology: Approaching a turning point in the treatment and prevention of disease
Synthetic immunology, an innovative field of research that could lead to fundamentally new approaches and methods in the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer, is the topic of a new article published in Nature Nanotechnology.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

UCSF Favors Pricey Doctoral Program for Nurse-Midwives Amid Maternal Care Crisis
One of California’s two programs for training nurse-midwives has stopped admitting students while it revamps its curriculum to offer only doctoral degrees, a move that’s drawn howls of protest from alumni, health policy experts, and faculty who accuse the University of California of putting profits above public health needs.
August 26th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 25th, 2024

Self-deployable, biodegradable electrode offers minimally invasive brain signal monitoring
Sensors that can be easily and safely introduced in the brain could have important medical applications and could also contribute to the development of brain-interfacing devices. While significant progress has been made toward the development of these sensors, most existing devices can only be deployed via invasive surgical procedures that can have numerous complications.
August 25th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 22nd, 2024

A Teen's Murder, Mold in the Walls: Unfulfilled Promises Haunt Public Housing
In April 2024, an inspection of Yamacraw apartments conducted by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees taxpayer-supported public housing nationwide, found 29 "life-threatening" deficiencies that pose a high risk of death to residents.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

AI-driven adaptive deep brain stimulation improves Parkinson's symptoms
In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, researchers compare the safety and feasibility of an adaptive deep brain stimulation (aDBS) system to a conventional DBS system for Parkinson's disease (PD).
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Biden Administration Blocks Two Private Sector Enrollment Sites From ACA Marketplace
Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information through the federal Obamacare marketplace, citing "anomalous activity."
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Can a machine learning model accurately predict autism spectrum disorder?
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers developed and validated four machine learning (ML) models on a dataset comprising more than 30,000 participants to identify a novel ML algorithm (named 'AutMedAI') capable of early autism spectrum disorder (ASD) detection with minimal background and medical information.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

ChatGPT's diagnostic capabilities evaluated in comparison to radiologists: Could AI boost results?
In radiology, diagnostic imaging requires specialized knowledge to interpret the findings associated with a wide variety of diseases. Fortunately, in recent years, generative AI models, such as Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT), have shown potential as diagnostic tools in the medical field, but their accuracy must be evaluated for optimal use in the future.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Health department now notifying Floridians whose information was stolen, leaked
The Florida Department of Health is sending notices out to people whose personal and health information was stolen by hackers and released on the dark web last month.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Higher thiazide doses shown to reduce kidney stone events
Higher thiazide doses are associated with greater reductions in urine calcium, which in turn correlate with fewer symptomatic kidney stone events, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study published in JAMA Network Open.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Neuralink says it may have fixed its brain implant problem
The first patient's implant experienced issues, wherein its threads retracted from his brain.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Neuroscientist shares inclusivity lessons learned in mentor--mentee relationships
Diversity is the driving factor for scientific discovery. However, racial diversification efforts among researchers have fallen short. In a perspective published in Neuron, Jose Rodriguez-Romaguera, Ph.D., assistant professor in the UNC Neuroscience Center at the UNC School of Medicine, describes how critical mentor--mentee relationships are for the next generation of neuroscientists, especially for those, like him, who come from racially underrepresented groups.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

New $20 million initiative focuses on community-driven health research
A new $20 million research initiative will engage the people most impacted by health disparities in developing solutions that may help improve their overall health and well-being.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

New compound shows great potential for patients with neutrophil-associated inflammation
A newly developed compound that reduces harmful inflammation caused by overactive neutrophils in rats shows great potential as a safer treatment for various inflammatory diseases in humans.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Researchers map brain circuits that signal immediate danger and create memories to help avoid threats
An article published in the journal Current Biology describes experiments that mapped a brain circuit responsible for instantly detecting threats and forming memories of fear.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Surgery effective for thoracic ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament
For patients with thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (T-OPLL), surgical treatment is effective for improving neurological function, quality of life (QoL), and pain management during a 10-year period, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Taking a trip down memory lane could be the key to drinking less alcohol
Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have explored the role memory plays in alcohol consumption and believe it could help people drink less booze.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

The newest member of the health system C-suite? Chief AI Officer
Beyond overseeing the implementation of AI projects, CAIOs consider broader implications, such as changes to operations and culture. And they aim to ensure AI systems are developed and deployed ethically, transparently and responsibly.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Vendors react to HHS' new proposed rule on health IT procurement
The proposal seeks to promote more effective use of healthcare technologies by ensuring they meet standards and implementation specs adopted by ASTP/ONC.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Will EEG be able to read your dreams? The future of the brain activity measure as it marks 100 years
One hundred years after the human brain's electrical activity was first recorded, experts are celebrating the legacy of its discovery and sharing their predictions and priorities for its future.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Wounds are common among people who use illicit opioids, but proper wound care is hard to find
The animal tranquilizer xylazine is increasingly found in the illicit opioid supply nationwide, leading to severe wounds among people who use drugs. New research led by a University of Pittsburgh physician-scientist and published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence seeks to understand wound care experiences of this population.
August 22nd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 21st, 2024

A camu-camu fruit extract to reduce liver fat shows promise in clinical trial
A research team from Université Laval has shown the benefits of camu-camu on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which affects over seven million people in Canada. This exotic fruit reduces liver fat levels.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

Bedfont® are thrilled to announce a new partnership with Geratherm® Group
A door opens to ensure the gold standard of FeNO testing is available in Latin America.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

Cholecystectomy not always necessary for gallstones and abdominal pain, study finds
Each year, 100,000 people visit their doctor with abdominal pain, with approximately 30,000 of them diagnosed with gallstones. The standard treatment for these patients is a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Since the 1990s, the number of surgeries has increased exponentially, despite the lack of clear international criteria.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

Ethical AI-based scribe tech helps WellPower slash documentation time
Therapists at the mental health provider are quite happy with the results – mean time to complete documentation has improved by 75%. Some therapists say they would think twice about leaving WellPower because of the AI technology.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

High or low oxygen levels are safe during heart surgery: Study
Two out of 10 people who receive cardiac surgery are affected by acute kidney injury, prolonging their hospital stay and increasing their risk for chronic kidney disease, cognitive decline and heart failure.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

HITRUST unveils new tool for AI risk management
The assessment is designed to help healthcare organizations ensure they have the right governance in place for deploying artificial intelligence and machine learning models.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

How do people choose what food to buy? Researchers build a research tool for African countries
You're in a shop or market and you're buying food for the next day. How do you choose what to buy? Does it depend on how much you can spend, on what's the healthiest, the most attractively packaged? Understanding this is an important part of food product development as well as consumer education and diet interventions for better public health.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

Medi-Cal's dental care gap: Getting a tooth pulled is easy—much harder to get an implant
When Bobby Moske went to a community clinic a few years ago with a toothache, he couldn't find a dentist in Marin County willing to take Medicaid to do a root canal.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

Meta-study results suggest most implicit bias training for health care providers has flawed methodology
A small team of psychologists and public health specialists from the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Old Dominion University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found via analysis of data from several studies that most implicit bias training efforts suffer from flawed methodology and translational gaps that compromise their integrity.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

Patient Underwent One Surgery but Was Billed for Two. Even After Being Sued, She Refused To Pay
Jamie Holmes of Lynden, Washington, had surgery in 2019 to have her fallopian tubes tied. During the operation, the surgeon noticed early signs of endometriosis and cauterized the troublesome tissue as a precaution. The surgery center then billed Holmes for two operations.
August 21st, 2024 — Source or Source

Review explores the use of medicinal plants against women's diseases in the rural communities of Pakistan
In a recent Heliyon study, researchers reviewed the application and utility of traditional medicinal plants in treating gynecological complications and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Pakistan.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

Scientists investigate effects of robotic postural stand training combined with spinal cord epidural stimulation
Kessler Foundation researchers have published a new clinical study investigating the effects of robotic postural stand training combined with spinal cord epidural stimulation (Stand-scES) on trunk control in individuals with high-level spinal cord injury (SCI).
August 21st, 2024 — Source

The Rapidly Evolving Field of Street Medicine
The rapidly evolving field of street medicine — the practice of providing health care to homeless people living outside — is getting a jolt in California with a new player: a medical group devoted exclusively to homeless people.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

We need far stronger support systems in the fight against gender-based violence, says expert
The COVID-19 pandemic brought renewed attention to the rising rates of gender-based violence, highlighting an ongoing, but growing, crisis.
August 21st, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 16th, 2024

Amid Medicaid 'unwinding,' many states wind up expansions
Trisha Byers left behind one crucial item when she moved to North Carolina last year to be closer to her family after suffering a brain injury: health insurance.
August 16th, 2024 — Source or Source

Data show overall ED visit rate 47 visits per 100 people in 2022
In 2022, the emergency department visit rate was 47 visits per 100 people, according to an August data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

FDA approves Nemluvio for prurigo nodularis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Galderma's Nemluvio (nemolizumab) for adult patients living with prurigo nodularis.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

GSK wins latest US litigation over Zantac drug saga
British pharmaceutical group GSK on Friday welcomed victory in drawn out US litigation regarding its Zantac drug for heartburn that allegedly caused cancer.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: As security threats rise, intelligence sharing is essential
This has already been a record setting year for cybersecurity, in all the wrong ways. Errol Weiss, chief security officer of Health-ISAC, discusses the cyber risks he's most concerned about and makes the case for cross-sector information sharing.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

Intervention for cleaning shared health care equipment could significantly reduce health care--associated infections
Cleaning shared medical equipment at least once a day—even with a disinfectant wipe—can significantly reduce infections in hospitals and possibly save lives, new research shows.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

Mental health provider drastically reduces chart audit time with help from AI
Cerebral has decreased time spent on audits by 78% and has seen an even bigger improvement in meeting critical insurance criteria. The technology offers precise data feedback that could be missed in manual auditing, an exec says.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

New neffy nasal spray alternative to the EpiPen could be 'a gamechanger' for people with allergies
Millions of Americans who have allergies have really had only one option when it comes to emergency treatment for a severe reaction: using an autoinjector like the EpiPen.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

New tool simplifies cell tracking data analysis
Studying cell migration is vital because it plays a crucial role in many biological processes, including immune response, wound healing, and cancer metastasis. Understanding how cells move and behave can lead to breakthroughs in treating diseases, developing new drugs, and creating innovative therapies.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

Non-deceptive placebos can reduce stress, anxiety and depression, study finds
A study by Michigan State University found that non-deceptive placebos, or placebos given to people fully knowing they are placebos, effectively manage stress—even when the placebos are administered remotely.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

Roundup: Veradigm sale rumors, Meditech moves on interoperability
Also: Elevance Health and CDR announced a national primary care platform for risk-based healthcare delivery that takes a whole health approach to improve patient outcomes.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

Rural communities of color across the US find new ways to get the health care they need
Haywood Park Community Hospital was the closest hospital for many in Brownsville, Tennessee, a rural city in the western part of the state.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

SmartThings Family Care: Samsung's Solution for Modern Caregiving
Samsung has introduced SmartThings Family Care, a groundbreaking service designed to support caregivers in managing the daily needs of their loved ones. Available for U.S. SmartThings app users on Galaxy smartphones starting August 16, 2024, this service leverages Samsung's global connected living platform to offer a suite of features aimed at easing the caregiving burden.
August 16th, 2024 — Source

What Elmo—and his human friends—learned by asking Americans about their mental health
Remember when Elmo went viral in January by asking folks on the Internet how they were doing and briefly became the unofficial therapist of X?
August 16th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 14th, 2024

AI in RCM: Healthcare execs optimistic but skeptical
More than 80% of revenue cycle management and financial execs say they're optimistic about AI-enabled revenue cycle management in hospitals, a new survey shows. But one-third are concerned or skeptical about using artificial intelligence in RCM.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

As election approaches, national poll shows which health topics concern older adults most
More than half of the people who voted in the 2020 election were aged 50 and older, making this age group a key demographic for candidates up and down the ballot.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

California bill would require state review of private equity deals in health care
A bill pending in California's legislature to ratchet up oversight of private equity investments in health care is receiving enthusiastic backing from consumer advocates, labor unions and the California Medical Association, but drawing heavy fire from hospitals concerned about losing a potential funding source.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

DeNovix releases new CellDrop model and applications
DeNovix announces the release of the new CellDrop FLi Automated Cell Counter, the latest update to the popular CellDrop range.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Digital intake and scheduling scores big results for Posterity Health
With the digital intake process, 70% of patients now complete their intake forms within 10 minutes. This efficiency has saved staff approximately 10 minutes per appointment, allowing them to focus more on patient care rather than paperwork.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

New tool PISA-REX facilitates drug development
Researchers have developed an industry-standard tool to facilitate drug development and translational research in collaboration between labs at Karolinska Institutet and the Gygi Lab at Harvard Medical School. Their results are published in Advanced Science.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

NIST finalizes 3 post-quantum cryptography standards
Healthcare organizations will need to go through a three-step process to achieve post-quantum safety: Discover, observe and transform, says Scott Crowder, vice president of IBM's quantum-safe adoption team.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Opioid Settlements Promise Mississippi a Windfall. What Happens Next?
Hundreds of Mississippians die every year from opioid overdoses, an epidemic that has claimed the lives of tens of thousands more nationwide. In a series of historic settlement agreements, pharmaceutical companies agreed to pay about $50 billion over 18 years for their role in fueling the crisis — and Mississippi has signed on to be part of the settlements.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Philadelphia's first 'urgent care' for mental health to open in September
A walk-in clinic designed to support people with mental health needs will open September 2024 on North Broad Street. Clinicians at the clinic will provide assistance with medications, anxiety and depression, and substance use, among other issues, for patients who aren't at risk of harming themselves or others.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Protons can tune synaptic signaling by changing the shape of a protein receptor
Synaptic plasticity, the ability of synapses to strengthen or weaken over time in response to changes in their activity, is a central foundation of learning and memory. At synapses, presynaptic cells transmit signals to postsynaptic cells through a dance that is orchestrated by neurotransmitters, protons, receptors, scaffolding proteins, signaling molecules, and more.
August 14th, 2024 — Source or Source

Researchers develop an implantable device to detect and respond to opioid overdose
In preclinical models, a subcutaneously implanted device was able to continuously monitor vital signs and deliver naloxone automatically and rapidly when it detected opioid overdose.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Researchers discover new way inflammation impacts cell communication
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have made significant progress in understanding how cells communicate during inflammation. The study, recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was conducted over a period of five years and focused on the molecules that enable cells to function during inflammation, particularly in the central nervous system where diseases like multiple sclerosis occur.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Samsung's SmartThings Family Care eases burden for caregivers and aging loved ones
Samsung today launched SmartThings Family Care, a new service designed to improve the everyday lives of caregivers and their loved ones. According to the Mayo Clinic, approximately 1 in 3 adults in the United States provides some form of caregiving.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Scientists discover method to activate dormant stem cells in the brain
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a novel pathway to wake up dormant neural stem cells, offering potential new therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, learning disabilities, and cerebral palsy.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Study demonstrates effective screening and intervention for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings
Between 2015 and 2019, excessive alcohol use resulted in over 140,000 deaths and 3.6 million years of potential life lost annually in the United States, making it the fourth leading cause of preventable death in the country. Despite these staggering numbers, only 4%—approximately 1.4 million people—received treatment for their condition.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Swipe up! Health apps deliver real results en masse
In a new study in npj Digital Medicine, researchers synthesized data from 206,873 people across 47 studies, finding that digital health tools—like mobile apps, websites, and text messages—can significantly improve health and well-being by keeping you active, boosting steps, and improving your diet and sleep.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

There's been a change in the potential sale of these Miami-area hospitals: What to know
The potential sale of Palmetto General, North Shore Medical Center and other Florida hospitals has been delayed.
August 14th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 8th, 2024

CDC presents characteristics of residential care community residents
Most residential care community residents in 2022 were female, non-Hispanic white, and aged 85 years or older, according to an August data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.
August 8th, 2024 — Source

HIE pilot tackles emergency response data silos
A prehospital health information exchange in Michigan that provides bidirectional interoperability will bridge ambulatory data gaps and enhance care coordination en route to the hospital and during post-discharge care transitions.
August 8th, 2024 — Source

Imaging technique uncovers protein abnormality in motor neuron disease
Pathological abnormalities associated with motor neuron disease have been identified using a new technique developed at the University of Birmingham.
August 8th, 2024 — Source

Increasing clinicians' knowledge about climate change's impact on health and health care sustainability
An educational program emphasizing the relationship that climate change has with health and health care environmental sustainability was well-received by physicians, according to a recent survey-based study published in JAMA Network Open and conducted by investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system.
August 8th, 2024 — Source

Navigating the future of drug development at the C-Path Global Impact ConferenceCritical Path Institute (C-Path), whose mission is to lead collaborations that accelerate drug development, advancing better treatments for people worldwide, is proud to announce its inaugural C-Path Global Impact Conference (CGIC), taking place from September 9-11, 2024, at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center.

August 8th, 2024 — Source

New technique reveals abnormalities in motor neurone disease
Pathological abnormalities associated with motor neurone disease have been identified using a new technique developed at the University of Birmingham.
August 8th, 2024 — Source

Psychotropic drugs in the Olympic Games: Doping regulations and athletes' mental health medications
Elite gymnast Simone Biles made headlines in 2021 when she withdrew from the team finals and the individual all-around finals in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for mental health reasons.
August 8th, 2024 — Source

Technology strategy for success in value-based care
A health tech CEO offers guidance on investment in analytics and IT infrastructure to accelerate the transition to VBC, strategies to get clinician buy-in, and how tech can be used to compare pricing on a market-by-market basis.
August 8th, 2024 — Source

Urgent care or ER? With 'one-stop shop,' hospitals offer both under same roof
Facing an ultracompetitive market in one of the nation's fastest-growing cities, UF Health is trying a new way to attract patients: a combination emergency room and urgent care center.
August 8th, 2024 — Source

Working the quads for better eHealth: Combining four areas of stakeholder relationships
A paper in the International Journal of Health care Technology and Management has highlighted the potential benefits of adopting a new approach to collaboration in eHealth initiatives. The approach suggested by Maria Qvarfordt, Stefan Lagrosen, and Lina Nilsson of Linnaeus University in Kalmar, Sweden, braids together the four strands of stakeholder relationships—academia, business, the public sector, and citizens—into what the team calls a quadruple helix (QH).
August 8th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 6th, 2024

Cleveland Clinic announces new quantum computing and AI fellowship
Offered in partnership with Novo Nordisk Foundation, the fellowship will focus on technologies that analyze vast amounts of data to increase diagnostic accuracy, speed personalized medicine and improve clinical trials.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Cap-QuIC: A new visual diagnostic technique for early detection of neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers at the University of Minnesota, have developed a new visual diagnostic technique that can be used to advance early detection for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease and similar diseases that affect animals, including Chronic Wasting Disease in deer.
August 6th, 2024 — Source or Source

Exposure to wildfire smoke may affect patients undergoing surgery
Nearly 100 wildfires are currently raging throughout the country, burning more than 2 million acres. The rising frequency of these fires poses a special concern for anesthesiologists—the potential for increased rates of adverse outcomes from anesthesia and surgery among patients exposed to wildfire smoke, according to a special article in the Online First edition of Anesthesiology.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Native American Public Health Officials Are Stuck in Data Blind Spot
It's not easy to make public health decisions without access to good data. And epidemiologists and public health workers for Native American communities say they're often in the dark because state and federal agencies restrict their access to the latest numbers.
August 6th, 2024 — Source or Source

New alloy shown to produce better human joint implants
Stiffness, pain and infections in orthopedic surgery is being tackled by Flinders University researchers driving innovation in alloy materials to produce safe and superior implants compatible with human tissue.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

New book explores emergence of touch-based language in DeafBlind communities
As deaf individuals lost their sight in the DeafBlind community that Asst. Prof. Terra Edwards was studying, she discovered that an entirely new language had emerged—one that doesn't try to negotiate with a seeing world, but is rooted in a tactile world.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Number of uninsured Americans rose to 8.2% in 2024
Following several years of record low rates of uninsured Americans, a new survey finds more folks are once again without health insurance.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Study finds sex bias in emergency department pain management
A new study reveals a significant sex bias in pain management at emergency departments, showing that female patients are consistently less likely to receive pain medication prescriptions compared to male patients with similar complaints. This bias persists across different ages, pain levels, and physician sex, indicating a systemic issue.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Study links premature development of human neurons to brain developmental disorders
The mechanisms underlying intellectual disabilities or autism remain largely unknown. Researchers in the labs of Prof. Pierre Vanderhaeghen and Prof. Vincent Bonin at the VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research and NERF have discovered that mutations in a gene called SYNGAP1 disrupt the prolonged development of human neurons, which is thought to be essential for normal cognitive function.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Study pinpoints high-need areas for oral health services in New York
Oral health plays a critical role in a person's overall health and well-being, yet many New Yorkers face limited access to the oral health services they need. Identifying where these needs are most acute can help guide resource allocation to fill service gaps.
August 6th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 3rd, 2024

Availability increased with approval of naloxone as OTC medication
Recently, there was an increase in availability of naloxone after it was approved to be sold as an over-the-counter (OTC) medication, according to a study published online July 26 in JAMA Health Forum.
August 3rd, 2024 — Source

Life-sustaining treatment ends sooner for uninsured trauma patients
Graeme Hoit, M.D., from the University of Toronto, and colleagues assessed if patient insurance type (private insurance, Medicaid, and uninsured) is associated with time to WLST in critically injured adults treated at U.S. trauma centers. The analysis included 307,731 patients injured between Jan. 1, 2017, and Dec. 31, 2020.
August 3rd, 2024 — Source

Strengthening global regulatory capacity for equitable access to vaccines in public health emergencies
Three high-impact steps could be taken by global health leaders to reshape the global regulatory framework and help address the pressing need for equitable access to diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines during public health emergencies, according to a Georgetown global health law expert and a medical student.
August 3rd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — August 2nd, 2024

Allergy cells' hidden secret
Mast cells trap and use living neutrophils during allergic reactions
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Early disease detection in body fluids using photonic biosensors
Standard medical procedures are often time-consuming and generally do not take into account the individual characteristics of patients. This can have a negative impact on the success of treatment and impair quality of life.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Harris' California Health Care Battles Signal Fights Ahead for Hospitals if She Wins
When Kamala Harris was California's top prosecutor, she was concerned that mergers among hospitals, physician groups, and health insurers could thwart competition and lead to higher prices for patients. If she wins the presidency in November, she'll have a wide range of options to blunt monopolistic behavior nationwide.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: A pro checks in on the status of the health IT stock market
A comprehensive look at the market by Shahab Vagefi, managing director in Thomas H. Lee Partners' healthcare vertical who specializes in healthcare information technology.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

India drafts EMR, HIS standards
It is part of initiatives to drive the wide adoption of digital health technologies in the healthcare sector.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

New study evaluates racial disparities in prior authorization outcomes by a major national insurer
Prior authorization—the process by which a health insurance company denies or approves coverage for a health care service before the service is performed—became standard practice beginning with Medicare and Medicaid legislation in the 1960s.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Research highlights need for sustainable AI solutions in healthcare
Similar to other sectors around the world, the light speed development of artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into healthcare, particularly the radiology field. As such, AI-based diagnostic systems are flourishing, with hospitals quickly adopting the technology to assist radiologists. In contrast, there are concerns about the environmental impact of increasingly complex AI models and the need for more sustainable AI solutions.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Since Fall of 'Roe,' Self-Managed Abortions Have Increased
The percentage of people who say they've tried to end a pregnancy without medical assistance increased after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. That's according to a study published Tuesday in the online journal JAMA Network Open.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Texas A&M's Dr. Alva O. Ferdinand joins National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
Dr. Alva O. Ferdinand, head of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health, has been named to the Health Resources and Services Administration's National Advisory Committee on Rural Health by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra. She will serve a four-year term on the committee, which is comprised of nationally recognized rural health experts tasked with providing recommendations on rural health issues.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Third ransomware attack on blood suppliers in 3 months
OneBlood has been hit by ransomware, resulting in a massive disruption to patient care. AHA urges health systems and hospitals nationwide to review contingency plans for blood supplies.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Urgent Care or ER? With 'One-Stop Shop,' Hospitals Offer Both Under Same Roof
Facing an ultracompetitive market in one of the nation's fastest-growing cities, UF Health is trying a new way to attract patients: a combination emergency room and urgent care center.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source or Source

White matter may aid recovery from spinal cord injuries: Study
Injuries, infection and inflammatory diseases that damage the spinal cord can lead to intractable pain and disability. Some degree of recovery may be possible. The question is, how best to stimulate the regrowth and healing of damaged nerves.
August 2nd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 31st, 2024

2024 is shaping up to be “the year of iPSCs"
We’ve seen a real shift in the industry towards in vitro technology, with strong headwinds coming from key places including the US, Japan and Europe. From the top level, the iPSC market is growing at a CAGR of 10.61%, which represents an increase from last year.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Asimov introduces its AI-driven 4th generation CHO Edge System with increased titer guarantee
Asimov, the synthetic biology company advancing the design and manufacture of therapeutics, today announced the launch of its fourth generation CHO Edge System. With an increased typical titer range of 5-11 g/L across modalities before any upstream process optimization, the new system has been developed to optimize expression across a breadth of biologic architectures and increase the likelihood of high titer cell lines.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Cannabinoid Cannabigerol reduces anxiety and stress in first human clinical trial
A lesser-known cannabinoid that is gaining in popularity, Cannabigerol (CBG), effectively reduced anxiety in a clinical trial without the intoxication typically associated with whole plant cannabis.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

'Daily tragedies' at Massachusetts mental health hospital require immediate action, report shows
Prison guards aren't mental health professionals and that needs to change at Bridgewater State Hospital. A new report recommends shifting away from the Department of Correction to the Department of Mental Health to avoid the "daily tragedies" taking place there.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Helping nurses provide access to sexual and reproductive health care in rural and regional areas
An innovative co-designed model of care to help elevate the role of nurses in contraceptive and medical abortion care in rural and regional areas has been developed as part of the landmark ORIENT study.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

How astrocytes and perineuronal nets cooperate to sustain synaptic homeostasis
Synapses are small gaps between neurons through which signals are transmitted. This transmission of signals is what allows neurons to communicate and ultimately produce complex internal processes, such as thoughts and feelings, as well as actions and behaviors.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Joint effects of thunderstorms and power outages increase respiratory-related emergency department visits
Thunderstorms are among the severe weather events increasing in intensity and frequency due to climate change, with direct impacts on public health.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Most blood thinner dosing problems happen after initial prescription
Millions of Americans take anticoagulants, commonly known as blood thinners. These medications work to prevent blood clots that cause heart attack and stroke.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

New therapies offer online support for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders
Four internet-based therapies developed by experts at the University of Oxford's Department of Experimental Psychology and Department of Psychiatry are proving helpful for patients with social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorders and for children with anxiety disorders.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Occupational therapist devises inclusive adaptive swim lessons for autistic children
When Marykate Galluzzo was 16, she taught swim lessons at a community pool, and got offered a chance to give a private lesson to a young boy—a welcome opportunity because it meant more money.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Prevention may be better than cure, but it is also less well funded
As Australia's health system struggles with the growing burden of preventable disease, new analysis published today provides important insights into government research funding that is designed to help keep Australians healthy and out of hospitals.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Researchers uncover molecular details of muscle contraction
The connections between the nervous system and muscles develop differently across the kingdom of life. It takes newborn humans roughly a year to develop the proper muscular systems that support the ability to walk, while cows can walk mere minutes after birth and run not long after.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Sapio Sciences and Zifo announce strategic partnership
Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, and Zifo, the leading scientific informatics services company, today announced a strategic partnership to bring best-in-class laboratory information management solutions to customers across the biotech, clinical diagnostics, and pharmaceutical industries.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Spear Bio secures $45 million in oversubscribed Series A financing to accelerate product launch for protein research and disease diagnostics
Spear Bio Inc., a biotechnology company enabling the measurement of protein molecules down to dozens of copies with ubiquitous qPCR equipment, announced the successful closing of its $45 million Series A financing. The oversubscribed round was co-led by Foresite Capital and Bio-Techne Corporation, with additional participation from existing investors including Maverick Ventures, Yonjin Capital and CDH Investments.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration finds increase in nicotine vaping, treatment uptake
Almost 23% of adults reported having any mental disorder last year, according to a report released from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

WHO coordinates large-scale medical evacuation from Gaza to UAE
Today, 85 sick and severely injured patients from Gaza were evacuated to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), for specialized care. This extremely complex joint evacuation was supported by the the World Health Organization (WHO) in partnership with the Government of the UAE and other partners.
July 31st, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 29th, 2024

Analysis forecasts more heart attacks and strokes under the new cardiovascular risk calculator tool
A recently unveiled cardiovascular disease risk calculator that measures a patient's risk for heart attack and stroke is better calibrated and more precise than its previous version, but if current treatment guidelines for cholesterol and blood pressure therapy remain unchanged, the new calculator may have unintended consequences, according to research from Harvard Medical School.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Australia's Alliance urges $6M for digital health ratings on International Self-Care Day
Today, the Australian Self-Care Alliance (Alliance) joins the global community in marking International Self-Care Day, and reiterates its call for Federal Government to allocate $6 million to fund a 'health star rating' system for digital health information and services.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Carpets and flames: Design rules for the morphology of ciliated organs
The history of science is a series of paradigm shifts—conventional theories debunked and replaced by new discoveries. Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab at USC Viterbi School of Engineering has made a habit of such paradigm shifts, publishing their findings in leading journals.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

ECT-induced seizure length tied to major depressive disorder remission
For patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), seizure duration of 60 to 69 seconds induced by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with the highest remission rates compared with seizure duration of less than 20 seconds, according to a study published online July 25 in JAMA Network Open.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Feelgood factor shaped by traits more than events, study finds
Although factors such as social circles, income and health influence our levels of contentment, they are less significant than was previously thought, researchers say.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Hair follicle models from the 3D printer
HIPS researchers develop innovative model for drug testing against hair follicle infections
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Have MinuteClinics had their minute? Why retail health clinics are shutting their doors, and what's next
It wasn't long ago that health clinics in retail grocery stores and pharmacies were the next big thing in health care.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Hospital-acquired infections are rising—here's how to protect yourself in health care settings
A new study from the National Institutes of Health shows a jump in both hospital-acquired infections and resistance to the antibiotics used to treat them. The findings are based on data gathered at 120 U.S. hospitals from January 2018 to December 2022, a five-year period that included the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Income and regional disparities dictate how young people use health care services
There is a stark contrast in how young people access health care, depending on their income and where they live.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Individuals with osteoarthritis are commonly prescribed NSAIDs despite having contraindications
Osteoarthritis affects 600 million people worldwide, making it a leading cause of disability. With no disease-modifying treatments available or on the horizon, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used treatments to relieve OA pain and are recommended by the majority of clinical practice guidelines.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Inpatient addiction services help continue lifesaving medication for opioid use disorder treatment after discharge
Previous research has found that over 80% of people with opioid-use disorder (OUD) do not receive evidence-based lifesaving medications. While access to these medications is better in New York City than elsewhere in the United States, numerous structural and social barriers impede access to treatment, and more than 100,000 people in the U.S. continue to die from drug overdoses each year.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Kidney dysfunction may predict sudden cardiac death in patients with heart failure
Patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) having a compromised blood supply, are at greater risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). With an estimated incidence as high as 22% among these patients, current clinical guidelines recommend using implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) to help mitigate the risk of SCD.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Maternity Care in Rural Areas Is in Crisis. Can More Doulas Help?
When Bristeria Clark went into labor with her son in 2015, her contractions were steady at first. Then, they stalled. Her cervix stopped dilating. After a few hours, doctors at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, prepped Clark for an emergency cesarean section.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Non-invasive device uses magnetoneurography to record involuntary nervous system
A research team led by UC San Diego has, for the first time, shown that a wearable, non-invasive device can measure activity in human cervical nerves in clinical settings.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Orchid announces new HIPAA-compliant AI scribe for mental health
An exclusive look at what's billed as a first-of-its-kind, EHR-agnostic automated clinical notetaking tool. It uses artificial intelligence to help reduce behavioral healthcare providers' administrative burdens.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Researchers decipher new molecular mechanisms related to biological tissue regeneration
A new study published in The EMBO Journal opens new perspectives to better understand how the molecular mechanisms involved in regenerative medicine work.
July 29th, 2024 — Source or Source

Study reveals link between transthyretin levels and heart disease risk
Physician--scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have uncovered significant findings regarding the impact of transthyretin, or TTR, protein levels on heart disease risk.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Study suggests lifetime selection biases skew positive health claims in alcohol research
In a recent study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, a group of researchers identified and tested study characteristics that may bias estimates of all-cause mortality risk associated with low-volume alcohol consumption using theory and evidence.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Supervised inhalation is a necessary intervention in the drug poisoning crisis
All safe consumption sites should receive government funding for supervised inhalation. This way, the growing number of people who inhale substances will be closer to the help they need in case of drug poisoning. They'll also have access to detox, treatment and other health care and social resources.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Summer's heat can damage your medicines: Keep them safe, says physician
As scorching temperatures continue to plague the United States this summer, millions of Americans are at risk for dehydration and heat-linked illness.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

The nursing informatics field is fast-evolving, says one NP leader
American Association of Nurse Practitioners president Stephen A. Ferrara says technology is fundamentally transforming the nursing profession. To show how, he discusses an intriguing new AI project he's working on at Columbia University School of Nursing.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Under pressure, 80% of New Zealand GPs stopped accepting new patients at some point since 2019
New Zealanders' first point of contact for health care—their general practice—is increasingly harder to reach, to the detriment of the overall health system.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

Why Many Nonprofit (Wink, Wink) Hospitals Are Rolling in Money
One owns a for-profit insurer, a venture capital company, and for-profit hospitals in Italy and Kazakhstan; it has just acquired its fourth for-profit hospital in Ireland.
July 29th, 2024 — Source

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Health — Health Field — July 28th, 2024

Baptist Health taps 3 vendors to build a pop health system that works
With help from Oracle, Innovaccer and Salesforce, the South Florida provider is scoring big population health wins, including a 7% increase in coding gap closure rate and a 17% increase in annual wellness visit completion rates.
July 28th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: Improving patient safety and employee retention with best incident reporting practices
By modernizing systems and improving leadership and culture to embrace reporting, healthcare organizations can better address the top 10 patient safety concerns for 2024, says Heidi Raines, founder and CEO of Performance Health Partners.
July 28th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 26th, 2024

Building bridges between cells for brain health: Research finds microglia rescue neurons through tunneling nanotubes
The brain contains many cell types, from the prominent neurons to the lesser-known microglia. The latter are integral to the brain's immune system and play a crucial role as the brain's cleanup crew. A recent study conducted by researchers from the University Hospital Bonn and the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg, in collaboration with colleagues from France, Hungary, and Germany, highlights that microglia establish connections with neurons through tunneling nanotubes.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Data of 13 million Australians stolen in MediSecure hack and more briefs
Also, the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department is now providing online consultations to patients with diabetes.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Gender-based variation seen in Medicare reimbursement for surgery
Considerable gender-based variation is seen in practice patterns and reimbursement among different surgical subspecialties serving the Medicare population, according to a study published online July 24 in JAMA Surgery.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Have a seat, doctor: Study suggests eye-level connection makes a difference in hospitals
Doctors and others who take care of hospitalized patients may want to sit down for this piece of news. A new study suggests that getting at a patient's eye level when talking with them about their diagnosis or care can really make a difference. Sitting or crouching at a hospitalized patient's bedside was associated with more trust, satisfaction and even better clinical outcomes than standing, according to the new review of evidence.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

New study highlights global disparities in activity limitations and assistive device use
A new study of more than 175,000 people in 25 countries revealed that individuals in low- and middle-income countries face greater challenges with daily activities and are less likely to use assistive devices compared to those in high-income countries. These findings raise concerns about the global burden of disability, particularly in low-income countries.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Physician posture impacts patient experience and outcomes
Doctors and others who take care of hospitalized patients may want to sit down for this piece of news.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

'Prelude' to neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy may offer chances for better treatment
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neurological disease for which there is presently no cure, although current therapies can alleviate symptoms. In the search for better treatment options, scientists at DZNE and the Dresden University of Technology are now drawing attention to previously unnoticed abnormalities in embryonic development. They base their argument on studies of so-called organoids: laboratory-grown tissue cultures that can reconstruct disease processes.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Researchers find increased activity in part of the subthalamus during mouse mother/pup interactions
For their study, published in the journal Science, the group implanted fiber-optic probes into mouse pup brains to learn more about what happens during early social interactions between infants and mothers that leads to bonding.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Scientists sets out seven steps to achieve clean indoor air post-pandemic
Seven lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic about ventilation's crucial role in preventing the spread of airborne pathogens have been set out by world-leading air quality scientist Professor Lidia Morawska, Professor Yuguo Li from The University of Hong Kong and Professor Tunga Salthammer from the University of Surrey, UK.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Study finds targeting inflammation may not help reduce liver fibrosis in metabolic-associated fatty liver disease
Researchers at UCLA Health uncovered new information about the role inflammation plays in mitigating liver fibrosis, which is associated with metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), one of the most common diseases in the world affecting up to 40% of U.S. adults.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Study identifies metabolic inflexibility that keeps damage at bay during liver regeneration
Liver cells have a vital metabolic inflexibility during regeneration to starve dysfunctional cells and keep damage from spreading, according to new research from Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) published in Science.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Understanding Global Harmonization of Regulatory CMC within Veterinary Medicine with Tammy Newbold
In this interview, News-Med talks to Tammy Newbold about the Global Harmonization of Regulatory CMC within Veterinary Medicine.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Union With Labor Dispute of Its Own Threatened To Cut Off Workers' Health Benefits
The National Education Association, the nation's largest union, reversed course Friday on its threat to cut off health insurance to about 300 Washington, D.C.-based workers in an effort to end a bitter contract dispute.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Vaccines tell a success story that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Trump forget—here are some key reminders
Vaccinations have provided significant protection for the public against infectious diseases. However, there was a modest decrease in support in 2023 nationwide for vaccine requirements for children to attend public schools.
July 26th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 24th, 2024

Broken String Biosciences appoints Steve Becker as Chief Commercial Officer
Broken String Biosciences ("Broken String"), a genomics company driving the development of the next generation of more precise, safe, and effective cell and gene therapies, announced today that it has appointed Steve Becker as Chief Commercial Officer. An experienced global life sciences executive, Steve will guide the expansion of the Company's commercial operations and implement a robust go-to-market strategy for its Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)-based DNA break-mapping platform, INDUCE-seq®, as the Company looks to strengthen its position across key markets.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Enterprise Therapeutics doses first person with cystic fibrosis in Phase 2 trial for novel therapy ETD001
Enterprise Therapeutics Ltd (Enterprise), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapies to improve the lives of those suffering from respiratory disease, today announced the dosing of the first person with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) in its Phase 2a trial of ETD001.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Gender differences seen in electronic health record use patterns among surgeons
Female surgeons spend more time documenting patient encounters and write longer notes in electronic health record (EHR) systems than male surgeons, according to a study published online July 23 in JAMA Network Open.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Improving interoception: Researchers find audiovisual breathing enhances bodily awareness
A new study conducted at Reichman University's Baruch Ivcher Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Technology, led by Prof. Amir Amedi, demonstrates how the external representation of physiological signals (interoception) can affect our perception of them and teach us how to improve them in order to balance the body in stressful situations, for example.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Kadans Science Partner commences work on new purpose-built wet lab facilities at Merlin Place, North Cambridge
Kadans Science Partner, a leading investor in the development of ecosystems and real estate with a dedicated focus on knowledge-intensive sectors, today announced that construction work has started at Merlin Place, North Cambridge.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Metrion Biosciences appoints Dr Chris Mathes as Chief Commercial Officer
Metrion Biosciences Ltd ("Metrion"), the specialist preclinical contract research organization (CRO) and a leader in ion channel screening, today announced the appointment of Dr Chris Mathes, MBA, as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Chris will work alongside the Company's expert leadership team to drive commercial strategy and lead global business development and marketing activities.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Neuroscientists discover brain circuitry of placebo effect for pain relief
The placebo effect is very real. This we've known for decades, as seen in real-life observations and the best double-blinded randomized clinical trials researchers have devised for many diseases and conditions, especially pain. And yet, how and why the placebo effect occurs has remained a mystery. Now, neuroscientists have discovered a key piece of the placebo effect puzzle.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Oregon Senator Proposes Criminal Charges and Fines for Rogue Obamacare Agents
Health insurance agents who fraudulently enroll consumers in Affordable Care Act health plans could be subject to criminal charges — and civil penalties of $10,000 to $200,000 — under legislation introduced Wednesday by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Planned Parenthood's Push to Get Voters to the Polls
Planned Parenthood's political and advocacy organizations will use a more than $40 million war chest to blitz GOP officeholders and candidates in an effort to flip the House and maintain Democratic control of the Senate and presidency.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Rady Children's debuts free 3D image viewing software, available for other providers
Justin Ryan, director and research scientist in the Webster Foundation 3D Innovations Lab at Rady Children's Hospital, gives a deep dive on the creation and application of this complex tool made user-friendly for any provider.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Seattle startup Oisín Biotechnologies raises cash to develop therapies for age-related diseases
Oisín Biotechnologies, a Seattle-based startup focused on treating aging-related diseases, raised the first close of a $15 million Series A round.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Transcranial magnetic stimulation shows promise for treatment-resistant depression biotype
Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders worldwide, estimated to affect about one in eight people worldwide. Once individuals experiencing symptoms of depression approach a psychiatrist or psychotherapist, they are often rapidly diagnosed, yet identifying a treatment strategy that works for them is not always as simple.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

UK funds drug manufacturing in the space that uses microgravity bioprocessing platform
It will also explore producing food from basic biological components
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Washington pledges funds for pandemic prevention
The United States will contribute some $667 million to a fund designed to finance investments in pandemic preparedness, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced Wednesday.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Waters new Rapid Screening-DSC enables up to 24x faster thermal stability testing at ultra-low sample volumes for antibody drugs
Waters Corporation announced today the global release of the TA Instruments™ Rapid Screening-Differential Scanning Calorimeter (TA Instruments RS-DSC), designed for biopharmaceutical developers. The TA Instruments RS-DSC is a high-throughput DSC for precise thermal stability testing of high-concentration biologic formulations specifically for antibody drugs and engineered proteins.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Why these doctors are taking a new approach to primary care
Dr. Ali Rida said he became a primary care doctor because he wanted to care for his patients at the most fundamental level. But a year and a half later, he left.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

World-famous wall drug isn't immune from challenges facing rural pharmacies
Stacey Schulz parks in a rear lot to avoid the crowded Main Street entrances to her local pharmacy.
July 24th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 22nd, 2024

Amsterdam UMC to lead European consortium in search of solutions to stress among surgical team
On average, healthcare professionals involved in surgical procedures and care in hospitals experience more stress and burnout than other professional groups in Europe. An estimated 60% of these caregivers are showing symptoms of burnout, while up to half of nurses are considering leaving their profession. To address this, thanks to a Horizon Grant of almost 6.5 million euros, Amsterdam UMC will lead a European consortium in search of the best solutions to stress.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Angry patients spur new state watchdogs to bring down drug prices
Spurred by fed-up consumers, states are trying to curb spiraling prescription drug costs by assembling special public boards to investigate and regulate pricing.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Are AI-chatbots suitable for hospitals? Diagnostic capabilities of large language models tested
Large language models may pass medical exams with flying colors but using them for diagnoses would currently be grossly negligent. Medical chatbots make hasty diagnoses, do not adhere to guidelines, and would put patients' lives at risk.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Brain coupling patterns as predictive markers for psychosis in 22q11.2DS
A UNIGE team shows that overly strong or weak interconnections between certain brain areas could be a predictive marker of the disease.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

California Forges Ahead With Social Media Rules Despite Legal Barriers
California lawmakers are pursuing legislation aimed at protecting children from the dangers of social media, one of many efforts around the country to confront what U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and other public health experts say is a mental health emergency among young people.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Colorado dropped Medicaid enrollees as red states have, alarming advocates for the poor
Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the U.S. government lifted a pandemic-era restriction on removing people from the health insurance program.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Duke-NUS unveils LIVE Ventures to catalyze the commercialization of academic research
Duke-NUS Medical School today launched LIVE Ventures, a S$20 million incubation programme designed to catalyze the commercialization of innovative academic research. Focused on translating scientific breakthroughs into clinical applications, LIVE Ventures will provide Duke-NUS scientists conducting high-impact research with essential commercialization expertise and resources and partner with both public and private sector entities to co-fund these projects.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Investigating factors contributing to early dropout of psychiatric treatment among foreign residents
A research group has investigated the factors contributing to early self-discontinuation of psychiatric treatment among foreign residents.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Large-scale European study into preventing burnout due to stress among staff in and around the operating theater
On average, health care professionals involved in surgical procedures and care in hospitals experience more stress and burnout than other professional groups in Europe. An estimated 60% of these caregivers are showing symptoms of burnout, while up to half of nurses are considering leaving their profession. To address this Amsterdam UMC will lead a European consortium in search of the best solutions to stress.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Navigating NZ's health system can be so hard some migrant mothers travel home for medical help
Migrant mothers face a confusing and frustrating time when it comes to navigating New Zealand's health care system, new research has found. But there are ways to make the process easier.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

NeuroLogica Corp Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Enhanced OmniTom® Elite With Ultra-High Resolution PCD Technology
NeuroLogica Corp, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, announced its latest configuration of the mobile computed tomography (CT) OmniTom® Elite with Photon Counting Detector (PCD) technology has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance. This advancement builds upon the existing PCD capabilities with groundbreaking enhancements, further solidifying OmniTom® Elite's position at the forefront of mobile CT imaging technology.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

New combined cell therapy for kidney transplants can help reduce donor-specific immune response
A new combined cell therapy for kidney transplants can help to reduce the donor-specific reaction against the transplanted organ without the need for maintenance triple immunosuppression. The overall diversity of the T-cell receptor repertoire, which is important for immune defense, is preserved. This is shown by an international study led by MedUni Vienna, which was recently published in the journal eBioMedicine of the Lancet Discovery Science series.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

New study ranks Missouri, Kansas among worst states for women's health care: Here's why
A comprehensive study released July 18 by the Commonwealth Fund, a health care equity nonprofit and research group, ranks Missouri and Kansas among the worst states in the nation for a variety of women's health metrics.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Rescue from above: How drones may narrow emergency response times
Starting in September, if someone in Clemmons, North Carolina, calls 911 to report a cardiac arrest, the first responder on the scene may be a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator, or AED.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source or Source

Rural hospitals built during baby boom now face baby bust
Rural regions like the one surrounding a southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies, and many more places to give birth to them.
July 22nd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 20th, 2024

'State of health care for women is in a fragile place'—Florida women are dying from preventable causes
Florida women are dying from causes that are preventable, including breast and cervical cancer, pregnancy complications and mental health conditions, according to a new national scorecard of women's health.
July 20th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 19th, 2024

At Trump's GOP Convention, There's Little To Be Heard on Health Care
At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, where delegates officially nominated Donald Trump as the party's 2024 presidential candidate, health care issues received little attention from prime-time speakers.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

EMS provider cuts a day off hospital length of stay, with help from AI
AmeriPro Health says its homegrown artificial intelligence-enabled predictive modeling technology is driving everything it does -- and helping its hospital partners significantly increase their patient throughput.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Fewer mental health facilities offering telehealth since end of pandemic
Telehealth availability for mental health services has declined since the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to a study published online July 10 in JAMA Network Open.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Good timing: Study unravels how our brains track time
Ever hear the old adage that time flies when you're having fun? A new study by a team of UNLV researchers suggests that there's a lot of truth to the trope.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: Where population health is getting a boost from artificial intelligence
One of the top authorities on pop health, Dr. Michael Dulin of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, explains how AI can curate complex data, evaluate risk and predict changes.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

How well does Medicare cover end-of-life care? It depends on what type
Not all versions of Medicare are created equal—and when it comes to end-of-life care, some versions may serve a patient's needs better than others. That's the focus of newly published research by Lauren Hersch Nicholas, Ph.D., MPP, a University of Colorado Department of Medicine and CU Cancer Center health economist, and her colleagues.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Hydrogel implant technology offers new hope for women seeking reversible sterilization and endometriosis treatment
In a recent study published in Advanced Materials, researchers developed biocompatible, stimuli-responsive hydrogel implants for reversible fallopian tube occlusion, providing contraception and preventing endometriosis (uterine-like tissue grows outside the uterus).
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Inclusivity needed in patient radiology information systems, review suggests
Outdated and inflexible medical information systems are harmful to transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people, according to a literature review published in the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences (JMRS). It found patient record options available to medical practices and hospitals frequently merge sex and gender as a single, binary concept.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Lab-grown human neuron assembloids effectively model synaptic plasticity
The ability to study human neurological systems depends on having viable, accurate models of brain function. St. Jude researchers have now created a model for such research by combining thalamic cells and cortical cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Making clinical guidelines work for large language models
Clinical guidelines are essential to the practice of evidence-based medicine, but they are long and complex, which makes it hard for busy doctors to quickly and easily find the information they need to care for each patient.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Misleading ads play key role in schemes to gin up unauthorized ACA sign-ups, lawsuit alleges
The government is giving away money! So say ads on a variety of social media platforms. Consumers, the ads claim, can qualify for $1,400 or even $6,400 a month to use on groceries, rent, medical expenses, and other bills. Some mention no-cost health insurance coverage.
July 19th, 2024 — Source or Source

One drop of blood, many diagnoses: Infrared spectroscopy for screening health
Envision a scenario where a single drop of blood provides comprehensive health insights within minutes. Thanks to recent scientific advancements, this vision may become reality.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

The long—and strange—history of testing menstrual blood for health conditions
There's good news for anyone who menstruates and doesn't like the needles involved in blood testing. In January 2024, the biotechnology research company Qvin won FDA approval for their Q-Pad product—a menstrual pad with a removable strip to collect blood samples for clinical tests.There's good news for anyone who menstruates and doesn't like the needles involved in blood testing. In January 2024, the biotechnology research company Qvin won FDA approval for their Q-Pad product—a menstrual pad with a removable strip to collect blood samples for clinical tests.
July 19th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 18th, 2024

Analyzing internal world models of humans, animals and AI
A team of scientists led by Prof. Dr. Ilka Diester, Professor of Optophysiology and spokesperson of the BrainLinks-BrainTools research center at the University of Freiburg, has developed a formal description of internal world models and published it in the journal Neuron.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Bright light exposure tied to sleep regularity and reduced depression symptoms
Why might more time in the sun boost a person's mood? A new study led by investigators at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital suggests that sleep may hold the key.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Computational neuroscientists show how astrocytes increase flexible learning
Star-shaped glial cells, so-called astrocytes, are more than just a supporting cell of the brain. They are actively involved in learning processes and interact with nerve cells. But what exactly is it that astrocytes do?
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Federal mandate has improved availability of consent forms for clinical trials, researchers say
A federal regulation called the Common Rule previously requested the public posting of participant consent forms to trials listed in the national clinical study database clinicaltrials.gov, among other human research protections, since 1991. However, the forms were often not posted in a timely manner or at all.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Mental health apps may help those waiting for care, study finds
The recent surge in people seeking mental health care across the country has led to long wait times for first appointments with therapists and psychiatrists.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Mental health disparities in L.A. County worsened during COVID pandemic, study shows
New evidence has emerged about the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles County, as shown by a study in the journal PLOS ONE. Scientists at USC and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) found that existing disparities in mental health between white and non-white residents worsened.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Risankizumab found to be noninferior, superior to ustekinumab for Crohn's disease
For patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease, risankizumab is noninferior to ustekinumab for clinical remission at week 24 and is superior for endoscopic remission at week 48, according to a study published in the July 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Robot caregivers: Redefining nursing for the 21st century
Imagine you're 90 years old, a grandmother of three and your husband is also elderly and ailing. You need help with almost everything: getting out of a chair, going to the bathroom, getting dressed, eating and remembering your medications. Despite advances in life expectancy, aging has not been kind, and you feel like a burden to your husband and the health care professionals who care for you.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

The Future is Wearable: Advancing Human Health Through Portable Spectroscopy
In this interview conducted at Pittcon 2024 in San Diego, we spoke to Richard Crocombe about his journey in the field of spectroscopy, focusing on the development of portable spectrometers and their transformative potential in wearable health and fitness technologies.
July 18th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 9th, 2024

Could AI be the answer to early Parkinson's disease diagnoses?
Parkinson's disease is a significant health concern with profound impacts on individuals, the health care system and broader society. The current diagnosis model, which heavily relies on a medical professional interpreting data, often means the disease is nearly always diagnosed in the later stages, where more care and support is needed.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

If Lawsuit Ends Federal Mandates on Birth Control Coverage, States Will Have Say
David Engler had been pretty sure he didn't want children. Then a frustrating school day two years ago helped seal the deal for the now 43-year-old substitute teacher.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Improving measurement of Parkinson's disease severity with AI
Despite recent advancements in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, it remains a challenge to accurately measure the progression of symptoms in this neurological disorder. While noticeable symptoms like tremors, stiffness and slowing of movement can be observed, there have previously been few precise ways to quantify changes in symptoms that can be used outside of research laboratories and in routine clinical practice.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

New study reveals high rates of missed GP appointments among patients with ADHD
Patients with ADHD (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder) are 60% to 90% more likely to miss appointments with their doctors, compared to the general population, according to the first study to examine this issue within general medical practice.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Q&A: Researchers find adverse drug events are frequent and many are preventable in the outpatient setting
Rachel L. Wasserman, PharmD, of the Department of General Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, is the lead author and David W. Bates, MD, medical director of Clinical and Quality Analysis for Mass General Brigham and Co-Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence and BioInformatics for Mass General Brigham, is the senior author of a new study published in BMJ Quality & Safety, "Frequency and preventability of adverse drug events in the outpatient setting."
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Study shows acupuncture can reduce methadone dose, opioid craving
For individuals with opioid use disorder receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), eight weeks of acupuncture is superior to sham acupuncture for reducing methadone dose and opioid craving, according to a study published online July 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Understanding patient distress in sickle cell disease
While distress is well-documented in patients with sickle cell disease, sources of distress and how patients manage distress have not been well explored.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Update on progress in Unilever partnership
Aptamer Group, the developer of novel Optimer® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, is providing an update on the partnership with Unilever to deliver Optimer binders for cosmetic applications.
July 9th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 5th, 2024

Ambulance ramping is getting worse in Australia. Here's why—and what we can do about it
Ambulance ramping occurs when paramedics are made to wait at the hospital's entrance and are unable to transfer their patient into the emergency department within an appropriate time frame—defined as 30 minutes in South Australia.
July 5th, 2024 — Source

Postpandemic physician revenue recovery varies by specialty, practice type
Pandemic-associated physician revenue recovery in 2021 and 2022 varied by specialty and practice type, according to a study published in the July issue of Health Affairs.
July 5th, 2024 — Source

Rapid drug test to provide patients with better care
Teams at two of Melbourne's leading research and medical institutes are developing high-tech solutions to rapidly test for drugs and better treat patients presenting to hospital.
July 5th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — July 2nd, 2024

A miniaturised model of human digestion to advance therapies and nutritional products
Researchers at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) have made a significant breakthrough in the development of reliable in-vitro digestion models. This 'digestion-chip' promises to revolutionise the way new oral formulations are tested, offering a more accurate, efficient, and cost-effective alternative to current models.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Mississippi Lacks Black Doctors, Even as Lawmakers Increasingly Target Diversity Programs
Jerrian Reedy was 9 when his father was admitted to the hospital in Hattiesburg, about two hours northeast of New Orleans, after sustaining three gunshot wounds. Reedy recalled visiting his dad in the intensive care unit that summer in 2009, even though children weren't typically permitted in that part of the hospital.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Cellular Origins acquires Actia Platform IP to enhance automated cell therapy manufacturing
Cellular Origins, a TTP Company, focused on enabling scalable, cost-effective, and efficient manufacture of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), today announced the acquisition of the ACTIA (Autologous Cell Therapy Industrial Automation) Platform IP, developed by Geoff Hodge whilst CEO of SOTIO Biotech US. The ACTIA Platform complements Cellular Origins' existing approach and will accelerate and expand R&D efforts to further develop the Company's robotic solution for automated cell therapy manufacturing, Constellation™.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Endoscopic mucosal resection
Endoscopic mucosal resection, or EMR, uses a specially designed endoscope or colonoscope to remove suspect tissue or polyps from your esophagus or colon. The tissue or polyp is first injected with a solution that raises a blister, allowing your doctor to remove the tissue without damaging the rest of the esophagus or colon.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Drugs that kill 'zombie' cells may benefit some older women, but not all, study finds
Drugs that selectively kill senescent cells may benefit otherwise healthy older women but are not a "one-size-fits-all" remedy, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Specifically, these drugs may only benefit people with a high number of senescent cells, according to findings published July 2 in Nature Medicine.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Form of B12 deficiency in cerebral spinal fluid found to negatively affect the central nervous system
A large team of doctors and medical researchers with diverse backgrounds, affiliated with several institutions across the U.S., and led by a group at the University of California, San Francisco, has found what might be a previously unknown kind of autoimmune disease—one that negatively impacts the central nervous system.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Mississippi lacks Black doctors, even as lawmakers increasingly target diversity programs
Jerrian Reedy was 9 when his father was admitted to the hospital in Hattiesburg, about two hours northeast of New Orleans, after sustaining three gunshot wounds. Reedy recalled visiting his dad in the intensive care unit that summer in 2009, even though children weren't typically permitted in that part of the hospital.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Pain doesn't belong on a scale of zero to 10
Over the past two years, a simple but baffling request has preceded most of my encounters with medical professionals: "Rate your pain on a scale of zero to 10."
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Senolytic drugs are not a "one-size-fits-all" remedy and may benefit some older women
Drugs that selectively kill senescent cells may benefit otherwise healthy older women but are not a "one-size-fits-all" remedy, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Specifically, these drugs may only benefit people with a high number of senescent cells, according to findings publishing July 2 in Nature Medicine.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Tactile imagery increases corticospinal excitability, study finds
The ability to imagine is one of the key human cognitive functions. In a paper published in the Scientific Reports journal, researchers from Skoltech and Moscow State University investigated the effect of imagining tactile sensations (tactile imagery) on the excitability of the corticospinal tract using the transcranial magnetic stimulation method.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

The path to Parkinson's disease: All roads lead to the nigrosome
The main neuropathological feature of Parkinson's disease is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Specifically, dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tier of the substantia nigra pars compacta, also known as the nigrosome, are notably affected in Parkinson's disease, whereas those in the dorsal tier and ventral tegmental area demonstrate a much lower degree of degeneration.
July 2nd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 28th, 2024

$2 million disbursed to victims and community groups in wake of Super Bowl mass shooting
Those were reactions from some of the 20 gunshot victims from the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shootings who were awarded $1.2 million from the #KCStrong fund on Thursday, with individuals receiving payments ranging from $22,000 to $100,000.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

A new reference material sets standard for MRI and CT diagnosis of fatty liver
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed the world's first reference material to improve the accuracy of body fat measurements conducted through MRI and CT scans. The study is published in the journal Metrologia.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

AI has a role to play during the patient intake process
One technology CEO discusses the importance of pre-visit preparation -- how AI-enabled automation can transform the process and minimize the time physicians spend in the EHR.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Biosynth's unique online custom peptide toolset completed with full order tracking and QC data portal
Biosynth, a supplier of critical raw materials and services for diagnostics, vaccines, and pharmaceuticals, is pleased to announce the next step in its custom peptide revolution.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

FDA warns top national bakery to stop listing allergens in products when they aren't there
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to one of America's biggest bakeries, asking the company to stop claiming there are allergens such as sesame or nuts in products when in fact they are not there.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

FV Hospital leverages AI for myopia control and more briefs
Also, Sunway Medical Center in Malaysia has augmented its radiology workflow with AI.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

INTEGRA Biosciences is on track to net zero
INTEGRA Biosciences, a leading provider of liquid handling solutions, is dedicated to accelerating scientific discovery while addressing climate change. The company has been taking significant steps to reduce emissions in recent years, and has been working with myclimate since 2020 to record its corporate carbon footprint and track its success on the journey to net zero.
June 28th, 2024 — Source or Source

Leading By Example: Bedfont® Encourages Employee Well-being for World Well-being Week 2024
World Well-being Week is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of well-being in various aspects of life, including physical, mental, and emotional health. This year it takes place from June 24th to June 30th.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Mechanobiomaterials: A rising field using mechanobiology principles to program functional biomaterials
A group has proposed a new concept of mechanobiomaterials, which is inspired by the natural phenomenon that biomechanics mediate tissue repair and regeneration. The rationale behind this new concept is to program the biological functionalities of biomaterials by leveraging mechanics—geometry—biological function relationships.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Most Americans don't know that primary care physicians can prescribe addiction treatment
NIH-supported study reveals crucial need to increase public awareness that medications for opioid use disorder can be prescribed in primary care settings.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

ONC releases draft USCDI+ dataset for maternal health
As part of national maternal health initiatives, the agency is focused on harnessing EHR data to create a more equitable ecosystem and a reduction in maternal morbidity and mortality rates.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop an alternative to pacemakers in the form of a hydrogel
A heart attack is a life-threatening condition, with patients remaining at risk of premature death long after the actual attack—50% to 60% of patients die subsequently as a result of sudden cardiac death, triggered by cardiac arrhythmia.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Stilla Technologies expands product portfolio with two new digital PCR configurations for the Nio™ product lineStilla Technologies, a leader in multiplex digital PCR technology, proudly announces the addition of two new digital PCR system configurations to the Nio™ product line, which debuted in November 2023 with the launch of the flagship Nio™+ instrument.

June 28th, 2024 — Source

Tech ethicist on why healthcare isn't ready for ambitious AI overhaul
Within the frothy, exuberant hype around AI's ability to solve wide-ranging, formerly intractable problems, Alex John London is taking on the often thankless role of buzzkill.
June 28th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 26th, 2024

California's $25 health care hourly wage relies on federal boost, state worker exemption
California's nation-leading $25 minimum wage for health workers will rely on a significant boost in federal funding and exempt thousands of state employees under an agreement that is expected to be approved in the coming days.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Closing of Rural Hospitals Leaves Towns With Unhealthy Real Estate
In March 2021, this town of about 2,000 residents in the hills of east Tennessee lost its hospital, a 54-bed acute care facility. Campbell County, where Jellico is located, ranks 90th of Tennessee's 95 counties in health outcomes and has a poverty rate almost double the national average, so losing its health care cornerstone sent ripple effects through the region.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Cuffless monitor offers promise for hypertension management
A study led by a Brigham investigator evaluated a novel device that automatically measures blood pressure at the wrist, generating hundreds of readings within days that may help clinicians determine cardiovascular risk and improve hypertension care
June 26th, 2024 — Source

DuPont to acquire Donatelle Plastics Incorporated
DuPont today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Donatelle Plastics Incorporated, a leading medical device contract manufacturer specializing in the design, development and manufacture of medical components and devices. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter 2024, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions and receipt of regulatory approvals.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

ELRIG UK and The Protein Society Partner to advance protein sciences in drug discovery
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organization for the drug discovery community, has partnered with The Protein Society (TPS), an international, not-for-profit, scholarly society, with the mission to provide forums for the advancement of research into protein structure, function, design and applications. The partners will collaborate to deliver a joint conference on 'Protein Sciences in Drug Discovery' bringing together their respective communities to focus on the application of emerging areas of protein science to the challenges of drug discovery.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Health care needs to diversify its workforce to get rid of racial inequalities, a new report says
Racial and ethnic inequities in health care are found in every state in the U.S. despite the passage of legislation intended to improve health outcomes for minorities and increased awareness of health care disparities over the past two decades, according to a new national report released Wednesday.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Lab expands beyond sports to develop ratings system for safety helmets
Thirteen years after releasing the first independent safety ratings for varsity football helmets, the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab is expanding beyond the field of athletics.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Overcoming challenges encountered by Spanish-speaking trauma patients
Many trauma patients face a myriad of challenges when recovering from a traumatic injury, problems that can be compounded when their English proficiency is limited. An outreach program to Spanish-speaking trauma patients can help improve access to follow-up care and community resources, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Researchers measure when the boundaries of the body seem to fade during focused-attention meditation
An experimental study with nonmeditator participants revealed that a 15-minute focused-attention meditation session blurred the boundary between the self and the environment, aligning with the feeling of the body's boundaries fading reported by meditators.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Sapio Sciences introduces Sapio GMP LIMS offering unmatched flexibility for unique manufacturing processes
Sapio Sciences, the science-aware™ lab informatics platform, announced the Sapio GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) LIMS for laboratories requiring unparalleled flexibility to meet manufacturing compliance standards. The new Sapio GMP LIMS solution addresses industry applications in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, clinical research and diagnostics, food and beverage, chemical, and environmental testing.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Texas heart surgeons accused of double-booking surgeries, delegating dangerous procedures
Three Houston medical institutions have agreed to pay $15 million to settle federal allegations that they looked the other way for years as three surgeons double-booked themselves for complex heart procedures, dipping in and out of concurrent operations and leaving unqualified residents in charge of dangerous procedures.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Unearthing an understudied disease vector in Delaware
In July 2023, a New Castle County resident was getting ready for bed when they pulled back their comforter and saw a large black and orange insect sitting on their pillow.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Using electronic health records to improve health care information management
In a demonstration of what is plausible in the developing world, Nigeria's Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) is changing from error-prone paper-based patient records to an advanced Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. This move will streamline patient information management and enhance the overall quality of care provided to patients.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

US Judge Finds California in Contempt Over Prison Mental Health Staffing
A federal judge has found top California prison officials in civil contempt for failing to hire enough mental health professionals to adequately treat tens of thousands of incarcerated people with serious mental disorders.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Women may face unique obstacles while seeking treatment for opioid use
Women experiencing opioid-use disorders may face unique challenges accessing treatment, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. The study—published in the journal Women's Health—provides new insight into how pregnancy and parenting can make getting medications for these disorders particularly difficult.
June 26th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 24th, 2024

Health care delivered in a patient's preferred language could decrease ED visits, hospitalizations and death
Long-term care residents whose primary language was a language other than English and French were less likely to visit the emergency department, be hospitalized or die when their family doctor spoke their language, according to new research from ICES.
June 24th, 2024 — Source

It's Called an Urgent Care Emergency Center — But Which Is It?
After it subsided later that night, he thought it might be food poisoning. When the pain returned the next morning, Zhang realized the source of his pain might not be as "simple as bad food."
June 24th, 2024 — Source or Source

New approach accurately identifies medications most toxic to the liver
The current method for assessing medication-related liver injury is not providing an accurate picture of some medications' toxicity—or lack thereof—to the liver, according to a new study led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
June 24th, 2024 — Source

New study demonstrates the efficacy of a promising celiac disease drug at the molecular level
A recent study led by researchers at Tampere University investigated whether a transglutaminase 2 inhibitor has potential as a drug to treat celiac disease. Previous tissue studies have shown that the ZED1227 transglutaminase 2 inhibitor prevents gluten-induced intestinal damage.
June 24th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop program to improve quality of care, reduce avoidable hospitalizations in nursing homes
A researcher at the University of Missouri has developed a program that improves the quality of care and reduces avoidable hospitalizations in nursing homes—saving Missouri nursing homes and Medicare millions of dollars and allowing Missouri nursing homes to invest more in retaining their most skilled staff members. The program is so successful that it's being recommended for use in all 50 states.
June 24th, 2024 — Source

Trial offers hope for cheaper, more tolerable, ketamine treatment
For those suffering from treatment-resistant depression, the anesthetic drug ketamine offers hope, but it has side effects and can be costly to access—a University of Otago-led clinical trial may change that.
June 24th, 2024 — Source

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear case on medical care for transgender youth
The banned treatments include puberty-blocking drugs or hormonal therapies.
June 24th, 2024 — Source

Unlocking innovation secrets in the smart medical industry
Smart medical is the product of the deep integration of the health care service industry and information technology. With the advent of new-generation information technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing, along with the support of government policies, the application scope of smart health care continues to expand.
June 24th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 21st, 2024

2021 to 2022 saw decrease in telemedicine use in past 12 months
From 2021 to 2022, there was a decrease in the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the past 12 months, according to the June 20 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Sartorius launches new Arium® Mini Extend with flexible arm for versatile Type 1 water dispensing
The life science group Sartorius announces the Arium® Mini Extend, the newest member of the Arium® Mini family. Designed to meet the Type 1 water demands of laboratories for general, life-science and analytical applications, this compact, ultrapure laboratory water purification system provides outstanding flexibility and convenience.
June 21st, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 20th, 2024

3D-printed wearable health monitor tracks biochemicals in sweat
A wearable health monitor developed by Washington State University researchers can reliably measure levels of important biochemicals in sweat during physical exercise.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

A Tale of Two States: Arizona and Florida Diverge on How To Expand Kids' Health Insurance
Arizona and Florida — whose rates of uninsured children are among the highest in the nation — set goals last year to widen the safety net that provides health insurance to people 18 and younger.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Exercising with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
About 1 in 500 people have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). It's a condition where the heart muscle becomes abnormally thick. HCM is one of the most common causes of sudden death among young athletes and otherwise healthy adults.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Experts: US Hospitals Prone to Cyberattacks Like One That Hurt Patient Care at Ascension
In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation's largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita, Kansas, said he had a frightening experience: He nearly gave a baby "the wrong dose of narcotic" because of confusing paperwork.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Gig platform workers need better health and well-being protections, says researcher
In the context of the gig economy, which is driven by digital platforms that use algorithms to facilitate various forms of work, occupational health and safety concerns are especially pronounced.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

'I felt too whakamā to go to the doctor'—how feelings of shame stop people seeking health care
It is important that we understand these gaps in health care access and why health care remains out of reach for so many. Our earlier research suggests this is about more than cost and poor logistics.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Indiana weighs hospital monopoly as officials elsewhere scrutinize similar deals
Locals in this city of 58,000 are used to having to wait at railroad crossings for one of the dozens of daily cargo trains to pass through.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Montana creates emergency 'drive-thru' blood pickup service for rural ambulances
Crystal Hiwalker wonders if her heart and lungs would have kept working if the ambulance crew had been able to give her a transfusion as the blood drained from her body during a stormy, 100-mile ride.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

New simple test detects rare fatal genetic heart condition
A team of international researchers has revealed a new, simple clinical test to detect calcium release deficiency syndrome (CRDS), a life-threatening genetic arrhythmia that causes dangerously fast heartbeats and can lead to severe complications such as sudden cardiac arrest and death.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Proof-of-concept study shows sweat health monitor can measure levels of disease markers
A wearable health monitor developed by Washington State University researchers can reliably measure levels of important biochemicals in sweat during physical exercise.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Proteins in blood may help to predict Parkinson's disease up to seven years before the onset of motor symptoms
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers combined mass spectrometry-based proteomic phenotyping with machine learning to identify blood biomarkers in early Parkinson's disease (PD).
June 20th, 2024 — Source

States struggle to help patients navigate insurance hurdle known as 'step therapy'

Health — Heart Disease & Strokes — June 20th, 2024

June 20th, 2024 — Source

US hospitals prone to cyberattacks like one that hurt patient care at Ascension
In the wake of a debilitating cyberattack against one of the nation's largest health care systems, Marvin Ruckle, a nurse at an Ascension hospital in Wichita, Kansas, said he had a frightening experience: He nearly gave a baby "the wrong dose of narcotic" because of confusing paperwork.
June 20th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 17th, 2024

An ingestible device to record gastric electrophysiological activity
Recent technological advancements have enabled the development of new cutting-edge medical devices, including surgical robots, sensors that can monitor physiological processes and VR platforms to train doctors. A long-standing goal for medical technology engineers is to also create devices that can be ingested or otherwise inserted within the human body to observe or track the activity of specific organs.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

FDA approves generic Emflaza oral suspension for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of Emflaza (deflazacort) oral suspension for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Approval of the generic version of Emflaza oral suspension was granted to Cranbury Pharmaceuticals (Tris Pharma).
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Federal Study Examines Care Following Nonfatal Overdose Among Medicare Beneficiaries; Identifies Effective Interventions and Gaps in Care
Researchers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that among a cohort of 137,000 Medicare beneficiaries who experienced a nonfatal overdose in 2020, almost 24,000 (17.4%) experienced a subsequent nonfatal overdose, and about 1,300 (1%) died from overdose in the following year.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Health worker for a nonprofit? The new ban on noncompete contracts may not help you
Many physicians and nurses are happy about the Federal Trade Commission's new rule banning the use of noncompete agreements in employment contracts. But they are disappointed that it may not protect those who work for nonprofit hospitals and health care facilities, which provide most of the nation's care and employ the largest number of medical professionals.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

INTEGRA Biosciences announces the appointment of a new board member
INTEGRA Biosciences is excited to welcome Line Stigen Raquet as a non-executive board member. Line has over 20 years' leadership experience in the life sciences sectors, and her extensive business knowledge will contribute to INTEGRA's continued growth.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Shoring up blood vessels may offer new approach for treating autoimmune rheumatic diseases
A study from physician-scientists at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) points to a potential novel approach for treating autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis—preventing antibodies and immune cells from leaving the bloodstream and entering joints and other organs where they cause inflammation and injury
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Study finds gaps in care following nonfatal overdoses among Medicare beneficiaries
Researchers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that among a cohort of 137,000 Medicare beneficiaries who experienced a nonfatal overdose in 2020, almost 24,000 (17.4%) experienced a subsequent nonfatal overdose, and about 1,300 (1%) died from overdose in the following year.
June 17th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 16th, 2024

EULAR launches ENTRI initiative to boost rheumatic disease research across Europe
The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) is proud to announce the launch of the EULAR Network of TRIal Centres (ENTRI) initiative. This groundbreaking program is designed to support emerging and experienced investigators in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) research across Europe, by widening their participation in internationally competitive research.
June 16th, 2024 — Source or Source or Source

Health — Health Field — June 14th, 2024

ADHD patients could face disrupted access to meds following fraud case
The two top officers of a telehealth company that began to distribute ADHD drugs widely during the pandemic have been charged with health care fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Post-Dobbs, maternal mental health care is even more complicated
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the ecosystem for pregnant women has become far more complicated—not only for women with unexpected pregnancies but also for those with planned pregnancies and those experiencing fertility issues. It's even more complicated for pregnant women who are also navigating the nation's complicated patchwork of mental health resources.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

VA stays the course with Oracle EHR contract renewal
The Department of Veterans Affairs will extend the contract for the electronic health record modernization first launched seven years ago, even in the face of implementation challenges and more Congressional scrutiny.
June 14th, 2024 — Source

When do Quebec doctors recommend exercise?
According to the WHO, over a quarter of the world's adult population isn't active enough. The proportion is greater still in high-income countries. Physicians are competent to give advice based on the patient's health status and are a trusted source of information. But do doctors in Quebec have the time to discuss physical activity when they see patients, and what kind of advice do they give?
June 14th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 12th, 2024

Avoidable deaths during COVID-19 associated with chronic hospital nurse understaffing
A new study published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies showed that individuals with COVID-19 were more likely to die in hospitals that were chronically understaffed before the pandemic. This study is one of the first to document the continuing public health dangers of permitting so many U.S. hospitals to ration nursing care by understaffing nursing services.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Biden administration seeks to wipe consumer medical debt off most credit reports with proposed rule
The Biden administration is pushing to prevent medical debt from being considered in most decisions made over whether someone qualifies to rent an apartment, buy a car or take on a mortgage.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Bioethicist explains how scientists are examining neural and behavioral markers to explore infant minds in new ways
Babies blink, cry, and yawn—and a few weeks into their lives, they might smile. But do these movements mean that newborns have conscious experiences of perceiving the world around them? Or are these processes happening unconsciously?
June 12th, 2024 — Source

California Dabbles With Reining in Health Spending
California is now among the states trying to keep health-care costs down by setting spending caps — a task that pits public officials against a deeply entrenched and heavily lawyered set of players.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Climate change-related disturbances linked to worse cardiovascular health, researchers show
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for approximately one in every three deaths, with more than 20 million deaths reported in 2021 according to a 2024 World Heart Federation report.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Differing definitions of iron deficiency lead to divergent estimates of prevalence, study finds
In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers investigated how different ways of defining iron deficiency (ID) impact the prevalence estimates of this common disorder among women.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Instron® Launches Next Generation Autoinjector Testing System
Instron is excited to announce the release of the next generation Autoinjector Testing System for full functionality testing of pen and autoinjectors to ISO 11608. Developed in close partnership with pharmaceutical companies and CDMOs, this system measures a variety of essential performance requirements, including cap removal, dose accuracy, activation force, injection time, needle depth, and needle guard lockout.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Patients with periodontitis have significantly increased risk of stroke before age 50, study indicates
Periodontitis, an inflammation of the structures supporting the teeth, significantly increases the risk of stroke in people under 50 years of age who do not have any known predisposing causes. A study in the Journal of Dental Research indicates that the more the inflammation had progressed in the mouth, the more serious the stroke.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Researchers say frailty, not just surgery type, is a major determinant of postoperative outcomes in older adults
A new study of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older undergoing non-cardiac surgeries has revealed that frailty is a significant predictor of postoperative outcomes, regardless of the type of surgery performed. Frail patients faced notably higher mortality rates at 30 and 365 days post-surgery, increased readmission rates at 30 days, and substantial home time loss over a year compared to their robust counterparts after major and minor surgical procedures.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Unraveling the mystery of atherosclerosis in patients with Werner syndrome
Approximately one in every 20,000 to 40,000 children born in Japan and about one in every 100,000 throughout the world bear a mutation in the WRN gene. This gene is responsible for producing the Werner protein, which belongs to the family of human helicases and is responsible for the maintenance of genomic stability, DNA replication, repair of DNA damage, and telomere maintenance.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Vascular neurologist explains how poor sleep can be linked to stroke
Sleep problems can increase someone's risk of stroke. Sleep problems can include too little sleep (less than five hours), too much sleep (more than nine hours), poor quality, difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep, prolonged napping, and snoring and breathing cessation.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Vendor Notebook: New partnerships around AI, VBC, virtual care and more
Collaborations and integrations aim to streamline access to patient medical histories via national networks, drive more proactive pediatric care, expand behavioral telehealth and pioneer more hospital automation.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Waist-to-height ratio surpasses conventional metrics in predicting cardiovascular disease risk
In a recent study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers investigated the independent associations of body fat percentage (BF%) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) and the risk of future ischemic cardiovascular disease (CVD), including its main subtypes (ischemic stroke [IS] and myocardial infarction [MI]).
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Watch: California Pays Drug Users To Stay Clean
KFF Health News senior correspondent Angela Hart appeared on Spectrum News 1's "LA Times Today" last week to explain how California is trying to help hard-drug users kick their habit by paying them to stay clean.
June 12th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 10th, 2024

With new Omega tool, scientists can rapidly analyze complex biological images through AI-powered 'conversations'
In a new research article, scientists at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (CZ Biohub SF) describe Omega, an open-source software tool that significantly advances the field of bioimage analysis. Omega harnesses the power of large language models (LLMs) to enable scientists to process and analyze biological images through natural language conversations rather than having to issue formal commands or write code.
June 10th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 8th, 2024

Berotralstat: A promising oral treatment for hereditary angioedema with normal C1-inhibitor
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced new real-world evidence showing that patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) who have normal C1-inhibitor (HAE-nC1-INH) level and function had a reduction in monthly attack rates after starting oral, once-daily berotralstat. Additionally, new results were presented from the largest body of evidence documenting adverse health outcomes associated with prophylactic use of attenuated androgens in HAE.
June 8th, 2024 — Source

Molecular Devices opens custom-built site in Cardiff for manufacturing of patient-derived organoids
Today, Molecular Devices, LLC., a leading high-performance life science solutions provider, officially opened its custom-built site in Cardiff, UK. The multi-million-pound facility was custom-built for the company's proprietary bioprocess workflow and unique bioreactor technology that enables the quality-controlled manufacturing of patient-derived organoids (PDOs) at scale
June 8th, 2024 — Source

WHO and FIND join forces to accelerate diagnostic innovation and access
FIND and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that lays the foundation for accelerating innovation and achieving equitable access to quality diagnostics for people globally.
June 8th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 7th, 2024

DirectTrust partners with DTA on new accreditation program
Working with Digital Therapeutic Alliance, the data exchange alliance will offer independent assessments of health apps and other patient-facing tools for interoperability, transparency, privacy and security.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Extracellular vesicles could be potential new treatment for acute kidney injury
Acute kidney injury has many different causes that can result in a high death rate if not properly treated. There are currently limited therapeutic strategies available to manage acute kidney injury. However, a new joint study by Cardiff University School of Medicine and TaiPei Medical University revealed "major experimental evidence" regarding the therapeutic potential of extracellular vesicles in acute kidney injury.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Full-body MRI helps Hackensack Radiology Group boost quality, find growth opportunities
Using the technology can be daunting because it involves considerable time and careful results management -- but augmenting it with AI image enhancement software has made a big difference for its radiologists.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: Advancing FHIR exchange to improve prescribing at the VA
Using the FHIR standard can help organizations like the VA connect rapidly to drug data, which paves the way for real-time surveillance that improves patient safety and identifies adverse events tied to medication.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Increasing applications of robotic surgical systems across Asia and more briefs
Also, Japan has put up an online directory of health facilities offering childbirth services across the country.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

MediSecure enters administration and more briefs
Also, SA Ambulance Service is set to implement an electronic patient care record system.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

​MGI Tech shares new data on core DNEBSEQ technology and showcases latest sequencing innovations at ESHG 2024
MGI (MGI Tech Co., Ltd. or its subsidiaries, together referred to MGI), a company committed to building core tools and technologies that drive innovation in life science, today showcased its cutting-edge technologies via a Corporate Satellite Meeting at this year's European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) conference in Berlin, Germany. MGI users across Europe, ranging from leading researchers to clinicians, academics, and industry leaders, shared first-hand insights on adopting MGI's core DNBSEQ™ technology in screening, diagnostics, and population health initiatives among various applications, highlighting the strides MGI has made in advancing research in the life science sector across the region.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

MGI Tech unveils new european headquarters in Berlin, Germany
MGI (MGI Tech Co., Ltd. or its subsidiaries, together referred to MGI), a company committed to building core tools and technologies that drive innovation in life science, today announced the opening of its new European headquarters in Berlin, Germany to support the life science community across the region.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Neuroscientists map brain pathways for learning from negative feedback
"I'm not gonna do this again," we often say when faced with negative feedback, adverse effects, or disappointing outcomes. Thus, we attempt to learn from such negative experiences. This principle is also a cornerstone of our education system: failing an exam ought to encourage students to do better next time.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

New bioengineering research could improve bone regeneration treatments
A bioengineering breakthrough which helps repair damaged bones without causing the negative side effects of other treatments could lead to better results for patients, scientists say.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Patients are bullish on the benefits of genAI, but still have qualms
If hospitals and health systems can increase consumers' trust in AI outputs, the tools could help achieve better outcomes and more affordable care, according to Deloitte's latest survey.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Pharmacy researchers develop nanoparticle treatment for skin and lung fibrosis
Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso are developing a new therapeutic approach that uses nanoparticles for the treatment of skin and lung fibrosis, conditions that can result in severe damage to the body's tissues.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Shimadzu Announces New LCMS RX Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry Series
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments announces the new LCMS RX series of triple quadrupole mass spectrometry instruments. These advanced systems are supported by integrated hardware and software technologies to ensure reliable and robust results at lower operating costs, even under the most challenging and dynamic laboratory environments.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Tooth loss: First aid
How to give first aid for tooth loss
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Toothache: First aid
Learn what first-aid steps to take if you have a toothache.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Wi-Fi can measure your breath and heartbeat with remarkable accuracy, research shows
The tech was demonstrated by a Taiwanese power management at Computex
June 7th, 2024 — Source

With programmable pixels, novel sensor improves imaging of neural activity
Neurons communicate electrically so to understand how they produce brain functions such as memory, neuroscientists must track how their voltage changes—sometimes subtly—on the timescale of milliseconds. In a new paper in Nature Communications ("Pixel-wise programmability enables dynamic high-SNR cameras for high-speed microscopy"), MIT researchers describe a novel image sensor with the capability to substantially increase that ability.
June 7th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — June 6th, 2024

Heart attack diagnosis innovation - from an hour to eight minutes
Our handheld device can help determine if someone is having a heart attack in as little as eight minutes with just a finger stick of blood. Traditionally, getting such results required a larger blood sample collected via a venous blood draw, which could take up to an hour. Our device streamlines this process, providing quick and accurate results, which are crucial for timely treatment.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

Smart hydrogel injected into intracranial fluid can measure changes in temperature, pH or pressure
A team of medical researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, in China, working with a colleague from Nanyang Technological University, in Singapore, has developed a noninvasive way to monitor biomarkers implanted in the skull over a period of several weeks.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

Study links xylitol to increased risk of heart attack and stroke
Cleveland Clinic researchers found higher amounts of the sugar alcohol xylitol are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

Study: Afib patients on low doses of blood thinners have more bleeding episodes than those on standard doses
Patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib) who took low doses of blood-thinning medications known as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) experienced more bleeding episodes during the first three months of treatment and about one in five had high blood levels of the medications, compared with similar patients who took standard doses of the same medications, according to a study published in Blood Advances.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

The body's own lipids affect mental disorders: Can specific inhibitors help?
A genetic disorder leads to an increase in bioactive lipids in the brain, resulting in an imbalance between excitation and inhibition in neural circuits and promoting mental disorders. However, treatment with an enzyme inhibitor that prevents the activation of lipids can restore balance and alleviate symptoms.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

Women with excess weight as a teen or young adult may have higher stroke risk by age 55
In an analysis of more than 50 years of health data, women who had overweight or obesity at age 14 or 31 were more likely to have an ischemic (clot-caused) stroke before age 55, according to research published today in Stroke.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

Your mental health coach is ready to text you now
Don't want to see a therapist? A mental health coach might be for you.
June 6th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 31st, 2024

After Grilling an NIH Scientist Over Covid Emails, Congress Turns to Anthony Fauci
Former National Institutes of Health official Anthony Fauci has faced many hostile questions from members of Congress, but when he appears before a House panel on Monday, he"ll have something new to answer for: a trove of incendiary emails written by one of his closest advisers.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Discover how SciY empowers scientists
What led to the creation of SciY, and what drove the collaboration of various companies under the SciY umbrella?
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Drop in ED visits, admissions seen in hospitals targeted by ransomware
In hospitals targeted by ransomware attacks, there are transient decreases in emergency department visits and inpatient admissions, according to a research letter published online May 29 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

H.E.L Group extends sales and support with appointment of specialist distributors
H.E.L Group (H.E.L), a global developer and manufacturer of innovative laboratory tools for process optimization, safety, and scale-up, today announced the extension of its global sales network with the appointment of two distributors: Paralab and ProAnalytics. The new application specific distributors increase H.E.L"s sales reach and improve access to technical and field application support for biotechnology and chemical synthesis customers in Europe and the US.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: Tips for smaller health systems starting out with AI
Where can smaller hospitals and health systems begin with artificial intelligence? Brent T. Hoard, a partner at Troutman Pepper and AI expert, says most likely with a vendor. He elaborates on this and much more advice.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Improved kidney transplant success from deceased donors with dialysis history
In a recent Source" target="new" class="RM1">study published in JAMA, researchers compare the outcomes of kidney transplants, in which the kidneys were from deceased donors who had or had not undergone dialysis.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Millions of Americans need drugs like Ozempic: Will it bankrupt the health care system?
An April 24 letter from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to the CEO of Novo Nordisk began with heartfelt thanks to the Danish drugmaker for inventing Ozempic and Wegovy, two medications poised to improve the health of tens of millions of Americans with obesity and related diseases.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Optum joins FDA, manufacturer in recalling infusion pumps that killed one patient
OptumHealth Care Solutions, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, joined the manufacturer and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in recalling an infusion pump system that has killed at least one patient.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Study finds use of in-hospital mortality as a sepsis quality metric may unfairly penalize safety-net hospitals
Sepsis is a leading cause of death and disability and a key target of state and federal quality measures for hospitals. In-hospital mortality of patients with sepsis is frequently measured for benchmarking, both by researchers and policymakers. For example, in New York, sepsis regulations mandate reporting of risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality, and hospitals with lower or higher than expected in-hospital mortality rates are publicly identified as high or low performers.
May 31st, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 30th, 2024

17 Philly children and teens shot themselves last year: Hospital's new gun lock program aims to reverse the trend
Joel Fein often tells the story to parents of his young patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: how, when he was a child, he knew the contents of every drawer and closet in his family home. There were no shelves he hadn't rummaged through, no hiding places he hadn't uncovered.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

A multimodal approach to better predict recovery in patients with disorders of consciousness
When a patient is admitted to intensive care due to a disorder of consciousness—such as a coma—establishing their neurological prognosis is a crucial yet challenging task.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Advancing therapeutic insights: The impact of understanding cellular target engagement with NanoBRET® technology
Could you start by explaining the significance of understanding cellular target engagement in the drug discovery process and how it impacts the development of therapeutic insights?
May 30th, 2024 — Source

An obscure drug discount program stifles use of federal lifeline by rural hospitals
Facing ongoing concerns about rural hospital closures, Capitol Hill lawmakers have introduced a spate of proposals to fix a federal program created to keep lifesaving services in small towns nationwide.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Crescent Regional Hospital is first to offer hologram patient visits
The Dallas-area hospital already uses a holographic video studio and will expand use by installing additional mini hologram displays at several locations throughout the facility and associated clinics.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Desert Oasis Healthcare gains 4x ROI with pop health patient engagement tech
Many patients who had 40% medication adherence rates now take their medication 90% of the time. And the organization has seen a 29% reduction in inpatient utilization and a 24% reduction in ER utilization.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

French pharmacists strike over pay and drug shortages
French pharmacists began their first walkout in 10 years on Thursday, closing up shop over drug shortages, low regulated prices, pharmacy closures and fears medications could be sold online.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

In the brain at rest, study indicates neurons rehearse future experience
Some dreams may, in fact, predict the future: New research has found that during sleep, some neurons not only replay the recent past but also anticipate future experience.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Los Angeles County launches ambitious plan to tackle medical debt
Los Angeles County has launched one of the most ambitious efforts in the nation to tackle medical debt, targeting hospitals for their role in feeding a $2.9 billion problem.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Medical marijuana
U.S. federal law doesn't allow the use of marijuana. But many states allow medical use to treat pain, nausea and other symptoms.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts
Rural children and families are having to skip vital health treatments and even ending up in the emergency room, while already struggling rural clinics are losing more patients, as states cull their Medicaid rolls.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Portable pathology testing found to be equivalent to laboratory analytical standard
On-site pathology tests for infectious diseases in rural and remote locations can be just as reliable and accurate as tests carried out in a hospital laboratory, a new report from Flinders University shows.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Rewritable, recyclable 'smart skin' monitors biological signals on demand
Skin can send certain health-related signals, such as dry skin feeling tighter to indicate the need for moisture. But what if skin could be smarter, capable of monitoring and sharing specific health information, such as the concentration of glucose in sweat or heart rate? That was the question driving a team led by Penn State researchers that recently developed an adhesive sensing device that seamlessly attaches to human skin to detect and monitor the wearer's health.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Safety-Net Health Clinics Cut Services and Staff Amid Medicaid 'Unwinding"
One of Montana"s largest health clinics that serves people in poverty has cut back services and laid off workers. The retrenchment mirrors similar cuts around the country as safety-net health centers feel the effects of states purging their Medicaid rolls.
May 30th, 2024 — Source or Source

SAP adds genAI through AWS to hasten digital modernization
The tech giants have expanded their strategic collaboration to bolster cloud-based enterprise life cycle management with access to multiple LLMs and foundation models developers can use to build customized applications on in-house data.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

'So Much Death": Lawmakers Weigh Stricter Speed Limits, Safer Roads for Pedestrians
The party was winding down. Its young hosts, María Rivas Cruz and her fiance, Raymond Olivares, had accompanied friends to their car to bid them farewell. As the couple crossed a four-lane main road back to the home they had just bought, Rivas Cruz and Olivares were struck by a car fleeing an illegal street race. The driver was going 70 in a 40-mph zone.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Survey on trust and equity in emergency departments aims to improve system for all patients
No one wants to go to the emergency department, no matter where or who they are. Going to the emergency department means, inherently, that something has gone wrong. For those coming in, it's a time of pain, anxiety, maybe fear, maybe even anger.
May 30th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 29th, 2024

2,000 telehealth kiosks to be deployed in rural Malaysia
The installation is expected to relieve overcrowding in rural health facilities.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

A protein-based risk score for hip-fracture using an aptamer-based proteomic platform
An international team of medical researchers has developed a protein-based risk score for hip fracture using an aptamer-based proteomic platform. In their study, published in the journal Nature Aging, the group analyzed data from the Cardiovascular Health Study and used their findings to develop their scoring system.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

California pays meth users to get sober
ere in the rugged foothills of California's Sierra Nevada, the streets aren't littered with needles and dealers aren't hustling drugs on the corner.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

FDA urged to relax decades-old tissue donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men
The federal government in 2020 and 2023 changed who it said could safely donate organs and blood, reducing the restrictions on men who have had sex with another man.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Heatstroke: First aid
Heatstroke happens when body temperature rises quickly and a person can't cool down. It can be life-threatening by causing damage to the brain and other vital organs. It may be caused by doing strenuous activity in the heat or by being in a hot place for too long. Heatstroke can happen without having any previous heat-related condition, such as heat exhaustion.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Hitting the target with non-invasive deep brain stimulation: Potential therapy for addiction, depression and OCD
Neurological disorders, such as addiction, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), affect millions of people worldwide and are often characterized by complex pathologies involving multiple brain regions and circuits. These conditions are notoriously difficult to treat due to the intricate and poorly understood nature of brain functions and the challenge of delivering therapies to deep brain structures without invasive procedures.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Limited funding hinders uptake of RPM, DTx in Australia
The latest report from the Productivity Commission notes the "slow" uptake of remote care technologies despite wide availability.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Making evidence go further in health science research
Health science research could benefit from pairing two unique methods of study, argue SFI External Professor Ross Hammond and Sharin Barkin in a May 15 perspective published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. When used together, traditional trials and computational models "offer powerful synergy," write the authors.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Medical marijuana
U.S. federal law doesn't allow the use of marijuana. But many states allow medical use to treat pain, nausea and other symptoms.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

NYC Health Dept. to rely on donations for research journals amid budget cuts
New York City's top health officials will have access to fewer than two dozen medical research journals, as the department has turned to outside funding for research articles following Adams administration budget cuts.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Psychoactive drugs are having a moment. The FDA will soon weigh in. NewsGuard 100/100 Score
Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives.
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Tennessee Gives This Hospital Monopoly an A Grade — Even When It Reports Failure
A Tennessee agency that is supposed to hold accountable and grade the nation"s largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly awards full credit on dozens of quality-of-care measurements as long as it reports any value — regardless of how its hospitals actually perform.
May 29th, 2024 — Source or Source

Why use light scattering to analyze proteins and viral vectors?
In this interview, Dr. Michelle Chen, Senior Director of Analytical Sciences at Wyatt Technology, talks to NewsMedical about how to use light scattering techniques to analyze proteins for their multi-attribute quantification (MAQ).
May 29th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 28th, 2024

Beamtree inks $2M AI deal to enhance private Saudi hospital's clinical data
This marks the Australian company's expansion into Saudi's private health sector after cementing its presence in its public health system.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Changing the landscape of R&D to build clinical success from the ground up
In this interview, NewsMedical talks to Amanda Jones at Revvity about the strategies and solutions available to revolutionize the landscape of R&D in clinical research.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Innovative sweat monitoring device enables non-invasive health monitoring
Sweat contains biomarkers that can monitor various health conditions, from diabetes to genetic disorders. Sweat sampling, unlike blood collection, is preferred by users due to its painless nature. However, to obtain sufficient nutrients or hormones from sweat for testing, intense physical activity was previously required to induce sweat. This method posed challenges for individuals with limited mobility.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

New sweat monitoring device doesn't require physical activity
Sweat contains biomarkers that can monitor various health conditions, from diabetes to genetic disorders. Sweat sampling, unlike blood collection, is preferred by users due to its painless nature. However, to obtain sufficient nutrients or hormones from sweat for testing, intense physical activity was previously required to induce sweat. This method posed challenges for individuals with limited mobility.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Psychoactive Drugs Are Having a Moment. The FDA Will Soon Weigh In.
Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Researchers discover novel method to predict effectiveness of mesenchymal stromal cells for cartilage repair
Researchers have discovered a more efficient method for evaluating the ability of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) to regenerate cartilage. Their novel method is also the first to utilize topological defects in the self-assembly of MSCs to forecast their cartilage regeneration potential.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

San Diego's biggest medical provider is all in on robot-assisted surgery
Sharp HealthCare is among 11 medical providers worldwide to gain early access to the next generation of robot-assisted surgery. While this accomplishment may seem like a one-off upgrade, it actually signals a years-long shift in how the region's largest health system operates.
May 28th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 27th, 2024

First seizure clinics reduce the need for future health care, researchers find
Clinics specializing in first seizures reduce the need for patients to present at emergency departments or be admitted to hospital later, Monash University-led research has found.
May 27th, 2024 — Source

New AI platform makes advanced microscopy image analysis accessible to all
Researchers have developed a groundbreaking platform that empowers life scientists to harness cutting-edge, deep learning techniques for biomedical research. The platform is called DL4MicEverywhere and makes advanced artificial intelligence (AI) accessible for analyzing microscopy images, empowering researchers regardless of their computational expertise.
May 27th, 2024 — Source

WHO chief urges countries to quickly seal pandemic deal
The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged countries to nail down a landmark global agreement on handling of future pandemics after they missed a hard deadline.
May 27th, 2024 — Source

WHO seeks $7 bn with fund-raising revamp
The World Health Organization launched Sunday a new financing mechanism that aims to raise $7 billion of funds that can be deployed more quickly and flexibly.
May 27th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 25th, 2024

A UCLA doctor is on a quest to free modern medicine from a Nazi-tainted anatomy book
As Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar pondered how to fix the human heart, he was given a gift laced with horror.
May 25th, 2024 — Source

New technique detects novel biomarkers for kidney diseases with nephrotic syndrome
A study, presented at the 61st ERA Congress, has uncovered a significant breakthrough in the diagnosis and monitoring of kidney diseases associated with nephrotic syndrome. The study is also published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
May 25th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 24th, 2024

By outfitting police with telehealth iPads, mental health program saves government $62M
Officers in Oklahoma can contact mental health professionals from their vehicles, avoiding ER visits and other risks. In the counties served by the virtual care program, there has been a 93.1% reduction in hospitalizations for mental health crises.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Choking: First aid
A step-by-step guide explaining what to do in a choking emergency.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Driving innovation in regenerative medicine: €37.5 million grant for DRIVE-RM consortium
The SUMMIT grant recognizes world-class collaborations, while further strengthening these partnerships. The DRIVE-RM collaboration involves UMC Utrecht, Utrecht University, Eindhoven University of Technology, Maastricht University, and the Hubrecht Institute, focusing on smart materials that assist the body in healing.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

FDA urged to relax decades-old tissue donation restrictions for gay and bisexual men
The federal government in 2020 and 2023 changed who it said could safely donate organs and blood, reducing the restrictions on men who have had sex with another man.
May 24th, 2024 — Source or Source

Foreign object in the ear: First aid
If left untreated, a foreign object in the ear can cause pain, infection and hearing loss.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Heatstroke: First aid
Heatstroke happens when body temperature rises quickly and a person can't cool down. It can be life-threatening by causing damage to the brain and other vital organs. It may be caused by doing strenuous activity in the heat or by being in a hot place for too long. Heatstroke can happen without having any previous heat-related condition, such as heat exhaustion.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

High-tech imaging and VR used for mapping the brain and understanding developmental disorders
Through high-tech imaging and virtual reality, a University of South Florida medical engineering professor is creating a detailed map of the brain that can be used to better understand developmental disorders, such as autism, and provide earlier, more effective treatments for brain injuries and diseases.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Internationally trained female oncologists face many discrimination challenges in the US, find researchers
Coral Olazagasti expected a relatively smooth transition when she moved to New York to start her residency after graduating from medical school in her native Puerto Rico. But that proved wishful thinking.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Pandemic agreement talks end without a deal
Negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a deal—though countries said they wanted to keep pushing for an accord.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop new light-controlled 'off switch' for brain cells
Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School have found that a new class of light-sensitive proteins are capable of turning off brain cells with light, offering scientists an unprecedentedly effective tool to investigate brain function. The study, published in Nature Communications, opens exciting new opportunities to apply optogenetics to investigate the brain activity underlying neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders such as Parkinson's disease and depression.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Scientists show that serotonin activates brain areas influencing behavior and motivation
Our brains are made of tens of billions of nerve cells called neurons. These cells communicate with each other through biomolecules called neurotransmitters. Serotonin, a type of neurotransmitter, is produced by serotonin neurons in our brains and influences many of our behavioral and cognitive functions such as memory, sleep, and mood.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Stroke rates are rising, especially among the young
The rate at which Americans under the age of 65 suffered a stroke rose by about 15% between 2011 and 2022, new government data shows. The study is published in the journal MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Ultrasound waves zapped at the brain are being used to treat everything from hand tremors to addiction
One in four people has a mental disorder, according to the World Health Organization. If you're lucky enough to live in a wealthy country, treatment will usually involve some form of medication—which can cause more issues than it fixes.
May 24th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 23rd, 2024

Researchers decipher mechanisms of liver regeneration
Scientists from the Berlin Institute of Health at Charite (BIH) and Open Targets together with colleagues from the University of Cambridge, and Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, U.K., uncovered mechanisms driving regeneration of the liver during chronic liver disease. This regenerative process allows the liver to repair itself when chronically injured but could also result in progression toward cancer.
May 23rd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 17th, 2024

At-home, early warning heart failure wearable can save lives and money
By 2030, there is projected to be a shortage of 120,000 cardiologists in the U.S. Combined with the decline in hospital beds and rising cost of heart failure, healthcare organizations need to find a way to detect heart failure earlier and at lower cost.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Black eye
A black eye is bruising caused by bleeding in the tiny blood vessels in the skin surrounding the eye. Most injuries that cause a black eye aren't serious. But a black eye could be a symptom of a more serious injury, such as an internal injury to the eye or a fracture of the thin bones around the eye. You may have a skull fracture if you have double vision, bruising around both eyes or bleeding from the nose.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Clean needles save lives. In some states, they might not be legal.
On the main floor of a former Catholic church in Bolivar, Pennsylvania, Botteicher runs a flower shop and cafe.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Cyberattack fallout: Ascension and DocGo troubles ricochet
Also: CommonSpirit reports increased earnings in the year after a major ransomware disruption and widespread data breach.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Clinicians report success with first test of drug in a patient with life-threatening blood clotting disorder
A team led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital used a new drug to save the life of a patient with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP), a rare disorder characterized by uncontrolled clotting throughout the small blood vessels.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

FDA clears Nova's Stat Profile Prime Plus analyzer for micro capillary sample mode
Nova Biomedical is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for a micro capillary sample mode on the Stat Profile Prime Plus® Critical Care analyzer
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Get the best out of your microplate reader: recommendations for use
In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Ann-Cathrin Volz and Martin Mangold about Microplate Readers and Recommendations for use.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Scaffolding sensors detect early evidence of organ transplant rejections in mice
A new microporous scaffold functions as a minimally-invasive surveillance method to identify rejection prior to graft injury in a mouse model, according to a study published in Science Advances.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

New imaging software improves lung diagnosis for 30% of patients who can't tolerate contrast dye
For up to 30% of patients who are allergic to medical contrast dye or have a dye restriction because of other health conditions, they might find that it takes longer to get a diagnosis when it comes to life-threatening lung issues such as pulmonary embolism. That's because imaging methods that detect lung problems but don't use contrast dye aren't as accurate and can be more time-consuming to administer.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

New technique to freeze brain tissue without harm
A team of medical researchers at the National Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital, Fudan University, in China, has developed a technique to freeze and thaw brain tissue without causing damage.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

NIH study shows chronic wasting disease unlikely to move from animals to people
Study of cerebral organoids reinforces evidence for substantial species barrier
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Study reveals that the brain modulates visual signals according to internal states
What we see is not simply just a neural representation of the pattern of light in the eye, but an interpretation of this image, to which our needs and expectations contribute. These factors are shaped by earlier experiences and also depend on inner states like our behavioral activity and our vigilance or attentiveness—often collectively known as "arousal."
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Study suggests chronic wasting disease unlikely to move from animals to people
A new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) from cervids—deer, elk and moose—to people. The findings, from National Institutes of Health scientists and published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, are consistent with decades of similar research in animal models at the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Study uncovers key factors for resilience after trauma
Following traumatic experiences, many individuals demonstrate remarkable resilience, recovering their mental and behavioral well-being without external intervention. An Emory University-led study, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and other sites, is improving the understanding of how some people recover from trauma better than others, marking a significant advancement in resilience research.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Sunshine and Steps for a Cause: Bedfont® Scientific's Team Raise Vital Funds at Heart of Kent Hospice's Bluebell Walk 2024.
On Sunday, 5th May 2024, Heart of Kent Hospice hosted its annual Bluebell Walk with joint headline sponsors Bedfont® Scientific Limited and NewMed Ltd.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

The lure of specialty medicine pulls nurse practitioners from primary care NewsGuard 100/100 Score
For many patients, seeing a nurse practitioner has become a routine part of primary care, in which these "NPs" often perform the same tasks that patients have relied on doctors for.
May 17th, 2024 — Source or Source

WEDI asks HHS to ensure info exchange capabilities after cyberattacks
As cyberattacks increase in scope and intensity, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange is asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies to do more to help health systems maintain operational continuity.
May 17th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 14th, 2024

A guide to healthcare digital transformation and the digital-first model
Dr. Gauri Puri, chief business officer for healthcare at WNS, a global business process management company, offers a deep dive that can lead IT leaders at hospitals and health systems on the road to digital success.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Achalasia diagnosis
Karthik Ravi, M.D., Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic: Eating is a big part of our daily life. It's part of our social got together. And in achalasia, in some patients, that struggle to eat really erodes that, and it can have a huge impact on their quality of life.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

An easy pill to swallow—new 3D printing research paves way for personalized medication
A new technique for 3D printing medication has enabled the printing of multiple drugs in a single tablet, paving the way for personalized pills that can deliver timed doses.
May 14th, 2024 — Source or Source

Brain--computer interface experiments first to decode words 'spoken' entirely in the brain in real time
A team of brain specialists at the California Institute of Technology has developed a brain--computer interface (BCI) approach to decode words "spoken" entirely in the brain by recording signals from individual neurons in real time—a first.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Experts advocate for terminology change in brain injury research NewsGuard 100/100 Score
A new editorial published this May in the British Journal of Sports Medicine by experts from Spaulding Rehabilitation, Boston University, Mayo Clinic, and the Concussion Legacy Foundation, argues that the term "subconcussion" is a dangerous misnomer that should be retired. The authors are appealing to the medical community and media to substitute the term with more specific terms so the public can better understand the risks of brain injuries and advance effective efforts to prevent chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
May 14th, 2024 — Source

FDA discussing ban of formaldehyde in hair straighteners
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to ban formaldehyde as an ingredient in chemical hair straighteners, also known as relaxers.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Foreign object swallowed: First aid
If you swallow a foreign object, it usually will pass through your system without notice. But some objects can get stuck in the tube that connects the mouth and stomach, called the esophagus. Or they can block the airway and cause choking.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Machine learning model uncovers new drug design opportunities
Pathogens are nothing if not adaptable, and their ability to protect themselves against antibiotics increasingly poses a public health concern. A research team led by Los Alamos National Laboratory has used machine learning, an application of artificial intelligence, to identify molecular properties that could guide the discovery of new types of antibiotics, especially among pathogens deemed critical by the World Health Organization due to their high bacterial resistance.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Newly identified PET biomarker predicts success of immune checkpoint blockade therapy
The protein galectin-1 (Gal-1) has been identified as a new PET imaging biomarker for immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy, allowing physicians to predict the tumor responses before beginning treatment.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Newsom's $12 Billion Medicaid Makeover Banks on Nonprofits' Buy-In
For much of his young life, Jorge Sanchez regularly gasped for air, at times coughing so violently that he'd almost throw up. His mother whisked him to the emergency room late at night and slept with him to make sure he didn't stop breathing.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Nonprescription acne treatment: Which products work best?
Many acne products are sold in pharmacies and drugstores. Find out how they differ, what main ingredients to look for and how to use these products for best results.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Physicians with disabilities may experience depersonalization
Physicians with disabilities (PWDs) are significantly more likely to experience depersonalization but not emotional exhaustion when compared with their peers without disabilities, according to a research letter published online May 9 in JAMA Network Open.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Promising new study could lead to a reduction in symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Every year roughly 1,000 Canadians are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). Some 4,000 Canadians are currently living with the disease.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Researchers detect hidden ingredients and questionable claims in supplements
A recent study published in Phytochemical Analysis, conducted by Schmid College of Science and Technology Professor Rosalee Hellberg and students Calin Harris, Diane Kim, Miranda Miranda and Chevon Jordan, reveals that some supplement companies may mislead customers with unproven health claims and undeclared ingredients.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Researchers reveal how lipopolysaccharide binding protein resists hepatic oxidative stress
A research team identified a novel mechanism by which the body regulates oxidative stress pressure, offering new insights into how cells respond to oxidative stress. The study is published in Nature Communications.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Study explores potential target to treat liver disease
A clinical trial led by Birmingham researchers investigated targeting a molecule causing liver inflammation and fibrosis to treat patients with Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)—a debilitating liver disease for which there is currently no treatment.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Ultrasound can help patients with a type of rheumatic disease lead longer and healthier lives
A dissertation at Umea University shows that ultrasound can help patients with a type of rheumatic disease to live longer and healthier lives. These patients have so far had an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, which contributes to premature death.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make them better than ever?
It's a new question for many workers amid the rise of ChatGPT and other AI programs that can hold conversations, write stories and even generate songs and images within seconds.
May 14th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 12th, 2024

Researchers show genetic variant common among Black Americans contributes to large cardiovascular disease burden
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Duke University showed that a genetic variant, present in 3-4% of self-identified Black individuals in the U.S., increases the risk for both heart failure and death and contributes to significant decreases in longevity at the population level
May 12th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 11th, 2024

Early feasibility studies on climate-friendly albuterol inhaler completed
DevPro Biopharma and Bespak have announced the completion of early feasibility studies on DP007, a new formulation of albuterol in a pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) which shows comparable performance to Ventolin® HFA but with a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
May 11th, 2024 — Source

New biomedical engineering innovation shows potential to transform trauma care and surgical practices
A breakthrough study, published in Science Translational Medicine, features a biomedical engineering innovation with the potential to transform trauma care and surgical practices. Chapman University's Fowler School of Engineering Founding Dean and Professor, Andrew Lyon, is a member of this multidisciplinary, multi-university scientific research team developing platelet-like particles that integrate into the body's clotting pathways to stop hemorrhage. Sanika Pandit, an alumna of Chapman University, is also among the 15 authors in this research.
May 11th, 2024 — Source

New partnership addresses key challenges for regulating digital mental health technologies
An MHRA and NICE partnership, funded by Wellcome, is addressing key challenges for regulating and evaluating digital mental health technologies (DMHTs) with input from patients, the public and mental health professionals.​
May 11th, 2024 — Source

NHS still faces waiting list challenges
Commenting on the publication today of the NHS monthly performance statistics, Tim Gardner, Assistant Director of Policy at the Health Foundation, said:
May 11th, 2024 — Source

Scripps Research professor emeritus John Johnson selected as member of the National Academy of Sciences
Scripps Research professor emeritus John Johnson, PhD, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences—one of the highest honors given to scientists. According to the Academy, members are selected "in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."
May 11th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 10th, 2024

100 Days Later, Neuralink's First Human Patient Is Now Using His Brain Implant to Play Slay the Spire
"...the games I can play now are leaps and bounds better than previous ones".
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Putting a Hole in Our World
When we're young, we take our macula for granted. At the center of our retina -- the deepest layer of the eye that's chock-full of photoreceptors and that confers color to our world -- the macula is like a high-resolution camera. As light hits our eyes, the retina's macula recasts our world in a bloom of color with astoundingly high visual sharpness.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Animal bites: First aid
Animal bites might be caused by pets — such as cats, dogs, hamsters and turtles. Or bites may be from farm animals or wild animals. The type of care needed depends on how deep the bite is and the type of animal that caused it.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Attendees report in on 'next chapter in virtual care' at ATA conference
Four telehealth experts discuss the roles of AI, collaboration, hybrid care, regulation and more as presented at this week's American Telemedicine Association annual conference.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

EU researchers are taking fresh approaches to understanding immune-system disorders for more effective treatments
In mid-2015 and early 2016 in Finland, a group of scientists became interested in inspecting doormats. The pursuit, while seemingly unusual, had a serious aim: to determine whether a higher mix of microbes typically found in rural environments might protect against the development of type 1 diabetes, an immune-system disorder.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

How to find more information about a drug that your doctor prescribed
You've just been given a prescription for a new drug from your doctor. Your doctor told you why she was prescribing the medication, gave you its name and some information about common side-effects. Your pharmacist is also available to help you use the medication properly, but you want more details and general information.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Machine learning enables cheaper and safer low-power MRI
Machine learning enables cheaper and safer low-power magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without sacrificing accuracy, according to a new study. According to the authors, these advances pave the way for affordable, patient-centric, and deep learning-powered ultra-low-field (ULF) MRI scanners, addressing unmet clinical needs in diverse healthcare settings worldwide.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

New collaboration platform removes barriers to nurse-led care
For nurse practitioners and physician assistants in states with restrictive practice rules, it matches them with other clinicians, automates licensing compliance and provides EHR-agnostic chart sharing and a HIPAA-compliant chat.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

New EU assessment framework for digital health on the horizon?
A harmonised European Health Technology Assessment Regulation (HTAR) is set to come into force in 2025, but the mandatory application of the regulation does not cover digital health technologies. The EDiHTA Project aims to address that.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Psychiatric records show over half of the people were admitted against their will
Picture two people, both suffering from a serious mental illness requiring hospital admission. One was born in Australia, the other in Asia.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Sunburn
If you've been sunburned, you'll notice the symptoms within a few hours of being in the sun too long. The affected skin will be painful, inflamed and hot to the touch. Blisters might develop. You may also have headache, fever or nausea.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Their first baby came with medical debt. These Illinois parents won't have another
Heather Crivilare was a month from her due date when she was rushed to an operating room for an emergency cesarean section.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

The benefits of home-based, tech-enabled care for depression
Universal Brain Founder and CEO Dr. Kazu Okuda, a psychiatrist, discusses precision psychiatry and the technology that facilitates this form of treatment in the home.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Video laryngoscopy improves intubation on first attempt in neonates
Among neonates undergoing urgent endotracheal intubation, successful intubation on the first attempt occurs in more neonates undergoing video laryngoscopy than direct laryngoscopy, according to a study published online May 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, held from May 2 to 6 in Toronto.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 8th, 2024

Chest pain: First aid
First aid for chest pain depends on the cause. Serious health conditions such as a heart attack can cause chest pain. Other causes of chest pain include infections and bruised chest muscles. If you have new or sudden chest pain, get emergency medical help.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Faster approach for starting extended-release naltrexone to treat opioid use disorder shown effective
NIH-supported clinical trial addresses important barrier to opioid use disorder treatment.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Foreign object in the skin: First aid
A foreign object in the skin might be anything from a tiny wood splinter to a large, jagged piece of glass. Serious wounds can be deep and dangerous with severe bleeding and a risk of infection.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Health impacts and demographic inequities from nitrogen dioxide emissions in US homes using gas and propane stoves
In a recent study published in Science Advances, researchers quantified indoor nitrogen dioxide emissions from gas and propane stoves and assessed their health impacts and demographic disparities in exposure among United States (U.S.) populations.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Researchers outline how cells activate to cause fibrosis and organ scarring
New research led by Unity Health Toronto that examines how fibroblast cells in the body are activated to cause fibrosis and organ scarring has been published in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. Fibrosis and organ scarring are leading causes of death, with data suggesting they are responsible for up to 45% of deaths in the developed world.
May 8th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 7th, 2024

A potential treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: Engineered yeast can transport medicines and lower inflammation
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex condition that requires individualized care to meet the needs of the patient's current disease state. With available medications sometimes causing serious side effects or losing their efficacy over time, many researchers have been exploring new, more targeted ways of delivering medications or other beneficial compounds, such as probiotics.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

AI may help physicians detect abnormal heart rhythms earlier
An artificial intelligence program developed by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute and their Cedars-Sinai colleagues can detect a type of abnormal heart rhythm that can go unnoticed during medical appointments, according to a new study.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Almost all counterfeit oxycontin pills contain fentanyl, finds study
Lab tests of counterfeit oxycodone (Oxycontin) pills seized by police in Rhode Island in 2022 found 99.3% also contained dangerous fentanyl.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Biden team's tightrope: Reining in rogue Obamacare agents without slowing enrollment NewsGuard 100/100 Score
President Joe Biden counts among his accomplishments the record-high number of people, more than 21 million, who enrolled in Obamacare plans this year. Behind the scenes, however, federal regulators are contending with a problem that affects people's coverage: rogue brokers who have signed people up for Affordable Care Act plans, or switched them into new ones, without their permission.
May 7th, 2024 — Source or Source

'Breaking a promise': California deficit could halt raises for disability workers
Families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, and advocates warn of potential lawsuits if disability services become harder to get.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Biomarkers + patient-reported outcomes up prediction of interstitial cystitis
The integration of biomarkers and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) improves prediction of interstitial cystitis (IC)/bladder pain syndrome, according to a study published online April 24 in Urology.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Cardiovascular health is intricately linked to the food security status of minoritized groups
In a recent study published in BMC Public Health, researchers investigated the relationship between food security and ideal cardiovascular health while addressing disparities across minoritized groups by studying a representative sample of the United States (U.S.) population balanced for race, ethnicity, and sex.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Cellular study of Schaaf-Yang syndrome offers better understanding of a rare disease that causes intellectual disability
Mutations in the MAGEL2 gene, which cause Schaaf-Yang syndrome (SYS)—an ultra-rare disease that affects neuronal and cognitive development—generate truncated, non-functional proteins that tend to accumulate in the cell nucleus. Moreover, this progressive accumulation of abnormal proteins could cause a toxic effect in patients affected by the syndrome, who suffer congenital malformations, intellectual disability, alterations in facial features, sleep apnea and joint contractures.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Commentary: What it will take for Washington state to create a skilled and adaptable workforce
The Technology Alliance was founded just over 25 years ago by folks like Bill Gates Sr., Tom Alberg, Ed Fritzky, Ed Lazowska, and, of course, our fearless founding CEO, Susannah Malarkey.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Small pump for kids awaiting heart transplant shows promise in new trial
A small, implantable cardiac pump that could help children await heart transplants at home, not in the hospital, has performed well in the first stage of human testing.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Doppler ultrasound feasible for first-line diagnosis of giant cell arteritis
For patients with high clinical suspicion of giant cell arteritis (GCA), color Doppler ultrasound of the temporal artery as a first-line diagnostic tool can avoid the need for other diagnostic tests, according to a study published online May 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

How the nursing shortage is affecting the Canadian health care system, patients and nurses themselves
If you worry that there are not enough health care providers to meet health needs, you are not alone. Seventy percent of Canadians worry about access to care. One factor affecting health-care access is a global nursing shortage.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Intermountain expands DAX Copilot genAI deployment
The goal is to tackle documentation burden, giving clinicians more time with their patients and decreasing burnout, says the health system's chief clinical officer.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Massachusetts sets up Steward bankruptcy response system
Led by a Mass General quality and safety veteran, the command center enables the Department of Public Health to respond to any possible clinical and other challenges at the state's hospitals owned by the ailing health system.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

New analysis links resident physicians' exam scores to patient survival
How do we know whether newly minted doctors have what it takes to prevent patient deaths? After completing residency training, graduating physicians typically take board certification exams at the time they enter practice—but surprisingly little is known about the ability of these standard tests to predict the things that count the most in a doctor's performance, such as how likely their patients are to survive or to avoid a return trip to the hospital.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

New efforts try to balance nurse staffing ratios with access to care
Nurse groups are focused on fixing what they say are untenable nurse-to-patient ratios. As legislation mandating staff ratios looms, AI and virtual care may offer a way forward.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Q&A: Physician discusses unintended consequences of patients having immediate access to test results
In a fast-paced digital age where patients can open their test results as soon as they are available, what happens when a patient reads through complicated results without a physician there to help them understand what it all means? And what happens when a patient misinterprets bad news as good news, or vice versa?
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Researchers make strides in understanding little-known autoimmune myelin-impairing disorder
Blindness and paralysis are often the devastating consequences of little-known disease myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD). An Australian research collaboration is looking to change this, making huge strides in understanding the condition which could lead to better outcomes in the future.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Researchers suggest β-cells may play role in lung transplant rejection
B-cells infiltrating the lungs may be responsible for one of the most common complications in lung transplantation, which can lead to rejection, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Sapio Sciences Unveils Enhanced Molecular Biology Toolkit
Sapio ELN release 24.5 features multiple improvements, including enhanced CRISPR design with multiple sequence alignment and integration with small molecule research.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Seeking medical insights in the physics of mucus
As much as we might not want to think about it, mucus is everywhere in our bodies. It coats our airways and our digestive systems and serves as a first line of defense against pathogens, a habitat for our microbiomes, and a conveyor belt for our insides to keep everything moving smoothly.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Study finds AI is as good as a physician at prioritizing which patients need to be seen first
Emergency departments nationwide are overcrowded and overtaxed, but a new study suggests artificial intelligence (AI) could one day help prioritize which patients need treatment most urgently.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Study shows that the cerebellum is involved in processing emotions, with implications for ataxia care
For a long time, the fact that the cerebellum plays an important role in regulating our emotions—such as when processing fear—has been ignored. Professor Melanie Mark from Ruhr-University Bochum and Professor Dagmar Timmann from the University of Duisburg-Essen are two of the first researchers to provide experimental evidence that the cerebellum contributes towards both the learning and the extinction of conditioned fear responses.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Study compares vestibular endolymphatic hydrops grading methods in Meniere disease
In a study published online April 17 in the European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, different grading methods for vestibular endolymphatic hydrops (EH) and the severity of hearing loss are compared in Meniere disease (MD).
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Treating Pericarditis
Vivien Williams: He was 26 years old and too sick to work for months. The young man you are about to meet suffered from a disease called pericarditis. It's a heart condition the doctors at Mayo Clinic say can be difficult to diagnose, often heard to treat and very challenging for many of the people who suffer from it. The key to recovery is getting the right treatment and getting it quickly.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

What facilitated telehealth can do to improve care for high-need groups
The promise of telehealth has not been fully realized in populations with great health inequities, a new study shows, with the same factors that lead to poor health and poor access contributing to low use of digital health services.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

What's keeping the US from allowing better sunscreens? NewsGuard 100/100 Score
When dermatologist Adewole "Ade" Adamson sees people spritzing sunscreen as if it's cologne at the pool where he lives in Austin, Texas, he wants to intervene. "My wife says I shouldn't," he said, "even though most people rarely use enough sunscreen."
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Why sleep soothes distress: Neurobiology explained
A study published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience by an international team including the Woolcock's Dr. Rick Wassing examined research into sleep disorders over more than two decades to prove a good night's sleep is the perfect remedy for emotional distress.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

What's Keeping the US From Allowing Better Sunscreens?
When dermatologist Adewole "Ade" Adamson sees people spritzing sunscreen as if it's cologne at the pool where he lives in Austin, Texas, he wants to intervene. "My wife says I shouldn't," he said, "even though most people rarely use enough sunscreen."
May 7th, 2024 — Source

What is nano-texture glass and do I need it?
Apple's nano-texture glass option has come to the iPad Pro. Here's what you need to know.
May 7th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 3rd, 2024

A roadmap for designing more inclusive health chatbots
Taking a thoughtful approach to AI-enabled patient engagement tools is key to helping ensure health equity and enabling better outcomes, say experts from the University of Westminster.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Biomimetic transcatheter aortic heart valve offers new option for aortic stenosis patients
Recent findings from a study on a transcatheter heart valve (THV) system, which includes a new class of transcatheter aortic valve, showed positive results in the device's ability to function as a healthy and natural aortic valve in patients with aortic stenosis (AS). The late-breaking data was presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2024 Scientific Sessions.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

California floats extending health insurance subsidies to all adult immigrants
Marisol Pantoja Toribio found a lump in her breast in early January. Uninsured and living in California without legal status and without her family, the usually happy-go-lucky 43-year-old quickly realized how limited her options were.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy system demonstrates safety and effectiveness in pulmonary embolism patients
New data from the Acute Pulmonary Embolism Extraction Trial with the AlphaVac System (APEX-AX) demonstrated that catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy is safe and effective in patients with acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) with significant improvement in the right ventricle (RV) function and minimal major adverse events.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Competition from 'skinny label' generics saved medicare billions, according to report
An analysis of 15 name-brand drugs and their "skinny label" generic counterparts found that competition from these counterparts saved Medicare Part D nearly $15 billion from 2015 to 2021. Skinny labeling allows generic drug manufacturers to exclude labeling information that remains patent-protected by the brand name manufacturer.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Despite a 10-fold increase in ADHD prescriptions, too many New Zealanders are still going without
The number of people accessing medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Aotearoa New Zealand increased significantly between 2006 and 2022. But the disorder is still underdiagnosed and under-treated compared to global ADHD prevalence estimates.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Exploring how brain chemistry influences formation of political opinions
Researchers are exploring a new theory on how the chemistry of the brain causes people to form political opinions. James Cook University neuroscientist Professor Zoltan Sarnyai was part of an international team exploring the threat-based neural switch theory, which they hope will calm the political landscape and help people make more considered judgments.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

'Get this done', WHO chief urges pandemic accord talks
The WHO chief on Friday begged countries negotiating a global agreement on handling future pandemics to "get this done", as they prepare for one final week of last-ditch talks.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Gyros Protein Technologies introduces Gyrolab Generic Rodent ADA Kit Reagents to support preclinical immunogenicity assessment
Gyros Protein Technologies AB, a pioneer in automated nanoliter-scale immunoassays and a leading provider of peptide synthesizers and reagents, today announced the introduction of Gyrolab® Generic Rodent Anti-Drug Antibody (ADA) Kit Reagents for the detection of circulating immune complexes of human IgG with rodent anti-human IgG.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: How to get more value from your EHR system
A look at the current electronic health record landscape from Jonce Smith from Stoltenberg Consulting -- with some best practices for new version upgrades, perspective on enhanced functionalities and tips for staff training to optimize workflows.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Insomnia medication shows promise in treatment for alcohol use disorder
Researchers are recommending full-scale human trials after an insomnia drug helped a man withdraw from his 16 drinks-a-day addiction.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

New research finds resident-to-resident aggression common in assisted living
One in six residents of assisted living facilities is subject to verbal, physical or other aggression by fellow residents in a typical month, and those suffering from dementia are most at risk, new research finds in the first large-scale study of the phenomenon.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Novel thrombectomy system demonstrates positive safety and feasibility results in treating acute pulmonary embolism
Late-breaking data from the ENGULF trial showed that a novel dual-action thrombectomy device was effective and safe in treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The safety and effectiveness results were presented at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2024 Scientific Sessions and simultaneously published in JSCAI.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Oh, Dear! Baby Gear! Why Are the Manuals So Unclear?
Since becoming a father a few months ago, I've been nursing a grudge against something tiny, seemingly inconsequential, and often discarded: instructional manuals. Parenthood requires a lot of gadgetry to maintain a kid's health and welfare. Those gadgets require puzzling over booklets, decoding inscrutable pictographs, and wondering whether warnings can be safely ignored or are actually disclosing a hazard.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source or Source

Pilot program improves well-being of families during advanced care planning
Children with life-limiting rare diseases and their caregivers face tremendous stress and anxiety about the heart-breaking decisions before them. A new intervention—designed at Children's National Hospital to support the palliative needs of these families—improved their spiritual and emotional well-being, according to research published in the journal, Pediatrics.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Real-time MRI reveals the movement dynamics of stuttering
Researchers at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) and the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences (MPI-NAT) have succeeded in visualizing the movement patterns of the internal speech muscles of a stuttering patient using real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop new technique for breath analysis to monitor young patient health status
Researchers are using breath analysis to monitor patients' health status in real time and check levels of certain medicines. Scientists from the University of Basel and University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB) have developed a technique that enables them to measure certain parameters from the breath exhaled by their young patients. Their results have been published in Frontiers in Endocrinology.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

SMART trial reaffirms hemodynamic superiority of TAVR self-expanding valve
Additional analysis from the SMall Annuli Randomized To Evolut or SAPIEN (SMART) study demonstrated clinical non-inferiority of self-expanding valves (SEV) versus balloon-expandable valves (BEV) in aortic stenosis patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and confirmed valve performance superiority over time based on hemodynamics.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Study challenges one-size-fits-all approach to vitamin D supplementation guidelines
A recent study from Trinity College Dublin scientists, sheds light on the complexities of achieving optimal vitamin D status across diverse populations. Despite substantial research on the determinants of vitamin D, levels of vitamin D deficiency remain high.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Study shows high rates of hip osteoarthritis among older adults with spinal deformity
One-third of patients undergoing surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD) also have severe osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip—which is associated with worse spinal alignment and physical functioning, reports a study in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

The current state of female representation in the facial plastic and reconstructive surgery field
A new study presents data reflecting the current state of female representation within the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS). The study is published in Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Tiny shapeshifting stickers detect post-surgery complications
These dissolvable devices 'tag' organs to monitor abnormal activity.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

What's Behind Major Rise in Heart Failure Deaths?
Americans are dying of heart failure today at a higher rate than they did in 1999, reversing years of progress in reducing the death rate.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Women and Black patients less likely to receive catheter-based treatment for pulmonary embolism
New data from the REAL-PE analysis investigated catheter-based pulmonary embolism (PE) treatment, showing women and Black people were less frequently treated with minimally invasive therapy compared to men or non-Black patients. The late-breaking results were presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2024 Scientific Sessions.
May 3rd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — May 1st, 2024

AI experts explore ethical use of video technology to support patients at risk of falls
Video-enabled glasses have the potential to support patients at risk of falls by allowing medical staff to monitor how they move around their homes and their community. However, with privacy concerns at the forefront of this new technology, academics at Northumbria University have carried out a cutting-edge study into the ethical use of AI to ensure video footage can be obscured to ensure patient privacy.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and Watchmaker Genomics Collaborate to Deliver NGS Library Preparation Solutions
Collaboration Helps Simplify Lab Operations and Improve Data Quality for Users.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Bio-Rad launches three StarBright Red Dyes and expands range of antibody markers conjugated to StarBright Violet Dyes to enhance immunology research
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostics products, today announced the launch of three new StarBright™ Red Dyes—StarBright Red 715, 775, and 815—and an expansion of its StarBright Violet Dye series with 29 additional highly validated antibodies conjugated to StarBright Violet 570, 515, 440, 670, 790, and 475 Dyes.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Deep-learning decoding for a noninvasive brain-computer interface
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the potential to make life easier for people with motor or speech disorders, allowing them to manipulate prosthetic limbs and employ computers, among other uses. In addition, healthy and impaired people alike could enjoy BCI-based gaming.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Long-term follow-up reports key findings and clinical messages from largest study of women's health in the US
Researchers from the Brigham and colleagues report on the long-term follow-up of the largest study of women's health in the U.S., shedding light on the role of menopausal hormone therapy, calcium and vitamin D supplementation, and a low-fat dietary pattern among postmenopausal women.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Research on how dietary choline travels through the blood-brain barrier reveals pathway for treating brain disorders
A University of Queensland researcher has found molecular doorways that could be used to help deliver drugs into the brain to treat neurological disorders.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Scientists identify new brain circuit in mice that controls body's inflammatory reactions
The brain can direct the immune system to an unexpected degree, capable of detecting, ramping up and tamping down inflammation, shows a new study in mice from researchers at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Study finds network of inflammatory molecules may act as biomarker for risk of future cerebrovascular disease
A simple blood test could allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk for stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, according to a new UCLA Health study.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Study sheds light on the debate around two types of shoulder replacement surgery for osteoarthritis
A new study has provided valuable insights into the ongoing debate surrounding two types of shoulder replacement surgery: reverse total shoulder replacement and anatomical total shoulder replacement as a treatment for patients with osteoarthritis.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

US long-term care costs are sky-high, but Washington state's new way to help pay for them could be nixed
If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

US to reclassify cannabis as low-risk drug, in major shift
US President Joe Biden's administration is set to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, an official said Tuesday—a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
May 1st, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 30th, 2024

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): First aid
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving technique that's useful in many emergencies in which someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. For example, when someone has a heart attack or nearly drowns. The American Heart Association recommends starting CPR with hard and fast chest compressions. This hands-only CPR recommendation applies to both untrained bystanders and first responders.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

GPT-4, Google Gemini fall short in breast imaging classification, study finds
Use of publicly available large language models (LLMs) resulted in changes in breast imaging reports classification that could have a negative effect on patient management, according to a new international study published in the journal Radiology. The study findings underscore the need to regulate these LLMs in scenarios that require high-level medical reasoning, researchers said.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Medication-assisted treatment, along with group therapy, found to improve inhibitory control in heroin addiction
In line with their previous work, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai showed that individuals with heroin use disorder have lower activity in the anterior and dorsolateral PFC when performing an inhibitory control task compared with healthy controls.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Poisoning: First aid
Poisoning is injury or death due to swallowing, inhaling, touching or injecting various drugs, chemicals, venoms or gases. Many substances — such as drugs and carbon monoxide — are poisonous only in higher concentrations or dosages. And others — such as cleaners — are dangerous only if ingested. Children are particularly sensitive to even small amounts of certain drugs and chemicals.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Researchers identify over 2,000 genetic signals linked to blood pressure in study of over 1 million people
Researchers led by Queen Mary University of London have discovered over a hundred new regions of the human genome, also known as genomic loci, that appear to influence a person's blood pressure. In total, over 2,000 independent genetic signals for blood pressure are now reported, demonstrating that blood pressure is a highly complex trait influenced by thousands of different genetic variants.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Severe bleeding: First aid
Severe bleeding can be caused by gashes, cuts, tears and other injuries. A person with uncontrolled bleeding can die within five minutes, so it's important to quickly stop blood loss.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Spider bites: First aid
Most spider bites cause only minor injury. Bites from a few spider species can be dangerous.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Sign here? Financial agreements may leave doctors in the driver"s seat
Cass Smith-Collins jumped through hoops to get the surgery that would match his chest to his gender.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

The Hack
When Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, got hit by a cyberattack this winter, a big chunk of the nation"s doctors, pharmacists, hospitals, and therapists stopped getting paid. The hack also limited health providers" ability to share medical records and other information critical to patient care.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Tsetse fly protein provides anticoagulant with its own on-off switch
Researchers at the University of Sydney and University of Geneva have developed a new anticoagulant, whose anticlotting action can be rapidly stopped "on demand." The result could lead to new surgical and post-operative drugs that minimize the risk of serious bleeding.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

UNIGE's synthetic anticoagulant provides reliable alternative to heparin
Anticoagulant treatments are crucial for managing many conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and venous thrombosis. Current options, however, carry an inherent risk of serious bleeding due to trauma or unforeseen events. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the University of Sydney has developed a new anticoagulant, designed to have an on-demand reversible activity, with a fast-acting ''antidote''.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Wireless, bioresorbable, passive sensor for continuous pH monitoring and early identification of stomach leakage
In a recent study published in Scientific Advances, researchers created a bioresorbable, cordless, passive sensor that monitors pH locally and detects stomach leakage early on.
April 30th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 29th, 2024

Cartilage healing discovery in animal models could lead to new human therapies
Researchers hope their discovery about the healing properties of fetal cartilage cells in mice will lay the groundwork for new treatments for human growth disorders and degenerative diseases.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation
As a young GI at Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, Dean Osborn spent much of his time in the oceanside woodlands, training on soil and guzzling water from streams and aquifers now known to be contaminated with cancer-causing pollutants.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Last chance for global pandemic agreement talks
Countries returned to the negotiating table Monday for one last push to conclude an international agreement on how to handle future pandemics, with the most likely outcome being a slimmed-down accord that shelves some of the thorniest issues.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Macaque study sheds light on brain's perception of static images
We may not realize it, but our eyes constantly make rapid movements—two to three per second—even when we're looking at the same spot. Yet despite these frequent eye movements, we still perceive what we see as a stable whole.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Philips settles US sleep machine cases for $1.1 billion
Dutch medical device maker Philips said Monday it had reached a $1.1 billion deal to settle US lawsuits over faulty sleep machines that have dogged the company.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Researchers from Denmark and Germany find brown fat's 'off-switch'
Brown fat, also known as brown adipose tissue (BAT), is a type of fat in our bodies that's different from the white fat around our belly and thighs that we are more familiar with. Brown fat has a special job—it helps to burn calories from the foods that we eat into heat, which can be helpful, especially when we're exposed to cold temperatures like during winter swimming or cryotherapy.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Sino Biological finalizes the acquisition of SignalChem Biotech, strengthening global presence and expanding product portfolio
Sino Biological, Inc., a biotechnology company listed on the Shenzhen stock exchange subsidiary ChiNext, specializing in biological research reagents and related technical contract research services, has successfully concluded its acquisition of Vancouver-based Canadian biotechnology company SignalChem Biotech Inc. Sino Biological has acquired 100% of SCB shares in a deal valued at $48 M USD, inclusive of all assets, assumed indebtedness, and net of cash deposits.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Study reveals disparities in palliative care for people with opioid use disorder
Compared with people without opioid use disorder, those with opioid use disorder were less likely to receive palliative care in clinics and in their homes, and were dying at younger ages of causes other than opioid use, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Why women caregivers need more support to manage their responsibilities and well-being
In societies worldwide, women are frequently expected to assume the role of primary caregivers, and too often, that means putting the well-being of others before their own. This expectation transcends cultural boundaries and manifests in various forms.
April 29th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 28th, 2024

More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren't more people getting help?
It's easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction since the U.S. government lifted an obstacle last year. But despite the looser restrictions and the ongoing overdose crisis, a new study finds little change in the number of people taking the medication.
April 28th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 27th, 2024

Blood test might someday diagnose early MS
An early marker of multiple sclerosis could help doctors figure out who will eventually fall prey to the degenerative nerve disease, a new study says.
April 27th, 2024 — Source

Built-in bionic computing
Creating robots to safely aid disaster victims is one challenge; executing flexible robot control that takes advantage of the material's softness is another. The use of pliable soft materials to collaborate with humans and work in disaster areas has drawn much recent attention.
April 27th, 2024 — Source

Location, location, location: How geography acts as a structural determinant of health
In unincorporated communities in the United States-Mexico borderlands, historically and socially marginalized populations become invisible to the health care system, showing that geography acts as a structural determinant of health for low-income populations.
April 27th, 2024 — Source

Study finds big jump in addiction treatment at community health clinics
The number of health care professionals able to write a prescription for a key medication to treat addiction quadrupled at community health clinics from 2016 to 2021, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University.
April 27th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 26th, 2024

40% of people in Europe face challenges with digital literacy
Digital transformation of healthcare not only requires investments in digital technology, but also in digital health literacy. This must be coordinated across three critical levels: individual, institutional and policy-making.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

AI can make maternal ultrasonography more accessible, accurate and efficient
That could completely change the landscape for perinatal care and greatly improve outcomes, says the director of obstetric imaging at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, especially in settings where this was not previously possible.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications
In the biotechnology industry, advancements in digital technologies such as AI and big data are revolutionizing the industrial landscape. This data, often of a sensitive nature, brings forth significant privacy concerns. Meeting certifications like GDPR and ISO/IEC 27001, safeguarding against cyber threats, and seamlessly integrating legacy systems are vital challenges faced by the sector.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Continued Medicare reimbursement declines could threaten access to physicians
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that physician reimbursement per Medicare patient decreased 2.3% between 2005 and 2021 when accounting for inflation, despite a concurrent increase of 45.5% in physician services to each patient.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Homelessness found to be a major issue for many patients in the emergency department
Housing insecurity is an issue for one in 20 patients who go to emergency departments at major medical centers in the Southeast, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study published in JAMA Network Open.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

How the immune system learns from harmless particles
Our lungs are bombarded by all manner of different particles every single day. While some are perfectly safe for us, others—known as pathogens—have the potential to make us ill. The immune system trains its response whenever it encounters such a pathogen. Yet researchers at the University of Bonn have now shown that even harmless particles help to improve the immune response and have published their results in the journal Nature Immunology.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Millions Were Booted From Medicaid. The Insurers That Run It Gained Revenue Anyway.
Private Medicaid health plans lost millions of members in the past year as pandemic protections that prohibited states from dropping anyone from the government program expired.
April 26th, 2024 — Source or Source

Neuroscientists investigate how the target of an arm movement is spatially encoded in the primate brain
Saturday evening at a well-attended stand-up party. Servers balance trays of appetizers over the heads of the guests. We spot donuts on one of these passing platters and decide in a matter of seconds in favor of the one on the far right. But then the waitress briefly disappears from our field of vision, only to reappear elsewhere. How does our arm know where to reach to grab the donut?
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Optum Virtual Care said to be closing down
Optum leaders reportedly shared internally that the company would shutter its sizable telehealth business. Parent company UnitedHealth Group said that it would continue to offer telemedicine and remote care options.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Researchers identify targets in the brain to modulate heart rate and treat depressive disorders
A new study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital suggests a common brain network exists between heart rate deceleration and depression. By evaluating data from 14 people with no depression symptoms, the team found that stimulating some parts of the brain linked to depression with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) also affected heart rate, suggesting that clinicians may be able to target those areas without the use of brain scans that aren't widely available.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Robotic nerve 'cuffs' could help treat a range of neurological conditions
Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibers without damaging them.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Scientists discover potential biomarkers of environmental exposures in Parkinson's disease
A team of Northwestern Medicine investigators has discovered novel DNA methylation patterns in the blood of patients with Parkinson's disease, according to findings published in Annals of Neurology.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Spain's Secretary of State meets with WHO to discuss global health priorities
WHO welcomed Mr Javier Padilla Bernáldez, Spain's Secretary of State for Health and his delegation on 23 and 24 April 2024 to discuss joint global health priorities. Amongst others, Spain's focus is on universal health coverage and health systems strengthening; pandemic response and emergency medical teams; organ and tissue transplantation; malaria and other tropical diseases; and polio.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Study reviews approaches to cocaine treatment for Black Americans
A team of researchers at the University of Kentucky have found that both culturally tailored and culturally universal approaches can be effective for cocaine treatment in Black Americans.
April 26th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 24th, 2024

Almost 40% of Americans live with dirty air: Report
In the American Lung Association's "State of the Air" report, released Wednesday, the number of people living with levels of air pollution that could jeopardize their health climbed from about 119 million in 2023 to 131 million now.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Anesthetic midazolam boosts survival after cardiac arrest
If a patient is successfully resuscitated after a cardiac arrest and circulation resumes, they are not out of the woods yet. A number of factors can influence whether and how they survive the trauma in the subsequent phase.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Artificial intelligence can evaluate cardiovascular risk during CT scan
A recent study designed and implemented by investigators at Cedars-Sinai found that artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately evaluate cardiovascular risk during a routine chest computed tomography (CT) scan without contrast.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Automated external defibrillators: Do you need an AED?
An AED may save your life during cardiac arrest. Weigh the pros and cons to see if you should get one.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Australian regions needing cardiac arrest education revealed
Researchers have identified Australian regions with high rates of cardiac arrest and low rates of CPR, prompting calls for targeted education campaigns to improve awareness about avoiding and treating heart issues.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Better cardiovascular health among middle-aged Black women linked to less decline in cognition
Better heart health was linked to less decline in mental processing speed and cognition among middle-aged Black women, although not among middle-aged white women, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Bioelectronic chip detects vitamins C and D in saliva in under 20 minutes
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a bioelectronic chip that simultaneously detects vitamins C and D in body fluids. It is flexible and easy to see and can be adapted for use in a wearable device to assist with a personalized diet.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Cows' milk particles used for effective oral delivery of drugs
Researchers have found that tiny particles present in cows' milk could offer, for the first time, an effective method for the oral delivery of RNA drugs.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Does a woman's heart health affect cognition in midlife?
A new study has found that Black women with poor cardiovascular health may face an elevated risk of early signs of cognitive decline in midlife.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

EU opens probe into China's medical device market
The European Union on Wednesday announced a probe into China's medical devices market, prompting an immediate accusation from Beijing that the bloc was engaging in "protectionism".
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Experimental strategy is the first to tackle fibrosis and scarring at the cellular level
Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona and the University of Cologne in Germany have developed a new experimental strategy to tackle scarring and fibrosis. Experiments with patient-derived human cells and animal models showed the strategy was effective, non-toxic and its effects reversible. The findings are published in the journal Nature Communications.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

New study prompts call for considering cholesterol screening earlier in life
An Australian researcher says we should consider cholesterol screening earlier in life, with his team's latest research showing that interventions to prevent and reduce "bad" cholesterol in childhood and young adulthood may help prevent premature heart disease later in life.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Puncture wounds: First aid
A puncture wound, such as from stepping on a nail, doesn't usually cause much bleeding. But these wounds are often deep and can be dangerous because of the risk of infection.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Recognizing nursing as a calling: A key step toward enhancing workforce sustainability
Christine Antorini, former Danish education minister, believes that innovative education and job strategies could harness a growing interest in healthcare careers. She began nursing at 58.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Understaffed nursing homes more likely to overuse antipsychotics as 'chemical restraints,' study finds
Nursing homes in disadvantaged communities are more likely to overmedicate residents with antipsychotics, especially homes that are understaffed, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

US health officials warn of counterfeit Botox injections
U.S. health officials issued a warning Tuesday about counterfeit Botox injections that have sickened 22 people.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Younger adults with atrial fibrillation face higher rates of heart failure and stroke
In a recent study published in the Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a group of researchers investigated the risk factor (RF) burden, clinical outcomes, and long-term survival among patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) under 65 years of age.
April 24th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 22nd, 2024

Advancing high-resolution ultrasound imaging with deep learning
Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have developed a new technique to make ultrasound localization microscopy, an emerging diagnostic tool used for high-resolution microvascular imaging, more practical for clinical settings. Their method uses deep learning to advance in the post-processing pipeline of ULM.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

An advanced brain science tool that doesn't require coding expertise
Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the LMU University Hospital Munich introduce DELiVR, offering a new AI-based approach to the complex task of brain cell mapping.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Blessed thistle compound Cnicin speeds nerve growth, study finds
Blessed thistle (Cnicus benedictus) is a plant in the family Asteraceae and also grows in our climate. For centuries, it has been used as a medicinal herb as an extract or tea, e.g. to aid the digestive system. Researchers at the Center for Pharmacology of University Hospital Cologne and at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cologne have now found a completely novel use for Cnicin under the direction of Dr Philipp Gobrecht and Professor Dr. Dietmar Fischer.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Dungeons and Dragons at 50: How the role-playing game may soon be used as a form of therapy
Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is crossing a new frontier, as the game may soon be used as a form of psychological therapy. Over the last five years, I have researched possibilities for the game's clinical implementation, as well as potential hurdles.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Fish under the influence reveal how psychedelics work
Psychedelics are a hot topic in labs all over the world because they hold great potential for relieving the symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD and other mood-related conditions. Still, there is a major hurdle to developing these substances into safe, effective medications: Very little is known about how psychedelic drugs work.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Inpatient rehab program aids adaptation to epilepsy diagnosis
An inpatient, epilepsy-related rehabilitation program shows lasting effects on several aspects of adaptation to epilepsy and quality of life, according to a study published April 16 in Epilepsia.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Neurolentech signs technology access partnership with Kaerus Bioscience to advance neurodevelopmental disorder research
Neurolentech, a pioneering drug discovery startup spun out of IST Austria and focused on epilepsy and related genetic neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), today announced a technology access partnership with Kaerus Bioscience, a biotechnology company committed to turning scientific advances into treatment realities for patients with rare genetic syndromes of neurodevelopment.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

New codes from the AMA could mean more RPM reimbursement by 2025
If the CPT Editorial Panel approves new changes and Medicare and private payers follow suit, providers that expand their remote patient monitoring programs to fit the new codes will gain the most benefits for their patients and clinics.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

New strategy for assessing natural history of leukodystrophies
Natural history studies serve as an important standard in medical research because they analyze demographic, genetic, environmental and other variables to better understand how a disease develops and its clinical outcomes.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

New study furthers understanding of lung regeneration
Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University (BU) have published a new study detailing the development of a method for generating human alveolar epithelial type I cells (AT1s) from pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).
April 22th, 2024 — Source

One in five people awaiting a transplant are Hispanic—here's what to know about organ donation
The number of Hispanic organ donors in the U.S. has increased in recent years, but that growth has been slow. Although organs are not matched by race and ethnicity, a significant gap remains between donors and transplant candidates among Hispanic people.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Patient concerns in healthcare digitalisation: Rising inequalities
With AI on the rise, promises of improved cross-border healthcare data exchange and new opportunities for research with the European Health Data Space, how do European patients feel about digitalisation?
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Q&A: Climate change and health care—how individuals and institutions can help
Unseasonably mild winters. Forest fires and smoke. More reports of catastrophic storms. We've experienced increasingly extreme weather changes in the past few years, and the intersection between environmental issues and health is a pressing concern.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Researchers map protein network dynamics during cell division
An international team led by researchers at the University of Toronto has mapped the movement of proteins encoded by the yeast genome throughout its cell cycle. This is the first time that all the proteins of an organism have been tracked across the cell cycle, which required a combination of deep learning and high-throughput microscopy.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Small medical practices will close because of Change cyberattack, says AMA
Unable to claim payments, more than half of physician practice respondents in a new American Medical Association survey reported using personal funds to cover expenses, and 31% said they could not make payroll.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Study identifies potential strategy to diminish the devastating impacts of traumatic brain injuries
For the roughly 1.5 million Americans per year who survive a traumatic brain injury, health outcomes vary widely. Not only can these injuries lead to a loss of coordination, depression, impulsivity, and difficulty concentrating, but they come with an amplified risk for developing dementia in the future.
April 22th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 19th, 2024

AI is boosting drug discovery and development — and sparking questions about proprietary data
The culture of collaboration in the Pacific Northwest, the impact of AI on biopharma, and the shape of new business models driven by AI were all topics at a panel discussion Wednesday in Seattle at the 2024 Life Science Innovation Northwest meeting.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Engineered peptides open new avenue for immunotherapy drug development
In a new study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have designed a new method for developing immunotherapy drugs using engineered peptides to elicit a natural immune response inside the body.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

He Thinks His Wife Died in an Understaffed Hospital. Now He's Trying to Change the Industry.
For the past year, police Detective Tim Lillard has spent most of his waking hours unofficially investigating his wife's death.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: New analytics strategies for patient-centric pop health
As health systems prioritize population health management, disparate factors such as patient engagement, social determinants of health and AI-enabled decision support all have roles to play, says Brian Dixon, research scientist at Regenstrief Institute.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Managing blood sugar after stroke could be key to improving health
Managing a stroke victim's blood sugar levels after they receive powerful clot-busting drugs might help them survive their health crisis, a new trial finds.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Medical Providers Still Grappling With UnitedHealth Cyberattack: 'More Devastating Than Covid'
Two months after a cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary halted payments to some doctors, medical providers say they're still grappling with the fallout, even though UnitedHealth told shareholders on Tuesday that business is largely back to normal.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Vulnerable Florida patients scramble after abrupt Medicaid termination
Esther JeanBart leaned over her son's wheelchair, caressing his face and trying to make him giggle. Gianni JeanBart was under the weather, but still his eyes rolled toward her and his mouth widened, cracking a smile.
April 19th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 17th, 2024

Are probiotics all they're cracked up to be?
Probiotics have been touted as a treatment for everything from diarrhea to mental health disorders, with sales of probiotic supplements expected to exceed $65 billion globally in 2024.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

ELRIG UK and SRG announce partnership to advance life science professionals in drug discovery
The European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) UK, a not-for-profit, volunteer-led organization for the drug discovery community, today entered into a partnership with SRG, leaders in life science recruitment, to support the advancement of science professionals in their careers.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

False offers of cash subsidies used to 'capture' health insurance customers, lawsuit alleges
A health insurance operation based in Broward County, Florida, used internet ads that falsely promised cash subsidies to sign up clients across the country and replace their agents, a lawsuit contends.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Healthcare still underprepared for scope of cyber threats, says Kroll report
Meeting the cybersecurity challenges of 2024 requires healthcare organizations to boost their organizational capabilities, which are often below-average compared to other industries, researchers said.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

In San Francisco's Chinatown, a CEO Works With the Community To Bolster Hospital
Chinese Hospital, located in the heart of this city's legendary Chinatown, struggles with many of the same financial and demographic challenges that plague small independent hospitals in underserved areas across the country.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Lawsuit alleges Obamacare plan-switching scheme targeted low-income consumers
A wide-ranging lawsuit filed April 12 outlines a moneymaking scheme by which large insurance sales agency call centers enrolled people into Affordable Care Act plans or switched their coverage, all without their permission.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Paris Hilton backs California bill requiring sunshine on 'troubled teen industry'
Celebrity hotel heiress Paris Hilton is backing California lawmakers' push to increase the transparency of residential teen therapeutic centers by requiring these programs to report the use of restraints or seclusion rooms in disciplining minors.
April 17th, 2024 — Source or Source

Researchers discover how gut muscle can be vital for growth, repair and treatments
By discovering how a type of smooth muscle—which is essential for mechanical aspects of absorbing fats from food—forms in the gut, Cornell scientists have opened doors to making artificial muscle, repairing muscle following gut surgeries, and treating inflammatory bowel disease and obesity.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Researchers probe immune microenvironment to prevent pediatric liver transplant rejection
Children with liver transplants must take immunosuppressant medications for life. To maintain tolerance of the transplanted liver, doctors treat transplant rejection and conduct ongoing maintenance immunosuppression by increasing dosages of medication enough to counteract rejection.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Salesforce may be in talks to buy Informatica
The cloud and relationship management giant is rumored to be exploring an acquisition of its MuleSoft competitor, which would bolster data exchange and interoperability capabilities, including HL7 and HIPAA services.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Searching ICTRP: Dispensable for drug assessments, but essential for assessments of non-drug interventions
Searching for evidence for health technology assessments (HTAs) is time-consuming because the evidence identified must be a reliable basis for robust assessment results: The scientific knowledge about the benefits and harms for patients must be completely available. This is why IQWiG's information specialists regularly review the effectiveness and efficiency of information retrieval conducted for the Institute's HTAs.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Surgeon explains the myths surrounding organ donation
Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. Unfortunately, many may never get the call saying that a suitable donor organ—and a second chance at life—has been found. It's estimated that more than 15 people die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Tech spinoff enables Providence to go from building three new app features a year to 40
This new scalability is possible because spinoff Praia Health's Consumer Platform does the heavy lifting associated with creating new features and capabilities within the health system's logged-in experiences, product and tech innovation exec says.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

The vital role of phlebotomists in blood collection
Phlebotomy technicians collect blood from patients and prepare the samples for testing. Most work in hospitals and clinics, but some collect blood for donation purposes. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Fiona Craig, who oversees the Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Department at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, discusses the vital role phlebotomists play in blood collection.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

To stop fentanyl deaths in Philadelphia, knocking on doors and handing out overdose kits
On a narrow street lined with row houses and an auto body shop in the Kensington neighborhood of North Philadelphia, Marsella Elie climbs a home's front steps and knocks hard on the door.
April 17th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 15th, 2024

Balancing Your Healthcare Cybersecurity & Compliance Efforts
To support your community with life-saving procedures, medical treatments, and other healthcare, you must scale your cybersecurity operations. But it's not always easy. You can expect to face several challenges along the way.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Boosting the brain's control of prosthetic devices by tapping the cerebellum
Neuroprosthetics, a technology that allows the brain to control external devices such as robotic limbs, is beginning to emerge as a viable option for patients disabled by amputation or neurological conditions such as stroke. Cedars-Sinai investigators, in a study published in the journal Science Advances, are believed to be the first to show that tapping the power of the cerebellum, a region in the back of the brain, could improve patients' ability to control these devices.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

California Health Workers May Face Rude Awakening With $25 Minimum Wage Law
Nearly a half-million health workers who stand to benefit from California"s nation-leading $25 minimum wage law could be in for a rude awakening if hospitals and other health care providers follow through on potential cuts to hours and benefits.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Colorado has lost dozens of autism clinics as state struggles to shore up funding
For the first time in years, Jay Ortengren has seen his 16-year-old son, Ethan, reach milestone after milestone as he lives with a severe form of autism.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Crisis communication saves lives—but people with disability often aren't given the message
In a pandemic, bushfire or flood, people need high quality safety and crisis information. Getting emergency messages quickly can help people know how to prepare, what rules to follow, where dangers are, where to gather safely and when help is on the way.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

How virtual primary care can amplify value for providers and patients
This form of telemedicine can provide high-touch care coordination for preventive care, chronic condition management and mental health services, and bring cost savings from lower out-of-pocket expenses and avoiding unnecessary care, one expert says.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Kidney disease intervention outcomes encouraging, despite null result
Manisha Jhamb, M.D., launched the Kidney-CHAMP study five years ago because she saw a looming tsunami of chronic kidney disease cases. She was pulled to find a way to assist the primary care physicians (PCPs) upon whom this burden would fall.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

LabVantage celebrates customer success with record number of software deployments in FY 2024
LabVantage Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of laboratory informatics solutions and services, including purpose-built LIMS solutions that allow labs to go live faster and at a lower total cost, today announced the global achievement of more than 100 software deployments or 'Go-Lives" by customers in fiscal year 2024 across all of the industries it supports, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare, oil and gas, and food and beverage.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Lessons from South Australia's business recovery amidst bushfires and pandemic
New research has given insight into the resilience and recovery of businesses in two South Australian regions following a major bushfire event and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Netherlands and WHO forge stronger partnership in global health agenda
The WHO and the Netherlands convened in The Hague on 10 April 2024, to discuss joint priorities and alignment between the Dutch Global Health Strategy and WHO's key strategic goals, marking a new milestone in their longstanding partnership.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

NYU Langone achieves highest-quality kidney and lung transplant results in the U.S.
The NYU Langone Transplant Institute had the highest-quality kidney and lung transplant outcomes in the nation in 2023, according to federal quality data, while its heart and liver transplant programs reached new heights last year.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Swap Funds or Add Services? Use of Opioid Settlement Cash Sparks Strong Disagreements
State and local governments are receiving billions of dollars in opioid settlements to address the drug crisis that has ravaged America for decades. But instead of spending the money on new addiction treatment and prevention services they couldn't afford before, some jurisdictions are using it to replace existing funding and stretch tight budgets.
April 15th, 2024 — Source or Source

VA Secretary: Oracle Health EHR rollout to resume in 2025
While testifying on the VA FY 2025 and FY 2026, the Veterans Affairs Secretary said the agency plans to reinvest prior appropriated unused funds into new releases of its Oracle electronic health records next year.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

When Rogue Brokers Switch People"s ACA Policies, Tax Surprises Can Follow
Tax season is never fun. But some tax filers this year face an added complication: Their returns are being rejected because they failed to provide information about Affordable Care Act coverage they didn"t even know they had.
April 15th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 12th, 2024

After losing Medicaid, parents of Florida's sickest kids are in limbo
Osceola resident Oscar Hernandez is scrambling to ensure his 16-year-old terminally ill son, Llarell, will continue to receive medical care.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the US
Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte, has not been happy with her tap water for a while.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Digital messaging surge between doctors and patients requires EHR management
A health system-wide approach to classifying patient messages paired with well-defined regional workflows can improve timely responses and substantially reduce physician inbox volume, a new study finds.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Freestanding emergency departments are popular, but do they function as intended?
Freestanding emergency departments (EDs)—either satellite branches of hospitals or independently operated facilities—have popped up across the country. Texas has the most, with 338 freestanding EDs as of May 2023, and these facilities handle nearly one-quarter of all emergency department visits in the state.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: Providers very optimistic on AI's future in healthcare, new study says
James McHugh, managing director at Berkeley Research Group, reveals quite positive feelings among provider organization executives on deploying artificial intelligence in the next three years.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Houston hospital says doctor's changes to a database made patients ineligible for liver transplants
A Houston hospital has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after it says a doctor manipulated a database for liver transplant patients, making them ineligible to receive a new organ.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Murray Valley encephalitis: Summer is over but mosquito-borne disease remains a risk in northern Australia
Cooler temperatures are fading our memories of summer and reducing numbers of mosquitoes in southern parts of Australia. But up north, warmer temperatures and plenty of rain will keep mosquitoes active.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Nearly 1 in 4 adults dumped from Medicaid are now uninsured, survey finds
Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how tens of millions of Americans struggled to retain coverage in the government insurance program for low-income people after pandemic-era protections began expiring last spring.
April 12th, 2024 — Source or Source

Using AI to spot parasites in stool samples
A multi-institutional team of specialists is using artificial intelligence to diagnose parasitic infections in patients by scanning stool samples. Their study is published in the open-access journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
April 12th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 11th, 2024

Analysis identifies areas for improvement in the overall health of Canada's population
Understanding the trends in the health of a country's population is crucial for developing effective public health policies and predicting future demand for health services.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Anemia may contribute to higher female mortality during heart surgery
Women are at higher risk of death when undergoing heart bypass surgery than men. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have determined that this disparity is mediated, to a large extent, by intraoperative anemia—the loss of red blood cells during surgery.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Artificial intelligence can help people feel heard, study finds
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has found that AI-generated messages made recipients feel more "heard" than messages generated by untrained humans, and that AI was better at detecting emotions than these individuals. However, recipients reported feeling less heard when they learned a message came from AI.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

AtlantiCare announces partnership with Oracle Health
As part of its Vision 2030 launch, the health system said that adopting new clinical and operational applications represents a "significant leap forward" in digital transformation.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Attacks on emergency room workers prompt debate over tougher penalties
Patients hurl verbal abuse at Michelle Ravera every day in the emergency room. Physical violence is less common, she said, but has become a growing threat.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Can a good night's sleep protect collision sport athletes against concussion?
Australians love collision sports, whether it's Aussie Rules, Rugby League or Rugby Union.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Cardiovascular care centered on the patient is key and helps improve equity and outcomes, say experts
Adult cardiovascular care centered on the patient can improve individuals' experiences and their medical outcomes, according to a new American Heart Association Scientific Statement published today in Circulation.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Center for BrainHealth helps mental health patients develop social skills using virtual coaching
The center created the Charisma Virtual Social Coaching platform. To date, 90% of participants have reported gains in recognizing and managing emotions. The center now is adding generative AI capabilities.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Chemicals stored in home garages linked to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis risk
Over the last decade, researchers at the University of Michigan have continued to find that exposure to environmental toxins—from pesticides used in agriculture to volatile organic compounds in the manufacturing industry—is linked to the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Metrion Biosciences enhances High Throughput Screening services with access to Enamine compound libraries
Metrion Biosciences Limited ("Metrion"), the specialist ion channel and cardiac safety screening contract research organization (CRO) and drug discovery company, and Enamine Ltd ("Enamine"), the global leader in supplying small molecules and early drug discovery services, announced that Metrion has enhanced its High Throughput Screening (HTS) services with the addition of access to Enamine's compound libraries.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

MITRE, UMass launch health AI assurance lab
The new lab will evaluate artificial intelligence in the health domain in a simulated real-world environment, help innovators refine their machine learning models and offer AI workforce development training.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Most patients treated by public psychiatric outpatient clinics are women aged 45 on average, Brazilian study finds
More than 75% of the patients treated at the psychiatric outpatient clinic of Hospital de Base in São Jose do Rio Preto, São Paulo state (Brazil), are women with a mean age of 45 and suffering from sadness, anxiety, and irritability, according to a study reported in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

New focus for chronic liver disease care
Developing improved care models for decompensated liver disease is one of the major clinical challenges in gastroenterology and hepatology, and in a recent landmark study, published in Hepatology, researches from Flinders Medical Center and Flinders University provide evidence that improved models of care can benefit patients with decompensated cirrhosis.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Novel CT exam reduces need for invasive artery treatment
A new study shows that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who need a revascularization procedure. The findings were published as a Special Report in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Press Ganey integrates Epic nursing quality data and automates reporting
The collaboration aims to enhance patient care by streamlining data reporting, saving time for nursing leaders and accelerating quality improvement efforts.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Q&A: New technology may help identify neuromotor disease symptoms in infants
A team of researchers led by Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, the James L. Henderson, Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) at Penn State, tested the use of wearable sensors paired with a "tiny" machine learning algorithm to automatically monitor and evaluate general movements in infants.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Researchers identify safety of a potential new treatment to manage complications from sickle cell disease
A drug approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension may be effective at managing hypertension and end-organ damage in patients with sickle cell disease, according to a new study published in Lancet Haematology.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Researchers test new behavioral health interventions
The concept of One Health—which emphasizes the relationship between human, animal, plant and environmental health—has been gaining ground in scientific discussions in recent years. Brazilian and North American researchers developing research using this approach presented their work on Tuesday, April 9, in Chicago (United States), during FAPESP Week Illinois.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Scientists use wearable technology to detect stress levels during sleep
What if changes in a person's stress levels could be detected while they sleep using wearable devices? A new study by University of Vermont researchers published in PLOS Digital Health is the first to find changes in perceived stress levels reflected in sleep data—an important step towards identifying biomarkers that may help flag individuals in need of support.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Surgical removal beneficial for acute intracerebral hemorrhage
For patients with an acute intracerebral hemorrhage, minimally invasive surgical removal is associated with improved outcomes, according to a study published in the April 11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Synthetic platelets stanch bleeding, promote healing in animal models
Researchers have developed synthetic platelets that can be used to stop bleeding and enhance healing at the site of an injury. The researchers have demonstrated that the synthetic platelets work well in animal models but have not yet begun clinical trials in humans.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Underused heart program could reduce hospital readmissions and lower risk of death
Referring people to a specialized rehabilitation program following a cardiac incident could reduce the chance they will be readmitted to hospital and potentially lower their risk of death, according to new Flinders University research—but improvements need to be made to ensure patients take part.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

What patients can ask surgeons to help prevent a particularly harmful error
When a surgeon accidentally leaves a surgical tool inside a patient's body after a procedure, the harm can be severe. The patient can suffer from life-threatening infections, organ damage, and an additional surgery to remove the object.
April 11th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 10th, 2024

Affordable Care Act plans are being switched without enrollees' OK
Some consumers covered by Affordable Care Act insurance plans are being switched from one plan to another without their express permission, potentially leaving them unable to see their doctors or fill prescriptions. Some face large IRS bills for back taxes.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Attack of the Medicare Machines
Covering the American health care system means we tell some scary stories. This episode of "An Arm and a Leg" sounds like a real horror movie.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Cybersecurity roundup: MedSec offers hospitals risk support; global study links cyber performance to financial success
Also: CloudWave and FDA extend their threat intelligence partnership to offer an open-source vendor assessment framework.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Family caregivers can help shape the outcomes for their loved ones—an ICU nurse explains their vital role
The floor nurse had just told me that my new patient—let's call her Marie—would not stop screaming.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Have Health Questions? Ask S.A.R.A.H., an AI Health Assistant
Got health questions about eating right, dealing with stress, or ways to stop smoking? You can ask S.A.R.A.H., and she'll answer back.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

How to keep your kidneys healthy, and how to spot when things are going wrong
Healthy kidneys are vital to your well-being. As well as getting rid of waste from your body in your pee, they also have a role in controlling blood pressure, keeping your blood count high and keeping your bones healthy. To keep your kidneys healthy there are several things you can do to help yourself.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Improving dementia care in nursing homes: Learning from the pandemic years
No one associated with nursing homes—as residents or their families, friends, staff, or administrators—is unaware of the massive impact of the pandemic on these facilities, which provide essential services to a growing number of older adults, many living with cognitive impairment.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Insect bites and stings: First aid
Most insect bites and stings are mild and can be treated at home. They might cause itching, swelling and stinging that go away in a day or two. Some bites or stings can transmit disease-causing bacteria, viruses or parasites. Stings from bees, yellow jackets, wasps, hornets and fire ants might cause a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis).
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Mercy saves $30 million in 2023 with AI-powered nursing workforce management tech
Before deploying the technology, staff was 67% core staff, 8% flexible staff and 25% agency staff. Afterward, the mix became 69% core, 23% flexible and gig staff, and only 8% agency staff.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

New evidence-based strategy for surgeons to sustain lifelong competency NewsGuard 100/100 Score
As millions of Americans approach age 66, they face the inevitable question, is it time to retire? The physician population is aging alongside the general population -- more than 40% of physicians in the U.S. will be 65 years or older within the next decade. In the case of surgeons, there is little guidance on how to best ensure their competency throughout their career and at the same time maintain patient safety while preserving physician dignity.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Pharmacy researchers examine trends in rising cost of medicine
Newly published research from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy reveals an alarming trend in diabetic medication expenditures. While pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. has long been recognized as higher than in other affluent nations, diabetic medications, including insulin, are now at the forefront of this surge in prescription drug costs.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Using 3D ultrasound to improve monitoring of dangerous aneurysms
During her doctoral research, Esther Maas investigated the use of new ultrasound techniques to image dangerous aortic aneurysms for patient-specific care.
April 10th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 5th, 2024

5 ways to strengthen healthcare cybersecurity
Ransomware attacks are targeting healthcare organizations more frequently. The number of costly or cyberattacks on US hospitals has doubled

. So how do you prevent these attacks? Keep reading to learn five ways you can strengthen security at your organization. But first, let's find out what's at stake.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

AI medical coding research adds to big picturemedical coding. Credit: WVU /Davidson Chan
Much like the game of connect the dots, Megan McDougal's academic and professional career share points that have come together to form one big picture.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Biden Is Right About $35 Insulin Cap but Exaggerates Prior Costs for Medicare Enrollees
Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month."
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Consensus statement calls for urgent action to address chronic kidney disease on the global public health agenda
On April 3, 2024, Nature Reviews Nephrology published an international consensus statement titled "Chronic Kidney Disease and the Global Public Health Agenda: An International Consensus." Authored by a coalition of leading experts, stakeholders, and nephrology societies, the publication highlights critical policy, advocacy, and implementation needs to alleviate the growing burden of kidney disease worldwide.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Dietary Choices Are Linked to Higher Rates of Preeclampsia Among Latinas
For pregnant Latinas, food choices could reduce the risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous type of high blood pressure, and a diet based on cultural food preferences, rather than on U.S. government benchmarks, is more likely to help ward off the illness, a new study shows.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: The latest cybersecurity challenges pose serious problems for health systems
Poorly controlled cloud environments, growing access to systems, heightened regulatory scrutiny and significant deals activity will require healthcare CISOs, CIOs and other security leaders to bolster the defenses.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Johns Hopkins has big plans for AI in Epic chart summarization
Meanwhile, it's already finding success with AI-enabled patient portals -- and ambient scribing is showing big promise too. The Baltimore health system's digital health physician leader explains.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Researchers awarded $1.9 million to develop wearable device for blood loss detection NewsGuard 100/100 Score
The Department of Defense awarded a little more than $1.9 million to a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to develop a wearable device that will assist with the early detection and monitoring of internal and external bleeding. The grant comes as part of the Department of Defense's prestigious Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Varda Space's orbital drug factory success fuels $90M in new funding
Varda Space Industries has closed a massive tranche of funding just weeks after its first drug manufacturing capsule returned from orbit.
April 5th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — April 4th, 2024

AI can unlock supply to meet demand, says Johns Hopkins physician IT leader
Dr. Brian Hasselfeld, senior medical director of digital health and innovation at Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses how artificial intelligence helps gain efficiencies throughout the patient journey and enable advances in individual health tracking.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

App designed for dental teams offers step-by-step guidance in an emergency
In a crisis, a checklist can bring clarity over confusion. First widely adopted by the U.S. military after the fatal crash of an early-model B17 "Flying Fortress" in the years before World War II, checklists have since become a staple for fields such as aviation, nuclear energy, and medicine.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

End of Internet Subsidies for Low-Income Households Threatens Telehealth Access
For Cindy Westman, $30 buys a week's worth of gas to drive to medical appointments and run errands.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Engineers create 3D-bioprinted blood vessel
The model blood vessel was made using 3D bioprinting to help investigate how weightlessness changes the cardiovascular systems of astronauts in orbit.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Key mechanism governing bone marrow stem cells opens door to new therapies
A key mechanism controlling how bone marrow stem cells work has been revealed in a new study, shining a light on the principles of stem cell biology and opening the door to new therapeutic pathways.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Florida limits abortion — for now
Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News' weekly health policy news podcast, "What the Health?" A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is the author of the critically praised reference book "Health Care Politics and Policy A to Z," now in its third edition.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Mayo Clinic research shows health benefits of active workstations
A recent Mayo Clinic study suggests that active workstations incorporating a walking pad, bike, stepper and/or standing desk are successful strategies for reducing sedentary time and improving mental cognition at work without reducing job performance. Extended sedentary behavior, whether at work or home, increases a person's risk of preventable chronic diseases.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Researchers explain what you know about racial inequities in health care can hurt you
A new study finds that the extent to which people understand existing racial inequities in access to health care can have an effect on how white and Black people view their own health. The finding has ramifications for how we understand self-reported health findings, and underscores the extent to which a lack of awareness regarding racial inequities can have adverse effects for both Black and white populations.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Rural pharmacists are pivotal to home-based palliative care, Australian study shows
Pharmacists are being recognized for their vital role in supporting home-based rural palliative care patients, as new research shows that they not only enable patients to choose to stay at home, but also provide significant relief, comfort, and peace of mind for patients, caregivers, and family members.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Scientists discover potential treatment approaches for polycystic kidney disease
Researchers have shown that dangerous cysts, which form over time in polycystic kidney disease (PKD), can be prevented by a single normal copy of a defective gene. This means the potential exists that scientists could one day tailor a gene therapy to treat the disease. They also discovered that a type of drug, known as a glycoside, can sidestep the effects of the defective gene in PKD. The discoveries could set the stage for new therapeutic approaches to treating PKD, which affects millions worldwide.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

SRF announces grant to support research on SynGAP-Related Disorder in adults NewsGuard 100/100 Score
The SynGAP Research Fund 501(c) today announced a grant to Dr. Danielle Andrade, Dr. Miles Thompson, Dr. Ryan Yuen, Dr. Rogier Kerssebook, and Dr. Anatoljevna Anna Kattentidt to support research on SynGAP-Related Disorder (SRD) in adults. SRD is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that causes severe intractable epilepsy, and intellectual disability, and is one of the leading genetic causes of autism.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

Study shows positive impact of medical marijuana laws on mental health NewsGuard 100/100 Score
The approval of marijuana for medical use has had little effect on the mental health of the general population in the US. But legalization for therapeutic purposes does benefit those for whom it is intended. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers at the University of Basel.
April 4th, 2024 — Source

WHO launches AI-powered empathetic digital health promoter
Ahead of World Health Day, focused on 'My Health, My Right', the World Health Organization (WHO) announces the launch of S.A.R.A.H., a digital health promoter prototype with enhanced empathetic response powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI).
April 4th, 2024 — Source or Source

Health — Health Field — April 2nd, 2024

6 Important Blood Tests
Which blood tests do you really need? And how often should you get them done?
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Attacks on Emergency Room Workers Prompt Debate Over Tougher Penalties
Patients hurl verbal abuse at Michelle Ravera every day in the emergency room. Physical violence is less common, she said, but has become a growing threat.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Biosimilar biologics do not always reduce out-of-pocket costs
Biosimilar competition is not consistently associated with lower out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for commercially insured outpatients, according to a study published online March 29 in JAMA Health Forum.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut
In this interview, News Medical speaks to Isaac Chiu, Ph.D., and Daping Yang, Ph.D. of Harvard Medical School, about their latest research, revealing the surprising properties of pain.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

From lab to legislation: How research shapes health policies in Latin America
Health literacy and education are pivotal for shaping effective health policies, yet the integration of research findings into policy-making processes remains a challenge. Prior studies indicate a disconnect between academic research and its practical policy implications, underscoring the need for enhanced communication and collaboration between researchers and policy-makers.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Johns Hopkins CISO: Don't overlook the critical importance of foundational infrastructure
Darren Lacey discusses the key foundational technologies underlying healthcare's IT infrastructure, and how innovative approaches to open-source tooling and memory safe languages can help improve health systems' cybersecurity posture.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Listen to the Latest 'KFF Health News Minute'
This week on the KFF Health News Minute: A tech-powered, faster way to diagnose the disease that causes diabetes-related blindness, and emerging research on alcohol consumption and women's risks.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

More Patients Are Losing Their Doctors — And Trust in the Primary Care System
First, her favorite doctor in Providence, Rhode Island, retired. Then her other doctor at a health center a few miles away left the practice. Now, Piedad Fred has developed a new chronic condition: distrust in the American medical system.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source or Source

New method allows miniature robots and surgical instruments to achieve precise localization inside the body
In the medicine of the future, tiny robots will navigate independently through tissue and medical instruments will indicate their position inside the body during surgery. Both require doctors to be able to localize and control the devices precisely and in real time.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Opinion: Person-centered health care means ensuring that affected communities are leaders and partners in research
Studies show that people often do not have opportunities to engage in health-related decision-making with their health-care providers.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Study underlines role of past injustices in medical mistrust
Black Americans living in Tuskegee, Alabama, closer to the location of the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, were much slower to get their COVID-19 vaccines compared to white neighbors, according to a new study by University of Georgia researchersaccording to a new study by University of Georgia researchers.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Track opioid settlement payouts — to the cent — in your community
State and local governments are receiving billions of dollars in settlements from companies that made, sold, or distributed prescription painkillers and were accused of fueling the opioid crisis. More than a dozen companies will pay the money over nearly two decades. As of late February 2024, more than $4.3 billion had landed in government coffers.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

World's most powerful MRI scans first images of human brain
The world's most powerful MRI scanner has delivered its first images of human brains, reaching a new level of precision that is hoped will shed more light on our mysterious minds—and the illnesses that haunt them.
April 2nd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 29th, 2024

A Physician Travels to South Asia Seeking Enduring Lessons From the Eradication of Smallpox
Podcast host and physician Celine Gounder traveled to Bangladesh in 2022 to track down South Asian public health workers who were part of the battle to end smallpox nearly 50 years ago. Many of the workers are now in their 70s and 80s, and she wanted to capture their stories before they were lost to history.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

AI can help providers get better outcomes in value-based care models
An accountable care expert offers perspective on the role artificial intelligence can play in transforming risk adjustment, synthesizing quality and risk data, and helping patients more fully engage with their care.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Advancing drug discovery with AI: Introducing the KEDD framework
A study published in Health Data Science introduces an end-to-end deep learning framework, known as Knowledge-Empowered Drug Discovery (KEDD), aimed at revolutionizing the field of drug discovery. This innovative framework adeptly integrates structured and unstructured knowledge, enhancing the AI-driven exploration of molecular dynamics and interactions.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Cancer risk: What the numbers mean
Take the time to understand what cancer risk is and how it's measured. This can help you put your own cancer risk into perspective.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Chemo toxicity: A common gene test could save hundreds of lives each year
One January morning in 2021, Carol Rosen took a standard treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Three gruesome weeks later, she died in excruciating pain from the very drug meant to prolong her life.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Doctor gets first US lung-liver transplant for advanced lung cancer
Dr. Gary Gibbon didn't have long to live. A harsh cocktail of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy for his advanced lung cancer had permanently destroyed his lungs and caused irreparable damage to his liver.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Experts call for mandatory indoor air quality standards to boost health and economy
There should be mandatory indoor air quality standards, say an international group of experts led by Professor Lidia Morawska.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

EHR deployment at Lovell FHCC is first joint DOD-VA rollout
"Beyond achieving 100 percent DoD deployment, the FHCC deployment represents a key milestone for the VA's overall EHR implementation efforts, as well as DoD-VA connectivity, driving forward their future deployment efforts," says a Leidos official.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

High-strength lidocaine skin creams can cause seizures, heart trouble, FDA warns
Some pain-relieving skin products contain potentially harmful doses of the numbing agent lidocaine and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Japan dietary supplement maker probes five deaths
A Japanese drugmaker said on Friday it is investigating five deaths potentially linked to dietary supplements meant to lower cholesterol and apologized for the "anxiety and fear" it had caused.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Nations fail to reach pandemic accord: talks to resume April
Two years of talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics failed to seal a deal in time on Thursday, and will restart next month for one final push.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Nearly one-third of patients with TBI have marginal or inadequate health literacy
Low health literacy is a problem for a substantial proportion of people with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to research published in The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (JHTR).
March 29th, 2024 — Source

New study finds a 67% increase in neurovascular imaging use for headache and dizziness in the emergency department
New research demonstrates that the use of CT angiography (CTA) for patients with headache or dizziness increased dramatically over five years in the emergency department (ED) of a large medical center. Simultaneously the rate of positive findings on those same exams decreased.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Optimizing chronic kidney disease management through a learning health system approach
A recent publication in Health Data Science offers an in-depth exploration of an innovative approach to chronic kidney disease (CKD) management through the adoption of a learning health system (LHS) model. The study underscores a transformative shift towards more responsive and efficient health care practices, especially in managing pervasive conditions like CKD.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Research suggests fine-tuning of specific excitatory synapse traits could lead to new brain disease treatments
The Synapse Diversity and Specificity Regulation Research Team at DGIST has profiled the molecular code that constitutes brain neural circuits and discovered that it regulates specific excitatory synapse characteristics that contribute to memory of new object locations. The fine-tuning of specific excitatory synapse traits could be utilized in developing treatments for related brain developmental disorders.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Research team develops soft and highly durable brain electrodes that could be used in treatment
DGIST Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering Professor Kim Sohee and her research team have developed a highly durable brain electrode technology that uses soft and flexible materials. The technology is expected to be used in various fields that require connections between the brain and machines, such as electrodes for treating brain diseases that involve long-term implantation.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Researchers demonstrate technique for identifying single cancer cells in blood for the first time
A pioneering study led by a Keele scientist has demonstrated how a single cancer cell can be identified in a sample of blood, paving the way for more personalized and targeted treatments for cancer patients.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

State Department offers $10M reward for info on BlackCat
The Rewards for Justice program seeks information leading to the identification or location of any ALPHV BlackCat-linked cyber actor. The group claimed credit for the destabilizing Feb. 21 Change Healthcare ransomware attack.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Study finds few hospitals promoting potentially predatory medical payment products
Fifty million Americans are on a financing plan to pay off medical or dental bills, with one-quarter of those bearing some interest. Increasingly, medical payment products (MPPs)—which include credit cards and loans administered by hospitals, physician practices, or third-party companies—have come under scrutiny by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and the Treasury.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Sutter Health, Abridge expand genAI platform for clinical documentation
"We want to support our clinicians so they can sustainably serve our patients," says the health system's CHIO, who sees big potential for the EHR-linked generative AI tool to reduce administrative burden and alleviate burnout.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

White House outlines new rules for AI use in federal agencies
The new Office of Management and Budget policies will require "concrete safeguards" around the transparent and responsible use of artificial intelligence across government -- including at the CDC, VA hospitals and other federal sites.
March 29th, 2024 — Source

Your doctor or your insurer? Little-known rules may ease the choice in Medicare Advantage
Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that this year they could keep either their private, Medicare Advantage insurance plan — or their doctors at Saratoga Hospital.
March 29th, 2024 — Source or Source

Health — Health Field — March 28th, 2024

California is expanding insurance access for teenagers seeking therapy on their own
When she was in ninth grade, Fiona Lu fell into a depression. She had trouble adjusting to her new high school in Orange County, California, and felt so isolated and exhausted that she cried every morning.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

COVID and Medicare payments spark remote patient BP monitoring boom
Billy Abbott, a retired Army medic, wakes at 6 every morning, steps on the bathroom scale, and uses a cuff to take his blood pressure.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Doctors received approximately $12.1 billion from drug and device makers between 2013--2022, study reveals
Despite evidence that financial conflicts of interest may influence medical practice and research and may erode patient trust in medical professionals, these relationships remain pervasive. According to a new analysis of the Open Payments platform, a database that tracks payments between physicians and industry, a team led by a Penn State researcher found that doctors received approximately $12.1 billion from drug and device makers between 2013 and 2022.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

First pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person, but we're still a long way from solving organ shortages
In a world first, we heard last week that US surgeons had transplanted a kidney from a gene-edited pig into a living human. News reports said the procedure was a breakthrough in xenotransplantation—when an organ, cells or tissues are transplanted from one species to another.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

First performance standards published to measure the effectiveness of lifestyle medicine treatments
An expert panel has published the first performance measures to identify remission and evaluate the effectiveness of lifestyle medicine treatments, which will allow more objective comparisons between lifestyle behavior interventions and other non-lifestyle treatments.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

How do acetylsalicylic acid and warfarin interact with various nutrients?
In a recent review published in Nutrients, researchers discussed 45 drug-nutrient interactions (DNIs) that modify micro-nutritional status, particularly focusing on how acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and warfarin may affect patients through various mechanisms.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Meta and Google face claims of restricting reproductive health ads and fueling misinformation
A new report accuses the companies of misdoings in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

New imaging method illuminates oxygen's journey in the brain
The human brain consumes vast amounts of energy, which is almost exclusively generated from a form of metabolism that requires oxygen. While the efficient and timely delivery of oxygen is known to be critical to healthy brain function, the precise mechanics of this process have largely remained hidden from scientists.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

New technology could revolutionize valvular heart disease care
Roughly 25,000 Americans die each year from valvular heart disease, but researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions conclude that new technology could soon help doctors slash that number.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

New tool detects signs of motor neuron disease before symptoms begin
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and international partners, have identified a new way to detect signs of motor neuron disease (MND) in brain tissue that can pick up indicators of MND earlier and with more sensitivity than currently used tests.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

NIH selects Dr. Kathleen Neuzil as director of the Fogarty International Center and NIH associate director for international research
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., has named Kathleen M. Neuzil, M.D., as the 13th director of the Fogarty International Center (FIC) and NIH associate director for international research. Dr. Neuzil will be the first woman to hold the permanent FIC directorship since the center's founding in 1968. She is currently the Myron M. Levine M.D., D.T.P.H., Endowed Professor in Vaccinology, director of the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health and chief of the Division of Geographic Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. She is expected to join NIH in early May.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

ONC drafts Federal Health IT Plan for 2024-2030, calls for public comment
The "outcomes-driven" strategy for the rest of this decade is focused on key goals: boosting access to electronic health information, improving the patient experience by prioritizing health equity and modernizing public health infrastructure.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Pandemic accord talks heading for extra time
Two years of talks aimed at striking a landmark global agreement on how to handle the next pandemics were headed for overtime Thursday, with a breakthrough still elusive.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Possible new biomarker for better detection of numerous inflammatory diseases
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, which means that it cannot be produced by the body but must be included as part of our diet. People with chronic bowel inflammation consume significantly more tryptophan than healthy people, as shown by previous research that involved members of the Cluster of Excellence "Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation" (PMI) at Kiel University.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Proposed CISA rule would require reporting for cyber incidents and ransom payments
In healthcare, larger hospitals, all critical access hospitals, essential drug manufacturers and Class II and Class III devices would fall under the draft mandatory reporting rules, but health IT developers and others would not.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Researchers create an interpretable machine learning tool for predicting acute kidney injury requiring dialysis
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis (PO-AKID) is a serious adverse event that not only affects acute morbidity and mortality but also long-term prognosis. Early diagnosis and perioperative risk management may help to reduce mortality. Previous risk prediction models for postoperative acute kidney injury (PO-AKI) following cardiac surgery have been developed using traditional regression analysis.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Researchers uncover regulatory system that regulates branching patterns in lung epithelial tissue
Branching patterns are prevalent in our natural environment and the human body, such as in the lungs and kidneys. For example, specific genes that express growth factor proteins are known to influence the development of the lungs' complex branches.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Scotland tables proposed assisted dying law
A bill to make assisted dying legal was introduced in the devolved Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on Thursday, with a poll suggesting overwhelming support for changing the law.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Study discovers how a magnesium cellular transport 'pump' plays a vital role in cardiac function
Magnesium is a mineral critical to a wide range of biological functions, and a new study takes aim at how it's transported to address cardiac dysfunction and other diseases, opening new possibilities for treatment.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Study examines facilities' low use of monthly injections for treating opioid addiction
Compared to taking a daily pill, a monthly dose of long-acting injectable (LAI) buprenorphine can be a simpler and more effective treatment for people with opioid use disorder. But do substance use treatment facilities in the United States take advantage of this highly effective medication?
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Synthetic material could improve ease and cut cost of gut microbiome research
A team of Penn State researchers has developed a new synthetic material that could enable scientists to more easily study how microorganisms interact with the gastrointestinal (GI) system. The material might eventually provide a cheaper, more accessible way for researchers to screen drugs that impact gut infections, metabolic disorders like obesity and diabetes, and inflammatory bowel disorders.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

The Supreme Court and the Abortion Pill
In its first abortion case since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, the Supreme Court this week looked unlikely to uphold an appeals court ruling that would dramatically restrict the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone. But the court already has another abortion-related case teed up for April, and abortion opponents have several more challenges in mind to limit the procedure in states where it remains legal.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Too often, nearby defibrillators go unused on people in cardiac arrest
There's been a big push over the past few years to get automated external defibrillators (AEDs) installed in public spaces, to help save lives threatened by cardiac arrest.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Traditional overnight pulse oximeter readings may be insufficient to predict TC-MRBs, finds study
In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers evaluated the predictive power of numerous sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) parameters, namely overnight pulse oximeter readings and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) in predicting truck collisions attributed to microsleep-related behaviors at the wheel (TC-MRBs).
March 28th, 2024 — Source

UC Irvine's AI-powered conversational health agent is ready for developers
The personalized, large language model-backed framework is designed to provide support for patient needs -- whether answering urgent health questions or just lending an empathetic ear.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Which OTC Health Products Are Best? New Report Claims to Know
If you've been in a drugstore recently or shopped online, you know: The number and variety of over-the-counter health products on the market — from cough syrups to anti-wrinkle creams — can be overwhelming. Which to choose and which to bypass? Which work best?
March 28th, 2024 — Source

WHO and OHCHR launch guidance to reform legislation for ending coercive practices in mental health care
Ahead of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) are jointly launching new guidance, entitled "Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice", to support countries to reform legislation in order to end human rights abuses and increase access to quality mental health care.
March 28th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 27th, 2024

After seven decades of fighting, disabled people are still vulnerable when it comes to support
The recent Facebook announcement by Whaikaha—the Ministry of Disabled People on changes to funding for caregivers and equipment modification and services has put the media spotlight, once again, on respite care for families with disabled children.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

AI-powered method predicts protein dynamics to accelerate drug discovery NewsGuard 100/100 Score
Understanding the structure of proteins is critical for demystifying their functions and developing drugs that target them. To that end, a team of researchers at Brown University has developed a way of using machine learning to rapidly predict multiple protein configurations to advance understanding of protein dynamics and functions.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Amazon's pharmacy will offer same-day delivery in LA and NYC and plans to expand
Amazon will soon offer same-day delivery of several prescription medications in Los Angeles and New York, yet another example of the online shopping giant's bet on consumers' growing dependence on ease and speed.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Australia's potential as a global leader for surgical AI
Australia and New Zealand could become international leaders in the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI) in surgery, but first, there need to be guidelines in place to safeguard patients, according to University of Adelaide experts.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

California's expanded health coverage for immigrants collides with Medicaid reviews
Medi-Cal health coverage kicked in for Antonio Abundis just when the custodian needed it most.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Community mental health nurses in GP surgeries help patients well-being
Community mental health nurses based at GP surgeries can significantly improve patient outcomes, a new study shows.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Data science can be valuable tool for analyzing social determinants of health, uncovering causes of health inequities
Data science methods can help overcome challenges in measuring and analyzing social determinants of health (SDoH), according to a paper published in The Lancet Digital Health, helping mitigate the root causes of health inequities that are not fully addressed through health care spending or lifestyle choices.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Exploring the impact of pancreatic enzyme therapy in pediatric pancreatitis: A leap toward personalized medicine
A research study recently published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology explains the role of pancreatic enzyme therapy (PERT) in reducing the frequency of acute pancreatitis (AP) in children suffering from acute recurrent pancreatitis (ARP) or chronic pancreatitis (CP). Dr. Matthew Giefer, pediatric gastroenterologist at Ochsner Children's Hospital was a contributing author for the publication.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

How Nebraska Medicine used AI to reduce first-year nurse turnover by nearly 50%
The accomplishment puts the health system in a better position to attract and retain the talent that is so critical to its ability to serve its patients, says its VP of operations.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Instructing iPS cell-derived mesenchymal stem cells to inhibit abnormal bone formation in FOP
A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Makoto Ikeya (Department of Clinical Application) has observed early signs of success from providing iPSC-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (iMSCs) instructions to produce an inhibitory molecule to suppress abnormal receptor-mediated signal activation responsible for fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) pathogenesis. Their report is published in Stem Cell Research & Therapy.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Locums and permanent GPs equally safe, study says
There is no evidence that locum doctors are less clinically competent or practice less safely than permanent doctors, a study in England led by University of Manchester researchers has shown.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Many drugs are prescribed for conditions they weren't tested for—here's what you need to know
All prescription drugs need a license from a regulator to treat a specific condition. But licensed drugs can be prescribed for conditions they haven't been tested for in a clinical trial. This is known as "off-label" prescribing—and it's very common.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Molecular discovery has potential to solve the billion-dollar global cost of poorly managed wound healing
Scientists have uncovered a key step in the wound healing process that becomes disabled in diseases like diabetes and aging, contributing to a global health care cost of managing poorly healing wounds exceeding $250 billion a year.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

MRI method purported to detect neurons' rapid impulses produces its own misleading signals instead
A new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly detect neural activity as originally reported, according to scientists at MIT's McGovern Institute. The method, first described in 2022, generated excitement within the neuroscience community as a potentially transformative approach. But a study from the lab of McGovern associate investigator Alan Jasanoff, reported in the journal Science Advances, demonstrates that MRI signals produced by the new method are generated in large part by the imaging process itself, not neuronal activity.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Monitoring your own blood pressure can save money—and possibly your life
A new study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health shows that when patients regularly monitor their blood pressure outside of the clinic, they tend to have better quality of life and lower health care expenses.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

New trial highlights promising intervention to reduce sitting and improve blood pressure in older adults
A new Kaiser Permanente study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just over 30 minutes a day. Study participants also showed meaningful improvements in blood pressure, comparable to the effect of other interventions focused on physical activity.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

OIG: Scheduling error in VA's EHR had dire consequences
Because a high-risk flag had been inactivated in the hospital's new Oracle electronic health record, clinicians did not evaluate a veteran's mental health and medication restart request, contributing to an overdose seven weeks after a missed appointment.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Report highlights 'extraordinary era' of AI in health care
A surge in the amount of digital data in the health sector, together with increases in compute power and the availability of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools are leading to an explosion of AI being used in health care, according to a new report from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Satisfaction with UK's NHS hits record low: Survey
Public satisfaction with the UK's state-funded National Health Service (NHS) hit record lows in 2023, research suggested on Wednesday, with long waits for appointments a central grievance.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Scientists discover first-ever mineral-based treatment for widespread disease using the structure of crystals
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca have published the first-ever mineral-based treatment for a widespread disease.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Shared digital NHS prescribing record could avoid nearly 1 million annual drug errors
Implementing a single shared digital prescribing record across the NHS in England could avoid nearly 1 million drug errors every year, stopping up to 16,000 fewer patients from being harmed and saving up to 22 lives every year, suggests a modeling study published online in BMJ Quality & Safety.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Super permeable wearable electronics developed for stable, long-term biosignal monitoring
Super wearable electronics that are lightweight, stretchable and increase sweat permeability by 400-fold have been developed by scientists at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), enabling reliable long-term monitoring of biosignals for biomedical devices.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Statistical machine learning can find unknown factors that cause disease
A new method can now find previously unknown factors that underlie disease by using statistical machine learning to sort through mountains of complex biological data.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Study finds poverty is the main reason people sell a kidney
A systematic review of 35 years of global medical literature finds a spectrum of reasons why people sell kidneys. The study, by Bijaya Shrestha of the Center for Research on Education, Health and Social Science, Kathmandu, Nepal, finds limited efforts toward mitigating the problem as well as a lack of evidence around the impact of policy and biotechnology.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Study suggests earlier puberty onset may affect adult cardiometabolic health
Experiencing puberty earlier, compared to same-age peers, may be one of the mechanisms through which childhood risk factors influence adult cardiometabolic health issues, according to a study published March 27, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Maria Bleil from the University of Washington and colleagues.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients
Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in January when she slipped and fell on a patch of black ice.
March 27th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 25th, 2024

A mom's $97,000 question: How was her baby's air-ambulance ride not medically necessary?
Sara England was putting together Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween when she noticed her baby wasn't doing well.
March 25th, 2024 — Source or Source

A paramedic was skeptical about this Rx for stopping repeat opioid overdoses. Then he saw it help.
Fire Capt. Jesse Blaire steered his SUV through the mobile home park until he spotted the little beige house with white trim and radioed to let dispatchers know he'd arrived.
March 25th, 2024 — Source or Source

AI-generated responses to patient portal messages are feasible, usable
Physicians who utilize artificial intelligence (AI)-generated draft replies to patient portal messages find the technology easy to adopt and use and beneficial to their overall well-being, according to a study published online March 20 in JAMA Network Open.
March 25th, 2024 — Source

How RPM can scale and sustain CMS' hospital at home program
Karin Schifter-Maor discusses how remote patient monitoring can bring the Acute Hospital Care at Home program to more people, make the program affordable and use centralized patient data to improve health outcomes.
March 25th, 2024 — Source

Physicists develop modeling software to diagnose serious diseases
Researchers have recently published FreeDTS -- a shared software package designed to model and study biological membranes at the mesoscale -- the scale 'in between' the larger macro level and smaller micro level.
March 25th, 2024 — Source or Source

Health — Health Field — March 22nd, 2024

California's expanded health coverage for immigrants collides with Medicaid reviews
Medi-Cal health coverage kicked in for Antonio Abundis just when the custodian needed it most.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Cleveland Clinic's advice for AI success: democratizing innovation, upskilling talent and more
The health system's chief analytics officer discusses creating a rigorous data quality program for reliable and actionable insights, and the importance of developing an innovation ecosystem.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Deadline for global pandemic agreement looms
A high-powered intervention by 23 former national Presidents, 22 former Prime Ministers, a former UN General Secretary, and 3 Nobel Laureates are being made today to press for an urgent agreement from international negotiators on a Pandemic Accord under the Constitution of the World Health Organization, to bolster the world's collective preparedness and response to future pandemics.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Drug overdoses reach another record with almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC says
Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, according to final federal figures released Thursday.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Medicare to cover Wegovy when patients also have heart disease
Medicare will now cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy if patients using it also have heart disease, U.S. officials announced Thursday.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Movement disorder ALS and cognitive disorder FTLD show strong molecular overlaps, new study shows
On the surface, the movement disorder amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and the cognitive disorder frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), which underlies frontotemporal dementia, manifest in very different ways. In addition, they are known to primarily affect very different regions of the brain.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Motor skills, sensory features differ in autism with, without ADHD
Motor skills and sensory features differ for children with autism with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published online March 5 in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Natural molecule trigonelline can help to improve muscle health and function
A research consortium led by Nestle Research in Switzerland and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) made a recent discovery that the natural molecule trigonelline present in coffee, fenugreek, and also in the human body, can help to improve muscle health and function.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

New "fusion sites" enable faster and more targeted drug development
Many important medicines, such as antibiotics and anticancer drugs, are derived from natural products from Bacteria. The enzyme complexes that produce these active ingredients have a modular design that makes them ideal tools for synthetic biology.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Researchers propose a new way to identify when consciousness emerges in human infancy
Academics are proposing a new and improved way to help researchers discover when consciousness emerges in human infancy.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Study finds most new doctors face some form of sexual harassment, even after #MeToo
More than half of all new doctors face some form of sexual harassment in their first year on the job, including nearly three-quarters of all new female doctors and a third of males, a new study finds.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Tapping into the trove of standardized EMS data
Emergency medical response information isn't used enough in healthcare. Agencies are looking to align with TEFCA, seeking partners to improve interoperability with state EMS systems and to build out technical resources for bidirectional exchange.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Virtual care service expansions in Australia
Also, Canberra Antenatal Care has digitised its patient pathway for expectant parents.
March 22nd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 20th, 2024

A more realistic artificial skin may lead to medical advancesf Oregon
A new bioengineered skin model could improve testing of skincare products and lead to better ways to heal damaged skin.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Automating and integrating RPM boosts BP care for Prisma Health
Clinical outcomes have shown 82% of patients experienced lowered blood pressure via remote patient monitoring at the health system, with severely hypertensive patients seeing a significant decrease after 90 days on the program.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Calls to end the restraining of prisoners receiving palliative care
There are urgent calls to abandon the restraining of prisoners receiving palliative care, with the ongoing practice blamed on the Australian justice and health systems colliding.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Cellular architecture of lesions in multiple sclerosis now mapped out
Using advanced methodology, scientists in Sweden were able to reveal at the cellular level how lesions in multiple sclerosis develop. The new results are presented in the journal Cell by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Cisco completes acquisition of enterprise resilience giant Splunk for $28B
The combined software company, now one of the largest worldwide, will "use data to power and protect the AI revolution," Cisco says.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Concerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homes
Shelly Olson's mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for almost five years. At first, Olson said, her mother received great care at the facility, then owned by a not-for-profit organization, the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Diversified clinical workforce needed to effectively serve a growing Hispanic population in underserved areas: Study
A new study examining the impact of the 2009 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) expansion on clinical diversity has found the number of Hispanic NHSC clinicians lacking relative to the Hispanic population.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Highly adhesive, mechanically strong adhesive addresses multiple limitations in dural membrane repair
The dural membrane (dura) is the outermost of three meningeal layers that line the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the brain and spinal cord. Together, the meninges function as a shock absorber to protect the CNS against trauma, circulate nutrients throughout the CNS, and remove waste. The dura also is a critical biological barrier that contains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) surrounding all CNS tissues. Consequently, spontaneous injury, trauma, or necessary surgical procedures may cause CSF to leak, which can threaten patients' lives, neurological functions, and recovery.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

How your in-network health coverage can vanish before you know it
Sarah Feldman, 35, received the first ominous letters from Mount Sinai Medical last November. The New York hospital system warned it was having trouble negotiating a pricing agreement with UnitedHealthcare, which includes Oxford Health Plans, Feldman's insurer.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Identifying risk of poor pain outcomes to steer patients to early interventions and avoid opioid overuse
For most people, recovering from an injury or surgery might require a short round of painkillers, but for about 1 in 10 people, pain can trigger protracted and escalating mental, physical and behavioral health problems.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

In sickness and in health, older couples mostly make Medicare moves together
Older Americans who enroll in Medicare or change their coverage do so as individuals, even if they're married or live with a partner. But a new study suggests the need for more efforts to help both members of a couple weigh and choose their options together.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

New analysis provides a comprehensive policy solution to bolster intensive care capacity in rural America NewsGuard 100/100 Score
A new policy analysis led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute describes the intensive care crisis in rural America and provides a comprehensive policy solution to bolster intensive care capacity.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

New framework to help prevent suicide among military veterans and serving personnel
A new report, led by academics from The Northern Hub for Veterans and Military Families Research at Northumbria, identifies that suicide among serving military personnel and military veterans—many of whom were known to services and recipients of care—could be reduced if those that were known to be vulnerable had access to the right help and assistance, at the right time, with the right intervention, and the right level of care and support.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

New way for states to cover pricey gene therapies will start with sickle cell disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last year approved two breakthrough gene therapies for sickle cell disease patients. Now a new federal program seeks to make these life-changing treatments available to patients with low incomes—and it could be a model to help states pay for other expensive therapies.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Nuclera joins Tech Nation's Future Fifty program
Nuclera, the biotechnology company enabling rapid protein expression and purification screening through its eProtein Discovery benchtop protein platform, today announced it has been selected to join the Tech Nation Future Fifty 2024 cohort, a unique program designed for the UK's next generation of unicorn founders, recognizing the most promising late-stage technology ventures. Launched today during the official event at 10 Downing Street, hosted by the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the 2024 cohort1 consists of 25 companies with a combined £1.3 billion in funding raised.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Precision unveiled: Exploring the cutting-edge of analytical weighing with Cubis® II ultra-high resolution balances
What are the key features of Cubis® II that support compliance with global regulatory standards such as 21 CFR Part 11?
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Older adults' input needed in transition to residential care, says study
New University of Otago research into the process of older adults transitioning to residential care calls for improved opportunities for them to be part of the decision-making process.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Q&A: A digital twin that allows tailored medication
Individual patients with autoimmune diseases can receive tailored medication by computationally treating their so-called digital twins with thousands of medications.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Research finds free, weekly fresh produce improves diet, physical activity and reduces CVD risk factors
Programs that provided free, weekly home delivery of fresh fruits and vegetables from local farms helped improve recipients' nutrition levels, physical activity levels and cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention│Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Scientific Sessions 2024, held March 18--21, in Chicago.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Researchers develop a cost-effective method to spatially characterize and map brain epigenomes NewsGuard 100/100 Score
An estimated one in six people suffer from a brain disorder worldwide, according to the American Brain Foundation. Current research has provided some insight into cell-communication inside the brain, but there are still a lot of unknowns surrounding how this crucial organ functions. What if there was a comprehensive map that took into consideration not just the biology of the brain, but the specific location where the biology occurs?
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Social activities offer protection against cognitive decline in long-term care residents
Social activities such as interactions with others and participation in organised events can prevent cognitive decline in long-term care facility. Research from Amsterdam UMC, carried out among 3600 patients in 42 Dutch and Belgian care homes, shows that participation in social activities offers a protective effect for those with no, or little, cognitive impairment.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

SolasCure Awarded £405K Innovate UK Biomedical Catalyst Grant to Advance Chronic Wound Care
SOLASCURE Ltd (SolasCure), a biotechnology company developing a novel treatment to transform chronic wound care, today announced it has been awarded a highly competitive Biomedical Catalyst grant for industry-led research and development (R&D) from Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

'Star Wars-style' holograms to communicate with the brain
About 20 years ago, neuroscientists, recording from electrodes implanted in the medial temporal lobe, identified human brain cells that respond only to photos of Jennifer Aniston. It was a headline-grabbing development in a long arc of achievements by scientists in their efforts to map our neural circuits.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Study finds chronic musculoskeletal pain is linked to earlier retirement
Frequent musculoskeletal pain is linked with an increased risk of exiting work and retiring earlier, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Nils Niederstrasser of the University of Portsmouth, UK, and colleagues.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Study finds non-immune brain cells can acquire immune memory, may drive CNS pathologies like multiple sclerosis
Immunological memory—the ability to respond to a previously encountered antigen or foreign substance with greater speed and intensity on re-exposure is a hallmark of adaptive immunity.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Study offers insight on how hot weather impairs the immune system
A study that looked at how the immune system reacts to hot weather offers new insight into what's happening when the mercury rises.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Sudden death in young people: Heart problems often blamed
Sudden cardiac death rarely happens in those under age 35. But those at risk can take precautions.
March 20th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 18th, 2024

A new study shows how neurochemicals affect fMRI readings
The brain is an incredibly complex and active organ that uses electricity and chemicals to transmit and receive signals between its sub-regions.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

AI-based system reduces claims denials for Community Medical Centers of Fresno
The provider saw a 22% decrease in one type of denial and an 18% decrease in another. Those improvements have resulted in more than 30 hours per week in eliminated work for follow-up staff.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

As More States Target Disavowed 'Excited Delirium' Diagnosis, Police Groups Push Back
Following a pivotal year in the movement to discard the term "excited delirium," momentum is building in several states to ban the discredited medical diagnosis from death certificates, law enforcement training, police incident reports, and civil court testimony.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Biden to sign order expanding health research in women
President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on Monday that will broaden the scope of medical research in women.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Creating a remote sensor to detect health troubles
A Cornell doctoral student is building a company based on a radio-based technology that could sense cardiac and respiratory troubles for patients without the need for them to wear a bulky monitor or skin electrodes. SensVita, developed by electrical engineer Thomas Conroy, uses near-field radio frequency sensing.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

GLP-1 Drugs Are About To Unleash a Gold Rush for Cosmetic Procedures, Benefiting Evolus (EOLS), Inmode (INMD), and AbbVie (ABBV) Shares
A lot of investors missed the initial gold rush vis-a-vis the GLP-1 weight loss drugs in 2022/2023. Now, however, there is an opportunity to capture the second-order derivative tailwinds from these drugs by going long on stocks that are focused on cosmetic/aesthetic procedures, including Evolus (NASDAQ: EOLS), Inmode (NASDAQ: INMD), and AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV).
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Health insurers split with US over relief after cyberattack
Health insurers and U.S. government officials are expected to meet next week to hash out differences over how to assist cash-strapped medical practices, as a cyberattack last month continues to hold up billions of dollars in payments.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Hope for PDCD and Cure Mito Foundation unveil joint patient registry
Cure Mito Foundation and Hope for PDCD Foundation, both patient-led foundations focused on advancing research and supporting families affected by Leigh syndrome and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency (PDCD), respectively, are excited to announce a launch of a PDCD patient registry. This innovative registry will be led by the Hope for PDCD foundation and hosted on the same registry platform as the well-established Leigh Syndrome patient registry, developed by the Cure Mito Foundation.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Innovative chemical strategy targets mosquito larvae gut to combat spread of deadly diseases
Mosquito-borne illnesses remain a formidable challenge threatening millions of people each year with diseases such as malaria, dengue, zika and chikungunya.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

New strategy to facilitate muscle regeneration after injury
Muscle injuries are common in the active population, and they cause the majority of player retirements in the world of sports. Depending on the severity, recovery of muscle function is quite slow and may require surgery, medication and rehabilitation.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Nick Saban offers some valuable lessons on leadership
Transactional leaders are reactive and focused on goals. Transformational leaders are proactive and execute on a vision. One is "much more effective in this day and age than the other one," said the legendary Alabama coach at HIMSS24.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Oracle at HIMSS24: Rolling out AI, back-office fusion and simplifying data exchange
The anchor exhibitor featured performance improvements, pre-built clinical quality analytics and more to help increase reimbursement and enhance care. Oracle Health EVP Seema Verma shared insights on AI's potential, interoperability under TEFCA and more.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Scientists' discovery could reduce dependence on animals for vital anticoagulant drug
Heparin, the world's most widely used blood thinner, is used during procedures ranging from kidney dialysis to open heart surgery. Currently, heparin is derived from pig intestines, but scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have discovered how to make it in the lab. They have also developed a path to a biomanufacturing process that could potentially revolutionize how the world gets its supply of this crucial medicine.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Studies find severe symptoms of Havana Syndrome, but no evidence of brain injury or biological abnormalities
Using advanced imaging techniques and in-depth clinical assessments, a research team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found no significant evidence of MRI-detectable brain injury, nor differences in most clinical measures compared to controls, among a group of federal employees who experienced anomalous health incidents (AHIs).
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Study finds adult acne clinic visits increase with exposure to wildfire-related air pollution
Short-term exposure to wildfire-related air pollution is associated with an increase in clinic visits for acne vulgaris among adults, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, held from March 8 to 12 in San Diego.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Unlocking quinoa's power: Beyond nutrition to drug development NewsGuard 100/100 Score
In a recent review published in Nutrients, researchers reviewed existing data on the bioactive constituents of quinoa and their health benefits.
March 18th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 15th, 2024

A Gartner expert points to AI and hospital-at-home as the biggest emerging technologies at HIMSS24
Veronica Walk, senior director analyst, healthcare and life sciences, at the consulting giant offers an end-of-the-week look at the emerging technologies at the conference that provider organization C-suite executives must grasp.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

A new $16,000 postpartum depression drug is here: How will insurers handle it?
A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. But most private health insurers have yet to publish criteria for when they will cover it, according to a new analysis of insurance policies.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

A new approach to tissue engineering improves blood vessel formation in rats
Losing a large amount of soft tissue from an injury or cancer may require reconstructive surgery. These surgeries typically rely on a structural framework that holds cells or tissues together made from hydrogels or other biomaterials that provide support for new blood vessels to grow. But when these frameworks are made from bulk hydrogels, they have several limitations that can result in slow and disorganized blood vessel growth, leading to poor patient outcomes.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Eliminating socioeconomic disparities in youth physical activity could save over $15 billion, study shows
What would happen if the existing disparities in physical activity levels between youth of lower and higher socioeconomic statuses were eliminated? Previous studies have shown that those between 6--17 years of age in lower socioeconomic groups get on average 10%--15% less physical activity than those of higher socioeconomic groups.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Experts help bring first-of-its-kind drug for metabolic liver disease to the clinic
Liver disease specialists at the University of Chicago Medicine will soon begin prescribing a first-of-its-kind drug for treating advanced metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)—formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
March 14th, 2024 — Source

FDA gets granular with draft medical device premarket approval update
The agency further defines when it considers a device to be Internet-enabled, proposes to add vulnerability disclosures and makes recommendations for cyber device maintenance plans and patch timelines.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Gleneagles Hospital zeroes in on radiology AI and more briefs
Also, Bitsmedia's ex-CEO is joining telehealth company Doctor Anywhere as VP of Product.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

How Your In-Network Health Coverage Can Vanish Before You Know It
Sarah Feldman, 35, received the first ominous letters from Mount Sinai Medical last November. The New York hospital system warned it was having trouble negotiating a pricing agreement with UnitedHealthcare, which includes Oxford Health Plans, Feldman's insurer.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

HTI-1 final rule now in effect, with an eye on AI -- and there's more to come, says ONC
"We thought if we could bring more transparency to decision support intervention, we can instill more trust and we can help optimize the use of these algorithms."
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Machine learning classifier accelerates the development of cellular immunotherapies
Making a personalized T cell therapy for cancer patients currently takes at least six months; scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the University Medical Center Mannheim have shown that the laborious first step of identifying tumor-reactive T cell receptors for patients can be replaced with a machine learning classifier that halves this time.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

New insights into genetic mechanisms could improve treatment of liver fibrosis
The liver is not only the largest internal organ but also vital for human life as a metabolic center. It also possesses remarkable self-healing powers: even when large portions are removed, such as during surgery, they quickly regenerate in healthy individuals.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

New study reveals breakthrough in understanding brain stimulation therapies
For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities showed that non-invasive brain stimulation can change a specific brain mechanism that is directly related to human behavior. This is a major step forward for discovering new therapies to treat brain disorders such as schizophrenia, depression, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

New study shows how the brain translates motivation into goal-oriented behavior
Hunger can drive a motivational state that leads an animal to a successful pursuit of a goal—foraging for and finding food.
March 14th, 2024 — Source or Source

New Zealand targets National Health Data Platform deployment by June and more briefs
Also, a "baseline" API standards have been released for the New Zealand health sector.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Point-of-care therapeutics sensor could make automated dosing systems universal
Rice University synthetic biologists have found a way to piggyback on the glucose monitoring technology used in automated insulin dosing systems and make it universally applicable for the monitoring and dosing of virtually any drug.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Scientists generate new targeted protein degradation system that tunes a cell's own proteins
Researchers studying the role of proteins in health and disease use experimental tools that inactivate proteins, destroy them, or prevent them from being made in cells. In one approach, they mark targeted proteins with "destroy me" tags that work with small molecules known as molecular glues to prompt the cell's own protein-clearing machinery to gobble up the proteins. Yet, many tags used today are too large to tag the genes that encode a cell's native proteins, or they cause collateral damage, sparking destruction of proteins beyond the targeted one.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Study conducted during the pandemic reveals the perceived effectiveness of various protective measures
An article by Giuseppe Alessandro Veltri of the Department of Sociology and Social Research of the University of Trento, focused on the public health guidelines adopted during the pandemic. The article, titled "Assessing the perceived effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions on SARS-Cov-2 transmission risk: an experimental study in Europe," was published in Scientific Reports.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Surging nerve system disorders now top cause of illness: Study
Conditions affecting the nervous system—such as strokes, migraines and dementia—have surged past heart disease to become the leading cause of ill health worldwide, a major new analysis said on Friday.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Tech Moves: Optimize Health names new CEO; Seattle-area marketing firm makes acquisition
Optimize Health, a Seattle-based startup that sells remote patient monitoring software, announced Ryan Clark as its new CEO.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Telehealth study investigates reimbursements for rural health care delivery
A recent Mayo Clinic study published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine investigated how telehealth in palliative care may provide value for rural caregivers, health care teams and their patients. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on providing relief from pain and other symptoms of a serious illness.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

US approves first drug for severe form of fatty liver disease
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first medication for people with a severe type of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

When Copay Assistance Backfires on Patients
In early 2019, Jennifer Hepworth and her husband were stunned by a large bill they unexpectedly received for their daughter's prescription cystic fibrosis medication. Their payment had risen to $3,500 from the usual $30 for a month's supply.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 14th, 2024

Annual indirect economic burden of sickle cell disease over $2 million
Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) are more likely to report employment loss, and caregivers of children with SCD report more missed days of work, according to a study published online Feb. 29 in Blood Advances.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

AstraZeneca buys French biotech firm Amolyt for $1 bn
Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca on Thursday agreed to buy French biotech specialist Amolyt Pharma for about $1 billion, expanding further into the field of rare drugs.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Better patient care, at a lower cost? A primary care doctor is testing new models to improve health care
Christine Meyer, an independent physician in Exton, Pennsylvania, is always looking for ways to provide better care for the patients who come to her primary care practice each year.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Chronic school absenteeism 5.8 percent for 5- to 17-year-olds in 2022
In 2022, 5.8 percent of children ages 5 to 17 years experienced chronic school absenteeism for health-related reasons, according to a March data brief published by the National Center for Health Statistics.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Groundbreaking study unveils new insights into neurodegenerative disorder symptoms
In a recent study published in Nature Medicine, researchers developed a method for rapidly gathering and integrating clinical (CD) and neuropathological diagnoses (ND) data by examining medical record summaries from donors at the Netherlands Brain Bank (NBB) to detect disease trajectories.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

HIMSS24 vendor news roundup: From AI to imaging to RTLS
A selection of the announcements made in the exhibit hall this week -- from Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, CenTrak, DT Research, Innovaccer, MDClone and MedeAnalytics.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Hospital Scrubs In Apple Vision Pro For Spine Surgery, Is This The Future Of Healthcare?
As much as Apple may envision its $3,500 Vision Pro headset being adopted by consumers on a mass scale, it's priced more like a development kit or a professional tool, be it in an enterprise setting or, as is the case in the UK, a hospital. More specifically, Cromwell Hospital recently employed Apple's fancy spatial computing headset in the operating room to help fix a patient's spine.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

How to enable digital health transformation projects at a lower cost and higher quality
"As an industry, we've digitized -- for the most part -- the healthcare record. Now it's time to adopt digital health innovation to give people the experience they expect and see in other industries," says the CEO of Rhapsody.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Intensive trauma treatment relieves PTSD symptoms within eight days, finds researcher
Relieved from post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in eight days? It is possible with a highly intensive treatment method that combines trauma-focused therapies and lots of exercise. "About 80% of people no longer have a PTSD diagnosis at the end of the treatment," says Eline Voorendonk, who will receive her Ph.D. on 15 March for her research on this method.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

KIMM develops an on-site-disposal type medical waste sterilization system
A medical waste treatment system, which is capable of 99.9999 percent sterilization by using high-temperature and high-pressure steam, has been developed for the first time in the country.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Logical Biological recognized as one of 'Europe's fastest-growing companies' due to customer centric approach and quality commitment
Logical Biological, a leader in the provision of high-quality biological specimens, is delighted to announce its remarkable achievement of ranking 148th in the esteemed "FT 1000: Europe's Fastest Growing Companies" listing. This accolade is a testament to the company's steadfast commitment to customer centricity and dedication to quality.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Mayo Clinic eyes digital transformation to plan for future
The goal is not to emphasize gadgets and screens but instead to use technology to enable human, holistic experiences.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Mayo Clinic Platform launches accelerator Solutions Studio
The program is designed to accelerate digital health technologies and enable innovation to improve patient care.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Microsoft and 16 health systems debut network for responsible AI
The Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network, or TRAIN, aims to put responsible AI principles into action to enhance the quality, safety and trustworthiness of healthcare AI.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Noninvasive, smart-CKD diagnostic device for management of chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 10% of the global population, among which renal fibrosis is a progressive process that can lead to end-stage renal failure. Early diagnosis and active monitoring are particularly important.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Nuclera appoints Joseph Bertelsen as Chief Commercial Officer
Nuclera, the biotechnology company enabling rapid protein expression and purification screening through its benchtop protein platform, today announced the appointment of Joseph Bertelsen as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). With over 20 years' commercial leadership experience in the life science tools and drug development industries, Joseph brings an extensive sales record that will be instrumental to the commercial launch strategy and explosive adoption of Nuclera's eProtein Discovery™ platform.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

OCR launches HIPAA investigation into Change Healthcare breach
Meanwhile, the American Hospital Association is calling on Congress to do more in the face of a "staggering loss of revenue" for health systems.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Operating in the red: Half of rural hospitals lose money, as many cut services
In a little more than two years as CEO of a small hospital in Wyoming, Dave Ryerse has witnessed firsthand the worsening financial problems eroding rural hospitals nationwide.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Researchers establish India's first national benchmark for survival among hemodialysis patients
A new nationwide study has provided new information on the survival rates of patients undergoing hemodialysis across India and associated factors.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Researchers highlight the importance of feminist global health policy in tackling health inequalities
An international group of researchers including a researcher from The George Institute for Global Health, India, emphasized the critical need for a Feminist Global Health Policy (FGHP) in addressing existing power structures that hinder health equity worldwide.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Six vendors, including Epic, demonstrate how interoperability leads to reduced patient falls
A top executive at Rauland discusses the effort at HIMSS24's Interoperability Pavilion and dives into technologies and trends.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

The massive health care hack is now being investigated by the federal Office of Civil Rights
Federal civil rights investigators are looking into whether protected health information was exposed in the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

VIP health system for top US officials risked jeopardizing care for soldiers, say investigators
Top U.S. officials in the Washington area have received preferential treatment from a little-known health care program run by the military, potentially jeopardizing care for other patients including active-duty service members, according to Pentagon investigators.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

What's the 'concept car' for what digital health should be?
Improving patient care and clinical trials, driving value-based care and building trust require a confluence of data logic and innovation, health IT leaders said Wednesday at HIMSS24.
March 14th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 11th, 2024

At HIMSS24, athenahealth keeps its focus on provider experience
And patient experience too, of course, which is "so interconnected" with clinicians being satisfied with their work, says VP Jessica Sweeney-Platt. She discusses the cloud pioneer's innovative work on AI and automation, new partnerships and more.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

At HIMSS24, Meditech and the 'thirst for AI'
COO Helen Waters discusses early adopters of the company's ambient listening, search and conversational AI technologies, along with news on its latest work in precision medicine.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

An Arm and a Leg: The Medicare episode
Medicare may sound like an escape from the expensive world of U.S. health insurance, but it's more complicated, and expensive, than many realize. And decisions seniors make when they sign up for the federal health insurance program can have huge consequences down the road.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

BigLinux makes Linux easy for anyone - and it should be way more popular
Looking for a Linux distribution that makes good on the promise of being the perfect system for those who've never used Linux? If so, BigLinux might be for you. But advanced users with love it too.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

California Attorney General boosts bill banning medical debt from credit reports
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that he is throwing his weight behind legislation to bar medical debt from showing up on consumer credit reports, a Democratic-led effort to offer protection to patients squeezed by health care bills.
March 11th, 2024 — Source or Source

Digitalized sexual health services wouldn't be trusted by young people, finds study
Digital services, such as anonymous apps and texting services, could change how we engage with sexual health services, but young people wouldn't trust them, according to new research by Cardiff University.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Colorado lawmakers target another $5 million for Denver Health amid fears of hospital's 'death spiral'
A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers is again moving to direct a special $5 million infusion to Denver Health amid rising concerns about the hospital's financial security and fears of a potential descent into a "death spiral."
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Fact check: Checking health care claims in Biden's State of the Union address
President Joe Biden touted his administration's accomplishments in health care in a wide-ranging State of the Union address on Thursday evening that touched on subjects such as immigration, the economy, crime, job growth, infrastructure, and the Israel-Hamas war.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Flexible AI optoelectronic sensors pave the way for standalone energy-efficient health monitoring devices
From creating images, generating text, and enabling self-driving cars, the potential uses of artificial intelligence (AI) are vast and transformative. However, all this capability comes at a very high energy cost. For instance, estimates indicate that training OPEN AI's popular GPT-3 model consumed over 1,287 MWh, enough to supply an average U.S. household for 120 years.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

France's Macron announces bill for assisted dying
French President Emmanuel Macron will present a bill on assisted dying to go before parliament in May, he said in an interview published by French media on Sunday.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Impact of extrahepatic organ failure characteristics on acute-on-chronic liver failure prognosis
The impact of the characteristics of extrahepatic organ failure (EHOF) including the onset time, number, type, and sequence on the prognosis of acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) patients remains unknown. This study aimed to identify the association between the characteristics of EHOF and the prognosis of ACLF patients.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Intelichart CEO details patient engagement trends for HIMSS24 attendees
And Gary Hamilton discusses how these trends translate into technology innovations that can improve outcomes, gain efficiencies and help providers with the intricacies of value-based care.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Locating single neurons that monitor and regulate the heart and lungs
The body self-regulates in a process known as homeostasis, and the brain is responsible for this as it is constantly monitoring all of the body's vital signals. If you need more oxygen, for example, then a message is sent to the brain that then tells the body to adjust your breathing and your heart rate.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Metrion Biosciences strengthens team with three key appointments
Metrion Biosciences Limited ("Metrion"), the specialist ion channel contract research organisation (CRO) and drug discovery company, has promoted Clare Rutty to CFO and welcomes two new hires in Sue Peffer as Head of Marketing and Leanne Clarke as HR Officer. Following the recent announcement of new equity financing, these appointments strengthen the leadership team, ensuring a strong foundation as the Company sets its sights on continued growth.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

New consortium of healthcare leaders announces formation of Trustworthy & Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), making safe and fair AI accessible to every healthcare organization
New AI capabilities have the potential to transform the healthcare industry by enabling better care outcomes, improving efficiency and productivity, and reducing costs. From helping screen patients, to developing new treatments and drugs, to automating administrative tasks and enhancing public health, AI is creating new possibilities and opportunities for healthcare organizations and practitioners.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Penn medical students learn how to respond to bear attacks, avalanches, and dirty bombs
The nine victims were scattered across an area half the size of a football field, their bodies hurled by the force from an explosive device.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Predicting health futures: Innovative study reveals critical events in disease trajectories NewsGuard 100/100 Score
In a recent study published in npj Digital Medicine, researchers identified life-spanning trajectories and critical events that influence hospitalization and death.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Researchers identify cold-sensing protein in mammals NewsGuard 100/100 Score
University of Michigan researchers have identified the protein that enables mammals to sense cold, filling a long-standing knowledge gap in the field of sensory biology.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Researchers reveal a new mechanism that regulates intestinal stem cells
Adult stem cells have attracted great scientific interest because of their ability to self-renew and differentiate into other cell types. In an article published in Nature Communications, researchers reveal a new mechanism that regulates the proliferation and differentiation of intestinal stem cells.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Researchers uncover protein responsible for cold sensation
University of Michigan researchers have identified the protein that enables mammals to sense cold, filling a long-standing knowledge gap in the field of sensory biology.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Study offers insights into neural mechanisms involved in progression from aggressive motivation to action
The social behaviors of humans and animals often unfold over two distinct phases, namely a motivational and an action phase. The first of these phases entails instinctual and reward-seeking mental states, characterized by sexual or aggressive drives to perform specific actions. The second phase entails acting on these motivations and drives.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Study reveals the impact of olfactory disorders on personal safety and emotional well-being
More than a third of people who self-identify as having a smell disorder have had at least one gas safety scare in the last five years, according to new research.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

The Medicare Episode
Medicare may sound like an escape from the expensive world of U.S. health insurance, but it's more complicated, and expensive, than many realize. And decisions seniors make when they sign up for the federal health insurance program can have huge consequences down the road.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Ubiquigent enters agreement with Astellas subsidiary, Nanna Therapeutics
Ubiquigent Limited (Ubiquigent), a drug discovery and development company harnessing novel deubiquitinase (DUB) modulators as new therapeutics for areas of high unmet medical need, today announced an agreement with Nanna Therapeutics (Nanna).
March 11th, 2024 — Source

UH College of Pharmacy secures CPRIT funding to fight familial adenomatous polyposis
The University of Houston College of Pharmacy is included in a $68.5 million funding package from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
March 11th, 2024 — Source

UnitedHealth Group expects systems impacted by cyberattack returning by mid-March
UnitedHealth Group is reporting progress on restoring systems impacted by a cyberattack last month that snarled pharmacies and blocked claims processing at hospitals and clinics nationwide.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

When it comes to ketamine, Meta's posting policy is no party to decipher
People keep talking about ketamine. The drug has become a favorite of celebrities, billionaires, and ordinary patients, many of whom view it as a potential miracle drug for depression and other mental health conditions.
March 11th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 8th, 2024

A new model to predict brain development
From the very first weeks of life, countless connections are forged between neurons to ensure the propagation of nerve signals. These connections gradually shape the final architecture of the brain, known as the connectome. Our ability to perform complex cognitive tasks, such as spatial orientation or problem-solving, hinges on its structure. But how does it emerge during development?
March 8th, 2024 — Source

AAD: concerns noted relating to use of AI dermatology apps
There are notable concerns relating to the use of currently available artificial intelligence (AI) dermatology mobile applications (apps), according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Dermatology to coincide with the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, held from March 8 to 10 in San Diego.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable—but relief may be on the way
The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the past decade and a half.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Best CPAP Alternatives
If you have sleep apnea, here's what to know about dental devices, tongue trainers, mouth tape, and more
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Change Healthcare begins to restore service after cyberattack -- as lawsuits begin
Also: The ALPHV BlackCat ransomware group may have faked a second government takedown, while the extent of the protected-data leak is still unknown.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Empowering Change: How Hologic is Shaping the Future of Women's Healthcare
In celebration of International Women's Day 2024, we're honored to host Tim Simpson and Sarah Smith from Hologic, a forefront leader in women's health. As we dive into this year's theme, "Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress" and "#InspireInclusion," let's explore how Hologic's pioneering work and dedication align with these powerful calls to action.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

HIMSSCast: Web apps are ubiquitous in healthcare -- and come with vulnerabilities
Advice for healthcare CISOs, CIOs and other security leaders on how best to protect their organizations from the vulnerabilities that lie within web apps, from Johannes Ullrich, dean of research at the SANS Technology Institute.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

How AI is transforming medical coding for physicians and coders
Autonomous medical coding has been viewed as the province of large academic medical centers that could afford to experiment with cutting-edge technology. Today it is starting to be viewed as a necessary tool for all health systems.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

How do we get more women into health care and medical leadership?
Women continue to be under-represented in health care and medical leadership in Australia, with experts labeling the disparity an issue of "equity and social justice."
March 8th, 2024 — Source

How should health systems put ethical AI into practice?
Dr. Brian Anderson, the newly-announced CEO of the Coalition for Health AI, offers some insights in a preview of his HIMSS24 panel discussion on the quest for responsible and transparent models.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

INTEGRA supports the next generation of synthetic biologists
INTEGRA Biosciences awarded 3 PIPETBOY acu 2 serological pipette controllers to the 2023 iGEM Competition team at Technische Universität Braunschweig (TU_BS) to aid their pioneering research into lithium therapy toxicity testing. The pipette controllers enhanced the team's pipetting precision and streamlined the multiple liquid handling tasks involved in this exciting project, helping them to achieve their project goals.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Medicaid eligibility during pandemic led to increased postpartum coverage, study suggests
Maternal mortality rates in the U.S. are increasing and considered high compared to other wealthy nations. And Medicaid coverage plays a large role in maternal health, as it funds nearly half of all the births in the country.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

New England Biolabs® Launches NEBNext® Enzymatic 5hmC-seq Kit, for enzyme-based 5hmC detection at single-base resolution
New England Biolabs (NEB®) today announced the launch of the NEBNext Enzymatic 5hmC-seq Kit (E5hmC-seq™), a novel enzyme-based method for the specific detection of 5hmC sites. The gentle, enzyme-based approach enables high yields and high-quality data, with an input range of 100 pg to 200 ng.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Senate passes bill to compensate more Americans exposed to radiation
More Americans exposed to radiation caused by the government would be compensated under a bill that passed the U.S. Senate Thursday.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Tattoo regret? How to choose a removal service
About one in four people regret at least one of their tattoos. Almost half of those go on to have their unwanted tattoo removed or camouflaged with a new one.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

The brain builds emotions regardless of the senses, neuroscientists find
How much do our emotions depend on our senses? Does our brain and body react in the same way when we hear a fearful scream, see an eerie shadow, or smell a sinister odor? And does hearing upbeat music or seeing a colorful landscape bring the same joy?
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Treatment of parathyroid disease at Mayo Clinic
Travis J. McKenzie, M.D., Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery: Here at the Mayo Clinic in Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, we treat the full spectrum of parathyroid problems and that ranges from the simplest primary hyperparathyroidism to the most complex cases.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

UnitedHealth brings some Change Healthcare pharmacy services back online
Optum's Change Healthcare has started to bring systems back online after suffering a crippling BlackCat ransomware attack last month that led to widespread disruption to the US healthcare system.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Video consults for chronic knee pain as effective as in-person care, study shows
Australians experiencing chronic knee pain achieve similar pain reduction whether they consult with physiotherapists via video or attend in-person physiotherapy sessions, new research shows, expanding the scope of treatment possibilities, particularly for people in regional and remote locations.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

VIP Health System for Top US Officials Risked Jeopardizing Care for Soldiers
Top U.S. officials in the Washington area have received preferential treatment from a little-known health care program run by the military, potentially jeopardizing care for other patients including active-duty service members, according to Pentagon investigators.
March 8th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 6th, 2024

AAAAI: Nasal delivery of epinephrine safe, effective for anaphylaxis
Nasal powder formulations of epinephrine are effective and show superior stability to EpiPens, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held from Feb. 23 to 26 in Washington, D.C.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Biden Is Right. The US Generally Pays Double That of Other Countries for Rx Drugs.
If you went "anywhere in the world," you could get a prescription filled for 40% to 60% less than it costs in the U.S.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Big Pharma is "coming to the table" on price negotiations as it loses in court
Negotiating prices is not a "gun to the head," judge rules.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Death doulas: Helping people at the end of their life
You may have heard of a birth doula—someone who provides non-medical support and advocacy throughout pregnancy, birth and after the baby has been born. More recently, so-called death doulas—people who assist at the other end of the lifespan—have been growing in popularity.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Examining the value of online health checks for medical info
Research in the International Journal of Electronic Marketing and Retailing introduces a new model aimed at assessing the credibility and relevance of online health care information. With the proliferation of online health advice, the challenge of distinguishing trustworthy sources from false information has become increasingly important for patients and their caregivers.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

For the vision impaired, this AI robot aims to replace canes and guide dogs
This unassuming mobility aid - the Glide resembles a mini vacuum cleaner - has a lofty goal: Transform lives of the visually impaired by providing smart assistance for navigating the world.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

How the Change Healthcare cyberattack is straining providers, and what the government can do
The reach of the cyberattack is a looming crisis for providers' financial stability, particularly in rural areas, and could soon impact patient care, said Ted Okon of the Community Oncology Alliance.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Is the Faith in Aspirin to Prevent Cardiac Events Warranted?
There's a widespread -- and long-held -- belief that swallowing a low-dose aspirin pill every day can help protect you from heart attacks and strokes.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Lit from within: How tiny wireless bulbs could revolutionize clinical health care
Researchers from the University of St Andrews and the University of Cologne have developed a new device platform that allows for smaller wireless light sources to be placed within the human body.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Long-acting opioids may be unnecessary in study of total knee replacement
In a new study, researchers have found that replacing long-acting with immediate-release opioids after total knee replacement surgery resulted in comparable pain management but less nausea-medication usage and less need for residential rehabilitation after hospital discharge.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Many can't access mental health services that save money, keep people out of jail
When it comes to giving at-risk Americans access to the mental health services they need, prevention is far better than detention, new research confirms.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Medical malpractice incidents are more severe during daylight saving time, new study finds
Medical malpractice incidents are more severe during the months of the year when daylight saving time is observed in the U.S., according to a new study that examined three decades of malpractice claims.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Memorial Healthcare finds success with switch to Epic-based telehealth vendor
The massive public health system now has wait times down to 10 minutes, has decreased low-acuity visits going to valuable office or emergency room slots -- and now boasts a net promoter score of 87 for virtual care.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

New microscopy tech answers fundamental questions in neuroscience
The mammalian brain is a web of densely interconnected neurons, yet one of the mysteries in neuroscience is how tools that capture relatively few components of brain activity have allowed scientists to predict behavior in mice. It is hard to believe that much of the brain's complexity is irrelevant background noise.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

New project aims to shed light on real-world eating behaviors using AI-enabled wearable technology
A pedometer measures your steps, but what if you had a similar automated device to measure your eating behavior? Evidence from nutritional studies has long shown that the speed, timing and duration of an individual's eating behavior are strongly related to obesity and other health issues. While eating behaviors can be accurately measured in a controlled laboratory setting, a blind spot exists when researchers attempt to study how participants actually eat "in the wild."
March 6th, 2024 — Source

NIH study reveals elevated cholesterol levels among American Indian youth
More than 70% of American Indian young adults aged 20-39 and 50% of American Indian teens have cholesterol levels or elevated fat in the blood that put them at risk for cardiovascular disease, suggests a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. In some cases, these levels -; specifically high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, often thought of as "bad cholesterol," -; were linked to plaque buildup and cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Novel device for stomach complaints is successful in human trial
An endoscopic mapping device, developed over the course of a decade by scientists at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, consists of an inflatable sphere covered in sensors, delivered down the esophagus and able to measure electrical activity in the gut.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Regularly stimulated axons do not pass on increases in performance to their neighbors, shows hearing study
A complex network of nerve fibers and synapses in the brain is responsible for transmission of information. When a nerve cell is stimulated, it generates signals in the form of electrochemical impulses, which propagate along the membrane of long nerve cell projections called axons. How quickly the information is transmitted depends on various factors such as the diameter of the axon.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Research Forum Episode 2: Transforming health care and the natural sciences, AI and society, and the evolution of foundational AI technologies
Research advances are driving real-world impact faster than ever. Recent developments in AI are reshaping the way people live, work, and think. In the latest episode of Microsoft Research Foru, we explore how AI is transforming health care and the natural sciences, the intersection of AI and society, and the continuing evolution of foundational AI technologies.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Researchers evaluate accuracy of online health news using easily accessible AI
It can be challenging to gauge the quality of online news—questioning whether it is real or fake. When it comes to health news and press releases about medical treatments and procedures, the issue can be even more complex, especially if the story is not complete and still doesn't necessarily fall into the category of fake news.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Researchers investigate archaea to discover how proteins determine cell shape and function
Originally discovered in extreme environments such as hydrothermal vents, archaea, a single-celled microorganism, can also be found in the digestive systems of animals, including humans in which they play a key role in gut health. Yet, little is known about the function of these cells or how they form the distinct shapes they assume to match their environments.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Study examines delayed pediatric diagnoses in emergency departments
Emergency departments (EDs) that see fewer pediatric patients are more likely to give delayed diagnoses for serious medical conditions compared to those who see pediatric patients more often, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Study in mice reveals how the body copes with airway closure
There is perhaps no bodily function more essential for humans and other mammals than breathing. With each breath, we suffuse our bodies with oxygen-rich air that keeps our organs and tissues healthy and working properly—and without oxygen, we can survive mere minutes.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Surgical methods and outcomes of anterolateral augmentation for skeletally immature patients
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have increased in recent decades among children. Because re-injuries after ACL reconstruction are higher in children compared with adults, anterolateral augmentation procedures may reduce re-injury rates after ACL reconstruction in youth.
March 6th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 4th, 2024

AI and predictive medicine: Recent advances
In a recent review published in the Journal of Human Genetics, a group of authors explored the potential of deep learning (DL), particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs), in enhancing predictive modeling for omics data analysis, addressing challenges and future research directions.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Adipose tissue dysbiosis exacerbates postnatal growth retardation in piglets, study finds
Postnatal growth retardation (PGR) is characterized by poor production performance, low feed conversion rate, and a high mortality rate, the metabolic basis of which in piglets is unclear.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

America Worries About Health Costs — And Voters Want to Hear From Biden and Republicans
President Joe Biden is counting on outrage over abortion restrictions to help drive turnout for his reelection. Former President Donald Trump is promising to take another swing at repealing Obamacare.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Big companies like Nestle are funding health research in South Africa—why this is wrong
In 2021, the director of the African Research University Alliance Centre of Excellence in Food Security at the University of Pretoria was appointed to the board of the transnational food corporation Nestle.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Dancing cells show how the brain awakens from anesthesia
According to a Mayo Clinic study published in Nature Neuroscience, the cells that act as the central nervous system's first line of defense against harm also play a role in helping the brain awaken from anesthesia. This discovery could help pave the way for innovative methods that address post-anesthesia complications.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Discovery of 'molecular machine' brings new immune therapies a step closer
Yale scientists have discovered a family of immune proteins, which they describe as a "massive molecular machine," that could affect the way our bodies fight infection.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) Hits a New All-Time High as the Craze for GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Goes Global
The soaring demand for GLP-1 weight loss drugs is no longer just an American or European phenomenon. As these drugs proliferate through an ever-increasing segment of the globe's obese population, the GLP-1 heavyweights such as Eli Lilly and Company and Novo Nordisk continue to reap outsized rewards.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Hacking at UnitedHealth unit cripples a swath of the US health system: What to know
Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a huge role in the U.S. health system, issued a brief statement saying some of its applications were "currently unavailable."
March 4th, 2024 — Source

How NCH Healthcare reduced alert burden with more meaningful CDS
"We saw a 16.6% to 37.5% reduction in the optimized alerts per week being achieved while adding more meaningful guidance for clinicians," says the health system's CMIO in a preview of his HIMSS24 clinical decision support presentation.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

New AI model draws maps to diagnose disease
Medical diagnostics expert, doctor's assistant, and cartographer are all fair titles for an artificial intelligence model developed by researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

New AI smartphone tool accurately diagnoses ear infections
A new cellphone app developed by physician-scientists at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately diagnose ear infections, or acute otitis media (AOM), could help decrease unnecessary antibiotic use in young children, according to new research published in JAMA Pediatrics.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

New guidance approves AI-derived software for stroke assessments
Two cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools used to assist the diagnosis of strokes have been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The team of national experts, which includes researchers from the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Sheffield, have given the green light to AI-derived software solutions e-Stroke and RapidAI. These technologies are poised to transform the landscape of stroke diagnosis and treatment in the National Health Service (NHS).
March 4th, 2024 — Source

New method revolutionizes in vivo brain imaging in awake mice
The human brain has billions of neurons. Working together, they enable higher-order brain functions such as cognition and complex behaviors. To study these higher-order brain functions, it is important to understand how neural activity is coordinated across various brain regions.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

New research urges for policy changes in antipsychotic medication management
Researchers from the University of Liverpool are calling for policy reform in the management of antipsychotic medication (APM) to support both patients and health care professionals.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

No-prescription birth control pills soon available in US pharmacies
Prescription-free birth control pills will be available across the United States later this month, widening access to contraception at a time when abortion rights have been drastically curtailed.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Rethinking drug efficacy: Research aims to improve drug development
ASPIRE to Innovate Postdoctoral Fellow Catherine Leasure is the co-author of a comment article published this month in Nature Reviews Bioengineering addressing the pressing obstacle faced by modern drug development: worryingly poor success rates of pharmaceuticals progressing to clinical phases.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Robotic hip exoskeleton shows promise for helping stroke patients regain their stride
More than 80% of stroke survivors experience walking difficulty, significantly impacting their daily lives, independence, and overall quality of life. Now, new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst pushes forward the bounds of stroke recovery with a unique robotic hip exoskeleton designed as a training tool to improve walking function.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Scientists have used cells from fluid drawn during pregnancy to grow mini lungs and other organs
Scientists have created miniorgans from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb—an advance they believe could open up new areas of prenatal medicine.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Supply chain assessment and management, optimizing pharmaceutical supply chains
In this interview, News Med talks to Joseph P. Ivan about the Comprehensive Assessment and Management Approach to Optimizing Pharmaceutical Supply Chains.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held from Feb. 12 to 16 in San Francisco and attracted approximately 30,000 participants from around the world. The conference highlighted recent advances in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions, with presentations focusing on joint fractures, osteoarthritis, other musculoskeletal injuries, and factors impacting the outcomes of joint replacement procedures.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Tools underestimate cardiovascular event risk in people with HIV
NIH trial reveals need for more accurate screening in Black people and cisgender women.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Using simulations in nursing education to optimize learning outcomes
It's not just about practicing a lot, but also about practicing correctly. This is shown by new research from the University of Agder.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Virtual reality simulation improves PICU nurses' recognition of impending respiratory failure
A virtual reality (VR) curriculum at an Ohio children's hospital helped new nurses hone their ability to recognize when critically ill pediatric patients are showing signs of impending respiratory failure, according to a study

published in the American Journal of Critical Care.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

WebMD acquires Healthwise to bolster patient engagement and growth
By adding the content-as-a-service platform and other evidence-based patient education tools to its Ignite portfolio, WebMD will support 650+ healthcare organizations -- including more than 50% of U.S. hospitals and several major payers, the company said.
March 4th, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 2nd, 2024

Food or medicine? Stark choice for sick Argentines
In pharmacies in crisis-riddled Argentina, people look at the prices on medicine containers, then put them down again.
March 2nd, 2024 — Source

Without Medicare Part B's shield, patient's family owes $81,000 for a single air-ambulance flight
Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money, including what she spent on medical care, said her daughter, Alicia Wieberg. "She was the kind of person who didn't go to the doctor for anything."
March 2nd, 2024 — Source

Health — Health Field — March 1st, 2024

A large US health care tech company was hacked. It's leading to billing delays and security concerns
Health care providers across the country are reeling from a cyberattack on a massive U.S. health care technology company that has threatened the security of patients' information and is delaying some prescriptions and paychecks for medical workers.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

At HIMSS24, perspective on safeguarding ePHI and restricting unauthorized access
Deploying a HIPAA-compliant approach to endpoint devices was part of the Alliance Clinical Network's larger IT strategy, explains Michael Trzcinski, its vice president of IT, cybersecurity and facility operations, ahead of his presentation.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

At the AI In Healthcare Forum, a chance to compare notes and learn from peers
How can artificial intelligence improve care delivery, and how can it be used safely and effectively? We're all figuring it out together. At HIMSS24, a chance to get lessons and insights from folks who are exploring in earnest.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

California hospitals, advocates seek stable funding to retain behavioral health navigators
Health providers and addiction experts warn the funding structure is unstable for a California initiative that steers patients with substance use disorder into long-term treatment after they are discharged from emergency rooms, which has already led some critical employees to leave their jobs.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Can a purposeful walk intervention and an activity monitor improve hip replacement patients' daily fitness?
A research paper by scientists at Bournemouth University proposed a randomized pilot trial, which aimed to determine the effect of an intervention where outdoor walking distance is used as a goal to increase the daily activity of older adults using a commercial activity monitor at 3 to 6 months post total hip replacement (THR).
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Can intergenerational mentorship programs reduce ageism in medicine?
Ageism is a problem in health care, and the World Health Organization Global Report on Ageism points to factors such as increased human life expectancy, declines in birthrates, and the lack of investment to address health inequities among older people as reasons for strategies to eliminate ageism.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Doctors prescribing app, with walking steps targets for patients
A pilot scheme is effectively seeing doctors prescribe an app -- specifically one which measures the number of steps patients walk, with each person being prescribed a personal target.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Highmark works with Epic and Google to boost payer-provider data exchange
The health plan will host Epic's Payer Platform on Google Cloud with an eye toward building "an intelligence system equipped with AI to deliver valuable analytics and insights to healthcare workers, patients, and members."
March 1st, 2024 — Source

How a Friend's Death Turned Colorado Teens Into Anti-Overdose Activists
Gavinn McKinney loved Nike shoes, fireworks, and sushi. He was studying Potawatomi, one of the languages of his Native American heritage. He loved holding his niece and smelling her baby smell. On his 15th birthday, the Durango, Colorado, teen spent a cold December afternoon chopping wood to help neighbors who couldn't afford to heat their homes.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

How AI can boost clinical decision support in emergency medicine
Scott Levin of Beckman Coulter and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine gives a preview of his HIMSS24 session, where he will discuss the AHRQ systems engineering success phases and mitigating bias in AI.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Making sense of Mendelian randomization
Mendelian randomization, a powerful tool in medical research, helps us understand whether certain factors truly cause disease. This technique uses genetic variations as "natural experiments" to reveal cause-and-effect relationships. However, choosing the proper genetic variations is crucial for accurate results.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Professor studies link between adversity, psychiatric and cognitive decline
Saint Louis University associate professor of health management and policy in the College for Public Health and Social Justice, SangNam Ahn, Ph.D., recently published a paper in Journal of Clinical Psychology that examines the relationship between childhood adversity, and psychiatric decline as well as adult adversity and psychiatric and cognitive decline.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Report shows score comparability in-person, remote proctoring
Residents taking the 2020 Internal Medicine In-Training Examination (IM-ITE) performed similarly across in-person and remote proctoring—providing evidence of score comparability, according to an American College of Physicians (ACP) research report, "A Comparison of Remote versus In-Person Proctored In-Training Examination Administration for Internal Medicine", published in Academic Medicine.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Repurposed credit card-sized technology improves and broadens use of diagnostic stool tests
A patient with gastrointestinal problems pays his doctor a visit. The doctor orders a stool test that will measure fecal bile acids, compounds made by the liver that can also be modified by the intestinal microbiome and are known for facilitating digestion and absorption of lipids or fats in the small intestine.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Study paves the way for better diagnosis and treatment of endocrine diseases
A new Danish study may be the first step towards a much faster and more accurate diagnosis of a wide range of conditions that require regulation of the body's stress hormone, cortisol.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

Tetanus vaccine may be in short supply after company stops production
In an effort to prevent a shortage, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising doctors to conserve the tetanus vaccine because one manufacturer is stopping production.
March 1st, 2024 — Source

With medical debt burdening millions, a financial regulator steps in to help
When President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he said the new agency had one priority: "looking out for people, not big banks, not lenders, not investment houses."
March 1st, 2024 — Source or Source

Health — Health Field — Alternative Medicine

6 easy to use criteria for evaluating and comparing nutritional supplements
Presents 6 criteria which consumers can use to evaluate and compare nutritional supplements.
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Alternative Medicine
The Healing Directory, is an online directory of Alternative Physicians and Practitioners in the New York Tri-State. the site also includes reviews of practitioners, natural products.
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Body Cleansing Products
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Flaxseed Oil Side Effects
While most people do not have problems while taking flaxseed oil, side effects are possible, especially when you take the product in high doses. If you take more than two tablespoonfuls of flaxseed oil a day, you may experience diarrhea or loose stools. Certain side effects of flaxseed oil are potentially dangerous and require medical attention, such as any signs of bleeding or an allergic reaction.
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HarmonicInnerprizes
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Omega 3 fatty acids, fish oil, alpha-linolenic acid
Dietary sources of omega 3 fatty acids include fish oil and certain plant/nut oils. Fish oil contains both docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), while some nuts (English walnuts) and vegetable oils (canola, soybean, flaxseed/linseed, olive) contain alpha-linolenic acid (ALA).
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pH Balance your Body: Alkaline Supplements & pH Test Strips
To pH Balance your body, use pHion pH test strips and alkaline supplements. pHion's alkalizing supplements range from alkaline water, prebiotics to colloidal silver.
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Health — Health Field — Consumer Information

Buying Medical Products Online
tips and warnings for consumers buying prescription and over-the-counter drugs on the Web. from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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HEALTHmap
Global disease alert mapping system.
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RXList
The internet drug index.
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WorstPills.org
your expert, independent source for prescription drug information.
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YAI Network
Since 1957, we have been providing hope and opportunity to people of all ages with disabilities and their families. Our organization includes more than 450 programs and services and serves more than 20,000 people every day!
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Health — Health Field — Legal Information

California Bone Injury Lawyers — Broken Bone law Firm — Demas & Rosenthal.
California Bone Injury Lawyers — Demas & Rosenthal — bone injury attorneys experienced in bone fracture injuries and broken bone cases. Aggressive Sacramento lawyers experienced in recovering maximum results.
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Health — Health Field — Miscellaneous

AARP
Guide to the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage.
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AccuCare Insurance Quotes
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Affordable Long Term Care Information
Sites offers information on long term care insurance, as well as a quote request form.
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Allhealth Insurance Services
Online health insurance portal for individuals and small groups. we also offer dental, life and travel insurance for all 50 U.S. states
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American Health Value
One of the first providers of MSAs, now offering investment options and a PPO medical provider network. Useful information and links for all MSA shoppers.
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Benefit House
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Benefit Select, Inc.
Offers long-term care, vision, dental, and chiropractic insurance.
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Besthealthplans.com
Specializing in small group employee benefit plans.
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Blue Cross Tonik Health Insurance
Blue Cross Tonik. 3 simple Health Field plans for ages 0-64. Easy online applications.
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Blue Shield of California
MSA-qualified Preferred Savings Plan, available through any Blue Shield of California agent. Offered in CA only.
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California health insurance quotes.
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CE Marking of Medical Devices
We are REGULATORY SPECIALISTS. a team qualified and experienced in Medical Device, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Food and Nutraceutical regulatory practice, working across the America, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Despite the reach and capabilities of our offices, we are large enough to guide fortune 500 companies and small enough to guide individually owned companies, making us one of the most accepted regulatory specialists.
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Dental America.com
Dental discount plan with no pre-determinations.
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eHealthInsurance.com
Quotes for major medical health insurance. Includes a glossary and FAQ.
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Find Health Insurance
Instant health insurance quotes in 26 states including glossary and links.
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Health Symphony
Offering health insurance quotes, news, information and assistance.
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HealthAxis.com
Electronic provider of health insurance for individuals.
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HealthPlansOnline.com
Quotes for individual and group health, long term care, disability, life insurance, and Medicare supplement.
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