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RED-D intervention reduces unplanned hospital readmissions for individuals with depressive symptoms

Results from a new study at Boston Medical Center show how transition support and post-discharge depression treatment reduce unplanned hospital readmissions for individuals with depressive symptoms.

25 May 2022

Community-focused model improves equitable access to COVID-19 vaccination

New research from Boston Medical Center (BMC) shows how intentionality and partnership between community leaders and medical health centers can improve COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Black and Latino communities.

17 May 2022

Assessment of PRIME program's impact on health outcomes, utilization of services, and Medi-Cal payments

Researchers led by Dr. Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, have released findings from the Final Summative Evaluation of California's Public Hospital Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal (PRIME) Program.

9 May 2022

Medical Experts and Social Media; Healthcare Education Through a New Lens

In this interview, we talk to Vicki Chan about her background in ophthalmology and how her social media success has helped contribute to a new era of online healthcare education.

27 Apr 2022

Study shows how inflammation from COVID-19 during pregnancy could impact long-term infant health

New research results demonstrate how inflammation from a COVID-19 infection during pregnancy could potentially impact long-term infant health, including infant growth and brain development.

26 Apr 2022

Antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity may influence HIV transmission from mother to child during breastfeeding

According to new research from Boston Medical Center, the antibody function known as antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and the ADCC sensitivity of HIV strains may influence the transmission of HIV from mother to child during breastfeeding.

21 Apr 2022

Battle lines are drawn over California deal with Kaiser Permanente

California counties, health insurance plans, community clinics, and a major national health care labor union are lining up against a controversial deal to grant HMO giant Kaiser Permanente a no-bid statewide Medicaid contract as the bill heads for its first legislative hearing Tuesday.

18 Apr 2022

Record fines might mean California is finally serious about improving Medi-Cal

Is California getting tougher on health plans that participate in Medi-Cal, the state's insurance program for low-income residents?

4 Apr 2022

Study finds out-of-pocket spending for health care after COVID-19 hospital stay

Millions of Americans have needed hospitalization for COVID-19 since the pandemic began, including hundreds of thousands in the recent Omicron surge.

17 Mar 2022

California governor’s big promises on drug prices are slow to materialize

When Gov. Gavin Newsom took office in 2019, he promised to lower prescription drug costs for all Californians.

4 Mar 2022

Biosimilars could drive down drug prices and lead to $38.4 billion savings

Biosimilar drugs could drive down prices for expensive medicines used to treat illnesses such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, with savings estimated to be $38.4 billion or 5.9% of projected total U.S. spending on biologics from 2021 to 2025, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

10 Jan 2022

Incarcerated Black individuals experience higher mortality rates, study shows

A new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center shows that Black individuals who were incarcerated experience higher mortality rates post-incarceration compared to non-Hispanic non-Black individuals who were incarcerated.

23 Dec 2021

Layers of subcontracted services confuse and frustrate Medi-Cal patients

Theresa Grant, a resident of Culver City, California, has endured debilitating pain for the past year from a mysterious bulge protruding from her lower rib cage.

22 Dec 2021

COVID-19 led to increased depression and anxiety among urban, ethnic minority children

New research has determined that the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased depression, anxiety and social risks among urban, racial, and ethnic minority children aged five to 11 years old compared to the prior six months.

9 Dec 2021

Missouri’s thin dental safety net stretched amid Medicaid expansion

At the Access Family Care clinics in southwestern Missouri, the next available nonemergency dental appointment is next summer. Northwest Health Services, headquartered in St. Joseph, is booked through May. The wait is a little shorter at CareSTL Health in St. Louis — around six weeks.

16 Nov 2021

EKF Diagnostics acquires ADL Health molecular diagnostic testing laboratory

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces that it has acquired Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory LLC, a Texas based PCR-focused testing laboratory certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments for high-complexity molecular diagnostics testing.

From EKF Diagnostics 12 Nov 2021

Medicare’s open enrollment is open season for scammers

Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading sales tactics into the mix.

11 Nov 2021

Hispanic adults with peripheral artery disease more likely to be admitted to the hospital through the ER

Hispanics adults hospitalized for treatment of symptoms of peripheral artery disease (PAD) were more likely to access this care by going to the emergency room (ER), and they experienced longer and more expensive hospitalizations than non-Hispanic white patients with PAD, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes (QCOR) Research Scientific Sessions 2021.

8 Nov 2021

Research: Less than 10% of Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure get cardiac rehabilitation

Cardiac rehabilitation enrollment rose among adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction after Medicare started covering it in 2014, yet overall enrollment among Medicare beneficiaries remains very low – less than 10% of those eligible according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2021.