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Health experts call for a renewed focus on allergy training for nurses

Hives, asthma, or eczema – they’re all very common symptoms of an allergic reaction. When mild, allergies cause irritation and discomfort, yet when severe, they can result in anaphylaxis and even death.

8 Jun 2024

Stanford study finds 15-day paxlovid treatment safe but ineffective for long COVID

In a clinical trial conducted by Stanford Medicine investigators and their colleagues, a 15-day course of Paxlovid -; an antiviral drug combination targeting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 -; proved safe as an extended-duration treatment but didn't lessen select symptoms of the syndrome known as long COVID: the persistence, or reappearance, of COVID-related symptoms three months or more after an initial COVID-19 infection.

7 Jun 2024

Thousands of children got tested for lead with faulty devices: What parents should know

A company that makes tests for lead poisoning has agreed to resolve criminal charges that it concealed for years a malfunction that resulted in inaccurately low results.

7 Jun 2024

Study: No association found between COVID-19 vaccination and stillbirth

In a new study funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers from Yale and 11 other institutions found "no association between COVID-19 vaccination and stillbirth."

6 Jun 2024

Study highlights mental health challenges faced by home health aides

Home health aides (HHAs) are vulnerable to stress, isolation and depressive symptoms, which impact their own health as well as their patients' desire to age in place, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.

6 Jun 2024

NIH invests $30M to pilot a national primary care research network

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is investing approximately $30 million in total over fiscal years 2024 and 2025 to pilot a national primary care research network that integrates clinical research with community-based primary care.

6 Jun 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Nursing home staffing rules prompt pushback

It's not surprising that the nursing home industry is filing lawsuits to block new Biden administration rules requiring minimum staffing at facilities that accept federal dollars.

6 Jun 2024

Injectable fish oil emulsion reduces brain damage in newborn rodents

An injectable emulsion containing two omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil markedly reduced brain damage in newborn rodents after a disruption in the flow of oxygen to the brain near birth, a study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found.

6 Jun 2024

Phase III trial highlights benefits of intensity modulated proton therapy for oropharyngeal cancer

According to preliminary data from a multi-institution Phase III trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) achieved similar clinical outcomes and offered significant patient benefits when compared to traditional intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) as part of chemoradiation treatment for patients with oropharyngeal (head and neck) cancer.

6 Jun 2024

White House enlists doctors and hospitals to combat gun violence

The White House is calling on hospital executives, doctors, and other health care leaders to take bolder steps to prevent gun violence by gathering more data about gunshot injuries and routinely counseling patients about safe use of firearms.

6 Jun 2024

Overweight, obesity in adolescence and early adulthood linked to increased stroke risk in women

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, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

6 Jun 2024

U.S. cardiovascular disease costs set to skyrocket by 2050, new study reveals

New research forecasts that the economic burden of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the U.S. will nearly quadruple by 2050, highlighting the urgent need for preventive measures.

5 Jun 2024

Common melatonin use in foster children linked to poor sleep and behavioral issues

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found that it is common for foster caregivers to give melatonin to their child, and these children who have taken melatonin have worse sleep and more daytime behavioral problems.

5 Jun 2024

Stanford study reveals link between adaptive myelination and drug addiction

Our brains, even in adulthood, continually adapt to what we do, strengthening or weakening neural pathways as we practice new skills or abandon old habits.

5 Jun 2024

Circadian misalignment in teens linked to carbohydrate consumption and sedentary behavior

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2024 annual meeting found that circadian misalignment, which is highly prevalent in adolescents, is linked with carbohydrate consumption and sedentary behavior in teens.

5 Jun 2024

New insights into how fathers' diet before conception can affect children's health

A recent study conducted by Helmholtz Munich and the German Center for Diabetes Research provides new insights into how fathers' diets and overweight can affect their children's health even before conception.

5 Jun 2024

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.

5 Jun 2024

End of pandemic internet subsidies threatens a health care lifeline for rural America

Myrna Broncho realized just how necessary an internet connection can be after she broke her leg.

5 Jun 2024

California becomes latest state to try capping health care spending

California's Office of Health Care Affordability faces a herculean task in its plan to slow runaway health care spending.

5 Jun 2024

AI improves breast cancer screening performance and reduces false-positives

Using artificial intelligence (AI), breast radiologists in Denmark have improved breast cancer screening performance and reduced the rate of false-positive findings. Results of the study were published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

4 Jun 2024

Health Care News and Research

Health experts call for a renewed focus on allergy training for nurses

Stanford study finds 15-day paxlovid treatment safe but ineffective for long COVID

Thousands of children got tested for lead with faulty devices: What parents should know

Study: No association found between COVID-19 vaccination and stillbirth

Study highlights mental health challenges faced by home health aides

NIH invests $30M to pilot a national primary care research network

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Nursing home staffing rules prompt pushback

Injectable fish oil emulsion reduces brain damage in newborn rodents

Phase III trial highlights benefits of intensity modulated proton therapy for oropharyngeal cancer

White House enlists doctors and hospitals to combat gun violence

Overweight, obesity in adolescence and early adulthood linked to increased stroke risk in women

U.S. cardiovascular disease costs set to skyrocket by 2050, new study reveals

Common melatonin use in foster children linked to poor sleep and behavioral issues

Stanford study reveals link between adaptive myelination and drug addiction

Circadian misalignment in teens linked to carbohydrate consumption and sedentary behavior

New insights into how fathers' diet before conception can affect children's health

Health worker for a nonprofit? The new ban on noncompete contracts may not help you

End of pandemic internet subsidies threatens a health care lifeline for rural America

California becomes latest state to try capping health care spending

AI improves breast cancer screening performance and reduces false-positives

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