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Global health innovation system fails to deliver affordable treatments to patients, says report

NHS patients are being let down by a global health innovation system which fails to deliver the treatments they need at prices that government can afford, according to a new report led by Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, in collaboration with STOPAIDS, Global Justice Now and Just Treatment.

15 Oct 2018

MDI Biological Laboratory receives $1.2 million SEPA grant to promote data literacy

The MDI Biological Laboratory will take a national lead in teaching data literacy to students and teachers though a five-year, $1.2 million SEPA grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, an institute of the National Institutes of Health.

15 Oct 2018

Healthcare systems fail to deliver at affordable prices finds report

According to a new report from Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), in collaboration with STOPAIDS, Global Justice Now and Just Treatment, the NHS patients are not getting treatments at affordable process and this is a failure on part of the global health innovation system.

15 Oct 2018

Research reveals new ways to better protect the kidneys from essential imaging tests

Every year millions of people undergo medical tests and procedures, such as coronary angiography, which use intravascular contrast dyes.

12 Oct 2018

Unapproved pharmaceutical ingredients identified in many over-the-counter dietary supplements

Potentially harmful and undeclared pharmaceuticals were identified in more than 700 over-the-counter dietary supplements in an analysis of U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings from 2007 through 2016.

12 Oct 2018

Obesity associated with higher risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

Women who are overweight or obese have up to twice the risk of developing colorectal cancer before age 50 as women who have what is considered a normal body mass index (BMI), according to new research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

12 Oct 2018

Hidden drugs and danger lurk in over-the-counter supplements, study finds

Everyone has seen the ads or the products on the shelves. A dietary supplement that promises to make consumers skinny, without dieting or exercise. Or the one that will bulk them up and turn them into the envy of other weightlifters at the gym. Not to mention the one to make them perform better in the bedroom.

12 Oct 2018

Dementia and guns: When should doctors broach the topic?

Some patients refuse to answer. Many doctors don’t ask. As the number of Americans with dementia rises, health professionals are grappling with when and how to pose the question: “Do you have guns at home?”

12 Oct 2018

Smoking genes do not trigger heavier drinking, shows research

Some smokers have genes that predispose them to heavier smoking. Researchers looked at whether those same genes might trigger heavier drinking — and it turns out, they don't.

12 Oct 2018

Kent State professor receives grant to study role of oxytocin in the developing brain

Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State University's Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain.

12 Oct 2018

World Arthritis Day: New campaign raises awareness for early diagnosis of rheumatic diseases

The European League Against Rheumatism, EULAR, calls for people to come together on World Arthritis Day (12th October) to raise awareness of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. EULAR's Don't Delay, Connect Today Campaign aims to improve early diagnosis and timely access to care to help benefit the lives of the 120 million people in Europe with RMDs.

12 Oct 2018

Study: Affordable housing with supportive social services for senior citizens can reduce hospital use

Investing in affordable housing that offers supportive social services to senior citizens on Medicare has the potential to reduce hospital admissions and the amount of time needing inpatient hospital care by better managing chronic health conditions, according to a Rutgers study.

12 Oct 2018

Pitt/UPMC researchers awarded NIH grants for brain computer interface research

A team of University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers was recently awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) totaling over $8 million to expand their groundbreaking brain computer interface (BCI) research in collaboration with researchers at the University of Chicago and Carnegie Mellon University.

12 Oct 2018

Community-based approaches to combat obesity

The EU faces alarming increases in obesity and associated health problems such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes.

12 Oct 2018

Canadian smokers support novel policies to reduce tobacco use

Most Canadian smokers are in favor of novel policies to reduce tobacco use, according to a national survey by the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC) at the University of Waterloo.

12 Oct 2018

Video games could influence bystander attitudes and efficacy in situations of sexual assaults

As recent news headlines have shown, bystanders can play a pivotal role when it comes to sexual assault and relationship violence.

12 Oct 2018

CU Denver professor receives funding to study opioid addiction treatment for chronic pain sufferers

The University of Colorado Denver and assistant psychology professor Dr. Amy Wachholtz were awarded more than $700,000 in funding by the National Institute of Health (NIH) to study treatments for chronic pain sufferers who become addicted to opioids. Recruitment is underway to enroll study patients for this clinical research.

12 Oct 2018

Public Health News and Research

Global health innovation system fails to deliver affordable treatments to patients, says report

MDI Biological Laboratory receives $1.2 million SEPA grant to promote data literacy

Healthcare systems fail to deliver at affordable prices finds report

Research reveals new ways to better protect the kidneys from essential imaging tests

Unapproved pharmaceutical ingredients identified in many over-the-counter dietary supplements

Obesity associated with higher risk of early-onset colorectal cancer

Hidden drugs and danger lurk in over-the-counter supplements, study finds

Dementia and guns: When should doctors broach the topic?

Smoking genes do not trigger heavier drinking, shows research

Kent State professor receives grant to study role of oxytocin in the developing brain

World Arthritis Day: New campaign raises awareness for early diagnosis of rheumatic diseases

Study: Affordable housing with supportive social services for senior citizens can reduce hospital use

Pitt/UPMC researchers awarded NIH grants for brain computer interface research

Community-based approaches to combat obesity

Canadian smokers support novel policies to reduce tobacco use

Video games could influence bystander attitudes and efficacy in situations of sexual assaults

CU Denver professor receives funding to study opioid addiction treatment for chronic pain sufferers

Rapid inactivation of MRSA superbugs using a simple LED array

FDA approves novel molecular-based assay to help determine blood compatibility

Researchers examine potential effects of Brexit on 'Sugar Tax' and CHD

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