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Genetic score helps predict future major coronary events, shows study

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading killer of people with type 2 diabetes, and it's not a secret killer.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers provide overview of trends toward increasing deaths of despair and declining health

Opioid-related deaths contributed to more than 60 000 U.S. lives lost in 2016 but absolute declines in life expectancy relative to other countries and in various measures of psychosocial well-being have been observed starting as early as 1980.

28 Sep 2018

Medicare eases readmission penalties against safety-net hospitals

On orders from Congress, Medicare is easing up on its annual readmission penalties on hundreds of hospitals serving the most low-income residents, records released last week show.

28 Sep 2018

Food scientists can employ bacteriophage to destroy E. coli in drinking water

To rapidly detect the presence of E. coli in drinking water, Cornell University food scientists now can employ a bacteriophage - a genetically engineered virus - in a test used in hard-to-reach areas around the world.

28 Sep 2018

Parents are leery of schools requiring ‘mental health’ disclosures by students

Children registering for school in Florida this year were asked to reveal some history about their mental health.

27 Sep 2018

UCI researchers receive $3.4 million grant to study new class of cancer killing immunotherapeutics

UCI School of Medicine researchers have been awarded a $3.4 million grant by the National Cancer Institute as part of the Beau Biden Cancer Moonshot initiative.

27 Sep 2018

Study: PVC-floored homes are source of phthalate uptake in pregnant women

A new study in the SELMA project at Karlstad University, Sweden, shows that plastic flooring in the home are a source of uptake of phthalates in pregnant women, phthalates that are considered dangerous in the EU chemical regulation system.

27 Sep 2018

Medtronic announces U.S. launch of Infinity OCT System

Medtronic plc today announced the U.S. launch of the Infinity Occipitocervical-Upper Thoracic System designed to simplify posterior cervical spine surgery.

From Medtronic 27 Sep 2018

GARDP partners with Novartis to accelerate development of generic antibiotic treatments for children

The Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership and Novartis are joining forces to accelerate the development and availability of generic antibiotic treatments for children in low- and middle-income countries.

27 Sep 2018

Measures to predict and prevent carbon monoxide poisoning after storm

Severe weather events, such as summer hurricanes, tornadoes, and winter snow storms often result in widespread and prolonged power outages, interrupting essential household functions, including home heating.

27 Sep 2018

UC Riverside researchers receive NIH grant to study alcohol use disorders among Pacific Islanders

Pacific Islanders, who trace their roots to the native peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, and other Pacific Islands, make up the third-fastest-growing racial group in the United States.

27 Sep 2018

New book provides evidence that new drugs, medical technologies are safe and effective

Does a new medicine or diagnostic test work? Is it safe? Should the government approve it and insurers pay for it? The answers are not as straightforward as they may seem - and the reasons are the subject of a new book by Karen J. Maschke, a research scholar at The Hastings Center, and Michael K. Gusmano, a Hastings Center research scholar and an associate professor of health policy at Rutgers University School of Public Health.

27 Sep 2018

Liquor stores in Baltimore have stronger link with violent crimes than bars

A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth found that alcohol outlets in Baltimore that sell alcohol for off-premise consumption have a stronger association with incidences of violent crimes, including homicides, aggravated assaults, sexual assaults, and robbery, than alcohol outlets in Baltimore where alcohol is bought and consumed on-site, such as bars and restaurants.

27 Sep 2018

Third case of monkey pox confirmed in UK

Officials from Public Health England (PHE) have confirmed yesterday (26th September 2018) that a third person in UK has been diagnosed with monkey pox. While the first two patients had most likely picked up the infection from Nigeria, this third infection has occurred in a healthcare worker who was treating one of the first two infected patients at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

26 Sep 2018

New approach to vaccine development and improved surveillance could help target deadly diseases

Scientists hope that a new approach to vaccine development, combined with improved surveillance of potential future threats of outbreak, could help to massively reduce the impact of deadly diseases such as Ebola, Marburg and Lassa fever.

26 Sep 2018

Yellow fever virus can be transmitted via tiger mosquitoes, shows research

Since December 2016, Brazil has been grappling with its worst yellow fever outbreak for several decades. To date, there have been 2,043 human cases including 676 fatalities, mainly occurring in ten Brazilian states including Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

26 Sep 2018

GW educational pipeline program addresses regional health care workforce needs

The metropolitan Washington, D.C. region currently experiences health inequities related to access to care in underserved areas, disparities in chronic disease outcomes, provider shortages, and inadequate diversity of the health professions. Research has shown that a more diverse health care workforce can help address these problems.

26 Sep 2018

Risk-profiling can help improve preventive measures against HIV

That men who have sex with men run a greater risk of HIV than others has been known since the virus was discovered. However a thesis from Karolinska Institutet now shows that it is a small sub-group of these men who account for the greater part of the risk increase.

26 Sep 2018

Researchers review current state and future potential of biologic medications to treat asthma in children

Researchers have performed a comprehensive review of the current state and future potential of using biologic medications to treat asthma in children.

26 Sep 2018

Kenneth Wells wins NAM's 2018 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health

The National Academy of Medicine today announced Kenneth Wells is the recipient of the 2018 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, for his work developing quality and outcomes approaches to psychiatry and mental health, fostering a generation of clinical investigators and mental health system leaders, and championing partnered, participatory research to advance equity for under-resourced populations.

26 Sep 2018

Public Health News and Research

Genetic score helps predict future major coronary events, shows study

Researchers provide overview of trends toward increasing deaths of despair and declining health

Medicare eases readmission penalties against safety-net hospitals

Food scientists can employ bacteriophage to destroy E. coli in drinking water

Parents are leery of schools requiring ‘mental health’ disclosures by students

UCI researchers receive $3.4 million grant to study new class of cancer killing immunotherapeutics

Study: PVC-floored homes are source of phthalate uptake in pregnant women

Medtronic announces U.S. launch of Infinity OCT System

GARDP partners with Novartis to accelerate development of generic antibiotic treatments for children

Measures to predict and prevent carbon monoxide poisoning after storm

UC Riverside researchers receive NIH grant to study alcohol use disorders among Pacific Islanders

New book provides evidence that new drugs, medical technologies are safe and effective

Liquor stores in Baltimore have stronger link with violent crimes than bars

Third case of monkey pox confirmed in UK

New approach to vaccine development and improved surveillance could help target deadly diseases

Yellow fever virus can be transmitted via tiger mosquitoes, shows research

GW educational pipeline program addresses regional health care workforce needs

Risk-profiling can help improve preventive measures against HIV

Researchers review current state and future potential of biologic medications to treat asthma in children

Kenneth Wells wins NAM's 2018 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health

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