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Are surprises ahead for legislation to curb surprise medical bills?

Surprise medical bills — those unexpected and often pricey bills patients face when they get care from a doctor or hospital that isn't in their insurance network — are the health care problem du jour in Washington, with congressional lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and the White House calling for action.

22 May 2019

Discriminatory thoughts or behaviors toward older people need attention, says study

Ever cracked a joke about old people? It might seem funny, but in a world where the population aged 60 or over is growing faster than all younger age groups, ageism is no laughing matter, says a University of Alberta researcher.

21 May 2019

Clinical trial determines how proton radiotherapy can be used in early stage breast cancer

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are looking to enroll participants in a clinical trial, only being offered locally, to determine how the use of proton radiotherapy can be used for patients with early stage breast cancer.

21 May 2019

‘Sham’ sharing ministries test faith of patients and insurance regulators

Sheri Lewis, 59, of Seattle, needed a hip transplant. Bradley Fuller, 63, of nearby Kirkland, needed chemotherapy and radiation when the pain in his jaw turned out to be throat cancer. And Kim Bruzas, 55, of Waitsburg, hundreds of miles away, needed emergency care to stop sudden —and severe — rectal bleeding.

17 May 2019

Penn Medicine launches free, 'self-service' AI tool for data analytics

The Penn Medicine Institute for Biomedical Informatics has launched a free, open-source automated machine learning system for data analysis that is designed for anyone to use, from a high school student looking to gain insight on their baseball team's statistics, to trained researchers looking for associations between cancer and environmental factors.

16 May 2019

Quanterix announces $50,000 in grants to support promising oncology research

Quanterix announced a call for proposals for a new Accelerator Grant Program.

From Quanterix 16 May 2019

How to find and use new federal ratings for rehab services at nursing homes

For the first time, the federal government is shining a spotlight on the quality of rehabilitation care at nursing homes — services used by nearly 2 million older adults each year.

16 May 2019

Oxidative stress acts directly on telomeres to hasten cellular aging, study reveals

The same sources thought to inflict oxidative stress on cells- pollution, diesel exhaust, smoking and obesity- also are associated with shorter telomeres, the protective tips on the ends of the chromosomal shoelace.

14 May 2019

Researchers discover biochemical agent responsible for blood pressure drop in sepsis

A study conducted by an international group of researchers has overturned the understanding of life-threatening inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, pointing to a biochemical agent that may be involved in the rapid decline in blood pressure that occurs in the advanced stage of sepsis and usually causes the patient's death. This discovery could pave the way for novel therapeutic approaches.

14 May 2019

International team studies potential cancer suppression mechanisms in cetaceans

Scientists know that age and weight are risk factors in the development of cancer. That should mean that whales, which include some of the largest and longest-lived animals on Earth, have an outsized risk of developing cancer.

13 May 2019

Surprise! Fixing out-of-network bills means someone must pay

President Donald Trump called on Republicans and Democrats to pass legislation this year to end surprise medical bills, in remarks made in the White House's Roosevelt Room on Thursday. "We're determined to end surprise medical billing for American patients," Trump said.

10 May 2019

Examining the Long-term Effects of Concussion in Sport

An interview with The Drake Foundation, discussing the short and long-term effects of concussions obtained during contact sports such as football and rugby.

10 May 2019

Study: People with combat-related mTBI have high levels of abnormally fast brain waves

A new study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Navy finds that veterans and service members with a history of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury--compared with those in a control group--have much higher levels of abnormally fast brain waves in a region that plays a key role in consciousness.

10 May 2019

Better training needed for internal medicine residents to combat HIV epidemic, survey suggests

The nation's HIV epidemic remains stubbornly persistent, with almost 40,000 new infections annually in the United States.

8 May 2019

KU researchers receive grant to study eating disorders in active-duty soldiers and veterans

When one thinks of the military, images of elite, highly fit soldiers often come to mind. Conversely, talk of eating disorders generally steers toward undernourished individuals, often young women.

8 May 2019

Researchers study the impact of and treatment for aggrecan deficiency

On Sunday, April 28, a team of researchers received the 2019 Human Growth Award at the Pediatric Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting for their abstract, entitled "Clinical Characterization and Trial of Growth Hormone in Patients with Aggrecan Deficiency: 6 Month Data," and presented this at the PES Presidential Poster Session.

8 May 2019

L.L. News and Research

Are surprises ahead for legislation to curb surprise medical bills?

Discriminatory thoughts or behaviors toward older people need attention, says study

Clinical trial determines how proton radiotherapy can be used in early stage breast cancer

‘Sham’ sharing ministries test faith of patients and insurance regulators

Penn Medicine launches free, 'self-service' AI tool for data analytics

Quanterix announces $50,000 in grants to support promising oncology research

How to find and use new federal ratings for rehab services at nursing homes

Oxidative stress acts directly on telomeres to hasten cellular aging, study reveals

Researchers discover biochemical agent responsible for blood pressure drop in sepsis

International team studies potential cancer suppression mechanisms in cetaceans

Surprise! Fixing out-of-network bills means someone must pay

Examining the Long-term Effects of Concussion in Sport

Study: People with combat-related mTBI have high levels of abnormally fast brain waves

Better training needed for internal medicine residents to combat HIV epidemic, survey suggests

KU researchers receive grant to study eating disorders in active-duty soldiers and veterans

Researchers study the impact of and treatment for aggrecan deficiency

NHS cancer services plunged deeper into crisis this winter, BMA analysis reveals

Patients caught in middle of fight between health care behemoths

New drug minimizes damage after a heart attack by 60 percent

Drugs for treatment of stroke, vascular dementia show promising results in early trial

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