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International research collaboration to investigate the role of immune system in health

An international research collaboration to pioneer the field of immuno-cardiology and investigate ways to harness the power of the immune system to improve recovery from heart attacks will be led at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania by Jonathan Epstein, MD, executive vice dean, chief scientific officer and the William Wikoff Smith Professor of Cardiovascular Research.

13 Jul 2020

Preserving people's health is as important as reviving the economy during COVID-19, argue researchers

Strategies for the safe reopening of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) from months of strict social distancing in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic must recognize that preserving people's health is as important as reviving the economy, argue an international team of researchers.

13 Jul 2020

Michigan's expanded Medicaid program helped improve health for most vulnerable residents

The most vulnerable residents of the nation's 10th most populous state say their health improved significantly after they enrolled in Michigan's expanded Medicaid program, a new study finds.

11 Jul 2020

FIND and Unitaid launch call for EOI to fill major diagnostic gaps in COVID-19 detection

The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics and Unitaid announced today that the organizations have launched a call for expressions of interest to accelerate the availability and manufacturing scale-up of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigens. Reliable, affordable Ag RDTs have been identified as key tools in the global response to COVID-19, as they could enable robust detection of active SARS-CoV-2 infection for both patient management and contact tracing purposes in decentralized settings.

10 Jul 2020

New Medicaid payment model in Oregon leads to fewer traditional primary care services

New research reveals a Medicaid payment model in Oregon leads to fewer traditional primary care services for patients, with the decrease focused entirely on imaging.

10 Jul 2020

Health care providers should increase access to nature, indicates study

While access to nature is an established social determinant of health with clear benefits to physical, mental, and social health, it does not receive as must attention by health care providers or health systems as other social concerns, according to a new piece by a Penn Medicine physician published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

9 Jul 2020

Amid surge, hospitals hesitate to cancel nonemergency surgeries

Three months ago, the nation watched as COVID-19 patients overwhelmed New York City's intensive care units, forcing some of its hospitals to convert cafeterias into wards and pitch tents in parking lots.

9 Jul 2020

New standardized codes for healthcare systems released to track coronavirus

LOINC®, created and maintained by the Regenstrief Institute, is amplifying its global work to help track the coronavirus by releasing new standardized codes for healthcare systems' laboratory tests, clinical observations and other data.

7 Jul 2020

Manchester expert backs new multidisciplinary task force to combat pandemics

A world-leading materials expert from The University of Manchester is helping to launch a new global task force to drive innovation in digital health to combat pandemics like COVID-19 - and ambitious outputs could eventually include building 'smart cities' that feature anti-virus defenses.

7 Jul 2020

Repurposing public health systems can provide near-to-real-time data on SARS-CoV-2

Existing public health monitoring systems in the UK, could improve understanding of the risk factors associated with severe COVID-19.

7 Jul 2020

Coronavirus crisis disrupts treatment for another epidemic: Addiction

Shawn Hayes was thankful to be holed up at a city-run hotel for people with COVID-19.

6 Jul 2020

More than one-third of excess deaths in pandemic's early months linked to other causes

Since COVID-19's spread to the United States earlier this year, death rates in the U.S. have risen significantly. But deaths attributed to COVID-19 only account for about two-thirds of the increase in March and April, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

1 Jul 2020

Six takeaways of the KHN-AP investigation into the erosion of public health

Local and state public health departments across the country work to ensure that people in their communities have healthy water to drink, their restaurants don't serve contaminated food and outbreaks of infectious diseases don't spread.

1 Jul 2020

Hollowed-out public health system faces more cuts amid virus

The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the worst health crisis in a century.

1 Jul 2020

Survey: 47% of people use technology to communicate with their healthcare providers

New research shows that 47 percent of people are using technology to communicate with their healthcare providers, and less than a quarter are having conversations with their providers about using health information technology (HIT).

30 Jun 2020

High fiber diet may improve the quality of life for patients with ulcerative colitis

Eating diets low in fat and high in fiber may improve the quality of life of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) - even those in remission.

30 Jun 2020

New agreements to increase access to cancer medicines and save countless lives

The American Cancer Society and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) today announced agreements with pharmaceutical companies Pfizer, Novartis, and Mylan to expand access to 20 lifesaving cancer treatments in 26 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Purchasers are expected to save an average of 59 percent for medicines procured through the agreements.

29 Jun 2020

UCLA team launches survey to gather public opinion on allocating resources during COVID-19

As California prepares for a potential surge of COVID-19, there is a pressing need to determine how critical care resources should be allocated, especially if there is an extreme shortage of those resources.

29 Jun 2020

The gut shields the liver from fructose-induced lipogenesis

After one consumes food or a beverage containing fructose, the gastrointestinal system, or gut, helps to shield the liver from damage by breaking down the sugar before it reaches the liver, according to a new multi-center study led by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

29 Jun 2020

Demand for digital mental health solutions can increase post-pandemic, says GlobalData

Talking therapies for mental health conditions are among countless medical interventions that have been disrupted due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

26 Jun 2020

Health Systems News and Research

International research collaboration to investigate the role of immune system in health

Preserving people's health is as important as reviving the economy during COVID-19, argue researchers

Michigan's expanded Medicaid program helped improve health for most vulnerable residents

FIND and Unitaid launch call for EOI to fill major diagnostic gaps in COVID-19 detection

New Medicaid payment model in Oregon leads to fewer traditional primary care services

Health care providers should increase access to nature, indicates study

Amid surge, hospitals hesitate to cancel nonemergency surgeries

New standardized codes for healthcare systems released to track coronavirus

Manchester expert backs new multidisciplinary task force to combat pandemics

Repurposing public health systems can provide near-to-real-time data on SARS-CoV-2

Coronavirus crisis disrupts treatment for another epidemic: Addiction

More than one-third of excess deaths in pandemic's early months linked to other causes

Six takeaways of the KHN-AP investigation into the erosion of public health

Hollowed-out public health system faces more cuts amid virus

Survey: 47% of people use technology to communicate with their healthcare providers

High fiber diet may improve the quality of life for patients with ulcerative colitis

New agreements to increase access to cancer medicines and save countless lives

UCLA team launches survey to gather public opinion on allocating resources during COVID-19

The gut shields the liver from fructose-induced lipogenesis

Demand for digital mental health solutions can increase post-pandemic, says GlobalData

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