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Study: Cultural views vary on vaginal birth after previous caesarean section

There is considerable variations in different countries´ health care systems and professionals in the views on vaginal birth after previous caesarean section (VBAC), according to a European study. However, women's´ views are more similar in the different countries.

4 Oct 2019

Trump speech offers dizzying preview of his health care campaign strategy

President Donald Trump offered a preview of what his 2020 health agenda might look like in a speech Thursday — blasting Democratic proposals for reform and saying he would tackle issues such as prescription drug prices and affordability.

3 Oct 2019

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Trump turns to Medicare

President Donald Trump tried to change the subject from his impeachment investigation by going to Florida to unveil changes to the Medicare program before an audience of seniors.

3 Oct 2019

New $4.5 million federal grant to make more HIV testing available in the Chicago area

More HIV testing will be available in the Chicago area, thanks to a five-year, $4.5 million federal public health grant recently awarded to the University of Chicago Medicine.

3 Oct 2019

Chronic inflammation of the placenta linked to African-American preterm births

African-American infants are twice as likely to die in the first year of life than white infants, for reasons that are complex and not well understood. Results from a recent study suggest that specific abnormalities in the placenta from African-American preterm births may hold clues to the physical mechanisms behind racial disparities in preemie health outcomes.

3 Oct 2019

New test could improve outcomes for patients with sepsis

A new test to determine whether antibiotics will be effective against certain bacterial infections is helping physicians make faster and better prescription treatment choices.

3 Oct 2019

New $6.3 million DARPA grant to help researchers develop "intelligent spinal interface"

Supported with a new grant of $6.3 million from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a team led by Brown University researchers will develop and test an "intelligent spinal interface" aimed at helping to restore limb movement and bladder control for people who have suffered spinal cord injuries.

3 Oct 2019

Researchers identify gene mutation that causes musculoskeletal problems in children

Researchers have identified a gene mutation that causes developmental delay, intellectual disability, behavioral abnormalities and musculoskeletal problems in children. The newly diagnosed condition, called NKAP-related syndrome, arises from mutations in the NKAP gene, which plays a key role in human development.

3 Oct 2019

Mount Sinai researchers discover how DNA polymerase delta duplicates the genome

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered how the enzyme DNA polymerase delta works to duplicate the genome that cells hand down from one generation to the next. In a study published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, the team also reported how certain mutations can modulate the activity of this enzyme, leading to cancers and other diseases.

3 Oct 2019

Parkinson's disease also connected with the immune system, confirms new study

The behaviour of immune cells in the blood is so different in patients with Parkinson's disease that it advocates for a new type of supplementary medicine, which can regulate the immune system and thus inhibit the deterioration of the brain.

3 Oct 2019

Innovative drug treatment developed for familial adenomatous polyposis

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital) have developed an innovative drug treatment for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), a rare, inherited condition that affects adolescents and young adults and often leads to colorectal cancer.

3 Oct 2019

Study gives possible explanations for obesity paradox in patients with established heart failure

While obesity significantly increases your chances of developing heart failure, for those with established heart failure it may confer a survival benefit compared with normal weight or underweight individuals, a new paper by researchers from the University of Adelaide reports.

3 Oct 2019

Increased intake of dietary fiber lowers risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes

Dietary fiber has been found to reduce the risk of high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes in a study presented at the American College of Cardiology Middle East Conference 2019.

3 Oct 2019

Study shows association between severe morning sickness and autism spectrum disorder

Children whose mothers had hyperemesis gravidarum -- a severe form of a morning sickness -- during pregnancy were 53% more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to Kaiser Permanente research published in the American Journal of Perinatology.

3 Oct 2019

Strong microbiome in early life linked to fewer respiratory infections

Researchers have discovered that networking between bacterial within the body's microbiome may protect babies from respiratory infections.

3 Oct 2019

Chemical-sensing cells in the gums protect the mouth from infections

Newly discovered chemical-sensing cells in the gums protect the mouth by standing guard against infections that damage soft tissue and destroy the bone that supports the teeth, report researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center in an animal study published this week in Nature Communications.

3 Oct 2019

Walmart to give workers financial incentives to use higher-quality doctors

Worried its employees aren't getting good enough care from doctors in their insurance networks, Walmart next year will test pointing workers in northwestern Arkansas, central Florida and the Dallas-Fort Worth area toward physicians it has found provide better service.

3 Oct 2019

Fewer than half of U.S. adults get annual flu shot, shows study

So far this calendar year, 1,243 people scattered around 31 states had confirmed measles, the highest number of measles cases reported in the U.S.

3 Oct 2019

CU Anschutz receives NIH Center grant to advance implementation science and cancer control

Drs. Russell Glasgow, Cathy Bradly and colleagues at the Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes and Delivery Science at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado have received an NIH Center grant from the National Cancer Institute to advance implementation science and cancer control (1P50CA244688-01).

3 Oct 2019

USF awarded $2.2 million to study neuromuscular effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer survivors

A University of South Florida College of Nursing researcher has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute to study whether a home-based exercise regimen to help improve gait and balance and strengthen muscles can lessen adverse neuromuscular effects many breast cancer survivors face after chemotherapy.

3 Oct 2019

Hospital News and Research

Study: Cultural views vary on vaginal birth after previous caesarean section

Trump speech offers dizzying preview of his health care campaign strategy

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Trump turns to Medicare

New $4.5 million federal grant to make more HIV testing available in the Chicago area

Chronic inflammation of the placenta linked to African-American preterm births

New test could improve outcomes for patients with sepsis

New $6.3 million DARPA grant to help researchers develop "intelligent spinal interface"

Researchers identify gene mutation that causes musculoskeletal problems in children

Mount Sinai researchers discover how DNA polymerase delta duplicates the genome

Parkinson's disease also connected with the immune system, confirms new study

Innovative drug treatment developed for familial adenomatous polyposis

Study gives possible explanations for obesity paradox in patients with established heart failure

Increased intake of dietary fiber lowers risk of hypertension and type 2 diabetes

Study shows association between severe morning sickness and autism spectrum disorder

Strong microbiome in early life linked to fewer respiratory infections

Chemical-sensing cells in the gums protect the mouth from infections

Walmart to give workers financial incentives to use higher-quality doctors

Fewer than half of U.S. adults get annual flu shot, shows study

CU Anschutz receives NIH Center grant to advance implementation science and cancer control

USF awarded $2.2 million to study neuromuscular effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer survivors

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

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