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Fixing surprise medical bill problem shouldn’t fall to consumers, panel told

One point drew clear agreement Tuesday during a House subcommittee hearing: When it comes to the problem of surprise medical bills, the solution must protect patients — not demand that they be great negotiators.

3 Apr 2019

Scientists identify biomarkers to predict risk of atrial fibrillation

Scientists at the University of Navarra (Spain), in collaboration with clinicians from the University Hospital of Donostia, have identified two biomarkers associated with the risk of suffering atrial fibrillation, a cardiac ailment that affects more than 33.5 million people in the world.

2 Apr 2019

Study reveals new insights into genetic drivers of heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder

A large genomic study of nearly 275,000 people led by Penn Medicine researchers revealed new insights into genetic drivers of heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder, the uncontrollable pattern of alcohol use commonly referred to as alcoholism.

2 Apr 2019

California hospitals see massive surge in homeless patients

Homeless patients made about 100,000 visits to California hospitals in 2017, marking a 28% rise from two years earlier, according to the most recent state discharge data.

2 Apr 2019

Research identifies genomic risk factor associated with stroke in childhood cancer survivors

Research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has identified a genomic risk factor associated with stroke in childhood cancer survivors. The findings were announced today at a press conference as part of the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Atlanta.

2 Apr 2019

Suicide risk grew after Missouri Medicaid kids shifted to managed care, hospitals say

After more than 2,000 Missouri children diagnosed with mental illness were shifted from traditional Medicaid into three for-profit managed-care companies, the state's hospitals noticed an alarming trend: a doubling in the percentage who had thoughts of suicide or attempted suicide.

2 Apr 2019

NHS trains doctors using virtual reality to improve care for patients with diabetes

The NHS England diabetes team has partnered with Oxford Medical Simulation to train doctors using virtual reality. Doctors can now practice in virtual reality medical emergencies, to improve care for patients with diabetes in the real world.

2 Apr 2019

Experts discover new offshoots of old health policy roots

As political leaders debate the future of the U.S. health care system, a pair of health financing experts discovered that all of the current proposals -- from Medicare for All to "repeal and replace" -- have been circulating in various forms since the 1940s.

2 Apr 2019

MUSC study provides evidence for link between 'leaky gut' and autoantibody production in HIV-positive patients

Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, attacks the immune system, making affected individuals more susceptible to infections. When patients with HIV are treated with antiretroviral therapy, their immune system can recover, but some of them produce self-destructive proteins, or autoantibodies.

2 Apr 2019

Photoacoustic microscopy helps scientists to better scrutinize cancer cells

Devising the best treatment for a patient with cancer requires doctors to know something about the traits of the cancer from which the patient is suffering.

2 Apr 2019

Researchers explore rate of billed ACP conversations with hospitalized, older patients

As the U.S. population ages, hospitals and health systems around the country have been grappling with how to integrate advance care planning into routine practice.

2 Apr 2019

Delayed umbilical cord clamping improves survival of extremely premature infants

New research shows delayed umbilical cord clamping improves survival and reduces risk of brain injury in extremely premature infants.

2 Apr 2019

Medicare costs tend to be lower in counties with more forests and shrublands, study finds

A new study finds that Medicare costs tend to be lower in counties with more forests and shrublands than in counties dominated by other types of land cover.

1 Apr 2019

Case studies explain the potential benefits of total-body PET/CT imaging

Case studies from the first total-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner reveal multiple benefits of the novel imaging technology, providing a solid groundwork upon which to build its clinical utility.

1 Apr 2019

Study reveals investigational drug as effective treatment for relapsed marginal zone lymphoma

A study at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center revealed the investigational drug umbralisib as an effective treatment for patients with relapsed marginal zone lymphoma.

1 Apr 2019

Compression-only CPR associated with increased survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

A Swedish review of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest data shows rates of bystander CPR nearly doubled; compression-only (or Hands-Only CPR) increased six-fold over an 18 year period; and the chance of survival was doubled for any form of CPR compared with no CPR, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

1 Apr 2019

Alcoholic parents becoming a growing problem even among adults, finds report

Over the last five years there has been a three-fold increase in the number of adults seeking help and support to deal with alcoholism in a parent says a report.

31 Mar 2019

New 3D-printed feet designed to mimic diabetic foot wounds

It's gory, sticky and undoubtedly on the nose, but a blend of icing sugar, chicken stock and flexible resin is proving to be the just the right recipe for creating realistic foot ulcers as part of a world-first podiatric training initiative at the University of South Australia.

30 Mar 2019

Research reveals genomic basis of acute erythroid leukemia

Acute erythroid leukemia is a high-risk cancer with a dismal prognosis, uncertain genetic basis and controversy surrounding the diagnosis. That is changing, thanks to research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital that appears today in the journal Nature Genetics.

30 Mar 2019

Illinois professor works to improve technology in the NICU

The bond between a parent and their child is forged within the first few weeks of life. The nurse places the baby in their parents' arms where it will be comforted and rocked for countless hours of their newborn life.

30 Mar 2019

Hospital News and Research

Fixing surprise medical bill problem shouldn’t fall to consumers, panel told

Scientists identify biomarkers to predict risk of atrial fibrillation

Study reveals new insights into genetic drivers of heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder

California hospitals see massive surge in homeless patients

Research identifies genomic risk factor associated with stroke in childhood cancer survivors

Suicide risk grew after Missouri Medicaid kids shifted to managed care, hospitals say

NHS trains doctors using virtual reality to improve care for patients with diabetes

Experts discover new offshoots of old health policy roots

MUSC study provides evidence for link between 'leaky gut' and autoantibody production in HIV-positive patients

Photoacoustic microscopy helps scientists to better scrutinize cancer cells

Researchers explore rate of billed ACP conversations with hospitalized, older patients

Delayed umbilical cord clamping improves survival of extremely premature infants

Medicare costs tend to be lower in counties with more forests and shrublands, study finds

Case studies explain the potential benefits of total-body PET/CT imaging

Study reveals investigational drug as effective treatment for relapsed marginal zone lymphoma

Compression-only CPR associated with increased survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Alcoholic parents becoming a growing problem even among adults, finds report

New 3D-printed feet designed to mimic diabetic foot wounds

Research reveals genomic basis of acute erythroid leukemia

Illinois professor works to improve technology in the NICU

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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