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New therapeutic video game to improve outcomes in children with neurodevelopmental challenges

An innovative team of Canadian partners have come together bridging academic university, private industry, and community health leadership for child brain health, bringing a novel therapeutic video game to children and families.

8 Mar 2021

Central retinal artery occlusion can be a warning sign of other vascular issues

While most people think of strokes affecting the brain, they can also affect the eye. Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a rare form of acute ischemic stroke that occurs when blood flow is blocked to the main artery of the eye.

8 Mar 2021

Digital technologies may underpin primary care services beyond COVID pandemic

Over the last twelve months, the NHS has been fundamentally reshaped. Plans and ideas that were bubbling away in the background for years suddenly received the green light by default. 2020 saw a huge increase in the adoption of digital technologies within modern healthcare economies.

8 Mar 2021

New mobile app can help people diagnosed with glaucoma

Researchers from City, University London, supported by Allergan Pharmaceuticals and Glaucoma UK, have today released the latest edition of an app to help people newly diagnosed with glaucoma.

8 Mar 2021

People with intellectual disability more likely to die from COVID-19 than general population

Intellectual disability puts individuals at higher risk of dying earlier in life than the general population, for a variety of medical and institutional reasons.

5 Mar 2021

U.S. counties need to implement crisis workforce strategies to deal with shortfalls in ICU doctors

Over the next month, 209 U.S. counties in the United States will need to implement crisis workforce strategies to deal with potentially dangerous shortfalls of intensive care unit doctors, according to a new analysis published today.

5 Mar 2021

COVID-19 swab testing may not be good for people with a history of sinus or skull-base surgery

People who have had major sinus surgery should consult their ENT doctor before undergoing COVID-19 swab testing, new research indicates.

4 Mar 2021

New poll spotlights a major gap in testing for hearing loss in older adults

Eighty percent of Americans over 50 say their primary care doctor hasn't asked about their hearing in the past two years, and nearly as many - 77% -- haven't had their hearing checked by a professional in that same time, according to a new national poll report.

2 Mar 2021

Study analyzes factors that make people susceptible to false information about health

A new study from University of Kansas journalism & mass communication researchers examines what influences people to be susceptible to false information about health and argues big tech companies have a responsibility to help prevent the spread of misleading and dangerous information.

2 Mar 2021

Emerging protein-based immunotherapies could lead to highly effective cancer treatments

In a new commentary for the journal Science, an associate vice president for research at The University of Texas at Arlington argues that emerging protein-based immunotherapies could lead to highly effective "off-the-shelf" cancer treatments for more patients.

1 Mar 2021

‘Into the Covid ICU’: A new doctor bears witness to the isolation, inequities of pandemic

This week marks a grim milestone: Half a million Americans have died of Covid-19. KHN reporter Jenny Gold, in collaboration with Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, spent eight months following one first-year medical resident working on the front lines of the pandemic.

1 Mar 2021

Study: Major changes in bereavement care occurred during COVID-19 pandemic

Major changes in bereavement care have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, amid a flood of demand for help from bereaved people, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

1 Mar 2021

KHN’s ‘What the health?’: Staffing up at HHS

More than a month into President Joe Biden’s term, nominees to fill some of the top posts at the Department of Health and Human Services are finally getting confirmation hearings in the Senate, starting with the nominee for secretary, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

26 Feb 2021

Doctor News and Research

New therapeutic video game to improve outcomes in children with neurodevelopmental challenges

Central retinal artery occlusion can be a warning sign of other vascular issues

Digital technologies may underpin primary care services beyond COVID pandemic

New mobile app can help people diagnosed with glaucoma

People with intellectual disability more likely to die from COVID-19 than general population

U.S. counties need to implement crisis workforce strategies to deal with shortfalls in ICU doctors

COVID-19 swab testing may not be good for people with a history of sinus or skull-base surgery

New poll spotlights a major gap in testing for hearing loss in older adults

Study analyzes factors that make people susceptible to false information about health

Emerging protein-based immunotherapies could lead to highly effective cancer treatments

‘Into the Covid ICU’: A new doctor bears witness to the isolation, inequities of pandemic

Study: Major changes in bereavement care occurred during COVID-19 pandemic

KHN’s ‘What the health?’: Staffing up at HHS

Biden’s straight-talking CDC director has long used data to save lives

As Covid surged, vaccines came too late for at least 400 medical workers

CAR T-cell therapy produces deep, sustained remissions in patients with relapsed myeloma

In Vivo Probes for Detecting Inflammation Markers in Humans and Animals

Study shows how ultrafine particles of atmosphere have impact on climate, health

COVID-19 pandemic has caused additional burden for parents of children with cancer

Disinfectants could be helping bacteria to become resistant

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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