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Learning from loss: US covid-19 experience charts path for future public health

Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, The BMJ today launches a forward-looking series that highlights the lessons that can be learned from the US's covid-19 experience and the actions that are needed to prevent the loss of another million citizens in the next pandemic and improve and protect population health.

29 Jan 2024

American survey reveals growing demand for public elder care support

Prior to the pandemic, the majority of American adults thought that families should be responsible for the daily care of older adults—and that families should cover the cost of this care.

29 Jan 2024

OU research focuses on innovative combination of imaging techniques to detect pancreatic cancer

Researchers at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences have embarked on a revolutionary new research study that could improve the detection of a deadly disease - pancreatic cancer - and give patients a chance to live longer, healthier lives.

29 Jan 2024

Henry Ford Health and MSU continue groundbreaking medical research initiative

Michiganders will continue to have the opportunity to advance medical research aimed at advancing individualized health care through a renewed award to Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) All of Us Research Program.

29 Jan 2024

Common biomarker test could be misguiding treatment for some Black women with breast cancer

A common test used to decide whether breast cancer patients should get chemotherapy may be making bad recommendations for some Black women, leading them to forgo chemotherapy when it might have helped, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago.

29 Jan 2024

New scientific statement outlines recommendations for diagnosing, managing cerebral venous thrombosis

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association emphasizes the need to increase patients' and physicians' awareness of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) to improve the recognition of this condition and initiate prompt medical treatment.

29 Jan 2024

New review aims to help clinicians diagnose and manage polycystic ovarian syndrome

A new review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) is aimed at helping clinicians diagnose and manage polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), an endocrine disorder that affects about 10% of females.

29 Jan 2024

The International Eczema Council investigate how climate change may impact eczema

Researchers summarized the literature on climatic hazards linked to greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on atopic dermatitis (AD).

29 Jan 2024

Huntsman Cancer Institute expands reach to serve more patients in Utah with $20 million land donation

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) has received a $20 million land donation from the developers of Utah City, a new walkable mixed-use city center.

27 Jan 2024

Female reproductive characteristics may be overlooked as risk factors for later metabolic dysfunction

A new review of available evidence led by researchers at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute suggests that female reproductive characteristics may be overlooked as risk factors that contribute to later metabolic dysfunction.

27 Jan 2024

A certain type of chemotherapy found to improve the immune system's ability to fight off bladder cancer

Tisch Cancer Institute researchers discovered that a certain type of chemotherapy improves the immune system's ability to fight off bladder cancer, particularly when combined with immunotherapy, according to a study published in Cell Reports Medicine in January.

27 Jan 2024

Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.

When Kristy Uddin, 49, went in for her annual mammogram in Washington state last year, she assumed she would not incur a bill because the test is one of the many preventive measures guaranteed to be free to patients under the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

26 Jan 2024

A record number of Californians are visiting emergency rooms for dog bites

Those pandemic puppies are growing up to be a public health concern.

26 Jan 2024

Large study confirms locked-in syndrome as the predominant outcome of non-fatal pediatric drowning

It is a far cry from the traditionally thought-of "vegetative state" in which the mind is absent while the body lives on. Indeed, it is the opposite.

25 Jan 2024

Senate probes the cost of assisted living and its burden on American families

A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on the industry as leaders of both parties expressed concern about the high cost and mixed quality of the long-term care facilities.

25 Jan 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Health enters the presidential race

Based on the results of the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire, it appears more likely than ever before that the 2024 presidential election will be a rerun of 2020: Joe Biden versus Donald Trump. And health is shaping up to be a key issue.

25 Jan 2024

Mount Sinai project receives $4M grant to understand the early stages of Crohn's disease

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a grant of more than $4 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support an innovative research project aimed at understanding the early stages of Crohn's disease before noticeable symptoms develop.

25 Jan 2024

Pilot study demonstrates feasibility of multimodal group treatment for veterans with PTSD

Retiring from the U.S. Army in 2016 left Lawrence resident Matt Hastings unmoored. Hastings, a former combat aviation brigade chief, had been someone with skills in demand: He was the only one who could fly certain missions, who had qualifications and experience other instructors needed.

25 Jan 2024

The colonoscopies were free. But the ‘surgical trays’ came with $600 price tags.

Chantal Panozzo and her husband followed their primary care doctors' orders last year after they both turned 45, now the recommended age to start screening for colorectal cancer.

25 Jan 2024

New York joins local governments in erasing billions in medical debt

New York City pledged this week to pay down $2 billion worth of residents' medical debt. In doing so, it has come around to an innovation, started in the Midwest, that's ridding millions of Americans of health care debt.

25 Jan 2024

Health Care News and Research

Learning from loss: US covid-19 experience charts path for future public health

American survey reveals growing demand for public elder care support

OU research focuses on innovative combination of imaging techniques to detect pancreatic cancer

Henry Ford Health and MSU continue groundbreaking medical research initiative

Common biomarker test could be misguiding treatment for some Black women with breast cancer

New scientific statement outlines recommendations for diagnosing, managing cerebral venous thrombosis

New review aims to help clinicians diagnose and manage polycystic ovarian syndrome

The International Eczema Council investigate how climate change may impact eczema

Huntsman Cancer Institute expands reach to serve more patients in Utah with $20 million land donation

Female reproductive characteristics may be overlooked as risk factors for later metabolic dysfunction

A certain type of chemotherapy found to improve the immune system's ability to fight off bladder cancer

Ouch. That ‘free’ annual checkup might cost you. Here’s why.

A record number of Californians are visiting emergency rooms for dog bites

Large study confirms locked-in syndrome as the predominant outcome of non-fatal pediatric drowning

Senate probes the cost of assisted living and its burden on American families

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Health enters the presidential race

Mount Sinai project receives $4M grant to understand the early stages of Crohn's disease

Pilot study demonstrates feasibility of multimodal group treatment for veterans with PTSD

The colonoscopies were free. But the ‘surgical trays’ came with $600 price tags.

New York joins local governments in erasing billions in medical debt

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