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Novel screening tool and emotional recovery program may provide mental health support for trauma patients

A novel screening tool helps to identify hospitalized trauma patients at high risk for later mental health problems, and an emotional recovery program for trauma patients is feasible, according to two studies published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS).

1 Dec 2023

Poverty and poor housing linked to increased risk of mobility issues after COVID-19

New research from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health suggests that those who live with ongoing poverty and poor housing conditions are more likely to develop new mobility issues following a COVID-19 infection.

1 Dec 2023

A child-centric approach is the blueprint for building thriving communities, study shows

Communities can prosper by providing attentive education and social services to their youngest residents - but the challenge is for leaders to work together.

1 Dec 2023

New insights on optimizing housing for individuals with spinal cord injury

Housing that fails to meet the needs of people with disabilities may have far-reaching consequences. Living situations that impede independence and community integration, for example, can adversely affect health and wellbeing over the long term.

1 Dec 2023

DUHS recognized as top health care organization for using digital health technology

Duke University Health System has been recognized as a top health care organization for its use of technology to improve patient safety and outcomes.

1 Dec 2023

Social media posts can negatively impact perceptions of mental health treatment

Research has shown that social media can negatively impact people's mental health. But can it affect people's beliefs about mental health treatment?

30 Nov 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump puts Obamacare repeal back on agenda

Former president and current 2024 Republican front-runner Donald Trump is aiming to put a repeal of the Affordable Care Act back on the political agenda, much to the delight of Democrats, who point to the health law's growing popularity.

30 Nov 2023

Traumatic memories represented differently in the brain, study finds

A new analysis of the brain activity of people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the first to reveal that traumatic memories are represented in the brain in an entirely different way than sad autobiographical memories.

30 Nov 2023

Vegan diet improves cardiovascular health in 8 weeks, twin study finds

In a study with 22 pairs of identical twins, Stanford Medicine researchers and their colleagues have found that a vegan diet improves cardiovascular health in as little as eight weeks.

30 Nov 2023

Regular mammograms linked to significantly reduced breast cancer mortality

Breast cancer mortality is significantly reduced when women regularly attend screening mammograms, according to research being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

30 Nov 2023

SLACOM and NCCN host the Latin American Regional Breast Cancer Summit

Today the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology and National Comprehensive Cancer Network host the Latin American Regional Breast Cancer Summit: Advocating and Implementing Guideline-Concordant Cancer Care for Patients.

30 Nov 2023

An Arm and a Leg: To get health insurance, this couple made a movie

Last fall, Ellen Haun and Dru Johnston were hustling to get their health insurance sorted out for 2023.

30 Nov 2023

FTC chief gears up for a showdown with private equity

A recent Federal Trade Commission civil lawsuit accusing one of the nation's largest anesthesiology groups of monopolistic practices that sharply drove up prices is a warning to private equity investors that could temper their big push to snap up physician groups.

30 Nov 2023

Uncle Sam wants you … to help stop insurers’ bogus Medicare Advantage sales tactics

After an unprecedented crackdown on misleading advertising claims by insurers selling private Medicare Advantage and drug plans, the Biden administration hopes to unleash a special weapon to make sure companies follow the new rules: you.

30 Nov 2023

UTA biology student wins award for research on antimicrobial drug resistance

A senior biology student at The University of Texas at Arlington recently earned an award for her research about antimicrobial drug resistance.

29 Nov 2023

UT Health San Antonio launches new center to transform community and global oral health

The School of Dentistry of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has launched the Center for Global and Community Oral Health, designed to bring together various existing outreach and research programs under one umbrella to study and develop solutions to the most pressing dental challenges facing the global population.

29 Nov 2023

Medicare Advantage increasingly popular with seniors — but not hospitals and doctors

A hospital system in Georgia. Two medical groups in San Diego. Another in Louisville, Kentucky, and nearly one-third of Nebraska hospitals.

29 Nov 2023

Researchers investigate the advantages and disadvantages of two types of contraceptive coils

In the "ThemenCheck Medizin" procedure offered by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG), interested members of the public can submit proposals for the assessment of medical procedures and technologies.

29 Nov 2023

Non-invasive monitoring of glucose and adenosine monophosphate biomarkers in saliva

Blood tests are a common, yet often painful, step in health care. But what if we could skip the needles altogether? Saliva and blood contain many of the same biomarkers, and collecting spit is as simple as drooling into a container.

29 Nov 2023

Study finds link between early coronary heart disease and dementia

Adults diagnosed with coronary heart disease, especially before the age of 45, may be at increased risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia later in life, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

29 Nov 2023

Health Care News and Research

Novel screening tool and emotional recovery program may provide mental health support for trauma patients

Poverty and poor housing linked to increased risk of mobility issues after COVID-19

A child-centric approach is the blueprint for building thriving communities, study shows

New insights on optimizing housing for individuals with spinal cord injury

DUHS recognized as top health care organization for using digital health technology

Social media posts can negatively impact perceptions of mental health treatment

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump puts Obamacare repeal back on agenda

Traumatic memories represented differently in the brain, study finds

Vegan diet improves cardiovascular health in 8 weeks, twin study finds

Regular mammograms linked to significantly reduced breast cancer mortality

SLACOM and NCCN host the Latin American Regional Breast Cancer Summit

An Arm and a Leg: To get health insurance, this couple made a movie

FTC chief gears up for a showdown with private equity

Uncle Sam wants you … to help stop insurers’ bogus Medicare Advantage sales tactics

UTA biology student wins award for research on antimicrobial drug resistance

UT Health San Antonio launches new center to transform community and global oral health

Medicare Advantage increasingly popular with seniors — but not hospitals and doctors

Researchers investigate the advantages and disadvantages of two types of contraceptive coils

Non-invasive monitoring of glucose and adenosine monophosphate biomarkers in saliva

Study finds link between early coronary heart disease and dementia

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