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Hospitals block ‘surprise billing’ measure in California

Citing fierce pushback from hospitals, California lawmakers sidelined a bill Wednesday that would have protected some patients from surprise medical bills by limiting how much hospitals could charge them for emergency care.

11 Jul 2019

Two New Resistance-Proof Antibiotics Have Been Created

Antibiotic resistance is a growing global concern. Two new resistance-proof antibiotics have been created at the Inserm and Université de Rennes 1.

11 Jul 2019

New drug for acute migraine shows promising results in a large-scale trial

A drug belonging to a new generation of acute migraine headache treatments was found to eliminate pain and reduce bothersome symptoms for people with migraine in a large-scale trial reported in the July 11 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

11 Jul 2019

Liver fat biomarker levels linked with metabolic health benefits of exercise, study finds

While genetics and other factors like age and sex contribute to each individual's response to exercise, little is known about the biological mechanisms by which physical activity brings about beneficial changes to the body.

11 Jul 2019

Caffeine may cause problems for individuals with anxiety disorder

Caffeine can boost energy, improve alertness and produce a general feeling of well-being – when used in moderation.

11 Jul 2019

Obese patients with Type 1 diabetes could safely receive robotic pancreas transplant

For patients with Type 1 diabetes who don't respond well to insulin or have other serious medical complications caused by their disease, pancreas transplantation offers hope for a cure.

11 Jul 2019

New shingles vaccine reduces outbreaks of painful rash among stem cell transplant patients

A newer form of shingles vaccine reduced outbreaks of the painful rash among patients who were transplanted with their own stem cells, according to a study led by a Duke Health researcher and published today in JAMA.

11 Jul 2019

Research reveals genetic cause of deadly digestive disease in children

Nearly 10 years ago, a group of Israeli clinical researchers emailed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) geneticist Len Pennacchio to ask for his team's help in solving the mystery of a rare inherited disease that caused extreme, and sometimes fatal, chronic diarrhea in children.

11 Jul 2019

Multifaceted intervention for acute respiratory infection improves antibiotic-prescribing

Antibiotic stewardship interventions for acute respiratory infection) is feasible and effective and can significantly reduce overuse in the emergency department and urgent care center settings.

11 Jul 2019

'Traffic light' food labels associated with reduction in calories purchased by hospital employees

A new study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators released today in JAMA Network Open, a publication of the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed that labeling food choices in a hospital cafeteria with simple "traffic-light" symbols indicating their relative health value was associated with a reduction in calories purchased by employees, and that the dietary changes were sustained over two years.

11 Jul 2019

Are physical examinations by family doctors still needed?

Are you wondering if an annual or regular physical examination is still necessary? A new study reveals that it’s an integral part of relationship-centered care and detection of diseases early on.

10 Jul 2019

Diabetes patients experiencing empathy from PCPs have beneficial long-term clinical outcomes

A United Kingdom study designed to examine the association between primary care practitioner empathy and incidence of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality among type 2 diabetes patients found that those patients experiencing greater empathy in the year following their diagnosis saw beneficial long-term clinical outcomes.

10 Jul 2019

Novel program in England's third largest city helps reduce childhood obesity

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions, affecting children's health and wellbeing and leading to obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer later in life.

10 Jul 2019

Cancer killing capability of lesser-known immune cells identified

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have identified, for the first time in esophageal cancer, the cancer killing capability of a lesser-known type of immune cell, presenting a new potential therapeutic target.

10 Jul 2019

Adults with family history of Alzheimer’s have learning impairments, study finds

Adults with a first-degree relative with Alzheimer's disease perform more poorly on online paired-learning tasks than adults without such a family history, and this impairment appears to be exacerbated by having diabetes or a genetic variation in the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene linked to the disease.

10 Jul 2019

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Hospitals block ‘surprise billing’ measure in California

Two New Resistance-Proof Antibiotics Have Been Created

New drug for acute migraine shows promising results in a large-scale trial

Liver fat biomarker levels linked with metabolic health benefits of exercise, study finds

Caffeine may cause problems for individuals with anxiety disorder

Obese patients with Type 1 diabetes could safely receive robotic pancreas transplant

New shingles vaccine reduces outbreaks of painful rash among stem cell transplant patients

Research reveals genetic cause of deadly digestive disease in children

Multifaceted intervention for acute respiratory infection improves antibiotic-prescribing

'Traffic light' food labels associated with reduction in calories purchased by hospital employees

Are physical examinations by family doctors still needed?

Diabetes patients experiencing empathy from PCPs have beneficial long-term clinical outcomes

Novel program in England's third largest city helps reduce childhood obesity

Cancer killing capability of lesser-known immune cells identified

Adults with family history of Alzheimer’s have learning impairments, study finds

Subclinical cardiovascular disease linked to higher risk of falling in older adults

Structure of bacteria responsible for traveler's diarrhea deciphered

UMD researchers connect a protein to antibody immunity for the first time

Study identifies psychosocial factors that affect sexual satisfaction in postmenopausal women

Healthy high-fiber diet could reduce preeclampsia risk

Everything there is to know about biosimilars eBook

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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