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Montana health officials aim to boost oversight of nonprofit hospitals’ giving

Montana health officials are proposing to oversee and set standards for the charitable contributions that nonprofit hospitals make in their communities each year to justify their access to millions of dollars in tax exemptions.

28 Sep 2022

$2,700 ambulance bill pulled back from collections

Peggy Dula is as surprised as she is relieved. The 55-year-old resident of St. Charles, Illinois, had been fighting a $2,700 ambulance bill for nearly a year.

28 Sep 2022

Can the gut be an alternative route for SARS-CoV-2 entry?

Researchers reviewed the gut pathophysiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

28 Sep 2022

Study finds dimethyl fumarate was not associated with an improvement in clinical outcomes in adults hospitalized with COVID-19

Researchers evaluated the efficacy of the anti-inflammatory drug dimethyl fumarate in treating COVID-19 as part of an early phase, randomized, controlled assessment trial in the UK.

28 Sep 2022

Researchers to use $1 million grant for improving blood cancer diagnosis and treatment

Adelaide researchers will use a $1 million grant to improve the diagnosis and treatment of blood cancers, which kill 16 Australians every day.

28 Sep 2022

Wearable devices show promise in identifying early population changes in COVID-19 activity

Today, viral illnesses like COVID-19 are tracked using multiple different methods, including lab data, health care visits and wastewater surveillance.

28 Sep 2022

One-time test predicts which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are likely to worsen, study finds

A one-time test could predict which people hospitalized with COVID-19 are likely to worsen significantly during their stay, even if they were admitted with relatively mild symptoms, according to a study of more than 2,500 people headed by researchers at Stanford Medicine.

27 Sep 2022

Stanford Medicine scientists receive $10 million for research on sleep and autism

A group of Stanford Medicine scientists have been awarded approximately $10 million from the National Institutes of Health's Autism Centers of Excellence program.

27 Sep 2022

New lab technique could spark a 'paradigm shift' in testing protein-based drugs

New Jersey Institute of Technology researchers have unveiled a new lab technique they say represents a "paradigm shift" in how pharmaceutical laboratories test and produce new protein-based drugs, such as therapeutic monoclonal antibodies being developed to treat a variety of diseases, from cancers to infectious diseases.

27 Sep 2022

Giving immunotherapy before targeted therapy improves survival in patients with advanced melanoma

A clinical trial led by clinicians at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center showed a remarkable 20 percent advantage in the two-year overall survival rate for people with advanced melanoma who first received immunotherapy (72 percent survival rate) versus those who initially got targeted therapies (52 percent survival rate).

27 Sep 2022

How the gut microbiome could affect COVID-19 severity

Researchers review the potential role of the gut microbiome in determining severe COVID-19.

27 Sep 2022

Frequent binge drinking in young women heightens their risk of contracting COVID-19

Women in their mid 20s who reported frequent binge drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to become infected with COVID-19, according to Rutgers researchers who said physicians need to develop pandemic-related prevention methods to tackle substance use issues.

27 Sep 2022

Cycles of fasting-mimicking diet appear to reduce signs of Alzheimer’s in mice

Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting appear to reduce signs of Alzheimer's in mice genetically engineered to develop the illness, according to a new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology-led study.

27 Sep 2022

Italian scientists investigate whether stranded cetaceans show evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study examines SARS-CoV-2 infection in stranded cetaceans found dead along the Italian coast.

27 Sep 2022

Weight loss can bring long-term health benefits for individuals with obesity, but not for lean people

Intentionally losing weight can bring long-term health benefits for individuals with obesity, regardless of the method or strategy they use, according to a study of almost 200,000 people.

27 Sep 2022

Research reveals how cancer-causing gene influences genetic variability in prostate cancer

Researchers from Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) at Queen Mary University of London, the Italian Institute for Genomic Medicine, and the University of Milan have identified a novel role for a cancer-causing gene in controlling an important genetic process that underpins genetic variation in prostate cancer.

27 Sep 2022

Disparities in cancer screening rates associated with U.S. county's social vulnerability index

Populations in U.S. counties defined as more vulnerable based on social factors including socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic minority status were significantly less likely to receive timely breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings, according to research from UTHealth Houston.

27 Sep 2022

Research News and Research

Montana health officials aim to boost oversight of nonprofit hospitals’ giving

$2,700 ambulance bill pulled back from collections

Can the gut be an alternative route for SARS-CoV-2 entry?

Study finds dimethyl fumarate was not associated with an improvement in clinical outcomes in adults hospitalized with COVID-19

Researchers to use $1 million grant for improving blood cancer diagnosis and treatment

Wearable devices show promise in identifying early population changes in COVID-19 activity

One-time test predicts which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are likely to worsen, study finds

Stanford Medicine scientists receive $10 million for research on sleep and autism

New lab technique could spark a 'paradigm shift' in testing protein-based drugs

Giving immunotherapy before targeted therapy improves survival in patients with advanced melanoma

How the gut microbiome could affect COVID-19 severity

Frequent binge drinking in young women heightens their risk of contracting COVID-19

Cycles of fasting-mimicking diet appear to reduce signs of Alzheimer’s in mice

Italian scientists investigate whether stranded cetaceans show evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Weight loss can bring long-term health benefits for individuals with obesity, but not for lean people

Research reveals how cancer-causing gene influences genetic variability in prostate cancer

Disparities in cancer screening rates associated with U.S. county's social vulnerability index

UVA researchers solve a decades-old mystery about how bacteria can move

Cardiac inflammation after mild COVID-19 in previously healthy people

Study provides added evidence on positive public health impact of banning menthol cigarettes

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