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Experts voice the need for comparing traditional clinical trials to decentralized trials

There's one question that Hollings Cancer Center researcher Jennifer Dahne, Ph.D., co-director of the remote and virtual trials program at the South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute, hears more than any other as she consults with clinical researchers about how to set up remote trials, also known as decentralized trials. Will these trials overcome the barriers that make it difficult for minority and underserved populations to participate in clinical trials? It's also a question she often discusses with her peers at other academic medical centers that are also home to Clinical and Translational Science Award hubs.

2 Jun 2023

Adolescents know and care about the changing legal landscape of abortion in the US

On July 1, North Carolina's new abortion limits go into effect. As restrictions on abortions are being tightened across the United States, adolescents may encounter mounting obstacles that could prevent them from accessing abortion care.

2 Jun 2023

The debt ceiling deal takes a bite out of health programs. It could have been much worse.

Policy analysts, Democrats, and Republicans dissatisfied with the deal agree: Federal health programs have dodged a budgetary bullet in the Washington showdown over raising the nation's debt ceiling.

1 Jun 2023

Fentanyl could be weaponized and used for terroristic mass poisoning

The widely-available drug fentanyl, already the number one killer of Americans under 50, could be weaponized and used for terroristic mass poisoning, according to health experts at Rutgers and other institutions.

1 Jun 2023

Impact of healthy diet and exercise, and their interplay, on the risk of non-communicable diseases throughout a lifespan

Researchers discussed the impact of lifestyle and modifiable behaviors such as exercise and diet.

1 Jun 2023

More states OK postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond two months

As Medicaid purge begins, ‘Staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage

More than 600,000 Americans have lost Medicaid coverage since pandemic protections ended on April 1. And a KFF Health News analysis of state data shows the vast majority were removed from state rolls for not completing paperwork.

1 Jun 2023

Novel phototherapy device could have potential therapeutic benefits for sleep and daytime functioning

Wearing a phototherapy device that emits near-infrared light is associated with potential therapeutic benefits for sleep and daytime functioning, according to a new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2023 annual meeting.

31 May 2023

Strengthening emergency, critical and operative care services in low and middle-income countries

Global efforts to improve emergency, critical and operative care for universal health coverage and protection from health emergencies were announced at the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

31 May 2023

Medicaid telemedicine coverage linked to growth in telemedicine use and improved healthcare access

Medicaid telemedicine coverage between 2013 and 2019 was associated with significant growth in telemedicine use and improved healthcare access, while private policies did not have such an association, according to a study led by the University of California, Irvine.

31 May 2023

Most American Indian/Alaska Native women of childbearing age have suboptimal heart health, AHA reports

Heart health risks emerge early in life in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women and are increased by social factors - like high levels of experiencing violence and traumatic life events - and disproportionately high rates of Type 2 diabetes, smoking and obesity, according to a new scientific statement published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed American Heart Association journal.

31 May 2023

Health care coalition jockeys over Medi-Cal spending, eyes ballot initiative

Influential health care interests are jockeying over a potential infusion of $19.4 billion into Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program, while also angling for a 2024 ballot initiative to permanently lock in that funding, KFF Health News has learned.

31 May 2023

How a medical recoding may limit cancer patients’ options for breast reconstruction

The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of Congress have protested would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery.

31 May 2023

Smoking cessation among cancer survivors linked to lower cardiovascular risk

Cancer patients who continue smoking after their diagnosis have a nearly doubled risk of heart attack, stroke or death due to cardiovascular disease compared with non-smokers, according to research published on World No Tobacco Day in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

30 May 2023

Cortisol levels in late pregnancy can predict sleep health of infants

Cortisol levels in late pregnancy can predict the sleep of infants, according to a new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2023 annual meeting.

30 May 2023

Variability in sleep patterns linked to higher risk for school-related problems among teens

A new study to be presented at SLEEP 2023 found that teens with greater variability in their sleep patterns have a higher risk for school-related problems.

30 May 2023

Bridging technology and organizational science to boost health care teams’ effectiveness

Health care organizations today are caring for patients with increasingly complex needs and leveraging larger teams that include clinicians with diverse and specialized expertise.

30 May 2023

Many people living in the ‘diabetes belt’ are plagued with medical debt

Delores Lowery remembers vividly the day in 2016 when she was working in a weaving plant near her home in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and the world around her seemed to go dim.

30 May 2023

Mammograms at 40? Breast cancer screening guidelines spark fresh debate

While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel's recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down from 50, not everyone approves.

30 May 2023

Cardiovascular disease is primed to kill more older adults, especially Blacks and Hispanics

Cardiovascular disease — the No. 1 cause of death among people 65 and older — is poised to become more prevalent in the years ahead, disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic communities and exacting an enormous toll on the health and quality of life of older Americans.

30 May 2023

Health Care News and Research

Experts voice the need for comparing traditional clinical trials to decentralized trials

Adolescents know and care about the changing legal landscape of abortion in the US

The debt ceiling deal takes a bite out of health programs. It could have been much worse.

Fentanyl could be weaponized and used for terroristic mass poisoning

Impact of healthy diet and exercise, and their interplay, on the risk of non-communicable diseases throughout a lifespan

More states OK postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond two months

As Medicaid purge begins, ‘Staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage

Novel phototherapy device could have potential therapeutic benefits for sleep and daytime functioning

Strengthening emergency, critical and operative care services in low and middle-income countries

Medicaid telemedicine coverage linked to growth in telemedicine use and improved healthcare access

Most American Indian/Alaska Native women of childbearing age have suboptimal heart health, AHA reports

Health care coalition jockeys over Medi-Cal spending, eyes ballot initiative

How a medical recoding may limit cancer patients’ options for breast reconstruction

Smoking cessation among cancer survivors linked to lower cardiovascular risk

Cortisol levels in late pregnancy can predict sleep health of infants

Variability in sleep patterns linked to higher risk for school-related problems among teens

Bridging technology and organizational science to boost health care teams’ effectiveness

Many people living in the ‘diabetes belt’ are plagued with medical debt

Mammograms at 40? Breast cancer screening guidelines spark fresh debate

Cardiovascular disease is primed to kill more older adults, especially Blacks and Hispanics

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