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Reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation: Improving access to innovative drugs at the national level

The European Commission's stated aim is to improve access to innovative drugs at the national level throughout the EU.

16 Jun 2023

KU researcher awarded $4.2 million grant to address eating disorders in active-duty military members

A University of Kansas researcher who developed the first screening tool for eating disorders in veterans has been awarded a four-year, $4.2 million grant by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to address eating disorders in active-duty members of the military.

16 Jun 2023

Doctor lands in the doghouse after giving covid vaccine waivers too freely

A Tennessee doctor has lost his medical license for issuing covid-19 vaccine waivers to patients he never met in at least three states. One, it turned out, was a dog named Charlie Kraus.

16 Jun 2023

Opioid settlement payouts to localities made public for first time

Thousands of local governments nationwide are receiving settlement money from companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers, like Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, and Walmart.

16 Jun 2023

California schools start hatching heat plans as the planet warms

As hot days become more extreme and common, California education researchers are urging that school districts be required to develop heat plans to keep students safe, just as they have policies for severe storms and active shooters.

16 Jun 2023

NCCN guidelines establish an equitable standard of care for cancer outcomes

Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) - an alliance of leading cancer centers - convened a policy summit to examine how geography impacts cancer outcomes.

16 Jun 2023

Generative AI could serve as a promising tool to assist medical professionals

In a recent experiment published in JAMA, physician-researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) tested one well-known publicly available chatbot's ability to make accurate diagnoses in challenging medical cases.

16 Jun 2023

$11.7M from Department of Defense to fund research on discovering a treatment for hydrocephalus

Researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI will lead two grants totaling $11.7 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to fund research on discovering a drug treatment for hydrocephalus, a condition commonly associated with complications from traumatic brain injury that causes cerebrospinal fluid to accumulate in the brain.

15 Jun 2023

Slow your disenroll

The Biden administration this week pleaded with states to slow the post-pandemic removal of beneficiaries from their Medicaid rolls, as government data shows more than a million Americans have lost coverage since pandemic protections ended in April.

15 Jun 2023

Children with diabetes often fail to use CGM alarms to alert to dangerously low or high blood sugar levels

Children and teenagers who use continuous glucose monitors (CGM) to manage diabetes often fail to use the appropriate alarm settings to alert to dangerously low or harmful high blood sugar levels, according to a study being presented Thursday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

15 Jun 2023

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have a 47% increased risk for mortality

People with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a 47% increased risk for death at a younger age compared with those without the condition, according to research being presented on Sunday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago, Ill.

15 Jun 2023

Polymer patch senses dangerous leaks on sutures

To ensure that wounds remain tightly sealed in the abdomen after surgery, researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich have developed a patch with a sensor function.

15 Jun 2023

Routine testing may help to reduce health disparities for people with peripheral artery disease

Low-cost, routine testing may help to reduce disparities and health care costs for people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in the Association's flagship peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

15 Jun 2023

Study reveals sharp increase in hospital encounters for benzodiazepine-related toxicity among youth

The rate of hospital encounters for benzodiazepine-related toxicity rose by 67 per cent for young adults (aged 19 to 24) and 44 per cent for youth (aged 18 or below) in Ontario between 2013 and 2020, according to a new study from ICES and Unity Health Toronto.

15 Jun 2023

Montana clinics chip away at refugees’ obstacles to dental care

Yu Yu Htwe had never had dental problems, so she was surprised when a dentist told her she had three cavities at her first appointment in this small city in western Montana.

15 Jun 2023

RAISE-Health addresses ethical and safety issues in AI innovation

Responding to rapid advances in artificial intelligence and the urgent need to define its responsible use in health and medicine, Stanford Medicine and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) today announced the launch of RAISE-Health (Responsible AI for Safe and Equitable Health). This pioneering initiative seeks to address critical ethical and safety issues surrounding AI innovation and help others navigate this complex and evolving field.

15 Jun 2023

Males are significantly more vulnerable than females to overdose deaths

Men were significantly more vulnerable than women to overdose deaths involving opioid and stimulant drugs in 2020-2021, according to a new study analyzing death records data from across the United States. The study found that men had a 2–3 times greater rate of overdose mortality from opioids (like fentanyl and heroin) and psychostimulants (like methamphetamine and cocaine).

15 Jun 2023

New method of insulin delivery lowers the risk of hypoglycemia compared to current diabetes treatments

Insulin production has, for the last 50 or so years, come with some risks to the patient. Even so, the medication is lifesaving for the estimated 537 million adults living with diabetes worldwide, with that number expected to grow.

15 Jun 2023

Light exercise speeds healing after a concussion

People who did light exercise within 48 hours after a concussion saw their symptoms resolve in about half the time as those who waited more than a week to exercise, a new University of Michigan study found.

14 Jun 2023

Canadian Institutes of Health Research selects Altmetric and Dimensions from Digital Science's flagship products

Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, is pleased to announce that the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has chosen Altmetric and Dimensions from Digital Science's flagship products to support its belief that research has the power to change lives.

14 Jun 2023

Health Care News and Research

Reform of EU pharmaceutical legislation: Improving access to innovative drugs at the national level

KU researcher awarded $4.2 million grant to address eating disorders in active-duty military members

Doctor lands in the doghouse after giving covid vaccine waivers too freely

Opioid settlement payouts to localities made public for first time

California schools start hatching heat plans as the planet warms

NCCN guidelines establish an equitable standard of care for cancer outcomes

Generative AI could serve as a promising tool to assist medical professionals

$11.7M from Department of Defense to fund research on discovering a treatment for hydrocephalus

Slow your disenroll

Children with diabetes often fail to use CGM alarms to alert to dangerously low or high blood sugar levels

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have a 47% increased risk for mortality

Polymer patch senses dangerous leaks on sutures

Routine testing may help to reduce health disparities for people with peripheral artery disease

Study reveals sharp increase in hospital encounters for benzodiazepine-related toxicity among youth

Montana clinics chip away at refugees’ obstacles to dental care

RAISE-Health addresses ethical and safety issues in AI innovation

Males are significantly more vulnerable than females to overdose deaths

New method of insulin delivery lowers the risk of hypoglycemia compared to current diabetes treatments

Light exercise speeds healing after a concussion

Canadian Institutes of Health Research selects Altmetric and Dimensions from Digital Science's flagship products

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