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Differences in genetics, lifestyle factors likely have unique effects on CVD risk in Asian Americans

Asian Americans have significant differences in genetics, socioeconomic factors, culture, diet, lifestyle, health interventions and acculturation levels based on the Asian region of their ancestry that likely have unique effects on their risk for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

8 May 2023

Waco COVID Survey provides insights into the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission, health behaviors

Results from the Waco COVID Survey have provided needed insights into how the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission, health behaviors and COVID-19-related attitudes changed across the first two years of the pandemic in the McLennan County, Texas.

8 May 2023

Study shows strong association between mastication and blood glucose levels among T2D patients

If you're a health care provider treating people with Type 2 diabetes (T2D), University at Buffalo researcher Mehmet A. Eskan has this suggestion for you: check your patients' teeth.

8 May 2023

Mount Sinai researchers identify a new therapeutic target for MS and other brain disorders

Cross-talk between brain cells and peripheral immune cells can modulate the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), Mount Sinai researchers have discovered.

8 May 2023

UVA researcher receives Trailblazer R21 Award to improve cardiac resynchronization therapy outcomes

Pacemakers and other implantable devices that restore normal heart rhythms have saved millions of lives.

8 May 2023

Low-cost screening tool developed for detecting congenital hypothyroidism in newborns

For newborns with congenital hypothyroidism, early diagnosis spells the difference between a normal, healthy life and lifelong disability.

8 May 2023

$New interactive online tool for shared decision-making can help prevent fragility fractures$

New interactive online tool for shared decision-making can help prevent fragility fractures

Should healthy people be screened to help reduce their risk of fragility fractures? A new interactive online Fragility Fracture Decision Aid for shared decision-making can help clinicians and patients visualize their individual risk of fracture and the potential benefits and harms of preventive treatment.

8 May 2023

On the night shift with a sexual assault nurse examiner

Jacqueline Towarnicki got a text as she finished her day shift at a local clinic. She had a new case, a patient covered in bruises who couldn't remember how the injuries got there.

8 May 2023

Medi-Cal enrollees in California: Here’s how to verify your eligibility

If you are enrolled in Medi-Cal, as more than one-third of Californians are, make sure your county knows how to reach you, or you could lose your health coverage unnecessarily.

8 May 2023

In Idaho, taking a minor out of state for an abortion is now a crime: ‘Abortion trafficking’

Mackenzie Davidson grew up in a Mormon household and sheepishly admits she knew little about pregnancy.

8 May 2023

First CRISPR-armed phage therapeutic can specifically target and remove E. coli in the human gut

SNIPR Biome ApS ("SNIPR"), the company pioneering CRISPR-based microbial gene therapy, announces today that Nature Biotechnology has published research findings from its preclinical work on SNIPR001, the first CRISPR-armed phage therapeutic developed to specifically target and remove E. coli, including antibiotic-resistant strains, in the human gastrointestinal tract.

8 May 2023

Early smoking cessation associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis

Quitting smoking early was associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

5 May 2023

California says new cigarettes appear to violate state’s flavored tobacco ban

California's attorney general is warning two tobacco companies that their new cigarettes appear to violate a state ban on most flavored tobacco products that was upheld by voters last year.

5 May 2023

Study suggests significantly earlier diagnosis may be possible for some chronic conditions

Conditions such as celiac disease and Parkinson's disease could be detected in principle up to 10 years earlier than they are currently, suggests a new study by UCL researchers.

5 May 2023

Lead contamination surfaces in affluent Atlanta neighborhood

Elizabeth Burns had just come inside from gardening in 2021 when she caught a TV news report about a rocklike material contaminating a nearby community's soil with lead.

5 May 2023

Can a fetus be an employee? States are testing the boundaries of personhood after ‘Dobbs’

Kaitlyn Anderson was six months pregnant when a driver killed her and a Missouri Department of Transportation colleague in 2021 while they were doing roadwork near St. Louis. Her fetus also died.

5 May 2023

Researchers perform in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition

For the first time, researchers performed a successful in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition by treating an aggressive vascular malformation, called vein of Galen malformation, in a fetus's brain before birth, according to new research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed flagship journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

5 May 2023

UC San Diego Health demonstrates new QR code standard for health insurance cards

During a digital health symposium this week, Christopher Longhurst, MD, with UC San Diego Health, pulled up a QR code from his phone's digital wallet, scanned it at a check-in kiosk and instantly displayed how his medical insurance information was retrieved and verified in real time, including copay amounts.

4 May 2023

Health programs are at risk as debt ceiling cave-in looms

The partisan fight in Congress over how to raise the nation's debt ceiling to prevent a default has accelerated, as the U.S. Treasury predicted the borrowing limit could be reached as soon as June 1.

4 May 2023

Young men with cannabis use disorder have elevated risk of developing schizophrenia

Young men with cannabis (marijuana) use disorder have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, according to a study led by researchers at the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health.

4 May 2023

Health Care News and Research

Differences in genetics, lifestyle factors likely have unique effects on CVD risk in Asian Americans

Waco COVID Survey provides insights into the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission, health behaviors

Study shows strong association between mastication and blood glucose levels among T2D patients

Mount Sinai researchers identify a new therapeutic target for MS and other brain disorders

UVA researcher receives Trailblazer R21 Award to improve cardiac resynchronization therapy outcomes

Low-cost screening tool developed for detecting congenital hypothyroidism in newborns

New interactive online tool for shared decision-making can help prevent fragility fractures

On the night shift with a sexual assault nurse examiner

Medi-Cal enrollees in California: Here’s how to verify your eligibility

In Idaho, taking a minor out of state for an abortion is now a crime: ‘Abortion trafficking’

First CRISPR-armed phage therapeutic can specifically target and remove E. coli in the human gut

Early smoking cessation associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis

California says new cigarettes appear to violate state’s flavored tobacco ban

Study suggests significantly earlier diagnosis may be possible for some chronic conditions

Lead contamination surfaces in affluent Atlanta neighborhood

Can a fetus be an employee? States are testing the boundaries of personhood after ‘Dobbs’

Researchers perform in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition

UC San Diego Health demonstrates new QR code standard for health insurance cards

Health programs are at risk as debt ceiling cave-in looms

Young men with cannabis use disorder have elevated risk of developing schizophrenia

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