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ER doctors vow to pursue case against envision even in bankruptcy

If Envision Healthcare files for bankruptcy, a group of emergency room doctors would seek permission to continue their federal lawsuit that claims the private equity-backed company is violating California's ban on corporate control of medical practices.

12 May 2023

‘A system in crisis’: Dysfunctional federal disability programs force the poor to pass up money

Brenda Powell had suffered a stroke and was in debilitating pain when she called the Social Security Administration last year to seek disability benefits.

12 May 2023

AI may be on its way to your doctor’s office, but it’s not ready to see patients

What use could health care have for someone who makes things up, can't keep a secret, doesn't really know anything, and, when speaking, simply fills in the next word based on what's come before? Lots, if that individual is the newest form of artificial intelligence, according to some of the biggest companies out there.

12 May 2023

Most nurses claim insufficient staffing as the leading cause of their well-being struggles

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc., a market-leading, tech-enabled workforce solutions platform and advisory firm, in collaboration with Florida Atlantic University, today announced the results of its annual survey of nursing professionals and students.

11 May 2023

Healthier diets may lead to greater physical fitness

A healthy diet is associated with greater physical fitness in middle-aged adults, according to research published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

11 May 2023

The crisis is officially ending, but covid confusion lives on

The formal end May 11 of the national public health emergency for covid-19 will usher in lots of changes in the way Americans get vaccines, treatment, and testing for the coronavirus.

11 May 2023

Postmenopausal women with clogged arteries at higher risk of heart attacks than similar-aged men

Postmenopausal women with clogged arteries are at higher risk of heart attacks than men of similar age, according to research presented at EACVI 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, and published in European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging.

11 May 2023

Adults with sleep apnea may have higher risk of developing long COVID

Among people who have had COVID-19, adults with obstructive sleep apnea were more likely to experience long-term symptoms suggestive of long COVID than those without the sleep disorder, according to a large study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

11 May 2023

PBMs, the brokers who control drug prices, finally get Washington’s attention

For two decades, patients and physicians eagerly awaited a lower-cost version of the world's bestselling drug, Humira, while its maker, AbbVie, fought off potential competitors by building a wall of more than 250 patents around it.

11 May 2023

Drive-thru baby showers serve express needs of pregnant veterans in Atlanta

When 28-year-old Navy veteran Carisma Carter pulled her car up to the front of the Atlanta VA Clinic, her seat was pushed far back from the steering wheel to make room for her big belly. Carter was 8 months pregnant.

11 May 2023

Corona patients could easily perform the oxygen measurement themselves at home, study shows

When corona patients themselves measure the oxygen level in their blood at home, this is well applicable through the general practice.

10 May 2023

Personalizing transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression

Artificial intelligence. Gene editing. mRNA vaccines. It's safe to say the past few decades have felt like the next big wave of medicine. However, what continues to be needed in virtually every field is a personalized approach to care.

10 May 2023

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be beneficial in patients with post-COVID syndrome

A small randomized trial in patients with post-COVID syndrome has found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy promotes restoration of the heart's ability to contract properly. The research is presented at EACVI 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

10 May 2023

California confronts overdose epidemic among former prison inmates

Michael Vera walked into a bedroom of a residential drug treatment program in Los Angeles in March to find its occupant slumped over on his bed and struggling to breathe, a homemade straw on the floor beside him and tinfoil with what appeared to be drug residue under his body.

10 May 2023

An outdated tracking system is a key factor in Texas’ foster care shortcomings

The decades-old system Texas foster care officials use to track and monitor the health records of the nearly 20,000 children in their custody is both outdated and unreliable — so much so, advocates say, that children have been harmed or put at risk.

10 May 2023

Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke

Adults in their 20s and 30s with mental disorders have an up to three-fold elevated likelihood of a heart attack or stroke, according to a study in more than 6.5 million individuals published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

9 May 2023

Military personnel exposed to explosions show abnormal amyloid accumulation in the brain

New research finds that the brains of otherwise healthy military personnel who are exposed to explosions show an abnormal brain accumulation of amyloid-beta protein - a protein that plays a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.

9 May 2023

Study provides important insight into the types of incidental findings during lung cancer screening

When patients receive a low-dose computed tomography screen for lung cancer, doctors can see more than just the lungs.

9 May 2023

Republicans vow not to cut veterans’ benefits. But the legislation suggests otherwise.

Addressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans' programs,"I'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans, and I mean it."

9 May 2023

Study reports cost-effectiveness of population genetic testing

An exhaustive cost-benefit analysis of population genetic testing published in Annals of Internal Medicine concludes with a recommendation to U.S. health policymakers to adopt routine testing of adults ages 40 and under for three genetic conditions posing high risk of life-threatening illness.

9 May 2023

Health Care News and Research

ER doctors vow to pursue case against envision even in bankruptcy

‘A system in crisis’: Dysfunctional federal disability programs force the poor to pass up money

AI may be on its way to your doctor’s office, but it’s not ready to see patients

Most nurses claim insufficient staffing as the leading cause of their well-being struggles

Healthier diets may lead to greater physical fitness

The crisis is officially ending, but covid confusion lives on

Postmenopausal women with clogged arteries at higher risk of heart attacks than similar-aged men

Adults with sleep apnea may have higher risk of developing long COVID

PBMs, the brokers who control drug prices, finally get Washington’s attention

Drive-thru baby showers serve express needs of pregnant veterans in Atlanta

Corona patients could easily perform the oxygen measurement themselves at home, study shows

Personalizing transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be beneficial in patients with post-COVID syndrome

California confronts overdose epidemic among former prison inmates

An outdated tracking system is a key factor in Texas’ foster care shortcomings

Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke

Military personnel exposed to explosions show abnormal amyloid accumulation in the brain

Study provides important insight into the types of incidental findings during lung cancer screening

Republicans vow not to cut veterans’ benefits. But the legislation suggests otherwise.

Study reports cost-effectiveness of population genetic testing

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