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E-cigarettes as a first-line aid for smoking cessation in adults

Should electronic cigarettes, or vapes, be accepted more widely as an effective and respected tool for treating adult smokers’ nicotine addiction?

20 Feb 2023

COVID-19 vaccination associated with fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues

Analyzing the most extensive datasets in the United States, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have revealed that vaccination against COVID-19 is associated with fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues among people who were infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

20 Feb 2023

Women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change

The adverse effects of climate change have impacted numerous areas of human health and well-being. In most parts of the world, women are least able to mitigate such changes, so they are an appropriate focus in a recent research paper.

19 Feb 2023

Technology-enhanced screening increases early detection of psychosis

Asking patients to take a short survey on a tablet before their appointments may help mental health providers identify young people at risk of psychosis.

19 Feb 2023

Senators say health worker shortages ripe for bipartisan compromise

Senators are eying the growing shortage of health care workers in the United States as one of the few problems where there is room for bipartisan solutions, even in a deeply divided Congress gearing up for a presidential election cycle.

17 Feb 2023

Cerebral autoregulation displays a daily rhythm in stroke patients

Strokes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, as well as around the world. Various environmental and biological factors are known to affect the risks and outcomes of strokes.

17 Feb 2023

UTA researchers discover how to identify which brain cells lead to epileptic episodes in children

A University of Texas at Arlington bioengineer and his doctoral student have discovered how to identify which brain cells lead to epileptic episodes in children.

17 Feb 2023

Mark Cuban has been taking on the drug industry. But which one?

When billionaire Mark Cuban announced his attack on the pharmaceutical industry and its high-priced drugs in January 2021, it was met with cheers.

17 Feb 2023

California requires hospitals to turn to a patient’s next of kin, closing a longtime loophole

About four years ago, Dr. Gene Dorio sat on the ethics committee of a Southern California hospital whose administrators insisted they could decide whether to disconnect a ventilator from an unconscious patient — even though the man's wife and adult children wanted to continue life support.

17 Feb 2023

After staying away during pandemic, doctors return to lobby Congress

Dr. Timothy McAvoy, an internist from Waukesha, Wisconsin, held his infant granddaughter Tuesday while standing in the Longworth House Office Building, waiting to talk to a congressional aide about increasing Medicare pay for doctors.

17 Feb 2023

The kids are not OK

Teen girls "are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness, and suicide risk," according to a new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

16 Feb 2023

Variations in long COVID symptoms and diagnostic experiences among racial, ethnic groups

Black and Hispanic Americans appear to experience more symptoms and health problems related to long COVID, a lay term that captures an array of symptoms and health problems, than white people, but are not as likely to be diagnosed with the condition, according to new research funded by the National Institutes of Health.

16 Feb 2023

Penn engineers address the longstanding gap in reproductive health care with targeted RNA therapy

Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of stillbirths and prematurity worldwide, occurring in 3 – 8 % of pregnancies. A disorder characterized by high maternal blood pressure, it results from insufficient vasodilation in the placenta, restricting blood flow from the mother to the fetus.

16 Feb 2023

Health Care News and Research

E-cigarettes as a first-line aid for smoking cessation in adults

COVID-19 vaccination associated with fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues

Women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change

Technology-enhanced screening increases early detection of psychosis

Senators say health worker shortages ripe for bipartisan compromise

Cerebral autoregulation displays a daily rhythm in stroke patients

UTA researchers discover how to identify which brain cells lead to epileptic episodes in children

Mark Cuban has been taking on the drug industry. But which one?

California requires hospitals to turn to a patient’s next of kin, closing a longtime loophole

After staying away during pandemic, doctors return to lobby Congress

The kids are not OK

Variations in long COVID symptoms and diagnostic experiences among racial, ethnic groups

Penn engineers address the longstanding gap in reproductive health care with targeted RNA therapy

A call to action proposed for health providers to ensure widest distribution, easy availability of naloxone

Tapping mothers’ and babies’ medical records to better predict prematurity complications

New technique allows researchers to record activity of the enteric nervous system in mice

She sued a hospital and lost — but felt she’d won

Republican lawmakers shy away from changing Montana’s constitutional right to abortion

As covid grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control TB slipped

HemaChrome wins phase 1 of the NIH's RADx Tech for Maternal Health Challenge

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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