Health Care News and Research

RSS

The longitudinal progression of health outcomes in COVID-19 survivors with different initial disease severity

Researchers determined the evolution of health outcomes in individuals hospitalized due to acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in Wuhan, China.

13 May 2022

Adolescent and young adult leukemia survivors have reduced long-term survival compared to peers without cancer

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have reduced long-term survival rates compared to their peers without cancer.

13 May 2022

New poll shows how menopause and other health issues get in the way of older women’s sex lives

Despite stereotypes to the contrary, many older women have active sex lives into their 70s, a new poll shows. But health concerns, including menopause symptoms, often get in the way of intimacy, according to the new results from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.

13 May 2022

Should you worry about data from your period-tracking app being used against you?

It's estimated that millions of people in the U.S. use period-tracking apps to plan ahead, track when they are ovulating, and monitor other health effects. The apps can help signal when a period is late.

13 May 2022

Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for covid funerals

On a humid August afternoon in 2020, two caskets - one silver, one white - sat by holes in the ground at a small, graveside service in the town of Travelers Rest, South Carolina.

13 May 2022

Topical drugs may regress congenital giant nevi and prevent skin cancer

About one in 20,000 infants is born with what's called a congenital giant nevus - a huge, pigmented mole that may cover much of the face and body.

12 May 2022

T-cell responses after COVID-19 and vaccinations

A new study published in the journal Frontiers in immunology examines the cell-mediated immunity in BNT162b2 COVID-19 mRNA vaccinated health care workers and COVID-19 patients.

12 May 2022

Repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to schizophrenia risk

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have found that repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia.

12 May 2022

Analysis finds baffling variations in the treatment for heart attack patients in high-income nations

The best way to treat acute myocardial infarctions, commonly known as heart attacks, has been long established by international consensus. The types of treatments and recommended procedures are well-defined, widely known, and readily available in modern hospitals.

12 May 2022

Study examines the causal effect of high fertility on late-life cognition

A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and the Robert Butler Columbia Aging Center and Université Paris-Dauphine – PSL, found that having three or more versus two children has a negative effect on late-life cognition.

12 May 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The invisible pandemic

Covid-19 cases are on the rise again, but you couldn't tell from the behavior of the public (rushing back to normal), as well as public health and elected officials who fear backlash from even suggesting the reimplementation of precautions.

12 May 2022

Researchers pursue a new way to use milk for delivering cancer-fighters to the brain

In health care, perhaps no word sends a more chilling message than "cancer." Brain tumors, for example, prove especially resistant to current treatments. Only 5% of patients with that condition survive more than three years and the median survival time is 10 to 14 months.

12 May 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron escapes immune response due to high ACE2 affinity and low antibody specificity

In a recent study published in the journal Vaccines, researchers revealed how severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron evades neutralizing antibodies (nAbs).

12 May 2022

Hospitals in low-income communities less likely to participate in bundled payment programs

A new study has shown that hospitals in low-income communities were less likely to participate in bundled payment programs for joint replacement surgery.

11 May 2022

First oral antiviral approved for early treatment of COVID-19

The United States Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization in December 2021 for the first oral antiviral, a pill containing two protease inhibitors – nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (Paxlovid, Pfizer) – for early treatment of COVID-19.

11 May 2022

Women support home-use of abortion pills and telemedical model of care

Women who had an abortion in Britain during the pandemic support the continuation of permissions for home-use of both abortion pills and a telemedical model of care - otherwise known as "Pills by Post", according to new research published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health.

11 May 2022

Growing long-COVID health care burden

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the long coronavirus disease (COVID) health care burden in Ontario, Canada.

10 May 2022

Death rates for cardiovascular diseases vary among subgroups of Asian Americans

In a large, retrospective study covering data from the last two decades, death rates for cardiovascular diseases in the U.S. varied among people from various Asian ethnicity subgroups, with death rate trends that stagnated in some subgroups and increased in others, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

10 May 2022

Researchers warn against national strategies for a "new normal" of life with COVID-19

Researchers are warning U.S. leaders and health officials against national strategies for a "new normal" of life with COVID-19.

10 May 2022

Smokers have higher risk of dying from prostate cancer

Smokers have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, but a higher risk of dying from the disease, according to a large population study led by Lund University in Sweden.

10 May 2022

Health Care News and Research

The longitudinal progression of health outcomes in COVID-19 survivors with different initial disease severity

Adolescent and young adult leukemia survivors have reduced long-term survival compared to peers without cancer

New poll shows how menopause and other health issues get in the way of older women’s sex lives

Should you worry about data from your period-tracking app being used against you?

Few eligible families have applied for government help to pay for covid funerals

Topical drugs may regress congenital giant nevi and prevent skin cancer

T-cell responses after COVID-19 and vaccinations

Repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to schizophrenia risk

Analysis finds baffling variations in the treatment for heart attack patients in high-income nations

Study examines the causal effect of high fertility on late-life cognition

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The invisible pandemic

Researchers pursue a new way to use milk for delivering cancer-fighters to the brain

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron escapes immune response due to high ACE2 affinity and low antibody specificity

Hospitals in low-income communities less likely to participate in bundled payment programs

First oral antiviral approved for early treatment of COVID-19

Women support home-use of abortion pills and telemedical model of care

Growing long-COVID health care burden

Death rates for cardiovascular diseases vary among subgroups of Asian Americans

Researchers warn against national strategies for a "new normal" of life with COVID-19

Smokers have higher risk of dying from prostate cancer

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

Applications Engineer

Latest News