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Study shows decline in post-surgery opioid prescriptions, but urges continued efforts

Post-surgery pain relief has shifted away from opioid-containing medications over the past seven years, but the downward trend has slowed since 2020, a new study shows.

7 Dec 2023

Cocoa extract may benefit cognitive function in older adults with poor diets

Cocoa extract has shown a potential protective effect on cognition but randomized clinical trials in older adults have had inconsistent results.

7 Dec 2023

Maternal inflammation risk factors linked to dysregulation in children

Maternal inflammation risk factors may be associated with dysregulation in children, according to a study funded by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program at the National Institutes of Health.

7 Dec 2023

Colorado blames Biden team and drugmakers for delaying Canadian imports

Colorado officials say their plan to import cheaper medicines from Canada has been stymied by opposition from drugmakers and inaction by the Biden administration, according to a state report obtained by KFF Health News.

7 Dec 2023

Biden wants states to ensure Obamacare plans cover enough doctors and hospitals

The Biden administration plans to push states to boost oversight of the number of doctors, hospitals, and other health providers insurers cover in Obamacare plans, under rules proposed in November.

6 Dec 2023

Trial addresses the effects of adenotonsillectomy on children with mild sleep-disordered breathing

Surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids in children with snoring and mild breathing problems during sleep appears to improve their sleep, quality of life, and blood pressure a year after surgery, a clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health has found.

5 Dec 2023

Study may shed light on new ways to counteract the effects of high blood pressure on cognition

A study supported by the National Institutes of Health suggests that the response of immune system cells inside the protective covering surrounding the brain may contribute to the cognitive decline that can occur in a person with chronic high blood pressure.

5 Dec 2023

Hispanic/Latina women with history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy more likely to have heart abnormalities

Hispanic/Latina women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) – conditions marked by high blood pressure during pregnancy – are more likely to have abnormalities in their heart structure and function decades later when compared with women without a history of HDP, according to a National Institutes of Health-supported study.

4 Dec 2023

What to know about home care services

Most older Americans want to live at home as long as they can, but finding and affording the help they need often isn't easy.

4 Dec 2023

Poverty and poor housing linked to increased risk of mobility issues after COVID-19

New research from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health suggests that those who live with ongoing poverty and poor housing conditions are more likely to develop new mobility issues following a COVID-19 infection.

1 Dec 2023

C-Path's TRxA and Celdara Medical announce MOU to identify and advance promising new therapeutics

Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRxA) and Celdara Medical today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at identifying and advancing promising new therapeutics in areas of high unmet medical need.

29 Nov 2023

Medicare Advantage increasingly popular with seniors — but not hospitals and doctors

A hospital system in Georgia. Two medical groups in San Diego. Another in Louisville, Kentucky, and nearly one-third of Nebraska hospitals.

29 Nov 2023

Medicaid ‘unwinding’ makes other public assistance harder to get

An hour before sunrise, Shelly Brost walked a mile in freezing rain to the public assistance office. She was running out of time to prove she still qualified for food aid after being stymied by a backlogged state call center.

29 Nov 2023

More than half of low-income unmarried couples have positive co-parenting relationships

Despite the many challenges they face, slightly more than half of unmarried low-income couples with children have positive co-parenting relationships, a new study found.

27 Nov 2023

Nitrite analysis in pharmaceuticals: monitoring a precursor to nitrosamine

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Out for blood? For routine lab work, the hospital billed her $2,400

Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN's office near her home in Venus, Texas, for her first prenatal checkup.

21 Nov 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Congress kicks the (budget) can down the road. Again.

Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown for the second time in as many months, as House Democrats provided the needed votes for new House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson to avoid his first legislative catastrophe of his brief tenure.

16 Nov 2023

Biden administration’s limit on drug industry middlemen backfires, pharmacists say

The Biden administration's first major step toward imposing limits on the pharmacy benefit managers who act as the drug industry's price negotiators is backfiring, pharmacists say.

15 Nov 2023

Dietary sodium intake significantly impacts blood pressure, reveals comprehensive study

The JAMA study finds individual blood pressure responses to dietary sodium variations are consistent across different subgroups, including those on antihypertensive medications, suggesting a universal effect of sodium intake on blood pressure in a diverse population.

14 Nov 2023

Researchers encourage flexible approach to blood transfusion decisions for heart attack patients with anemia

A National Institutes of Health-supported study found that the type of transfusion approach used to support adults who developed anemia after a heart attack did not make a significant difference in their likelihood of having another heart attack or dying within 30 days.

13 Nov 2023

Health and Human Services News and Research

Study shows decline in post-surgery opioid prescriptions, but urges continued efforts

Cocoa extract may benefit cognitive function in older adults with poor diets

Maternal inflammation risk factors linked to dysregulation in children

Colorado blames Biden team and drugmakers for delaying Canadian imports

Biden wants states to ensure Obamacare plans cover enough doctors and hospitals

Trial addresses the effects of adenotonsillectomy on children with mild sleep-disordered breathing

Study may shed light on new ways to counteract the effects of high blood pressure on cognition

Hispanic/Latina women with history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy more likely to have heart abnormalities

What to know about home care services

Poverty and poor housing linked to increased risk of mobility issues after COVID-19

C-Path's TRxA and Celdara Medical announce MOU to identify and advance promising new therapeutics

Medicare Advantage increasingly popular with seniors — but not hospitals and doctors

Medicaid ‘unwinding’ makes other public assistance harder to get

More than half of low-income unmarried couples have positive co-parenting relationships

Nitrite analysis in pharmaceuticals: monitoring a precursor to nitrosamine

Out for blood? For routine lab work, the hospital billed her $2,400

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Congress kicks the (budget) can down the road. Again.

Biden administration’s limit on drug industry middlemen backfires, pharmacists say

Dietary sodium intake significantly impacts blood pressure, reveals comprehensive study

Researchers encourage flexible approach to blood transfusion decisions for heart attack patients with anemia

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