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Past cancer history not linked with increased mortality or hospitalization due to COVID-19

Patients diagnosed with cancer more than one year ago and those not receiving active treatment were no more vulnerable to worse COVID-19 outcomes than patients without cancer, according to a new study led by UTHealth Houston.

4 May 2022

Study evaluates the associations between predisposing risk factors and heart attack in young women

A new Yale-led study has for the first time identified which risk factors are more likely to trigger a heart attack or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) for men and women 55 years and younger.

4 May 2022

New research examines racism in health care and how to address structural injustice

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named racism as a serious public health threat, and University of Oregon philosopher Camisha Russell's latest research examines racism in health care and offers some ideas about how to address such structural injustice.

4 May 2022

Researchers reveal the mechanism of action of century-old BCG vaccine

The century-old Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is one of the world's oldest and most widely used vaccines, used to immunize 100 million newborns every year. Given in countries with endemic TB, it has surprisingly been found to protect newborns and young infants against multiple bacterial and viral infections unrelated to TB. There's even some evidence that it can reduce severity of COVID-19.

4 May 2022

Researchers investigate the population-level consequences of wearing masks

McMaster University researchers who study the dynamics of infectious disease transmission have investigated the population-level consequences of a potentially significant––and unobvious––benefit of wearing masks.

4 May 2022

Researchers explore the growing influence of Universal Health Coverage in low- and middle-income countries

What policy is the best approach for developing health systems in low- and middle-income countries?

4 May 2022

On the steps of the Supreme Court, tears and glee, bitterness and smiles

On Tuesday morning, emotions were raw on the sidewalks and street separating the U.S. Capitol and the Supreme Court building — a microcosm of the reactions rippling across the country after Politico published a news bombshell Monday night.

3 May 2022

PCORI seeks proposals for new studies and projects through seven funding opportunities

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute today began accepting proposals for new studies and implementation projects through seven funding opportunities.

3 May 2022

New WHO report recommends interventions and policy options to tackle obesity in Europe

The new WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022, published on 3 May by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, reveals that overweight and obesity rates have reached epidemic proportions across the Region and are still escalating, with none of the 53 Member States of the Region currently on track to meet the WHO Global Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) target of halting the rise of obesity by 2025.

3 May 2022

Lung cancer risk increases with emphysema severity, study reveals

CT-detected emphysema is linked to a higher risk of lung cancer, a risk that increases with emphysema severity, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

3 May 2022

What’s next if ‘Roe v. Wade’ falls? More than half of states expected to ban or restrict abortion

If the Supreme Court's conservative majority affirms the leaked decision overturning abortion rights in the U.S., the effects would be sweeping for 40 million women in more than two dozen states where Republican-led legislatures have been eagerly awaiting the repudiation of the right to terminate a pregnancy.

3 May 2022

States watching as Massachusetts takes aim at hospital building boom and costs

A Massachusetts health cost watchdog agency and a broad coalition including consumers, health systems, and insurers helped block the state's largest — and most expensive — hospital system in April from expanding into the Boston suburbs.

3 May 2022

Medicare surprise: Drug plan prices touted during open enrollment can rise within a month

Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall's enrollment period and when she tried to fill her first prescription in January.

3 May 2022

Abortion politics lead to power struggles over family planning grants

In a busy downtown coffee shop, a drawing of a ski lift with intrauterine devices for chairs draws the eyes of sleepy customers getting their morning underway with a caffeine jolt.

3 May 2022

Using Photovoice to shine light on health inequities among youths of color during the pandemic

Youth movements for social justice are growing across the U.S. and worldwide, tackling important issues from climate change, to racial justice, to education access and gun control.

3 May 2022

Long COVID is characterized SARS-CoV-2 antigen persistence in the gut mucosa

A new study published in the journal Gastroenterology used upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy to assess whether gut antigen persistence leads to post-acute COVID-19 in patients with or without post-acute COVID-19 symptoms.

3 May 2022

Researchers call for new focus on support for children's positive health development and well-being

A new Supplement released today in the journal Pediatrics suggests that although we are starting to connect the dots between events and experiences early in life and later adult health challenges, we are not doing nearly enough to intervene in childhood to optimize later health outcomes.

3 May 2022

Researchers find an uptick in the use of school mental health services before the pandemic

Months after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) declared a national emergency in child and mental health, Emory University researchers have found that use of school of mental health services went up among key adolescent groups in the year before COVID-19 struck compared to previous years in the U.S. The study offers critical insights about the importance of school mental health services in alleviating the growing youth mental health crisis.

3 May 2022

California opens Medicaid to older unauthorized immigrants

On May 1, California opened Medi-Cal to older immigrants residing in the state without legal permission.

2 May 2022

Researchers test a method for delivering genetic material into the body to repair damaged heart muscle

A method for delivering genetic material to the body is being tested as a way to repair damaged heart muscle after a heart attack.

30 Apr 2022

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Past cancer history not linked with increased mortality or hospitalization due to COVID-19

Study evaluates the associations between predisposing risk factors and heart attack in young women

New research examines racism in health care and how to address structural injustice

Researchers reveal the mechanism of action of century-old BCG vaccine

Researchers investigate the population-level consequences of wearing masks

Researchers explore the growing influence of Universal Health Coverage in low- and middle-income countries

On the steps of the Supreme Court, tears and glee, bitterness and smiles

PCORI seeks proposals for new studies and projects through seven funding opportunities

New WHO report recommends interventions and policy options to tackle obesity in Europe

Lung cancer risk increases with emphysema severity, study reveals

What’s next if ‘Roe v. Wade’ falls? More than half of states expected to ban or restrict abortion

States watching as Massachusetts takes aim at hospital building boom and costs

Medicare surprise: Drug plan prices touted during open enrollment can rise within a month

Abortion politics lead to power struggles over family planning grants

Using Photovoice to shine light on health inequities among youths of color during the pandemic

Long COVID is characterized SARS-CoV-2 antigen persistence in the gut mucosa

Researchers call for new focus on support for children's positive health development and well-being

Researchers find an uptick in the use of school mental health services before the pandemic

California opens Medicaid to older unauthorized immigrants

Researchers test a method for delivering genetic material into the body to repair damaged heart muscle

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