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North Carolina hospitals have sued thousands of their patients, a new report finds

North Carolina hospitals — led by the state's largest public medical system — have sued thousands of their patients since 2017, according to a new analysis that sheds additional light on the aggressive tactics U.S. hospitals routinely use to collect from people who fall behind on their bills.

16 Aug 2023

Brazilian researchers propose a quantitative diagnostic method for autism spectrum disorder

Diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is still a daunting challenge because of the degree of complexity involved, requiring highly specialized professionals.

16 Aug 2023

Kessler Foundation researchers receive $1.7 million in grants to improve lives of TBI patients

Kessler Foundation scientists received four grants from the New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research, totaling nearly $1.7 million for studies based on a variety of novel approaches aimed at improving the lives of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

15 Aug 2023

Extreme heat can worsen cognitive decline among vulnerable groups

July 2023 was the hottest month on record, with cities like Phoenix experiencing record-breaking heat waves for weeks on end.

15 Aug 2023

Understanding human body composition in the first two years of life

Historical challenges associated with the assessment of body composition in the first two years of life.

15 Aug 2023

The mutual health benefits resulting from the relationship between owners and their dogs

The mutual health benefits for dogs and their owners.

15 Aug 2023

Can fasting benefit individuals with diabetes?

Fasting and its effect on diabetes.

15 Aug 2023

Stem cells used to create organoids that secrete dental enamel proteins

Organoids have now been created from stem cells to secrete the proteins that form dental enamel, the substance that protects teeth from damage and decay.

14 Aug 2023

Integrated mental health care improves children's mental health and school performance

New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that children who received integrated mental health care showed improvements in both mental health and school performance.

14 Aug 2023

Scientists identify key proteins driving cancer across multiple tumor types

Scientists have completed a deep analysis of the proteins driving cancer across multiple tumor types, information that can't be assessed by genome sequencing alone.

14 Aug 2023

Study yields new knowledge about genes responsible for IgG production and release

A collaboration led by UCLA and the Seattle Children's Research Institute has yielded new knowledge about the genes responsible for the production and release of immunoglobulin G, the most common type of antibody in the human body.

14 Aug 2023

Virginia Tech researchers receive $2.6M NIH grant to study new pancreatic cancer treatment

Only about 10 percent of patients survive as long as five years after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

14 Aug 2023

Patients in California county may see refunds, debt relief from charity care settlement

California's largest public hospital plans to start notifying 43,000 former patients Monday that they may be eligible for refunds or billing corrections, part of what advocates called a major legal settlement that will help force the hospital to fulfill its charity care obligations.

14 Aug 2023

Parents see own health spiral as their kids’ mental illnesses worsen

After her teenage daughter attempted suicide and began to cycle through emergency rooms and mental health programs during the past three years, Sarah Delarosa noticed her own health also declined.

14 Aug 2023

Research focuses on Long Covid patient's legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing

An unusual case of a Long Covid patient's legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the condition, according to new research published in the Lancet.

11 Aug 2023

Parents and clinicians reach consensus on pediatric decision-making

How should others make decisions for pediatric patients? For decades, there has been debate in academic literature about the ethical principles that govern medical decision-making for children.

11 Aug 2023

New digital headset could help athletes return to play after concussion

A new digital headset designed to measure alterations in brain function could change decisions about how quickly an athlete is ready to return to play after a concussion.

11 Aug 2023

Stratified sampling more effective than random sampling for detecting contaminants in infant formula

Producers of infant formula employ comprehensive food safety systems, including product testing to ensure those systems are working.

11 Aug 2023

Discontinuation of pandemic-related food assistance benefits led to substantial increase in food insufficiency in the U.S.

The recent discontinuation of pandemic-related food assistance benefits, known as the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, led to a substantial increase in food insufficiency in the United States, according to a new study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

11 Aug 2023

COVID-19 lockdown may have led to waning immunity to gastrointestinal viruses

Following the first stay-at-home orders issued in the U.S. to curb the spread of COVID-19, gastrointestinal viruses such as norovirus, rotavirus and adenovirus all but disappeared from California communities, and remained at very low levels for nearly 2 years.

11 Aug 2023

Children News and Research

North Carolina hospitals have sued thousands of their patients, a new report finds

Brazilian researchers propose a quantitative diagnostic method for autism spectrum disorder

Kessler Foundation researchers receive $1.7 million in grants to improve lives of TBI patients

Extreme heat can worsen cognitive decline among vulnerable groups

Understanding human body composition in the first two years of life

The mutual health benefits resulting from the relationship between owners and their dogs

Can fasting benefit individuals with diabetes?

Stem cells used to create organoids that secrete dental enamel proteins

Integrated mental health care improves children's mental health and school performance

Scientists identify key proteins driving cancer across multiple tumor types

Study yields new knowledge about genes responsible for IgG production and release

Virginia Tech researchers receive $2.6M NIH grant to study new pancreatic cancer treatment

Patients in California county may see refunds, debt relief from charity care settlement

Parents see own health spiral as their kids’ mental illnesses worsen

Research focuses on Long Covid patient's legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing

Parents and clinicians reach consensus on pediatric decision-making

New digital headset could help athletes return to play after concussion

Stratified sampling more effective than random sampling for detecting contaminants in infant formula

Discontinuation of pandemic-related food assistance benefits led to substantial increase in food insufficiency in the U.S.

COVID-19 lockdown may have led to waning immunity to gastrointestinal viruses

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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