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New tool appears to accurately identify patients at risk of death from alcohol-associated hepatitis

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new scoring system to help health care professionals predict the 30-day mortality risk for patients with alcohol-associated hepatitis, and the tool appears to more accurately identify patients at highest risk of death and those likely to survive.

15 Feb 2022

Cardiac MRI shows a similar injury pattern for vaccine-associated myocarditis

Vaccine-associated myocarditis shows a similar injury pattern on cardiac MRI compared to other causes of myocarditis, but abnormalities are less severe, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

15 Feb 2022

Lifting mask mandates in elementary schools in the U.S. may be too early, study finds

Before lifting mask mandates in elementary schools in the U.S., local COVID-19 case rates should be far below current rates to avoid the risk of increased transmission among students, staff, and families, according to a study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Massachusetts General Hospital.

15 Feb 2022

This doctor thought she could navigate US health care. Then her autistic son needed help.

Alexander Roodman was packing up his room, preparing for a gap year before college, when I met him at his family's Washington, D.C., townhouse.

15 Feb 2022

Medical boards pressured to let it slide when doctors spread covid misinformation

Tennessee's Board of Medical Examiners unanimously adopted in September a statement that said doctors spreading covid misinformation — such as suggesting that vaccines contain microchips — could jeopardize their license to practice.

15 Feb 2022

U of U Health awarded HRSA grant to promote resilience and mental health among health care workers

The Resiliency Center at University of Utah Health has been awarded a three-year grant of $2,955,996 from the US Health Resources and Services Administration for promoting resilience and mental health among the health care workforce.

14 Feb 2022

Leonard A. Lauder donates $125 million to transform nursing care

The University of Pennsylvania today announced the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program, which will recruit and prepare a diverse cadre of expert nurse practitioners to provide primary care to individuals and families in underserved communities across the U.S.

14 Feb 2022

Research links structural sexism and LGB discrimination with poor birth outcomes in the U.S.

New research links structural sexism, restrictive family planning policies, and structural discrimination against lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) populations with increased risk of preterm birth and decreased birth weight - regardless of the sexual orientation of the person giving birth.

14 Feb 2022

More than half of women in the U.S. have poor pre-pregnancy cardiometabolic health

Only about 40% of women in the U.S. who gave birth in 2019 had good heart health prior to their pregnancy with excess weight being the major driver of poor pre-pregnancy health, followed by hypertension and diabetes, according to new research published today in a Go Red For Women spotlight issue of the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed, flagship journal Circulation.

14 Feb 2022

Hyperactive microglia can have a protective effect in the course of neurodegenerative diseases

Findings by researchers from Germany support the view that hyperactive immune cells in the brain can have a protective effect in the course of neurodegenerative diseases.

14 Feb 2022

How has telemedicine assisted COVID-19 patients?

In acknowledging the urgent need for managing outpatients, especially after hospital discharge, scientists have conducted a pilot telemonitoring program.

14 Feb 2022

Trauma centers expand care to treat patients with mental health and substance use disorders

Most patients who show signs of alcohol or opioid/stimulant drug use associated with injury now undergo screening and/or intervention in Level I and II trauma centers, according to national survey results.

14 Feb 2022

Deep insights on digital transformation in health care

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked a digital transformation in health care. Artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things are contributing to widespread changes in medicine, as reviewed in a Special Issue on All Things Digital Transformation in the peer-reviewed OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology.

14 Feb 2022

3 doses of Pfizer–Biontech COVID-19 vaccine offer more benefits than 2 doses

A Kaiser Permanente study published Feb. 14, 2022, in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas found that one month after a third dose, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness is higher for preventing infection and hospitalization than 2 doses of the vaccine after 1 month.

14 Feb 2022

Differences in infection with Omicron or Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants among vaccinated population from the UK

In a recent study, researchers demonstrated that COVID-19 symptoms varied between cases of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants of concern.

14 Feb 2022

$Medications, measurements of physical function could predict fall and fracture risk in older women$

Medications, measurements of physical function could predict fall and fracture risk in older women

In older women, inability to stand on one leg for more than a few seconds is a risk factor for fracture. Another physical test yields similar results. Moreover, SSRIs can be linked to relatively poor physical function, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows.

14 Feb 2022

Why millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in the months ahead

The Biden administration and state officials are bracing for a great unwinding: millions of people losing their Medicaid benefits when the pandemic health emergency ends. Some might sign up for different insurance. Many others are bound to get lost in the transition.

14 Feb 2022

Covid precautions are part of Hispanic community’s efforts to tend to community good

On a snowy January morning, Luis Portillo stood in line on the side of a busy road in Silver Spring, Maryland — a suburb just north of Washington, D.C. — with about 200 other people, waiting for his turn to get tested for covid-19 at Mary's Center, a federally qualified health center.

14 Feb 2022

Flinders study reflects a need to streamline referrals for cancer treatment

Patients undergoing primary radiotherapy treatment with or without chemotherapy, rather than surgery, for head and neck cancers are more likely to experience delays in their treatment starting, according to a new analysis from Flinders University.

14 Feb 2022

New insights into perspectives of older adults and caregivers on healthcare navigation, decision making

As part of an initiative funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation, FAIR Health conducted a nationwide study comprising two surveys geared toward older patients (adults 65 and older) and family caregivers/care partners.

12 Feb 2022

Health Care News and Research

New tool appears to accurately identify patients at risk of death from alcohol-associated hepatitis

Cardiac MRI shows a similar injury pattern for vaccine-associated myocarditis

Lifting mask mandates in elementary schools in the U.S. may be too early, study finds

This doctor thought she could navigate US health care. Then her autistic son needed help.

Medical boards pressured to let it slide when doctors spread covid misinformation

U of U Health awarded HRSA grant to promote resilience and mental health among health care workers

Leonard A. Lauder donates $125 million to transform nursing care

Research links structural sexism and LGB discrimination with poor birth outcomes in the U.S.

More than half of women in the U.S. have poor pre-pregnancy cardiometabolic health

Hyperactive microglia can have a protective effect in the course of neurodegenerative diseases

How has telemedicine assisted COVID-19 patients?

Trauma centers expand care to treat patients with mental health and substance use disorders

Deep insights on digital transformation in health care

3 doses of Pfizer–Biontech COVID-19 vaccine offer more benefits than 2 doses

Differences in infection with Omicron or Delta SARS-CoV-2 variants among vaccinated population from the UK

Medications, measurements of physical function could predict fall and fracture risk in older women

Why millions on Medicaid are at risk of losing coverage in the months ahead

Covid precautions are part of Hispanic community’s efforts to tend to community good

Flinders study reflects a need to streamline referrals for cancer treatment

New insights into perspectives of older adults and caregivers on healthcare navigation, decision making

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