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LGBTQ+ individuals experienced higher rates of job loss and healthcare concerns during the pandemic

COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted employment for minority populations resulting in higher unemployment rates and healthcare concerns, according to a Rutgers study.

10 Jan 2022

Biosimilars could drive down drug prices and lead to $38.4 billion savings

Biosimilar drugs could drive down prices for expensive medicines used to treat illnesses such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, with savings estimated to be $38.4 billion or 5.9% of projected total U.S. spending on biologics from 2021 to 2025, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

10 Jan 2022

Military medical treatment facilities could improve access to emergency obstetric care in underserved areas

In the United States, maternal mortality rates remain higher than in comparable countries and racial disparities persist.

10 Jan 2022

Study reports higher rates of trauma for mothers and babies after operative vaginal delivery in Canada

For mothers and their babies delivered by forceps or vacuum, trauma after these procedures is higher than previously reported in Canada, with 1 in 4 deliveries affected in the case of forceps, reports a new study in CMAJ.

10 Jan 2022

UIC experts awarded $7 million grant to improve the health of low-wage workers

Public health experts at the University of Illinois Chicago will continue efforts to improve the health of low-wage workers, thanks to a five-year, $7 million grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

10 Jan 2022

Dental fear treatment in childhood has a positive impact on later dental care

Treating the fear of dental care in childhood is effective and predicts more regular dental examinations later in life, according to a study by the University of Oulu, Finland.

10 Jan 2022

Humoral and cellular response to primary and booster COVID-19 vaccination in immunosuppressed patients

Researchers posted the results of a retrospective observational cohort study in which they determined the humoral and cellular responses in ISP to primary and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

10 Jan 2022

Fewer than 1 in 5 U.S. adults with Type 2 diabetes meet targets to reduce heart disease risk

Fewer than 1 in 5 adults with Type 2 diabetes in the U.S. are meeting targets to reduce heart disease risk. Fortunately, available therapies can help when combined with new approaches that address social determinants of health and other barriers to care, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship journal Circulation.

10 Jan 2022

Black-owned hospice seeks to bring greater ease in dying to Black families

This time, it didn’t take much persuading for Mary Murphy to embrace home hospice. When her mother was dying from Alzheimer’s disease in 2020, she had been reluctant until she saw what a help it was. So when her husband, Willie, neared the end of his life, she embraced hospice again.

10 Jan 2022

Influenza vaccination does not affect risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19

A new study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases examined if influenza vaccination altered the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and clinical outcomes of COVID-19. The study included health care workers (HCWs) from Denmark who were offered influenza vaccination.

9 Jan 2022

ED visits for pediatric poisonings increased nine times following cannabis legalization

Ontario saw nine times more emergency department (ED) visits per month for cannabis poisonings in young children under the age of 10 after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

7 Jan 2022

Supreme Court weighs Biden’s workplace vaccine requirements

The Supreme Court on Friday took up one of the most contentious issues of the covid-19 pandemic, hearing a series of cases challenging the Biden administration's authority to require workers to get a covid vaccine or be tested for the virus regularly.

7 Jan 2022

N95 respirators can be safely re-used up to 25 times after VHP decontamination

N95 respirators are commonly used in hospitals worldwide to protect healthcare personnel from infectious pathogens. During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities have experienced shortages of the respirators, forcing personnel to re-use them or resort to less protective masking alternatives.

7 Jan 2022

New appropriate use criteria for prostate-specific membrane antigen PET imaging published

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and peer medical groups have issued appropriate use criteria (AUC) for prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging.

7 Jan 2022

California ballot will be heavy on health care

When Californians go to the polls later this year, they will confront contentious health care choices.

7 Jan 2022

A catch-22 trips up some in legal guardianship who try to regain independence

Ten years ago, Nicholas Clouse was riding shotgun in his friend's Camaro when the car jerked and he felt himself flying through the air. Clouse's head slammed against the passenger-side window.

7 Jan 2022

Researchers explore consequences of eroding norms over release of self-spreading viruses

Decades of research by generations of virologists have generally established that the use laboratory-modified self-spreading viruses is too unpredictable to be applied safely outside of contained facilities.

6 Jan 2022

Some heart surgery patients may be able to control postoperative pain without opioids

Many patients who undergo heart surgery may be able to safely and effectively control postoperative pain without opioids after hospital discharge, according to research published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

6 Jan 2022

New study links anxiety and PTSD to increased myelin in brain's gray matter

A recent study links anxiety behavior in rats, as well as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military veterans, to increased myelin - a substance that expedites communication between neurons - in areas of the brain associated with emotions and memory.

6 Jan 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Contagion confusion

The covid-19 pandemic is now entering its third year, and the ever-evolving health advice to combat an ever-evolving virus is leaving Americans more cranky and confused than ever.

6 Jan 2022

Health Care News and Research

LGBTQ+ individuals experienced higher rates of job loss and healthcare concerns during the pandemic

Biosimilars could drive down drug prices and lead to $38.4 billion savings

Military medical treatment facilities could improve access to emergency obstetric care in underserved areas

Study reports higher rates of trauma for mothers and babies after operative vaginal delivery in Canada

UIC experts awarded $7 million grant to improve the health of low-wage workers

Dental fear treatment in childhood has a positive impact on later dental care

Humoral and cellular response to primary and booster COVID-19 vaccination in immunosuppressed patients

Fewer than 1 in 5 U.S. adults with Type 2 diabetes meet targets to reduce heart disease risk

Black-owned hospice seeks to bring greater ease in dying to Black families

Influenza vaccination does not affect risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19

ED visits for pediatric poisonings increased nine times following cannabis legalization

Supreme Court weighs Biden’s workplace vaccine requirements

N95 respirators can be safely re-used up to 25 times after VHP decontamination

New appropriate use criteria for prostate-specific membrane antigen PET imaging published

California ballot will be heavy on health care

A catch-22 trips up some in legal guardianship who try to regain independence

Researchers explore consequences of eroding norms over release of self-spreading viruses

Some heart surgery patients may be able to control postoperative pain without opioids

New study links anxiety and PTSD to increased myelin in brain's gray matter

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Contagion confusion

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