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National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030 focuses on primary health care and physical activity

With Australians living almost 11 years in poor health on average, equating to around 13 per cent of their life, the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) welcomes the National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030 to urgently address health inequalities, and embed ‘prevention’ in our health system.

16 Dec 2021

Study identifies five key elements common to successful mental health interventions

Individuals with chronic health conditions are more likely to also struggle with mental health, a problem that only intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 Dec 2021

Two doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine highly effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants

Kaiser Permanente research published on December 15, 2021 in The British Medical Journal showed 2 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine were highly effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants; however, vaccine effectiveness against the delta variant moderately declined with increasing time after vaccination.

15 Dec 2021

Study: Pregnant women with disabilities have increased risk for birth complications and death

Pregnant women with disabilities have a much higher risk for severe pregnancy- and birth-related complications and death than other pregnant women, according to findings by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.

15 Dec 2021

First-of-its-kind gene therapy technique reverses severe hearing loss in mice

Hearing loss has been linked to mutations in at least 100 different genes, but up to 16 percent of genetic hearing loss can be traced to just one gene, STRC, the second most common genetic cause.

15 Dec 2021

Persistence of symptoms up to a year after hospitalization for COVID-19

Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study to determine the persisting COVID-19 associated symptoms after hospitalization and their risk factors.

15 Dec 2021

Mattresses and mold removal: Medi-Cal to offer unconventional treatments to asthma patients

Growing up amid the dusty agricultural fields of the Central Valley, Ruby Marentes-Cabrera can't recall a time when it wasn't difficult to breathe.

15 Dec 2021

Colorado hospitals in ‘critical condition’ as state weathers another surge

Harold Burch's home has a spectacular view in Paonia, a rural part of Colorado's Western Slope at the foot of Mount Lamborn. But the landscape has been little consolation to the 60-year-old as he has battled a cascade of health problems during the pandemic.

15 Dec 2021

Medical AI and radiologist experts may be vulnerable to adversarial attacks

Artificial intelligence (AI) models that evaluate medical images have potential to speed up and improve accuracy of cancer diagnoses, but they may also be vulnerable to cyberattacks.

14 Dec 2021

Study assesses health care providers' preferences, practices related to colorectal cancer screening

Colorectal cancer is the second-most frequent cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. Despite the availability of several effective screening tests, colorectal cancer screening rates remain below national goals.

14 Dec 2021

Non-surgical approach can be a routine treatment option for uncomplicated appendicitis cases

With numerous recent studies demonstrating that antibiotics work as well as surgery for most uncomplicated appendicitis cases, the non-surgical approach can now be considered a routine option, according to a review article in JAMA.

14 Dec 2021

Deaths attributable to air pollution have dropped with reductions in vehicle emissions, study shows

Decreasing vehicle emissions since 2008 have reduced by thousands the number of deaths attributable to air pollution, yielding billions of dollars in benefits to society, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

14 Dec 2021

WHO and UNICEF warn about the lack of basic water services in health care facilities

Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, warn WHO and UNICEF.

14 Dec 2021

Research reveals lower rates of colorectal cancer screening among rural women

Women who live in urban and rural areas get screened for breast cancer at similar rates, but rural women get screened for colorectal cancer at significantly lower rates than their urban counterparts, new research reveals.

14 Dec 2021

‘An Arm and a Leg’: She fights health insurers for fun — and wins

Health care — and how much it costs — is scary. But you're not alone with this stuff, and knowledge is power. "An Arm and a Leg" is a podcast about these issues, and its second season is co-produced by KHN.

14 Dec 2021

With overdose deaths surging, advocates on the ground push for over-the-counter naloxone

Louise Vincent figures her group, the North Carolina Survivors Union, saves at least 1,690 lives a year.

14 Dec 2021

Music interventions can provide 'psychological first aid' to stressed patients during lockdown

A violinist playing a soothing melody tailored to a patient's particular medical condition and personal musical preferences in the hospital can provide "psychological first aid," reports a new Northwestern Medicine study about neurological patients who received tele-music therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

13 Dec 2021

Health Care News and Research

National Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030 focuses on primary health care and physical activity

Study identifies five key elements common to successful mental health interventions

Two doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine highly effective against all SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study: Pregnant women with disabilities have increased risk for birth complications and death

First-of-its-kind gene therapy technique reverses severe hearing loss in mice

Persistence of symptoms up to a year after hospitalization for COVID-19

Mattresses and mold removal: Medi-Cal to offer unconventional treatments to asthma patients

Colorado hospitals in ‘critical condition’ as state weathers another surge

Medical AI and radiologist experts may be vulnerable to adversarial attacks

Study assesses health care providers' preferences, practices related to colorectal cancer screening

Non-surgical approach can be a routine treatment option for uncomplicated appendicitis cases

Deaths attributable to air pollution have dropped with reductions in vehicle emissions, study shows

WHO and UNICEF warn about the lack of basic water services in health care facilities

Research reveals lower rates of colorectal cancer screening among rural women

‘An Arm and a Leg’: She fights health insurers for fun — and wins

With overdose deaths surging, advocates on the ground push for over-the-counter naloxone

Music interventions can provide 'psychological first aid' to stressed patients during lockdown

Digital interventions may help meet the growing demand for psychological treatment

Financial hardship exceedingly common among pregnant and postpartum women in the U.S.

People with HIV more likely to develop heart failure, study finds

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