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Adults with pathogenic copy number variants more likely to have poorer health, study suggests

Adults with specific genetic causes of mental health and other brain disorders had significantly higher rates of chronic disease and twice as many annual emergency room visits when compared to a control group without these genetic conditions, a Geisinger study found.

13 Dec 2021

WHO and St. Jude announce plans to improve children's access to cancer medicines

The World Health Organization and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital today announced plans to establish a platform that will dramatically increase access to childhood cancer medicines around the world.

13 Dec 2021

COVID-19 pandemic may halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage

New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage.

13 Dec 2021

Wartime trauma hits close to home for scholar of dementia

Oanh Meyer was a postdoctoral fellow studying the experiences of caregivers for those with dementia in 2012 when her research took a very personal turn.

13 Dec 2021

How LA, calling the shots on school vaccine mandates, can lead the way on covid rules

On March 31, 1977, as a measles epidemic swept through Los Angeles, the county health department issued an ultimatum to the parents of the county's 1.6 million schoolchildren: Get your kids vaccinated within a month or keep them home.

13 Dec 2021

Newly discovered hormone may play a key role in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

A newly discovered hormone named fabkin helps regulate metabolism and may play an important role in the development of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according to research led by the Sabri Ülker Center for Metabolic Research at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

12 Dec 2021

Novel AI score predicts risk of death in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease

A novel artificial intelligence score provides a more accurate forecast of the likelihood of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease dying within 10 years than established scores used by health professionals worldwide.

11 Dec 2021

Machine-learning model could help identify treatments that pose higher risk than other options

Sepsis claims the lives of nearly 270,000 people in the U.S. each year. The unpredictable medical condition can progress rapidly, leading to a swift drop in blood pressure, tissue damage, multiple organ failure, and death.

11 Dec 2021

Development of school-based wellness initiative for tackling childhood obesity

Medical University of South Carolina researchers describe the development of a school-based wellness initiative for combating childhood obesity by the MUSC Boeing Center for Children's Wellness in the November issue of the Journal of School Health.

11 Dec 2021

Indication of minor added benefit of nivolumab for adjuvant treatment of esophageal cancer

In an early benefit assessment, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care investigated whether nivolumab has an added benefit over watchful waiting in the adjuvant treatment of adults with carcinoma of the esophagus or the gastroesophageal junction and pathological residual disease after prior neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT).

10 Dec 2021

Split Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in effect, but says providers may sue

In the second-most anticipated abortion case of the year, eight justices on the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that abortion providers can challenge a Texas law that has effectively banned most abortions in the state since it was allowed to take effect in September.

10 Dec 2021

A rural Georgia community reels after its hospital closes

Lacandie Gipson struggled to breathe. The 33-year-old woman with multiple health conditions was in respiratory distress and awaiting an ambulance. About 20 minutes after the emergency call, it arrived.

10 Dec 2021

West Virginia Sen. Manchin takes the teeth out of Democrats’ plan for seniors’ dental care

Sharon Marchio misses having teeth for eating, speaking and smiling. For the past few years, after the last of her teeth were extracted, she's used dentures. "My dentist calls them my floating teeth because no matter how much adhesive you use, if you eat something hot or warm, they loosen up and it is a pain," said Marchio, 73, of Clarksburg, West Virginia.

10 Dec 2021

Neutralizing antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 variants in health care workers pre- and post-vaccination

Researchers examined neutralizing antibody levels in 48 vaccinated health care workers against the major SARS-CoV-2 variants.

10 Dec 2021

Cardinal Health survey of oncologists shines light on mental health distress affecting cancer patients

More than 80% of oncologists frequently see mental health distress in their patients with cancer, and more than 90% say it has a significant impact on their health outcomes.

9 Dec 2021

COVID-19 vaccine-related myocarditis in young people is mild and resolves quickly, research says

Most young people under the age of 21 who developed suspected COVID-19 vaccine-related heart muscle inflammation known as myocarditis had mild symptoms that improved quickly, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation.

9 Dec 2021

Health Care News and Research

Adults with pathogenic copy number variants more likely to have poorer health, study suggests

WHO and St. Jude announce plans to improve children's access to cancer medicines

COVID-19 pandemic may halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage

Wartime trauma hits close to home for scholar of dementia

How LA, calling the shots on school vaccine mandates, can lead the way on covid rules

Newly discovered hormone may play a key role in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Novel AI score predicts risk of death in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease

Machine-learning model could help identify treatments that pose higher risk than other options

Development of school-based wellness initiative for tackling childhood obesity

Indication of minor added benefit of nivolumab for adjuvant treatment of esophageal cancer

Split Supreme Court leaves Texas abortion law in effect, but says providers may sue

A rural Georgia community reels after its hospital closes

West Virginia Sen. Manchin takes the teeth out of Democrats’ plan for seniors’ dental care

Neutralizing antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 variants in health care workers pre- and post-vaccination

Cardinal Health survey of oncologists shines light on mental health distress affecting cancer patients

COVID-19 vaccine-related myocarditis in young people is mild and resolves quickly, research says

Breathlessness in long COVID patients may be linked to decrease in heart performance

Researchers receive $100,000 grant for new project on community health workers

Suit by doctors, hospitals seeks change in how arbitrators settle surprise billing cases

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Much ado about (vaccine) mandates

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