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Study shows how health insurance coverage changed during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nearly 2.7 million people in the U.S. lost their health insurance over a 12-week period in the spring and summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by researchers at Duke University and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

9 Sep 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The future of public health

The covid-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on public health, a key part of the health care system that usually operates in the background.

9 Sep 2021

Study identifies predictors of hospitalizations or emergency department encounters for older people

One in five South Australians will experience an unplanned hospitalization or emergency department presentation within 90 days of undertaking an aged care assessment, according to new research by the University of South Australia and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute.

9 Sep 2021

Report highlights the health effects of COVID-19 on Australians during 2020 and early 2021

A new report into the health effects of COVID-19 on Australians during 2020 and early 2021 includes analyses of the years of healthy life lost, international comparisons and impacts on population groups, mental health and the health system.

9 Sep 2021

Behavioral change strategies could help curb short birth spacing in Africa

Chichi Okafor, a 30-year-old Nigerian woman, unexpectedly became pregnant again before her daughter turned six months old.

9 Sep 2021

Laws designed to aid at-risk women may help catch breast cancer earlier

Laws designed to help women with increased risk for missed breast cancer diagnoses may help catch the disease earlier, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. They studied how notification and insurance coverage legislation for women with dense breast tissue affects the stage at which their cancer is diagnosed.

9 Sep 2021

New study provides stark statistics about care availability for dementia patients

A new study provides stark statistics about a reality that 6 million Americans with dementia and their families live every day: one where people with dementia receive hundreds of hours a month in unpaid care from spouses, adult children and other relatives, and where some rely on paid help including nursing home care.

9 Sep 2021

Study: Nearly one in five patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma contracted COVID-19

Nearly one in five patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) at a Barcelona hospital contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic.

8 Sep 2021

Study reveals better outcomes for patients treated on a mobile stroke unit

Ischemic stroke patients treated on a mobile stroke unit received anti-clot medication faster and ended up with less disability at 90 days, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.

8 Sep 2021

People living with HIV have higher risk of sudden cardiac death, finds study

People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a higher risk of sudden cardiac death than people who do not have HIV, especially if the virus is not well-controlled or if they have other heart disease risk factors.

8 Sep 2021

Study finds stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates

In a study of the 9 largest U.S. cities, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates across neighborhoods.

8 Sep 2021

Exposure to police may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black youth

According to a Johns Hopkins Medicine study published today in JAMA Pediatrics, exposure to police — even in instances in which the officers are providing assistance — may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black youth, especially males, and can be associated with poor mental health, substance use, risky sexual behaviors and impaired safety.

7 Sep 2021

Researchers create a QIBA profile for cartilage compositional imaging

New recommendations will help provide more reliable, reproducible results for MRI-based measurements of cartilage degeneration in the knee, helping to slow down disease and prevent progression to irreversible osteoarthritis, according to a special report published in the journal Radiology.

7 Sep 2021

Deep learning provides a better estimate of breast cancer risk

Compared with commonly used clinical risk factors, a sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) called deep learning does a better job distinguishing between the mammograms of women who will later develop breast cancer and those who will not, according to a new study in the journal Radiology.

7 Sep 2021

EULAR's Consultation Service expanded to address a more extensive range of research needs

European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, EULAR More extensive research expert services are now available to European investigators who seek to address the needs of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, including advice about patient involvement strategies, pragmatic study designs, qualitative research methods, and EU grant preparation.

7 Sep 2021

Combining Big Health’s digital therapeutic for insomnia and IAPT therapy improves mental health

Big Health, a digital therapeutics company dedicated to helping millions back to good mental health, and the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust today announced a joint study published in the Behavior Research and Therapy journal showing almost two-thirds of people seeking treatment for anxiety or depression and who had sleep difficulty saw their mental health improve substantially more by combining enrollment in Sleepio, Big Health’s digital therapeutic for insomnia, with NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme care, when compared to IAPT care alone.

7 Sep 2021

Health Care News and Research

Study shows how health insurance coverage changed during the COVID-19 pandemic

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The future of public health

Study identifies predictors of hospitalizations or emergency department encounters for older people

Report highlights the health effects of COVID-19 on Australians during 2020 and early 2021

Behavioral change strategies could help curb short birth spacing in Africa

Laws designed to aid at-risk women may help catch breast cancer earlier

New study provides stark statistics about care availability for dementia patients

Study: Nearly one in five patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma contracted COVID-19

Study reveals better outcomes for patients treated on a mobile stroke unit

People living with HIV have higher risk of sudden cardiac death, finds study

Study finds stark racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in COVID-19 vaccination rates

Exposure to police may be detrimental to the health and well-being of Black youth

Researchers create a QIBA profile for cartilage compositional imaging

Deep learning provides a better estimate of breast cancer risk

EULAR's Consultation Service expanded to address a more extensive range of research needs

Combining Big Health’s digital therapeutic for insomnia and IAPT therapy improves mental health

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