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Women incur significant out-of-pocket expenses for managing diabetes, finds study

Women with diabetes incur significant out-of-pocket expenses to manage their health, with the costs rising the longer they have the disease, a new study has found.

17 Aug 2021

In UK's 1st wave, 10% of COVID infections were acquired in hospitals

Their study published in The Lancet journal involved assessing the magnitude of hospital-acquired COVID-19 in the case of acute and long-term National Health Service (NHS) hospital facilities in the UK during the first wave of the pandemic.

17 Aug 2021

Sphingolipid profile could predict severity of heart disease in African American patients with lupus

A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina report in Frontiers in Immunology that they have identified a type of fat known as a sphingolipid that could predict the severity of heart disease in African American patients with lupus.

16 Aug 2021

Treating trauma survivors early may help avoid complicated grief years later

Among individuals who survive a trauma that resulted in the loss of a close friend or loved one, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can predict complicated grief—a sense of persistent sadness and an inability to cope—years after the trauma, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

16 Aug 2021

The newest disease detection tool for covid and beyond: Poop

Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. But they have also added a new tool to their arsenal: excrement.

16 Aug 2021

In rural America, twisting arms to take a covid vaccine first takes trust

Lee Wright was hard at work, constructing a nail salon near the city's abandoned hospital, when Jody Johnson stopped by to introduce himself on a recent afternoon.

16 Aug 2021

Children in poverty have smaller volumes of certain subcortical brain regions, study finds

Children in poverty are more likely to have cognitive and behavioral difficulties than their better-off peers. Plenty of past research has looked into the physical effects of childhood poverty, or documented mental health disparities between socioeconomic classes.

16 Aug 2021

Removal of race from kidney function estimates may negatively impact care for Black cancer patients

An accurate assessment of a patient's kidney function is critical for determining eligibility for anticancer treatments.

14 Aug 2021

Emergency Department sees a significant increase in COVID-19 cases during August 2021

The Emergency Department (ED) at UC Davis Medical Center saw a 33% increase in COVID-19 patients during the first week of August, providing treatment for 107 patients, up from 80 patients the week before.

13 Aug 2021

Excess COVID-19 cases, deaths in the U.S. may be attributable to PM2.5 pollution from wildfires

Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to increases in fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

13 Aug 2021

‘I don’t want to risk my life for a paycheck’: Immunosuppressed people grapple with returning to work

Elizabeth Groenweghe got a kidney transplant 14 years ago. She now takes several medications to prevent her body from rejecting her transplant organ. But these medications also weaken her immune system, putting her at higher risk of becoming seriously ill if she catches covid-19.

13 Aug 2021

UK Emergency Medical Team deployed to support Tunisian healthcare services in tackling Covid-19 crisis

Following a request from the Tunisian Government, experts from the UK’s Emergency Medical Team (UK EMT), supported by the UK-Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) have arrived in Tunisia today (13 August) to help the country tackle their COVID-19 crisis.

13 Aug 2021

Pfizer CEO to public: Just trust us on the covid booster

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was confident in June about the ability of his company's vaccine to protect against the highly contagious delta variant, as it marched across the globe and filled U.S. hospitals with patients.

13 Aug 2021

How a hospital and a school district teamed up to help kids in emotional crisis

In 2019, the Rockville Centre school district in Long Island, New York, was shaken by a string of student deaths, including the suicides of a recent graduate and a current student.

13 Aug 2021

UH receives $1.9 million grant to strengthen behavioral health workforce

The University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work has received a $1.9 million grant to train more social work and counseling psychology clinicians to deliver culturally competent behavioral health services in medical settings, addressing a critical statewide shortage of mental health professionals.

12 Aug 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Senate acts

The Senate has set the stage for a busy fall that will include debate on a broad array of health issues, such as prescription drug prices, Medicare expansion and further expansion of the Affordable Care Act.

12 Aug 2021

Reading, ’rithmetic and resisting covid: The new 3 R’s as kids head back to school

When kids head back to school this fall, for some it will be the first time they've been in a real classroom with other students since the pandemic began.

12 Aug 2021

National academies’ report took pharma-friendly stance after millions in gifts from drugmakers

To several U.S. senators, it looked wasteful, even outrageous. Every year, taxpayers pay for at least $750 million worth of expensive pharmaceuticals that are simply thrown away. Companies ship many of the drugs in "Costco"-size vials, one lawmaker said, that once opened usually cannot be resealed or saved for other patients. Yet pharma gets paid for every drop.

12 Aug 2021

Getting a covid vaccine during pregnancy even more urgent as ICU beds fill up

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doubling down on its recommendation that people who are pregnant get the covid-19 vaccine, in light of new data underscoring its safety and effectiveness throughout pregnancy.

12 Aug 2021

Apple aims to push more patient data to doctors. But who can gauge its impact on health?

Soon, Apple announced recently, it will enable doctors to monitor health data from their patients' phones and watches between visits, part of the push into health care that Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, has declared will constitute the company's greatest contribution to mankind.

12 Aug 2021

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Women incur significant out-of-pocket expenses for managing diabetes, finds study

In UK's 1st wave, 10% of COVID infections were acquired in hospitals

Sphingolipid profile could predict severity of heart disease in African American patients with lupus

Treating trauma survivors early may help avoid complicated grief years later

The newest disease detection tool for covid and beyond: Poop

In rural America, twisting arms to take a covid vaccine first takes trust

Children in poverty have smaller volumes of certain subcortical brain regions, study finds

Removal of race from kidney function estimates may negatively impact care for Black cancer patients

Emergency Department sees a significant increase in COVID-19 cases during August 2021

Excess COVID-19 cases, deaths in the U.S. may be attributable to PM2.5 pollution from wildfires

‘I don’t want to risk my life for a paycheck’: Immunosuppressed people grapple with returning to work

UK Emergency Medical Team deployed to support Tunisian healthcare services in tackling Covid-19 crisis

Pfizer CEO to public: Just trust us on the covid booster

How a hospital and a school district teamed up to help kids in emotional crisis

UH receives $1.9 million grant to strengthen behavioral health workforce

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Senate acts

Reading, ’rithmetic and resisting covid: The new 3 R’s as kids head back to school

National academies’ report took pharma-friendly stance after millions in gifts from drugmakers

Getting a covid vaccine during pregnancy even more urgent as ICU beds fill up

Apple aims to push more patient data to doctors. But who can gauge its impact on health?

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