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NIH scientists discover an autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in the LYN gene

Scientists have identified an autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in the LYN gene, an important regulator of immune responses in health and disease.

28 Mar 2023

Congressman seeks to plug ‘shocking loophole’ exposed by KHN investigation

A U.S. lawmaker is taking action after a KHN investigation exposed weaknesses in the federal system meant to stop repeat Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse.

28 Mar 2023

Myeloid cells can harbor HIV in people taking antiretroviral therapy

A subset of white blood cells, known as myeloid cells, can harbor HIV in people who have been virally suppressed for years on antiretroviral therapy, according to findings from a small study supported by the National Institutes of Health.

27 Mar 2023

Obamacare at 13: Biden and a KHN reporter remember

I was back in the crowded East Room of the White House on Thursday, as I was 13 years ago, this time standing under a portrait of first first lady Martha Washington, when President Joe Biden entered for a lunchtime event focused on the Affordable Care Act.

24 Mar 2023

Legal questions, inquiries intensify around Noble Health’s rural Missouri hospital closures

A year after private equity-backed Noble Health shuttered two rural Missouri hospitals, patients and former employees grapple with a broken local health system or missing out on millions in unpaid wages and benefits.

23 Mar 2023

Study finds shared genetic risk variants across different substance use disorders

By combing through genomic data of over 1 million people, scientists have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance being used.

22 Mar 2023

Prescription for housing? California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent

Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration is struggling to contain a worsening homelessness crisis despite record spending, is trying something bold: tapping federal health care funding to cover rent for homeless people and those at risk of losing their housing.

22 Mar 2023

End of covid emergency will usher in changes across the US health system

The Biden administration's decision to end the covid-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to pay more for covid tests.

22 Mar 2023

Supervised exercise training is safe and may improve quality of life for many people with heart failure

For many people who have heart failure, supervised exercise training is safe and may offer substantial improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life, even more than medications, according to a new, joint scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

21 Mar 2023

SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the CD8+ T cell response to vaccination

The magnitude and quality of a key immune cell's response to vaccination with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were considerably lower in people with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to people without prior infection, a study has found.

20 Mar 2023

Judge signals he could rule to halt sales of common abortion pill

During a four-hour hearing last week that could eliminate nationwide access to a common and widely used abortion pill, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, of the Northern District of Texas, signaled his conservative Christian beliefs early and often.

20 Mar 2023

Mobile clinics really got rolling in the pandemic. A new law will help them cast a wider safety net.

Nearly 12 years ago, a nonprofit centered on substance abuse prevention in Lyon County, Nevada, broadened its services to dental care.

20 Mar 2023

Artificial pancreas technology improves blood glucose control in young children with type 1 diabetes

Artificial pancreas technology improved blood glucose control in young children between ages 2 and 5 with type 1 diabetes, according to the results of the Pediatric Artificial Pancreas (PEDAP) Trial, a 13-week randomized controlled trial conducted at three pediatric diabetes centers across the United States.

15 Mar 2023

An automated bioinformatics pipeline to monitor HIV data in real-time

Researchers discuss an automated bioinformatics pipeline to prospectively and routinely analyze HIV-1 sequence data

15 Mar 2023

Unique brain region supports visually guided navigation only when walking

Using vision to efficiently move through an area by foot uses a unique region of the brain's cortex, according to a small study funded by the National Eye Institute.

15 Mar 2023

New imaging tool creates real-time, 3D images and maps of contractions during labor

Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new imaging tool, called electromyometrial imaging (EMMI), to create real-time, three-dimensional images and maps of contractions during labor.

14 Mar 2023

New genetic animal model may inform potential therapeutic options for Down syndrome

National Institutes of Health researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be more similar to the changes seen in humans.

14 Mar 2023

Specific enzyme produced in liver cancer cells could turn a molecule into potential anticancer drug

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have uncovered a potential new approach against liver cancer that could lead to the development of a new class of anticancer drugs.

14 Mar 2023

Montana considers new wave of legislation to loosen vaccination rules

When Deb Horning's youngest daughter was 5, she got her measles, mumps, and rubella shot like many other kindergartners. But unlike many other moms, Horning had to stay away from her daughter for a week after the shot.

10 Mar 2023

Many hospitals struggle to successfully implement enhanced recovery programs for surgery

Enhanced recovery programs (ERPs) provide hospitals with the highest-quality resources to improve patient care for surgery, but many hospitals still struggle to successfully implement these programs and may need more structured resources to boost compliance rates, according to findings published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

8 Mar 2023

Health and Human Services News and Research

NIH scientists discover an autoinflammatory disease caused by mutations in the LYN gene

Congressman seeks to plug ‘shocking loophole’ exposed by KHN investigation

Myeloid cells can harbor HIV in people taking antiretroviral therapy

Obamacare at 13: Biden and a KHN reporter remember

Legal questions, inquiries intensify around Noble Health’s rural Missouri hospital closures

Study finds shared genetic risk variants across different substance use disorders

Prescription for housing? California wants Medicaid to cover 6 months of rent

End of covid emergency will usher in changes across the US health system

Supervised exercise training is safe and may improve quality of life for many people with heart failure

SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the CD8+ T cell response to vaccination

Judge signals he could rule to halt sales of common abortion pill

Mobile clinics really got rolling in the pandemic. A new law will help them cast a wider safety net.

Artificial pancreas technology improves blood glucose control in young children with type 1 diabetes

An automated bioinformatics pipeline to monitor HIV data in real-time

Unique brain region supports visually guided navigation only when walking

New imaging tool creates real-time, 3D images and maps of contractions during labor

New genetic animal model may inform potential therapeutic options for Down syndrome

Specific enzyme produced in liver cancer cells could turn a molecule into potential anticancer drug

Montana considers new wave of legislation to loosen vaccination rules

Many hospitals struggle to successfully implement enhanced recovery programs for surgery

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