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Comorbid psychiatric disorders explain elevated suicide risk in autism spectrum disorders

A population-based study revealed reasons behind elevated suicide risk, attempted suicides, and other selfharm, which require special health care, among a and young adults with autism spectrum disorders. Comorbid disorders, especially non-affective psychoses and the affective and anxiety disorders, explained the risk.

10 Dec 2020

New studies analyze the impact of hurricanes on hospitalizations, medical providers

More older adults are hospitalized in the month following hurricanes while fewer primary care doctors, surgeons and specialists are available in some of their communities in the long term, according to a pair of University of Michigan studies.

10 Dec 2020

MUSC cancer researcher named as a 2020 fellow of National Academy of Innovators

In recognition of her spirit of innovation and the lasting impact of her work on cancer patients, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Nancy Klauber-DeMore, M.D., has been named as a 2020 fellow of the National Academy of Innovators, the organization announced Dec. 8.

10 Dec 2020

$2.5 million funding helps researchers to advance tools for predicting readmission in diabetic patients

Each year in the United States, more than 1 million patients with diabetes make return trips to the hospital for diabetes-related illness, often being readmitted within 30 days of their initial hospitalization.

10 Dec 2020

New survey to understand the prevalence of marijuana use among cancer patients

Marijuana use is illegal in South Carolina, even for medical purposes. But national survey data shows that the use of marijuana for medical reasons is common, regardless of whether the people who use it live in a state with a legal marketplace.

10 Dec 2020

$20.6 billion to restore crumbling services for women, newborns, children and adolescents

The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening three decades of improvement in health and social services for women, newborns, children and adolescents.

10 Dec 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Vaccines coming soon but COVID relief bill still stalled

The first vaccine to protect against COVID-19 could be approved in the U.S. within days, but legislation to help fund its distribution remains mired in Congress.

10 Dec 2020

With Becerra as HHS pick, California plots more progressive health care agenda

President-elect Joe Biden didn't back "Medicare for All" during his campaign.

10 Dec 2020

A battle-weary Seattle hospital fights the latest COVID surge

As hospitals across the country weather a surge of COVID-19 patients, in Seattle — an early epicenter of the outbreak — nurses, respiratory therapists and physicians are staring down a startling resurgence of the coronavirus that’s expected to test even one of the best-prepared hospitals on the pandemic’s front lines.

10 Dec 2020

Trump plan may set clock ticking on many health rules — setting off alarms

The Trump administration wants to require the Department of Health and Human Services to review most of its regulations by 2023 — and automatically void those not assessed in time.

10 Dec 2020

Dialysis industry spends millions, emerges as power player in California politics

The nation's dialysis industry has poured $233 million into California campaigns over the past four years, establishing its leading companies as a formidable political force eager to protect their bottom line and influence state policy.

10 Dec 2020

Researchers pinpoint key factors to ensure successful fecal microbiota transplants

Could number two be number one when it comes to combating recurrent Clostridium difficile (CDI) infections?Using genetic material analysis and machine learning, UBC researchers have pinpointed several key factors to ensure successful fecal microbiota transplants (FMT), which have proven successful in treating bacterial infections in the gut including illnesses like C. difficile, Crohn's Disease, Colitis and even obesity, explains lead author Negin Kazemian.

10 Dec 2020

Study shows how blood biomarkers and income can predict future disability

Blood tests for ‘biomarkers’ such as cholesterol and inflammation could predict whether you will be disabled in five years – according to research from the University of East Anglia.

10 Dec 2020

Risk of COVID infection in health care workers is driven by community exposure

Nurses only group with higher risk once community exposure considered. Largest cohort of health care worker risk for SARS CoV-2. Only high-flow oxygen therapy and hemodialysis linked to more antibodies to SARS-CoV-2.

10 Dec 2020

FDA approves first COVID-19 direct-to-consumer test

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized LabCorp's Pixel COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit for use by any individual 18 years and older without a prescription.

9 Dec 2020

Covid-19's impact on cancer services and research

The National Cancer Research Institute, Cancer Research UK and Public Health England's National Disease Registration Service hosted a Cancer/Covid-19 Research Summit with researchers from different disciplines discussing the impact that Covid-19 is having on cancer services and research.

9 Dec 2020

New guidelines improved the ability to predict C. diff infection mortality

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common health care-associated infection in the United States, causing an estimated 12,800 deaths each year.

9 Dec 2020

Symptom under-recognition may be common in breast cancer patients treated with radiotherapy

Among patients with breast cancer treated with radiotherapy, under-recognition of symptoms was common in reports of pain, pruritus, edema, and fatigue, with younger patients and Black patients having significantly increased odds of symptom under-recognition, according to data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11.

9 Dec 2020

Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may increase risk of becoming persistent drug users

Women who receive mastectomy and reconstructive surgery as part of breast cancer treatment may face the risk of developing persistent use of opioids and sedative-hypnotic drugs, according to data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-11.

9 Dec 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on emergency medical services: a case study

A team of researchers based in Turkey has now studied the pandemic's effect on emergency medical services (EMS). Their study, titled "Effects of COVID‐19 pandemic on emergency medical services," was published in the latest issue of The International Journal of Clinical Practice.

9 Dec 2020

Health Care News and Research

Comorbid psychiatric disorders explain elevated suicide risk in autism spectrum disorders

New studies analyze the impact of hurricanes on hospitalizations, medical providers

MUSC cancer researcher named as a 2020 fellow of National Academy of Innovators

$2.5 million funding helps researchers to advance tools for predicting readmission in diabetic patients

New survey to understand the prevalence of marijuana use among cancer patients

$20.6 billion to restore crumbling services for women, newborns, children and adolescents

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Vaccines coming soon but COVID relief bill still stalled

With Becerra as HHS pick, California plots more progressive health care agenda

A battle-weary Seattle hospital fights the latest COVID surge

Trump plan may set clock ticking on many health rules — setting off alarms

Dialysis industry spends millions, emerges as power player in California politics

Researchers pinpoint key factors to ensure successful fecal microbiota transplants

Study shows how blood biomarkers and income can predict future disability

Risk of COVID infection in health care workers is driven by community exposure

FDA approves first COVID-19 direct-to-consumer test

Covid-19's impact on cancer services and research

New guidelines improved the ability to predict C. diff infection mortality

Symptom under-recognition may be common in breast cancer patients treated with radiotherapy

Mastectomy and reconstructive surgery may increase risk of becoming persistent drug users

The impact of COVID-19 on emergency medical services: a case study

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