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Hundreds of US hospitals sue patients or threaten their credit, a KHN investigation finds

Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain policies to aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills, using tactics such as lawsuits, selling patient accounts to debt buyers, and reporting patients to credit rating agencies, a KHN investigation shows.

21 Dec 2022

A medical cost-sharing plan left pastor with most of the cost

Jeff King needed his heart rhythm restored to normal with a procedure called an ablation — sooner rather than later, his doctor said. Jeff asked the hospital for a cost estimate but said he didn't hear back before his scheduled surgery in January 2021 at Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, Kansas.

21 Dec 2022

The case of the two Grace Elliotts: A medical billing mystery

Earlier this year, Grace Elizabeth Elliott got a mysterious hospital bill for medical care she had never received.

21 Dec 2022

Mount Sinai researchers construct a computer-derived marker for coronary artery disease

Using machine learning and clinical data from electronic health records, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York constructed an in silico, or computer-derived, marker for coronary artery disease (CAD) to better measure clinically important characterizations of the disease.

21 Dec 2022

Researchers devise new biomarker-based strategy to screen for myocarditis caused by cancer treatment

Researchers at Michigan Medicine have devised a new biomarker-based strategy to screen for a rare and deadly complication caused by monoclonal antibodies used to treat several cancers.

20 Dec 2022

Enzyme inhibition reduces cancer-related bone loss and the number of bone metastases

In our bones, specialized cells called osteoblasts are responsible for building up bone substance. A team of researchers led by scientists from the DKFZ-Hector Cancer Institute at the University Medical Center Mannheim and the University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf has now identified an enzyme that controls the activity of osteoblasts.

20 Dec 2022

Study examines the association of dementia diagnosis with risk of COVID-19 mortality

Since December 2019, more than 60 million people have been diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide, while approximately six million individuals have died as a result of the disease.

20 Dec 2022

Withdrawal of COVID-19 mitigation measures resulted in a rebound in Streptococcus pneumoniae cases in Germany

Researchers from Germany conducted a population-based surveillance study to ascertain the etiology of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) during the re-emergence of viral and bacterial respiratory diseases after the relaxation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) containment and mitigation measures.

20 Dec 2022

Kraft Heinz joins with Wyss Institute to reduce sugar content in foods

When most people think of The Kraft Heinz Company, their minds probably jump to two iconic food products: Kraft mac & cheese and Heinz tomato ketchup.

20 Dec 2022

Phenotypic plasticity may allow cancer cells to evade standard therapy

Glioblastomas (GBMs) are incurable brain tumors with a prognosis of about one-and-a half years on average. They are highly resistant to treatment and have defied all attempts at precision therapy.

20 Dec 2022

'Stem cell plasters' could revolutionize treatment for children with congenital heart disease

Researchers at the University of Bristol funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have developed 'stem cell plasters' to revolutionize the way surgeons treat children living with congenital heart disease, so they don't need as many open-heart operations.

20 Dec 2022

Study finds a lower mortality rate among individuals with myocarditis after mRNA vaccination than those with viral infection–related myocarditis

Researchers compared the prognosis of myocarditis developing after BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination with viral myocarditis over six months.

20 Dec 2022

Virtual reality games, eye tracking and machine learning can be used to detect ADHD

Researchers have used virtual reality games, eye tracking and machine learning to show that differences in eye movements can be used to detect ADHD, potentially providing a tool for more precise diagnosis of attention deficits.

20 Dec 2022

Probiotic bacterium prevents neurodegeneration in animal model of ALS

A probiotic bacterium called Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus HA-114 prevents neurodegeneration in the C. elegans worm, an animal model used to study amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

20 Dec 2022

Oat-based biscuit along with a cup of tea best for busy healthcare workers

Busy healthcare workers can safely enjoy a cup of tea within less than 10 minutes, and the best accompanying biscuit for nutritional content, crunchiness, and dunking is oat based, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

20 Dec 2022

The effectiveness of a bivalent COVID-19 mRNA booster dose against hospitalization

Researchers reported on the vaccine effectiveness of a bivalent vaccine booster administered after ≥2.0 doses of monovalent mRNA vaccines against COVID-19–related hospitalizations among adult individuals 65.0 years or older.

20 Dec 2022

BGI cares - 2022 social responsibilities in review

At BGI Genomics, we believe it is our responsibility to not only enhance global health outcomes, but also to help make the places we work and live in better.

From BGI Genomics 20 Dec 2022

Inside a children’s hospital: Struggling to cope with a surge of respiratory illness

Waiting for their turn in the emergency room, dazed-looking parents in winter coats bounced crying children in their arms, trying to catch the eye of Dr. Erica Michiels. Us! Pick us next! they seemed to plead with tired eyes.

20 Dec 2022

Fujifilm announces asset purchase agreement with Inspirata, Inc. to acquire the company’s digital pathology business

FUJIFILM Corporation (President and CEO, Representative Director: Teiichi Goto) today announced the company has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the global digital pathology business of Tampa, Florida-based Inspirata, Inc. Upon completion of this agreement, Inspirata's Dynamyx® digital pathology technology, employees and customers will become part of Fujifilm.

From FUJIFILM Corporation 20 Dec 2022

Nasal antibodies decline nine months after COVID-19 infection, study finds

A new study finds that antibodies produced in the nose decline nine months after COVID-19 infection, while antibodies found in the blood last at least a year.

20 Dec 2022

Hospital News and Research

Hundreds of US hospitals sue patients or threaten their credit, a KHN investigation finds

A medical cost-sharing plan left pastor with most of the cost

The case of the two Grace Elliotts: A medical billing mystery

Mount Sinai researchers construct a computer-derived marker for coronary artery disease

Researchers devise new biomarker-based strategy to screen for myocarditis caused by cancer treatment

Enzyme inhibition reduces cancer-related bone loss and the number of bone metastases

Study examines the association of dementia diagnosis with risk of COVID-19 mortality

Withdrawal of COVID-19 mitigation measures resulted in a rebound in Streptococcus pneumoniae cases in Germany

Kraft Heinz joins with Wyss Institute to reduce sugar content in foods

Phenotypic plasticity may allow cancer cells to evade standard therapy

'Stem cell plasters' could revolutionize treatment for children with congenital heart disease

Study finds a lower mortality rate among individuals with myocarditis after mRNA vaccination than those with viral infection–related myocarditis

Virtual reality games, eye tracking and machine learning can be used to detect ADHD

Probiotic bacterium prevents neurodegeneration in animal model of ALS

Oat-based biscuit along with a cup of tea best for busy healthcare workers

The effectiveness of a bivalent COVID-19 mRNA booster dose against hospitalization

BGI cares - 2022 social responsibilities in review

Inside a children’s hospital: Struggling to cope with a surge of respiratory illness

Fujifilm announces asset purchase agreement with Inspirata, Inc. to acquire the company’s digital pathology business

Nasal antibodies decline nine months after COVID-19 infection, study finds

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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