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High Court allows employers to opt out of ACA’s mandate on birth control coverage

The Supreme Court Wednesday settled — at least for now — a decade's worth of litigation over the women's health provisions of the Affordable Care Act, ruling 7-2 that employers with a "religious or moral objection" to providing contraceptive coverage to their employees may opt out without penalty.

8 Jul 2020

COVID cuts a lethal path through San Quentin’s death row

The old men live in cramped spaces and breathe the same ventilated air. Many are frail, laboring with heart disease, liver and prostate cancer, tuberculosis, dementia. And now, with the coronavirus advancing through their ranks, they are falling one after the next.

8 Jul 2020

ACS publishes updated guideline for HPV vaccination

The American Cancer Society has updated its guideline for HPV vaccination, adapting a 2019 update from the Federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

8 Jul 2020

Analysis: How a COVID-19 vaccine could cost Americans dearly

Yes, of course, Americans' health is priceless, and reining in a deadly virus that has trashed the economy would be invaluable.

8 Jul 2020

In Texas, individual freedoms clash with efforts to slow the surge of COVID cases

The Fourth of July was a little different this year here in Texas' biggest city. Parades were canceled and some of the region's beaches were closed. At the city's biggest fireworks show, "Freedom Over Texas," fireworks were shot higher in the air to make it easier to watch from a distance. Other fireworks displays encouraged people to stay in their cars.

8 Jul 2020

New studies examine outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19

Two new studies examine the health and outcomes of patients with COVID-19 who have undergone kidney transplantation or are receiving hemodialysis. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN.

7 Jul 2020

Study finds staggering inaccuracy in Medicare beneficiaries' race and ethnicity data

The information critical to a nationwide priority of reducing health care disparities among minorities is incomplete and inaccurate, according to a new Rutgers study.

7 Jul 2020

New 'catch and kill' air filter can trap SARS-CoV-2 virus

Researchers from the University of Houston, in collaboration with others, have designed a "catch and kill" air filter that can trap the virus responsible for COVID-19, killing it instantly.

7 Jul 2020

Surgical delay linked to increased risk in gastrointestinal malignancies, study finds

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread cancellations of electively-scheduled or "non-emergency" operations were implemented to free up hospital beds and conserve protective equipment for health care workers.

7 Jul 2020

‘Please tell me my life is worth a LITTLE of your discomfort,’ nurse pleads

When an employee told a group of 20-somethings they needed face masks to enter his fast-food restaurant, one woman fired off a stream of expletives. "Isn't this Orange County?" snapped a man in the group. "We don't have to wear masks!"

7 Jul 2020

COVID catch-22: They got a big ER bill because hospitals couldn’t test for virus

Fresh off a Caribbean cruise in early March, John Campbell developed a cough and fever of 104 degrees. He went to his primary care physician and got a flu test, which came up negative.

7 Jul 2020

Life beyond COVID seclusion: Seniors see challenges and change ahead

Months into the coronavirus pandemic, older adults are having a hard time envisioning their "new normal."

7 Jul 2020

Study results do not show benefit of proteomic analysis for detecting diabetic nephropathy

One of the consequences of diabetes mellitus, particularly if accompanied by high blood pressure (hypertension), can be a chronic kidney disease (diabetic nephropathy), which can lead to permanent failure of the kidneys (end-stage renal disease).

6 Jul 2020

Short, frequent walks in blue spaces may have a positive effect on well-being and mood

Short, frequent walks in blue spaces--areas that prominently feature water, such as beaches, lakes, rivers or fountains--may have a positive effect on people's well-being and mood, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, a center supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation.

6 Jul 2020

Mongolia warns of suspected bubonic plague

Mongolia has issued a warning to residents in the western Khovd region after two people are suspected of having the bubonic plague. The National Center for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) states that the disease is linked to the consumption of marmots, a relatively large ground squirrel.

6 Jul 2020

IU team develops statewide early ASD screening and evaluation system

A 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1 in 54 children in the United States is identified each year with autism spectrum disorder.

6 Jul 2020

Researchers discover novel class of safer analgesics

Researchers at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence and colleagues have discovered a new class of pipeline drugs to relieve pain and reduce fever without the danger of addiction or damage to the liver or kidneys.

6 Jul 2020

New vitamin K-based drug eliminates medication-resistant epileptic seizures in mice

In the cover article of the June 11 issue of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, a team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina, led by Sherine Chan, Ph.D., and James Chou, Ph.D., reports that a new vitamin K-based drug has proved effective in mouse models of medication-resistant seizures.

6 Jul 2020

‘I couldn’t let her be alone’: A peaceful death amid the COVID scourge

As her mother lay dying in a Southern California hospital in early May, Elishia Breed was home in Oregon, 800 miles away, separated not only by the distance, but also by the cruelty of the coronavirus.

6 Jul 2020

Social media image about mask efficacy right in sentiment, but percentages are ‘bonkers’

A popular social media post that's been circulating on Instagram and Facebook since April depicts the degree to which mask-wearing interferes with the transmission of the novel coronavirus.

6 Jul 2020

Health Care News and Research

High Court allows employers to opt out of ACA’s mandate on birth control coverage

COVID cuts a lethal path through San Quentin’s death row

ACS publishes updated guideline for HPV vaccination

Analysis: How a COVID-19 vaccine could cost Americans dearly

In Texas, individual freedoms clash with efforts to slow the surge of COVID cases

New studies examine outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19

Study finds staggering inaccuracy in Medicare beneficiaries' race and ethnicity data

New 'catch and kill' air filter can trap SARS-CoV-2 virus

Surgical delay linked to increased risk in gastrointestinal malignancies, study finds

‘Please tell me my life is worth a LITTLE of your discomfort,’ nurse pleads

COVID catch-22: They got a big ER bill because hospitals couldn’t test for virus

Life beyond COVID seclusion: Seniors see challenges and change ahead

Study results do not show benefit of proteomic analysis for detecting diabetic nephropathy

Short, frequent walks in blue spaces may have a positive effect on well-being and mood

Mongolia warns of suspected bubonic plague

IU team develops statewide early ASD screening and evaluation system

Researchers discover novel class of safer analgesics

New vitamin K-based drug eliminates medication-resistant epileptic seizures in mice

‘I couldn’t let her be alone’: A peaceful death amid the COVID scourge

Social media image about mask efficacy right in sentiment, but percentages are ‘bonkers’

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