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The grange holds potential to increase the reach of public health efforts

In the ongoing struggle to address health care disparities in rural communities across the U.S., a recent Oregon State University study found that the perfect partner may be hiding in plain sight.

9 May 2020

George Mason researchers partner with World Bank to launch web portal for hospitals

George Mason University professor Elise Miller-Hooks and her team have been studying and modeling the flow of patients through American hospitals in times of crisis since 2014.

9 May 2020

Research reinforces the idea of embracing nonantibiotic approaches to treat bacterial infections

As interest in the application of plasma medicine -- the use of low-temperature plasma created by an electrical discharge to address medical problems -- continues to grow, so does the need for research advancements proving its capabilities and potential impacts on the health care industry.

9 May 2020

New discovery could end chronic rejection of transplanted organs

Chronic rejection of transplanted organs is the leading cause of transplant failure, and one that the field of organ transplantation has not overcome in almost six decades since the advent of immunosuppressive drugs enabled the field to flourish.

9 May 2020

RNA interference machinery influences epithelial cell biology

Epithelial cells are held together and connected by several different types of structures that form cell-cell contacts.

9 May 2020

AGS awards highest honor to West Health for visionary work to improve geriatric care

For only the second time in its near 80-year history, the American Geriatrics Society will award one of its highest honors typically reserved for individuals to West Health, a family of nonprofit organizations dedicated to lowering healthcare costs to enable older adults to successfully age in place.

9 May 2020

COVID bailout cash goes to big players that have paid millions to settle allegations of wrongdoing

The Trump administration has sent hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic-related bailouts to health care providers with checkered histories, including a Florida-based cancer center that agreed to pay a $100 million criminal penalty as part of a federal antitrust investigation.

9 May 2020

FDA grants emergency approval for first at-home saliva-based coronavirus test

Rutgers' RUCDR Infinite Biologics received an amended emergency use authorization from the FDA late Thursday for the first SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus test that will allow people to collect their own saliva at home and send to a lab for results.

8 May 2020

Study: Scant proportion of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder receive treatment

Despite a national opioid-related overdose epidemic that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually, a new nationwide study shows that a scant proportion of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder receive proven life-saving medications both during and after they're discharged.

8 May 2020

New guidelines to keep stroke patients and health-care providers safe from COVID-19

To keep patients and health-care providers safe from COVID-19, while providing urgent treatment to stroke patients, extra precautions must be taken, according to new guidelines published in the journal Stroke.

8 May 2020

Reopening in the COVID era: How to adapt to a new normal

As many states begin to reopen — most without meeting the thresholds recommended by the White House — a new level of COVID-19 risk analysis begins for Americans.

8 May 2020

Looking for a path to reopen, employers weigh COVID testing of workers

Just a few miles from Disney World, Harris Rosen's hotel empire is mostly closed because of the COVID pandemic.

8 May 2020

Trying out LA’s new coronavirus testing regime

Last week, after Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that Los Angeles was offering COVID-19 tests to all city and county residents, I decided to get one myself — and test Garcetti's bold new promise in the bargain.

8 May 2020

New guidelines needed to manage stroke patients during COVID-19, says neurologist

Broad modifications to current standards for treating acute stroke patients during the COVID-19 pandemic may be needed to preserve health care resources, limit disease spread and ensure optimal care, according to a Loyola Medicine neurologist.

8 May 2020

Eerie emptiness of ERs worries doctors as heart attack and stroke patients delay care

The patient described it as the worst headache of her life. She didn’t go to the hospital, though. Instead, the Washington state resident waited almost a week.

8 May 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Blowing the whistle on Trump team’s COVID policies

Those working inside the Trump administration are getting so frustrated with the response to the COVID-19 pandemic that they are going public.

8 May 2020

U.S. needs to boost the number of beds for COVID-19 patients

A new study published in JAMA Network Open sheds light on the increased demand for intensive care and inpatient beds amid the coronavirus outbreak, based on two cities in China to determine the level of hospital capacity needed to respond to outbreaks of severe coronavirus disease 2019 in U.S. cities.

7 May 2020

Health Care News and Research

The grange holds potential to increase the reach of public health efforts

George Mason researchers partner with World Bank to launch web portal for hospitals

Research reinforces the idea of embracing nonantibiotic approaches to treat bacterial infections

New discovery could end chronic rejection of transplanted organs

RNA interference machinery influences epithelial cell biology

AGS awards highest honor to West Health for visionary work to improve geriatric care

COVID bailout cash goes to big players that have paid millions to settle allegations of wrongdoing

FDA grants emergency approval for first at-home saliva-based coronavirus test

Study: Scant proportion of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder receive treatment

New guidelines to keep stroke patients and health-care providers safe from COVID-19

Reopening in the COVID era: How to adapt to a new normal

Looking for a path to reopen, employers weigh COVID testing of workers

Trying out LA’s new coronavirus testing regime

New guidelines needed to manage stroke patients during COVID-19, says neurologist

Eerie emptiness of ERs worries doctors as heart attack and stroke patients delay care

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Blowing the whistle on Trump team’s COVID policies

U.S. needs to boost the number of beds for COVID-19 patients

Use of antidepressants during pregnancy does not increase child's risk for autism

How the pandemic and an anti-vax health official are roiling a Montana community

Economic blow of the coronavirus hits America’s already stressed farmers

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

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