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Montana health officials aim to boost oversight of nonprofit hospitals’ giving

Montana health officials are proposing to oversee and set standards for the charitable contributions that nonprofit hospitals make in their communities each year to justify their access to millions of dollars in tax exemptions.

28 Sep 2022

Britain’s hard lessons from handing elder care over to private equity

A little over a decade ago, Four Seasons Health Care was among the largest long-term care home companies in Britain, operating 500 sites with 20,000 residents and more than 60 specialist centers.

27 Sep 2022

The Leopoldina Annual Assembly focuses on a broad spectrum of global health issues

Cooperation among many disciplines is required to improve the health situation and equity of all people worldwide.

23 Sep 2022

Study finds strong links between certain gut bacteria and small molecules in the blood

There are strong links between bacteria living in the gut and the levels of small molecules in the blood known as metabolites.

23 Sep 2022

Hemp-derived delta-8 skirts marijuana laws and raises health concerns

Suzan Kennedy has smoked marijuana, and says her Wisconsin roots mean she can handle booze, so she was not concerned earlier this year when a bartender in St. Paul, Minnesota, described a cocktail with the cannabinoid delta-8 THC as "a little bit potent."

23 Sep 2022

World Sepsis Month: Increasing Sepsis Awareness, Patient Support, and Improving Survivor Outcomes

As part of Sepsis Awareness Month, celebrated annually in September, News Medical Speaks to Dr. Ron Daniels, founder, and chief executive of the UK Sepsis Trust, about the significance of sepsis awareness, support for patients, and improving outcomes for sepsis survivors.

23 Sep 2022

Formula may be right for infants, but experts warn that toddlers don’t need it

Formulas for toddlers are a burgeoning business in the United States: Sales of the drinks more than doubled in recent years as companies convinced parents that their little ones needed the liquid boost.

21 Sep 2022

World Alzheimer’s Day 2022: Improving Post-Diagnosis Care with COGNISANCE

To commemorate World Alzheimer's Day, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Meredith Gresham, coordinator of COGNISANCE: Co-Designing Dementia Diagnosis And Post Diagnostic Care, about the project and post-dementia diagnosis care for patients and their families.

21 Sep 2022

Private equity sees the billions in eye care as firms target high-profit procedures

Christina Green hoped cataract surgery would clear up her cloudy vision, which had worsened after she took a drug to fight her breast cancer.

19 Sep 2022

Moral values determine COVID vaccination acceptance rates in the United States

Even though COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and widely available in the United States, many Americans are still hesitant to get vaccinated.

15 Sep 2022

What is the effect of the Omicron variant on olfaction?

A new study discusses the effect of the Omicron variant of the virus on the olfactory system in humans.

15 Sep 2022

New software application predicts the likelihood of genetic mutation in dilated cardiomyopathy

Scientists at the CNIC and Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro in Majadahonda have developed a software application that predicts the likelihood that a case of dilated cardiomyopathy is caused by a genetic mutation. The research was carried out in collaboration with hospitals in Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands.

13 Sep 2022

Medical coding creates barriers to care for transgender patients

Last year, Tim Chevalier received the first of many coverage denials from his insurance company for the hair removal procedure he needed as part of a phalloplasty, the creation of a penis.

13 Sep 2022

World Sepsis Day 2022: Raising Sepsis Awareness with Sepsis Research FEAT

For World Sepsis Day 2022, News Medical speaks to Colin Graham, COO of Sepsis Research FEAT, about the importance of sepsis awareness, research, and potentially life-changing breakthroughs.

13 Sep 2022

Phase 3 clinical trial commences to evaluate antiviral for monkeypox

A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the antiviral tecovirimat, also known as TPOXX, is now enrolling adults and children with monkeypox infection in the United States.

9 Sep 2022

Patient satisfaction surveys earn a zero on tracking whether hospitals deliver culturally competent care

Each day, thousands of patients get a call or letter after being discharged from U.S. hospitals. How did their stay go? How clean and quiet was the room? How often did nurses and doctors treat them with courtesy and respect? The questions focus on what might be termed the standard customer satisfaction aspects of a medical stay, as hospitals increasingly view patients as consumers who can take their business elsewhere.

8 Sep 2022

New tool uses artificial intelligence to calculate harmful effects of medicines

Research led by the University of Exeter and Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, published in Age and Ageing, assessed a new tool designed to calculate which medicines are more likely to experience adverse anticholinergic effects on the body and brain.

7 Sep 2022

Study reveals first epidemiologic data on coma in the UK and the U.S.

A newly-published study conducted jointly by eighteen neuroscientists from the United States and Europe – including two researchers from The Ohio State University College of Nursing and Wexner Medical Center – and using crowdsourcing as an information-gathering method reveals the first epidemiologic data on coma in the United Kingdom and the U.S.

6 Sep 2022

Rutgers scientists design a synthetic protein that quickly detects molecules of deadly nerve agent

A team that includes Rutgers scientists has designed a synthetic protein that quickly detects molecules of a deadly nerve agent that has been classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction and could be used in a chemical warfare attack.

1 Sep 2022

What is the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 variant?

Researchers recently assessed the infectivity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron BA.2.75 variant compared to preexisting variants.

30 Aug 2022

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Montana health officials aim to boost oversight of nonprofit hospitals’ giving

Britain’s hard lessons from handing elder care over to private equity

The Leopoldina Annual Assembly focuses on a broad spectrum of global health issues

Study finds strong links between certain gut bacteria and small molecules in the blood

Hemp-derived delta-8 skirts marijuana laws and raises health concerns

World Sepsis Month: Increasing Sepsis Awareness, Patient Support, and Improving Survivor Outcomes

Formula may be right for infants, but experts warn that toddlers don’t need it

World Alzheimer’s Day 2022: Improving Post-Diagnosis Care with COGNISANCE

Private equity sees the billions in eye care as firms target high-profit procedures

Moral values determine COVID vaccination acceptance rates in the United States

What is the effect of the Omicron variant on olfaction?

New software application predicts the likelihood of genetic mutation in dilated cardiomyopathy

Medical coding creates barriers to care for transgender patients

World Sepsis Day 2022: Raising Sepsis Awareness with Sepsis Research FEAT

Phase 3 clinical trial commences to evaluate antiviral for monkeypox

Patient satisfaction surveys earn a zero on tracking whether hospitals deliver culturally competent care

New tool uses artificial intelligence to calculate harmful effects of medicines

Study reveals first epidemiologic data on coma in the UK and the U.S.

Rutgers scientists design a synthetic protein that quickly detects molecules of deadly nerve agent

What is the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 variant?

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