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People recovering from alcohol or drug disorder are quitting smoking than ever before

Smoking rates among people recovering from an alcohol or drug disorder are more than double that of the general population.

24 Jan 2019

Study demonstrates beneficial effects of influenza vaccination on COPD patients

A new study published in the January issue of CHEST establishes that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease face heightened risks of death, critical illness, and hospitalization if they develop the flu and demonstrates the beneficial effects of influenza vaccination.

24 Jan 2019

Trump zeroes in on surprise medical bills in White House chat with patients, experts

President Donald Trump on Wednesday instructed administration officials to investigate how to prevent surprise medical bills, broadening his focus on drug prices to include other issues of price transparency in health care.

23 Jan 2019

Study outlines research priorities for improving pediatric patient care and safety

In the first study to comprehensively evaluate research priorities for patient safety in pediatrics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers and collaborators from other children's hospitals outlined 24 research priorities for improving pediatric patient care and safety.

23 Jan 2019

Researchers create new micro-dispenser for storage and controlled release of liquids

Lab-on-a-chip technology could transform medicine in ways comparable with how microprocessors have changed our everyday lives - that is once it can be manufactured in a scalable cost-effective way. Researchers in Sweden now report a development that could speed this revolution up.

23 Jan 2019

Negative experiences on social media increase likelihood of people reporting loneliness

Positive interactions on social media are not making young adults feel more connected, whereas negative experiences increase the likelihood of them reporting loneliness, scientists with the University of Pittsburgh Center for Research on Media Technology and Health report today in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

23 Jan 2019

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to help control drug prices

The Trump administration's proposal to require pharmaceutical companies to publish drug prices in TV ads is unlikely to help control drug prices, according to a study publishing Jan. 22, 2019, in JAMA Internal Medicine.

23 Jan 2019

Synthetic compound from flaxseed can improve heart function in mice with sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening systemic inflammatory condition that develops in response to infection. One of its major complications is cardiovascular dysfunction, in which deterioration of the heart muscle, driven by decreased energy production resulting from reduced oxygen and nutrient supplies, frequently ends in organ failure.

23 Jan 2019

Unique data combination helps FinnGen researchers to fund links between genetic factors and health

The FinnGen study, launched in autumn 2017, is a broad academic-industrial collaboration between the Finnish biobanks and their respective Universities, University Hospitals, the Institute of Health and Welfare, the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service and now nine international pharmaceutical companies

23 Jan 2019

An essential reference for diagnostic ultrasonography and biopsy of the thyroid gland

The book provides the reader essential information on how to 1) distinguish between normal and abnormal thyroid sonograms, 2) differentiate low suspicion for malignancy thyroid nodules from sonographically high suspicion nodules, 3) evaluate cervical lymph nodes and parathyroid glands, and 4) examine post-thyroidectomy patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.

23 Jan 2019

Alcohol-linked disease overtakes hep C as top reason for liver transplant

An estimated 17,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a liver transplant, and there's a strong chance that many of them have alcohol-associated liver disease. ALD now edges out hepatitis C as the No. 1 reason for liver transplants in the United States, according to research published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine.

23 Jan 2019

Both educational level and occupational orientation predict mother's smoking during pregnancy

With the help of a multidisciplinary register and questionnaire study, Finnish researchers showed that both the educational level and its occupational orientation predict the mother's smoking during early pregnancy.

23 Jan 2019

New findings challenge existing strategies for fighting infectious diseases and germs

Do the same laws of biodiversity which apply in nature also apply to our own bodies and homes? If so, current hygiene measures to combat aggressive germs could be, to some extent, counterproductive.

22 Jan 2019

Migrants and refugees do not bring disease and are at greater health risk themselves says WHO

The irregular migrant refugees coming to European nations are often accused on bringing with them host of exotic communicable diseases that tend to spread among the host communities. The World Health Organization (WHO) this week has absolved the migrants of spreading disease in its first report that deals with this issue.

22 Jan 2019

Parents’ mental health problems associated with reactive attachment disorder in children

Children's risk of being diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder (RAD) increases if parents are diagnosed with any type of mental health disorder, discovered researchers from the Research Centre for Child Psychiatry of the University of Turku, Finland.

22 Jan 2019

Health Care News and Research

People recovering from alcohol or drug disorder are quitting smoking than ever before

Study demonstrates beneficial effects of influenza vaccination on COPD patients

Trump zeroes in on surprise medical bills in White House chat with patients, experts

Study outlines research priorities for improving pediatric patient care and safety

Researchers create new micro-dispenser for storage and controlled release of liquids

Negative experiences on social media increase likelihood of people reporting loneliness

Price disclosure legislation unlikely to help control drug prices

Synthetic compound from flaxseed can improve heart function in mice with sepsis

Unique data combination helps FinnGen researchers to fund links between genetic factors and health

An essential reference for diagnostic ultrasonography and biopsy of the thyroid gland

Alcohol-linked disease overtakes hep C as top reason for liver transplant

Both educational level and occupational orientation predict mother's smoking during pregnancy

New findings challenge existing strategies for fighting infectious diseases and germs

Migrants and refugees do not bring disease and are at greater health risk themselves says WHO

Parents’ mental health problems associated with reactive attachment disorder in children

Enemy number 1 - Air pollution and climate change top of WHO agenda

One-third of pregnant women do not believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus

Short, text-based exercises can increase happiness for adults recovering from substance use disorders

Mount Sinai joins with Paradigm and ReqMed to repurpose drug for treatment of MPS

County by county, researchers link opioid deaths to drugmakers’ marketing

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

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