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Rural California plans new trauma centers

The centers are designed to avoid expensive and often time-consuming patient transfers. Meanwhile, telemedicine bolsters intensive care services in rural Maryland, and a hospital system in Camden, N.J. overhauls the way it cares for the poorest and sickest patients

12 Feb 2014

Low-income countries more prone to obesity, diabetes as TV, computer and car ownership rises

The spread of obesity and type-2 diabetes could become epidemic in low-income countries, as more individuals are able to own higher priced items such as TVs, computers and cars. The findings of an international study, led by Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Scott Lear, are published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

10 Feb 2014

New study provides important understanding of what drives appetite

While the function of eating is to nourish the body, this is not what actually compels us to seek out food. Instead, it is hunger, with its stomach-growling sensations and gnawing pangs that propels us to the refrigerator - or the deli or the vending machine. Although hunger is essential for survival, abnormal hunger can lead to obesity and eating disorders, widespread problems now reaching near-epidemic proportions around the world.

9 Feb 2014

DP stimulation in spinal cord-injured patients is successful in weaning patients from mechanical ventilators

A new study published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery finds that diaphragm pacing (DP) stimulation in spinal cord-injured patients is successful not only in weaning patients from mechanical ventilators but also in bridging patients to independent respiration, where they could breathe on their own without the aid of a ventilator or stimulation.

9 Feb 2014

People seriously injured by violence live as long as anyone who survived accidents

People seriously injured by violence are no more likely to die in the years after they are shot, stabbed or beaten than those who are seriously injured in accidents, Johns Hopkins researchers have found.

5 Feb 2014

Financial, social hardships account for increased likelihood of asthma readmissions among black children

Black children are twice as likely as white children to be readmitted to the hospital for asthma - a disparity due in large part to a greater burden of financial and social hardships, according to a new study.

3 Feb 2014

State highlights: Will doc cuts like those in Conn. become more common?; Calif. health plans criticized over chronic condition treatment; Vt. drug addiction

A selection of health policy stories from Connecticut, California, Vermont, Minnesota, Virginia and Georgia.

30 Jan 2014

Obama urges Americans to sign up for coverage in State of the Union

The president extolled the health law during his State of the Union address, describing those who are benefiting and challenging Republicans for their ideas. Utah Sen. Mike Lee hit back, calling the law "an inequality Godzilla that has robbed working families of their insurance, their doctors, their wages and their jobs," while Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers cited its troubled rollout.

29 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 29, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how the health law played in last night's State-of-the-Union address by President Barack Obama.

29 Jan 2014

Person's age is not an accurate predictor of their driving ability

Encouraging older drivers to self-regulate their driving rather than revoking their licence based on age, has the potential to improve their safety and maintain their independence, a QUT study has found.

29 Jan 2014

Serious traumatic spinal cord injuries rising among older people in the U.S.

The number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in the United States, and the leading cause no longer appears to be motor vehicle crashes, but falls, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

28 Jan 2014

Number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in US, shows study

28 Jan 2014

Rival proteins’ relative expression levels in cancer cells could be biomarkers for prognosis, treatment

Consider two drivers, each with a key that fits the same car. Driver 1 wants simply to turn on the ignition and leave the vehicle idling, ready and waiting to roll. Driver 2 wants to take it on a destructive joy ride.

24 Jan 2014

Trials, and a few unexpected triumphs, for insurance exchanges

A procurement document posted on a federal website gives the newest Obamacare contractor until mid-March to build the back end of healthcare.gov, predicting dire consequences if the work is not completed on time. Other media outlets report exchange developments from Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, Wisconsin, Georgia and Minnesota.

22 Jan 2014

Research roundup: Nursing home transitions; the impact of raising Medicare premiums; workers' views of job-based insurance

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

20 Jan 2014

Exposure to secondhand smoke increases odds of kids being readmitted to hospital for asthma

A new study shows that exposure to secondhand smoke at home or in the car dramatically increases the odds of children being readmitted to the hospital within a year of being admitted for asthma.

20 Jan 2014

Researchers conduct study to evaluate musculoskeletal pain outcomes after motor vehicle collision

A new study led by University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers is the first large prospective study to evaluate musculoskeletal pain outcomes after motor vehicle collision in the U.S.

20 Jan 2014

Study: Even "minimally buzzed" drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes

Even "minimally buzzed" drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes than the sober drivers they collide with, reports a University of California, San Diego study of accidents in the United States.

17 Jan 2014

People who suffer from brain injuries, strokes often have problems paying attention, concentrating

The brain appears to synchronize the activity of different brain regions to make it possible for a person to pay attention or concentrate on a task, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned.

16 Jan 2014

In states opposed to health law, many low-income residents are left out

Politico examines the stark differences in the impact of the Affordable Care Act between Republican-led states fighting it and others that have accepted the health overhaul. Meanwhile, USA Today finds that even with the law, many consumers will face troubling medical debt.

16 Jan 2014

Chimeric Antigen Receptor News and Research

Rural California plans new trauma centers

Low-income countries more prone to obesity, diabetes as TV, computer and car ownership rises

New study provides important understanding of what drives appetite

DP stimulation in spinal cord-injured patients is successful in weaning patients from mechanical ventilators

People seriously injured by violence live as long as anyone who survived accidents

Financial, social hardships account for increased likelihood of asthma readmissions among black children

State highlights: Will doc cuts like those in Conn. become more common?; Calif. health plans criticized over chronic condition treatment; Vt. drug addiction

Obama urges Americans to sign up for coverage in State of the Union

First Edition: January 29, 2014

Person's age is not an accurate predictor of their driving ability

Serious traumatic spinal cord injuries rising among older people in the U.S.

Number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in US, shows study

Rival proteins’ relative expression levels in cancer cells could be biomarkers for prognosis, treatment

Trials, and a few unexpected triumphs, for insurance exchanges

Research roundup: Nursing home transitions; the impact of raising Medicare premiums; workers' views of job-based insurance

Exposure to secondhand smoke increases odds of kids being readmitted to hospital for asthma

Researchers conduct study to evaluate musculoskeletal pain outcomes after motor vehicle collision

Study: Even "minimally buzzed" drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes

People who suffer from brain injuries, strokes often have problems paying attention, concentrating

In states opposed to health law, many low-income residents are left out

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