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‘Like a ghost town’: Erratic nursing home staffing revealed through new records

Most nursing homes had fewer nurses and caretaking staff than they had reported to the government, according to new federal data, bolstering the long-held suspicions of many families that staffing levels were often inadequate.

13 Jul 2018

Retooled vaccine raises hopes as a lower-cost treatment for Type 1 diabetes

For Hodalis Gaytan, 20, living with Type 1 diabetes means depending on an assortment of expensive medicines and devices to stay healthy. Test strips. Needles. A glucose meter. Insulin.

13 Jul 2018

High opioid doses, concurrent sedative use are key factors for overdose risk in Medicaid recipients

Among Medicaid recipients taking prescription opioids, high opioid doses and concurrent treatment with benzodiazepine sedatives are among the key, potentially modifiable risk factors for fatal overdose, reports a study in the August issue of Medical Care.

13 Jul 2018

Certain blood thinners may increase risk of bleeding in CKD patients

Certain blood thinners approved to treat atrial fibrillation may put patients with chronic kidney disease at a higher risk of bleeding, according to the results of a study in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

13 Jul 2018

Preventability of hospital readmissions changes over time, study reveals

A major goal of hospitals is to prevent unplanned readmissions of patients after they are discharged. A new study reveals that the preventability of readmissions changes over time: readmissions within the first week after discharge are often preventable by the hospital, whereas readmissions later are often related to patients' difficultly accessing outpatient clinics.

13 Jul 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ ACA under fire. Again.

Democrats in the Senate are gearing up to fight President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh. They argue he is not only a potential threat to abortion rights, but also to the Affordable Care Act.

13 Jul 2018

Small device with motion sensors can predict older adults' risk of falling

Every year, more than one in three individuals aged 65 and older will experience a fall. Falls are the most common cause of injury in older adults, and can create ongoing health problems. But treatment and awareness of falling usually happens after a fall has already occurred.

12 Jul 2018

Outrageous or overblown? HHS announces another round of ACA navigator funding cuts

The Trump administration's decision Tuesday to slash funding to nonprofit groups that help Americans buy individual health insurance coverage sparked outrage from advocates of the Affordable Care Act. Using words like "immoral" and "cold-hearted," they saw it as the Republicans' latest act of sabotage against the sweeping health law.

12 Jul 2018

Heavy smokers have increased risk of heart rhythm disorder, shows study

The more you smoke, the greater your risk of a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation. That's the finding of a study published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) journal.(1)

12 Jul 2018

Insurance gains improve outcome for young women with gynecologic cancers

The gains in insurance coverage with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have already translated into improved health for young women with gynecologic cancers, who are getting diagnosed at earlier stages of their disease because of ACA benefits.

12 Jul 2018

Insurers fall short in catching and reporting Medicaid fraud, inspectors find

Despite receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer money, Medicaid insurers are lax in ferreting out fraud and neglect to tell states about unscrupulous medical providers, according to a federal report released Thursday.

12 Jul 2018

UNMC receives $2.6 million grant to enhance role of registered nurses in patient care

The way health care providers are paid is shifting, demanding major changes by providers. Instead of being paid for the number of patients they see and tests ordered, the system is moving toward paying providers based on patient satisfaction, good clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness.

12 Jul 2018

Study shows tailored mental health services improve wellbeing of emerging adults

In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, researchers partnered with youth receiving care at the First Episode Mood and Anxiety Program at London Health Sciences Centre to better understand personal perspectives on care and treatment outcomes.

12 Jul 2018

Legalizing same-sex marriage has meaningful effects on health care access for sexual-minority men

Vanderbilt researchers have documented evidence that legalizing same-sex marriage has improved access to health care for gay men in a study released as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper this week.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers attempt to create better diagnostic test for radiation exposure

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix are attempting to create a better diagnostic test for radiation exposure that potentially could save thousands of lives.

11 Jul 2018

Support circle: Family caregivers share stories and tips to ease Alzheimer’s toll

Vicki Bartholomew started a support group for wives who are caring for a husband with Alzheimer’s disease because she needed that sort of group herself.

11 Jul 2018

FDA requires safety labeling changes for fluoroquinolones to strengthen warnings on adverse reactions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today is requiring safety labeling changes for a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones to strengthen the warnings about the risks of mental health side effects and serious blood sugar disturbances, and make these warnings more consistent across the labeling for all fluoroquinolones taken by mouth or given by injection.

11 Jul 2018

Health Care News and Research

‘Like a ghost town’: Erratic nursing home staffing revealed through new records

Retooled vaccine raises hopes as a lower-cost treatment for Type 1 diabetes

High opioid doses, concurrent sedative use are key factors for overdose risk in Medicaid recipients

Certain blood thinners may increase risk of bleeding in CKD patients

Preventability of hospital readmissions changes over time, study reveals

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ ACA under fire. Again.

Small device with motion sensors can predict older adults' risk of falling

Outrageous or overblown? HHS announces another round of ACA navigator funding cuts

Heavy smokers have increased risk of heart rhythm disorder, shows study

Insurance gains improve outcome for young women with gynecologic cancers

Insurers fall short in catching and reporting Medicaid fraud, inspectors find

UNMC receives $2.6 million grant to enhance role of registered nurses in patient care

Study shows tailored mental health services improve wellbeing of emerging adults

Legalizing same-sex marriage has meaningful effects on health care access for sexual-minority men

Researchers attempt to create better diagnostic test for radiation exposure

Support circle: Family caregivers share stories and tips to ease Alzheimer’s toll

FDA requires safety labeling changes for fluoroquinolones to strengthen warnings on adverse reactions

Researchers assess role of physician in preventing intimate partner violence perpetration

Study finds low developmental screening and surveillance rates in the U.S.

Democrats rally against threats to the ACA to block Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

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