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Machine learning approach can accurately detect lymphedema among breast cancer survivors

Machine learning using real-time symptom reports can accurately detect lymphedema, a distressing side effect of breast cancer treatment that is more easily treated when identified early, finds a new study led by NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing and published in the journal mHealth.

7 Jun 2018

Hearing mother's voice may help neonates maintain sleep in NICU, shows study

Hearing a recording of their mother's voice may help neonates maintain sleep while in the neonatal intensive care unit, according to preliminary data from a new study.

7 Jun 2018

Teenage girls report higher degree of daytime sleepiness than boys

Preliminary results of a recent study show that teen girls reported a higher degree of interference of daytime sleepiness on multiple aspects of their school and personal activities than boys.

7 Jun 2018

University Radiology Group deploys RoyalPay to take patient engagement to the next level

University Radiology Group has taken patient engagement to the next level by deploying RoyalPay, the secure, web-based, payments engine, allowing clients to eliminate manual eligibility verification, and complex payment calculations, while greatly increasing time-of-service payments.

6 Jun 2018

Study: Maternal fatty acid balance critical for reducing obesity in children

The balance between omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in the tissues of female mammals, which previous research has suggested can impact the incidence of obesity in their offspring, appears to do so through its effect on the microbial population of the infant's gastrointestinal tract.

6 Jun 2018

Immunosuppressed patients with sepsis more likely to die if treated in hospitals caring for few such patients

Immunosuppressed patients with sepsis appear more likely to die if they are treated in a hospital caring for a relatively small number of these patients, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

6 Jun 2018

Relying on arthritis therapies alone may not improve patients' mental health, shows study

Drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis may impact mental health by improving pain and stiffness and by targeting inflammatory processes common to arthritis and depression; however, a recent review of published studies demonstrates that relying on rheumatoid arthritis therapies alone may not meaningfully improve patients' mental health.

6 Jun 2018

Price check on drug ads: Would revealing costs help patients control spending?

President Donald Trump wants to control spending on drugs. One of his big ideas: include prices in advertisements, just like warnings about side effects.

6 Jun 2018

Rush receives $45 million WWP grant to improve mental health care for veterans and their families

Wounded Warrior Project will provide $45 million to Rush University Medical Center to substantially grow its Road Home Program, allowing an expected 5,000 military veterans or their family members to receive mental health care services without cost to them over the next five years.

6 Jun 2018

Medicare financial outlook worsens

Medicare's financial condition has taken a turn for the worse following higher-than-expected hospital spending and reduced payroll taxes that fund the program, the federal government reported Tuesday.

5 Jun 2018

Immigrants suffer from more sleep disturbances than non-immigrants

Preliminary data from a recent study show high levels of emotional distress could be causing immigrants to have more sleep disorder symptoms than non-immigrants.

5 Jun 2018

Researchers develop new scoring criteria to evaluate quality of scientific research proposals

Researchers at Boston University's Evans Center for Implementation and Improvement Sciences (CIIS) have developed a new scoring criteria for evaluating the quality of scientific research proposals.

5 Jun 2018

Sleep and yoga intervention shows promising effects on improving sleep health behaviors

Pilot study results indicate that a sleep and yoga intervention has promising effects on improving sleep disturbance, sleep-related impairment, and sleep health behaviors.

5 Jun 2018

Lighting intervention can positively impact sleep, behavior for Alzheimer's patients

A tailored lighting intervention in nursing homes can positively impact sleep, mood and behavior for patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to preliminary findings from a new study.

5 Jun 2018

Verma unveils state Medicaid scorecard but refuses to judge efforts

The Trump administration Monday released a Medicaid "scorecard" intended to show how the nation's largest health program is performing. But the nation's top Medicaid official didn't want to draw any conclusions.

5 Jun 2018

A hospital ER charges an ‘after-hours’ fee. Who has to pay it?

This week, I responded to readers who were unhappy with their health plan's decision not to pay an emergency department surcharge for after-hours care and concerned about difficulties getting Medicare to cover claims unrelated to a workers' compensation injury.

5 Jun 2018

Next-generation cardiac pump device improves long-term outcomes and decreases cost of care

In a presentation at the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, and in a simultaneous publication in Circulation, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital presented evidence that a next-generation cardiac pump device not only improves long-term outcomes but may also decrease cost of care over time for heart failure patients.

5 Jun 2018

Suspension of California’s aid-in-dying law leaves sick patients in limbo

Dozens of terminally ill patients in California who counted on using the state's medical aid-in-dying law may be in limbo for a month after a court ruling that suspended the 2016 measure.

5 Jun 2018

Redaction of substance abuse data could result in long-term implications

Due to a change in federal regulation, from 2013-2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services redacted any health care encounter that included a diagnosis or procedure code related to substance abuse from the Medicare and Medicaid identifiable files.

5 Jun 2018

Altering bacteria’s genetic code may pave way for long-lasting drugs, shows study

By altering the genetic code in bacteria, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have demonstrated a method to make therapeutic proteins more stable, an advance that would improve the drugs' effectiveness and convenience, leading to smaller and less frequent doses of medicine, lower health care costs and fewer side effects for patients with cancer and other diseases.

5 Jun 2018

Health Care News and Research

Machine learning approach can accurately detect lymphedema among breast cancer survivors

Hearing mother's voice may help neonates maintain sleep in NICU, shows study

Teenage girls report higher degree of daytime sleepiness than boys

University Radiology Group deploys RoyalPay to take patient engagement to the next level

Study: Maternal fatty acid balance critical for reducing obesity in children

Immunosuppressed patients with sepsis more likely to die if treated in hospitals caring for few such patients

Relying on arthritis therapies alone may not improve patients' mental health, shows study

Price check on drug ads: Would revealing costs help patients control spending?

Rush receives $45 million WWP grant to improve mental health care for veterans and their families

Medicare financial outlook worsens

Immigrants suffer from more sleep disturbances than non-immigrants

Researchers develop new scoring criteria to evaluate quality of scientific research proposals

Sleep and yoga intervention shows promising effects on improving sleep health behaviors

Lighting intervention can positively impact sleep, behavior for Alzheimer's patients

Verma unveils state Medicaid scorecard but refuses to judge efforts

A hospital ER charges an ‘after-hours’ fee. Who has to pay it?

Next-generation cardiac pump device improves long-term outcomes and decreases cost of care

Suspension of California’s aid-in-dying law leaves sick patients in limbo

Redaction of substance abuse data could result in long-term implications

Altering bacteria’s genetic code may pave way for long-lasting drugs, shows study

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