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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ The politics of rising premiums and menu labeling

Proposed insurance premium increases unveiled in Maryland and Virginia officially marked the start of finger-pointing on Capitol Hill this week, as Democrats and Republicans blamed each other for the dysfunction of the individual insurance market under the Affordable Care Act.

10 May 2018

Simple walking test helps identify patients at high risk for postoperative cognitive dysfunction

The distance a patient can walk in 6-minutes before a heart operation may be a clue to whether that patient will develop problems with memory, concentration, and attention after the procedure, according to a study published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

10 May 2018

Midterm elections are shaping up to be a referendum on Trumpism

Voters looking toward the midterm elections are more motivated by a candidate's stance on President Donald Trump than on any specific policy question.

10 May 2018

Vizient's Procedural Analytics offers utilization insights for health care provider's procedures

With health care spending in the U.S. now topping $3 trillion, it is more critical than ever for health care providers to have the ability to connect procedure, supply and clinical data for insights.

10 May 2018

Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian launch new Mothers Center

In time for Mother's Day, NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Irving Medical Center announced the opening of the Mothers Center, a new space that will provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary care before, during and after a high-risk pregnancy, starting later this month.

10 May 2018

Annual well woman exams by OB/GYNs provide powerful opportunity to evaluate heart health

Annual well woman exams by OB/GYNs provide a golden opportunity to evaluate a woman's heart health, according to a new joint advisory from the American Heart Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists which stresses the benefits of collaborative care between OB/GYN specialists and cardiologists.

10 May 2018

Listless and lonely in Puerto Rico, some older storm survivors consider suicide

A social worker, Lisel Vargas, recently visited Don Gregorio at his storm-damaged home in the steep hillsides of Humacao, a city on Puerto Rico's eastern coast near where Category 4 Hurricane Maria first made landfall last September.

10 May 2018

ECT is more cost-effective for treating depression than other treatment strategies, shows study

Right now, very few depression patients receive the treatment once known as 'shock therapy', which today uses far milder electrical impulses than decades ago.

10 May 2018

Penn Medicine experts urge for basic safeguards if Medicaid work requirement policies continue to prevail

When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced controversial policies inviting states to establish work requirements as a condition to receive Medicaid, many in the medical community opposed it.

10 May 2018

Study finds neuroinflammation in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica

A study by Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic sciatica - back pain that shoots down the leg - have evidence of inflammation in key areas of the nervous system.

10 May 2018

Study: Stigmatizing language in medical records may play a role in how the patient is treated

A Johns Hopkins study found that physicians who use stigmatizing language in their patients' medical records may affect the care those patients get for years to come.

9 May 2018

HCI announces opening of Center for HOPE for improving health among underserved populations

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah today announced the opening of the Cancer Population Sciences and Huntsman Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity, a new research and clinical space dedicated to preventing cancer and improving health among underserved populations and improving outcomes in cancer patients.

9 May 2018

Study examines social perceptions of HIV-prevention drug among gay and bisexual men

A new study led by a UTSA researcher examines the social perceptions of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a medication to prevent HIV, among gay and bisexual men in Texas.

9 May 2018

Mass vaccinations are not realistic option to prevent Ebolavirus outbreaks, study shows

Prophylactic mass vaccination programs are not a realistic option in the battle to prevent new Ebolavirus outbreaks, a University of Kent-led research team has shown.

9 May 2018

Lehigh University to present telehealth symposium featuring federal initiatives and state policy

Lehigh University presents its 2018 Healthcare Systems Engineering Symposium on May 24, 2018 featuring federal initiatives, state policy and current implementations on telehealth.

9 May 2018

Huntsman Cancer Institute opens Cancer Population Sciences and Huntsman Center for HOPE

Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) today announced the opening of the Cancer Population Sciences and Huntsman Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE), a new research and clinical space dedicated to preventing cancer and improving health among underserved populations and improving outcomes in cancer patients.

9 May 2018

Health Care News and Research

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ The politics of rising premiums and menu labeling

Simple walking test helps identify patients at high risk for postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Midterm elections are shaping up to be a referendum on Trumpism

Vizient's Procedural Analytics offers utilization insights for health care provider's procedures

Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian launch new Mothers Center

Annual well woman exams by OB/GYNs provide powerful opportunity to evaluate heart health

Listless and lonely in Puerto Rico, some older storm survivors consider suicide

ECT is more cost-effective for treating depression than other treatment strategies, shows study

Penn Medicine experts urge for basic safeguards if Medicaid work requirement policies continue to prevail

Study finds neuroinflammation in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica

Study: Stigmatizing language in medical records may play a role in how the patient is treated

HCI announces opening of Center for HOPE for improving health among underserved populations

Study examines social perceptions of HIV-prevention drug among gay and bisexual men

Mass vaccinations are not realistic option to prevent Ebolavirus outbreaks, study shows

Lehigh University to present telehealth symposium featuring federal initiatives and state policy

Huntsman Cancer Institute opens Cancer Population Sciences and Huntsman Center for HOPE

Expert provides tips to help nurses cope with night shifts and fatigue

When credit scores become casualties of health care

Hoping to see your doctor via telemedicine? Here’s a quick guide.

Mutations in EBOV-Makona do not alter disease-causing ability in animal models, shows study

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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