Health Care News and Research

RSS

As proton centers struggle, a sign of a health care bubble?

The Maryland Proton Treatment Center chose "Survivor" as the theme for its grand opening in 2016, invoking the reality-TV show's tropical sets with its own Tiki torches, palm trees and thatched booths piled with pineapples and bananas.

2 May 2018

EKF receives FDA clearance and CLIA waiver for reagent-free hemoglobin analyzer

EKF Diagnostics, the global in vitro diagnostics company, announces U.

From EKF Diagnostics 2 May 2018

Medical marijuana use reduces pain and need for opioid painkillers, finds study

A questionnaire of older men and women suffering from chronic pain who were given medical marijuana found that the drug significantly reduced pain and their need for opioid painkillers, Northwell Health researchers report.

2 May 2018

New web-based support program could help reduce psychological stress in prostate cancer survivors

A new web-based support programme will help reduce the psychological stress that impacts men who are recovering from prostate cancer.

2 May 2018

State-of-the-art HIV treatment regimen could save lives and prevent new infections in India

An HIV treatment regimen already widely used in North America and Europe would likely increase the life expectancy of people living with HIV in India by nearly three years and reduce the number of new HIV infections by 23 percent with minimal impact on the country's HIV/AIDS budget.

30 Apr 2018

Maintaining five healthy habits may improve longevity, study suggests

Maintaining five healthy habits--eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too much alcohol, and not smoking--during adulthood may add more than a decade to life expectancy, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

30 Apr 2018

Tradeshow Talks with Health Line International Corporation

Tradeshow Talks with Health Line International Corporation at Health GB 2018.

30 Apr 2018

Tradeshow Talks with Sumo Technologies

In this interview, News-Medical talk to Sumo Technologies about why they are at Health GB this year.

30 Apr 2018

How a drug company under pressure for high prices ratchets up political activity

Business looked challenging for Novo Nordisk at the end of 2016. As pressure mounted over the pharma giant's soaring insulin prices, investors drove its stock down by a third on fears that policymakers would take action, limit prices and hurt profits.

30 Apr 2018

Tax-funded mental health programs not always easy to find

Back in 2008, Mary Hogden was homeless, living on the streets of Berkeley, Calif. "I got beat up really badly out there," says Hogden, 62. "It's not a safe place for women."

30 Apr 2018

Obesity associated with more rapid progression of disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients

In a study of adults with rheumatoid arthritis, those who were severely obese experienced more rapidly progressing disability than patients who were overweight.

30 Apr 2018

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity approves development of new research park in North Chicago

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity recently approved the expansion of a state enterprise zone, designed to stimulate economic growth and community revitalization at the local level, to include North Chicago, IL-based

28 Apr 2018

Bayou Dental Health receives $193,000 grant from Delta Dental Community Care Foundation

The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation recently awarded Bayou Dental Health a $193,000 grant to purchase a multi-operatory mobile dental unit to provide much needed care to underserved residents in the Greater New Orleans region.

28 Apr 2018

Best reads of the week from Brianna Labuskes

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our daily Morning Briefing, offers the best and most provocative stories for the weekend.

28 Apr 2018

UChicago Medicine wins prestigious Magnet Recognition

The University of Chicago Medicine received the prestigious Magnet Recognition Program designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing and patient care.

27 Apr 2018

Study: Too much supplemental oxygen increases mortality risk in acutely ill adult patients

McMaster University researchers have found there is such a thing as too much oxygen for acutely ill adults.

27 Apr 2018

New treatment option appears promising for patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

About one in every 100 people in the world takes glucocorticoids long term to treat immune-mediated diseases. However, glucocorticoids, such as prednisone, have a side effect -- they induce the bone loss called osteoporosis, causing an estimated yearly bone fracture rate of 5 percent.

27 Apr 2018

Personalized music activates brain network spared from ravages of dementia

Ever get chills listening to a particularly moving piece of music? You can thank the salience network of the brain for that emotional joint. Surprisingly, this region also remains an island of remembrance that is spared from the ravages of Alzheimer's disease.

27 Apr 2018

American Academy of Sleep Medicine selects 2018 award recipients

Several leaders in the field of sleep medicine and a best-selling author were selected as recipients of the 2018 American Academy of Sleep Medicine awards, which will be presented Monday, June 4, during the plenary session of SLEEP 2018, the 32nd annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC in Baltimore.

27 Apr 2018

Study provides global view of how yellow fever virus can spread between the world's cities

The deadly yellow fever virus has the potential to spread into cities around the world where it previously hasn't been seen, according to a new study led by St. Michael's Hospital.

27 Apr 2018

Health Care News and Research

As proton centers struggle, a sign of a health care bubble?

EKF receives FDA clearance and CLIA waiver for reagent-free hemoglobin analyzer

Medical marijuana use reduces pain and need for opioid painkillers, finds study

New web-based support program could help reduce psychological stress in prostate cancer survivors

State-of-the-art HIV treatment regimen could save lives and prevent new infections in India

Maintaining five healthy habits may improve longevity, study suggests

Tradeshow Talks with Health Line International Corporation

Tradeshow Talks with Sumo Technologies

How a drug company under pressure for high prices ratchets up political activity

Tax-funded mental health programs not always easy to find

Obesity associated with more rapid progression of disability in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity approves development of new research park in North Chicago

Bayou Dental Health receives $193,000 grant from Delta Dental Community Care Foundation

Best reads of the week from Brianna Labuskes

UChicago Medicine wins prestigious Magnet Recognition

Study: Too much supplemental oxygen increases mortality risk in acutely ill adult patients

New treatment option appears promising for patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

Personalized music activates brain network spared from ravages of dementia

American Academy of Sleep Medicine selects 2018 award recipients

Study provides global view of how yellow fever virus can spread between the world's cities

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

Applications Engineer

Latest News