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New long-term analysis at heart attack care in America shows more survival and spending

A new long-term look at heart attack care and spending in America since the turn of the century shows more survival, more spending, and more variation between hospitals on both scores.

22 Dec 2017

FDA chief says he’s open to rethinking incentives on orphan drugs

The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration questions whether the right financial incentives are in place for drugmakers who develop orphan drugs for rare diseases.

22 Dec 2017

Biosimilars, biologics and new legal challenges for RA treatments

Early last winter, Pfizer launched its new rheumatoid arthritis treatment, Inflectra, pricing it 15 percent below the $4,000-a-dose wholesale price of Remicade, the drug for which it is a close copy.

22 Dec 2017

Despite compressed sign-up period, ACA enrollment nearly matches last year’s

A day after President Donald Trump said the Affordable Care Act "has been repealed," officials reported that 8.8 million Americans have signed up for coverage on the federal insurance exchange in 2018 — nearly reaching 2017's number in half the sign-up time.

22 Dec 2017

Medicare penalizes group of 751 hospitals for patient injuries

The federal government Thursday lowered a year's worth of Medicare payments to 751 hospitals to penalize them for having the highest rates of patient injuries.

21 Dec 2017

Near incineration of psychiatric hospital highlights gaping need for more beds

As fire raged in Ventura, Calif., earlier this month, Gracie Hartman made her way to the county fairgrounds to look for her friend, Fernando.

21 Dec 2017

The long goodbye: Coping with sadness and grief before a loved one dies

For years before her death at age 96, Nancy Lundebjerg's mother underwent a long, slow decline. Arthritis made it hard for Margaret Lundebjerg to get around. After two hip surgeries, she needed a walker when she was out and about.

21 Dec 2017

Unregulated herpes experiments expose ‘black hole’ of accountability

Recent revelations that a U.S. researcher injected Americans with his experimental herpes vaccine without routine safety oversight raised an uproar among scientists and ethicists.

21 Dec 2017

Substituting animal proteins with plant proteins could reduce main cholesterol markers, study suggests

Substituting one to two servings of animal proteins with plant proteins every day could lead to a small reduction in the three main cholesterol markers for cardiovascular disease prevention, a new study suggests.

21 Dec 2017

New supermarket in low-income neighborhood may improve residents' health, economic well-being

Opening a new supermarket in a low-income neighborhood may improve residents' economic well-being and health, even if residents don't necessarily buy healthier food from the store, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

20 Dec 2017

Study explores prevalence of sexual dysfunction in young cancer patients

A cancer diagnosis disrupts a person's life in many ways, including sexually. A study led by the University of Houston found that more than half of young cancer patients reported problems with sexual function, with the probability of reporting sexual dysfunction increasing over time.

20 Dec 2017

Certain brain tumor patients more likely to receive short hospice services, study finds

While more than 60 percent of patients with the brain tumors called malignant gliomas enroll in hospice services, almost a quarter of them do so within a week of death, probably too late for patients and family members to benefit from hospice care.

20 Dec 2017

Clinical benefit of new cancer therapies may justify the expensive price

Researchers from the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, selected to estimate the cost-effectiveness of the newly approved CAR-T therapies, have found the clinical benefit may justify the expensive price.

20 Dec 2017

Smartphone app can detect worsening symptoms during cancer treatments

Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy can be remotely monitored using their smartphone sensors and an algorithm that detects worsening symptoms based on objective changes in patient behavior, according to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

20 Dec 2017

Portable technique produces rapid blink measurements for assessing neurological function

The blink reflex has been shown to be sensitive to a number of neurological insults, including traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease, suggesting that it could be a useful tool for neurological assessment.

20 Dec 2017

Doing more harm than good? Epidemic of screening burdens nation’s older patients

Elena Altemus is 89 and has dementia. She often forgets her children's names, and sometimes can't recall whether she lives in Maryland or Italy.

20 Dec 2017

When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients

Anita Willis says the social worker offered her a painful choice: She could either leave the San Jose, Calif., nursing home where she'd spent a month recovering from a stroke — or come up with $336 a day to stay on.

20 Dec 2017

New on-demand therapy app LARKR introduces additional features

New on-demand therapy app LARKR today announced the addition of several new features, including mindfulness challenges and reminders that will provide a more well-rounded mental health care experience.

20 Dec 2017

Study finds racial, socioeconomic barriers to accessing life-saving treatment for metastatic cancer

Increasing use of a potentially life-saving treatment for metastatic cancer is leaving too many vulnerable patients behind, according to a new study from Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital published in JNCCN – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

19 Dec 2017

New study suggests young adulthood as most beneficial age for HIV screening

A new study suggests that the most beneficial age for a one-time screening HIV test of the general population would be age 25.

19 Dec 2017

Health Care News and Research

New long-term analysis at heart attack care in America shows more survival and spending

FDA chief says he’s open to rethinking incentives on orphan drugs

Biosimilars, biologics and new legal challenges for RA treatments

Despite compressed sign-up period, ACA enrollment nearly matches last year’s

Medicare penalizes group of 751 hospitals for patient injuries

Near incineration of psychiatric hospital highlights gaping need for more beds

The long goodbye: Coping with sadness and grief before a loved one dies

Unregulated herpes experiments expose ‘black hole’ of accountability

Substituting animal proteins with plant proteins could reduce main cholesterol markers, study suggests

New supermarket in low-income neighborhood may improve residents' health, economic well-being

Study explores prevalence of sexual dysfunction in young cancer patients

Certain brain tumor patients more likely to receive short hospice services, study finds

Clinical benefit of new cancer therapies may justify the expensive price

Smartphone app can detect worsening symptoms during cancer treatments

Portable technique produces rapid blink measurements for assessing neurological function

Doing more harm than good? Epidemic of screening burdens nation’s older patients

When nursing homes push out poor and disabled patients

New on-demand therapy app LARKR introduces additional features

Study finds racial, socioeconomic barriers to accessing life-saving treatment for metastatic cancer

New study suggests young adulthood as most beneficial age for HIV screening

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