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Important opportunity to act on gaps and challenges in seasonal influenza outbreaks

Today's subcommittee hearing on U.S. preparedness and responses for the 2019-2020 flu season offers an important opportunity to examine and act on gaps and challenges exacerbating the public health threats of seasonal influenza outbreaks.

5 Dec 2019

Proposed Ohio legislation may interfere with providing medically optimal care for women

The American College of Physicians fears that recent legislation introduced in the Ohio state legislature that orders physicians to re-implant ectopic pregnancies, which is clinically not possible, will threaten patient health and subject physicians to criminal prosecution for providing standard of care, reproductive health care services.

4 Dec 2019

Future cardiac outcomes can be predicted by cellular repair response to exercise

Future cardiac outcomes can be predicted by signs of cardiac stress that appear in the blood in response to exercise, Emory cardiologists report.

4 Dec 2019

Training clinicians to help children with social and emotional difficulties

More than 50 mental health clinicians and 14 Head Start teachers are increasing their ability to help young children experiencing social and emotional difficulties, thanks to training provided through the South Dakota Early Childhood Mental Health Collaborative.

4 Dec 2019

Study suggests two-way relationship between bullying perpetration and mental health problems

A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggests there is a two-way relationship between bullying perpetration and mental health problems among youth in the U.S.

4 Dec 2019

Findings could lead to new approach to treating alcohol use disorder

A single infusion of ketamine, combined with outpatient behavioral therapy, helped alcohol-dependent individuals abstain from drinking for a few weeks after the treatment, researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York State Psychiatric Institute have found.

4 Dec 2019

Restrictive alcohol policies linked to lower rates of cancer mortality

In a new study, researchers at Boston Medical Center and Boston University have uncovered a new association between more restrictive alcohol policies and lower rates of cancer mortality.

4 Dec 2019

Rural women experience higher rates pregnancy complications than urban peers

Women in rural communities experience higher rates of life-threatening complications during or after childbirth than mothers in urban cities, a new study finds.

4 Dec 2019

Mindfulness interventions could reduce blood pressure, study shows

As the leading cause of death in both the United States and the world, heart disease claims nearly 18 million lives every year, according to the World Health Organization.

4 Dec 2019

Experts condemn CRISPR babies research as original manuscript is made public

Scientists have criticized the gene-editing of the Chinese twins last year, following the first public release of the research.

4 Dec 2019

Built for counterterrorism, this high-tech machine is now used to detect fentanyl

Sarah Mackin runs a cotton swab around the inside of a tiny plastic baggie that appears empty. She spreads whatever residue the swab picked up onto a test strip that resembles a Band-Aid, then slides the strip into a buzzing machine about the size of a boxed, take-home pie.

4 Dec 2019

HHS hands out free HIV prevention drugs. Do you qualify?

The Trump administration Tuesday unveiled a plan to distribute HIV prevention medication free to individuals who do not have prescription drug insurance coverage.

4 Dec 2019

An Atlanta nonprofit brings medical care and connection to the homeless

Herman Ware got his seasonal flu shot while sitting at a small, wobbly table inside a mobile health clinic.

4 Dec 2019

Updated website reflects major developments in identification, management of chronic hepatitis C

A website developed by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Infectious Diseases Society of America to provide up-to-date guidance on the management of hepatitis C was recently revised to reflect important developments in the identification and management of chronic hepatitis C (HCV).

4 Dec 2019

Health policy experts highlight the impact of ACA rules on health insurance premium costs

People in rural areas of the U.S. who receive subsidies to buy health insurance in the Health Insurance Marketplaces pay less in premiums than their counterparts in urban areas.

4 Dec 2019

More evidence of effectiveness required to sustain simulation education, say experts

Simulation education has evolved significantly over the years and has become essential to preparing nurses for clinical practice, but sustaining its evolution will require greater evidence of its effectiveness.

4 Dec 2019

ACCC project develops resources to support treatment of patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Due to the rarity of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), staying current with the latest information on diagnosing, treating, and supporting patients with this diagnosis can be challenging for clinicians who do not often encounter advanced cSCC in practice.

4 Dec 2019

Online grocery shopping can increase people’s access to healthy, nutritious food

There's a new path out of the "food desert," and it's as close as the nearest Internet connection.

4 Dec 2019

Expansion of HIV treatment eligibility leads to large increase in ART initiation among youth

A new study published as "Editor's Choice" in The Journal of Infectious Diseases found that expansion of HIV treatment eligibility to include those under age 15 led to large and significant increases in initiation of antiretroviral therapy within 30 days of enrollment in care among 10- to 14-year-olds living with HIV.

3 Dec 2019

Less access to specialists associated with higher death, hospitalization rates among rural patients

Residents of rural areas are more likely to be hospitalized and to die than those who live in cities primarily because they lack access to specialists, recent research found.

3 Dec 2019

Public Health News and Research

Important opportunity to act on gaps and challenges in seasonal influenza outbreaks

Proposed Ohio legislation may interfere with providing medically optimal care for women

Future cardiac outcomes can be predicted by cellular repair response to exercise

Training clinicians to help children with social and emotional difficulties

Study suggests two-way relationship between bullying perpetration and mental health problems

Findings could lead to new approach to treating alcohol use disorder

Restrictive alcohol policies linked to lower rates of cancer mortality

Rural women experience higher rates pregnancy complications than urban peers

Mindfulness interventions could reduce blood pressure, study shows

Experts condemn CRISPR babies research as original manuscript is made public

Built for counterterrorism, this high-tech machine is now used to detect fentanyl

HHS hands out free HIV prevention drugs. Do you qualify?

An Atlanta nonprofit brings medical care and connection to the homeless

Updated website reflects major developments in identification, management of chronic hepatitis C

Health policy experts highlight the impact of ACA rules on health insurance premium costs

More evidence of effectiveness required to sustain simulation education, say experts

ACCC project develops resources to support treatment of patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Online grocery shopping can increase people’s access to healthy, nutritious food

Expansion of HIV treatment eligibility leads to large increase in ART initiation among youth

Less access to specialists associated with higher death, hospitalization rates among rural patients

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