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Brains of adults with heart-healthy lifestyle are larger and show fewer signs of injury, research finds

On imaging tests, brains were larger and showed fewer signs of injury in early to late middle-aged adults (ages 40-69 years) who had nearly ideal cardiovascular health, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2022, a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health to be held in person in New Orleans and virtually, Feb. 8-11, 2022.

3 Feb 2022

Stigma around birth defects still plagues people in Africa

Cynthia Solomon, a 45-year-old businesswoman in Nigeria, started having issues in her matrimonial home when she gave birth to two children with Down syndrome.

1 Feb 2022

Neighborhood socioeconomic status associated with poorer patient outcomes after heart surgery

Patients with mitral valve disease who live in disadvantaged communities are more likely to experience complications and are at higher risk for death after surgery than those with higher socioeconomic status (SES), according to research presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

1 Feb 2022

Faxes and snail mail: Will pandemic-era flaws unleash improved health technology?

Jamie Taylor received two letters from the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division that began, "Good news," before stating that she was denied Medicaid coverage.

1 Feb 2022

Advantech’s Intelligent Ward and Telehealth Solutions Achieve HIPAA and GDPR Certification

Advantech is pleased to announce that its iWard and iTeleMed solutions have achieved Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act certification in the U.S.

From Advantech 31 Jan 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Record ACA enrollment puts pressure on Congress

The Biden administration announced that 14.5 million Americans have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act for 2022.

27 Jan 2022

Resistance to a Boston hospital’s expansion centers on rising prices

A boisterous political battle over a proposed expansion by the largest and most expensive hospital system in Massachusetts is spotlighting questions about whether similar expansions by big health systems around the country drive up health care costs.

27 Jan 2022

Following heart-healthy lifestyle behaviors can support good brain health

The same risk factors that contribute to making heart disease the leading cause of death worldwide also impact the rising global prevalence of brain disease, including stroke, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, according to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics - 2022 Update, published today in the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal Circulation.

27 Jan 2022

What the federal ‘No Surprises Act’ means in California

Betty Chow, a Los Angeles resident, had a cervical disc replaced in August 2020 at a surgery center that was part of her Anthem Blue Cross PPO network.

26 Jan 2022

I write about America’s absurd health care system. Then I got caught up in it.

I got a hurried voicemail from my pharmacist in Wisconsin the day before Thanksgiving letting me know my insurance was refusing to cover my insulin.

25 Jan 2022

Review highlights sex differences in ischemic stroke occurrence among young adults

Women ages 35 years and younger were 44% more likely to have an ischemic stroke (caused by blocked blood vessels in the brain) than their male counterparts, according to a new review of more than a dozen international studies on sex differences in stroke occurrence, published today in a Go Red for Women 2022 spotlight issue of Stroke, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

24 Jan 2022

Experts issue new CPR guidance addressing highly contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Heart Association and collaborating organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association for Respiratory Care, the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists and the American Society of Anesthesiologists, continue to provide interim guidance to address the latest scientific research related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, particularly the Delta and Omicron variants.

24 Jan 2022

Highly anxious men may be at greater risk for developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes

Middle-aged men who are anxious and worry more may be at greater biological risk for developing heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, also called cardiometabolic disease, as they get older, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association.

24 Jan 2022

Screening of non-smoking women in Taiwan associated with lung cancer overdiagnosis

A new study based on data from a national cancer registry in Taiwan found evidence that lung cancer screening may be leading to overdiagnosis at the population level.

24 Jan 2022

Study offers a cost-benefit analysis of lockdowns implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. pandemic lockdown in 2020 caused a $2.3 trillion economic downturn and split the nation politically, and now some European nations are locking down again as Omicron surges through the global population.

24 Jan 2022

Study evaluates socio-economic burden imposed on Chinese healthcare system during COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Public Health, a research team from China has evaluated and presented the economic burden of public healthcare and hospitalization associated with COVID-19 in China.

20 Jan 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Roe v. Wade’s (possibly last) anniversary

Jan. 22 is the 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark abortion ruling, Roe v. Wade, and could well be its last. The conservative supermajority on the court seems poised to allow states to severely restrict or even ban the procedure.

20 Jan 2022

Biden administration’s rapid-test rollout doesn’t easily reach those who need it most

In the past week, the Biden administration launched two programs that aim to get rapid covid tests into the hands of every American. But the design of both efforts disadvantages people who already face the greatest barriers to testing.

20 Jan 2022

Wildfires and omicron prompt a special health insurance enrollment period in Colorado

A wildfire displaced thousands of Coloradans just as the omicron surge began sweeping through the state, so health insurance was likely not on many people's minds when the regular enrollment period for the state's health insurance marketplace ended Jan. 15.

20 Jan 2022

Oral penicillin may be a safer option for people with high-risk rheumatic heart disease

A growing body of evidence indicates that some people thought to have an allergic response to injectable penicillin, the standard treatment for rheumatic heart disease, may instead be experiencing a cardiac reaction to the medicine, according to a new American Heart Association presidential advisory published today in Journal of the American Heart Association.

19 Jan 2022

Health Insurance News and Research

Brains of adults with heart-healthy lifestyle are larger and show fewer signs of injury, research finds

Stigma around birth defects still plagues people in Africa

Neighborhood socioeconomic status associated with poorer patient outcomes after heart surgery

Faxes and snail mail: Will pandemic-era flaws unleash improved health technology?

Advantech’s Intelligent Ward and Telehealth Solutions Achieve HIPAA and GDPR Certification

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Record ACA enrollment puts pressure on Congress

Resistance to a Boston hospital’s expansion centers on rising prices

Following heart-healthy lifestyle behaviors can support good brain health

What the federal ‘No Surprises Act’ means in California

I write about America’s absurd health care system. Then I got caught up in it.

Review highlights sex differences in ischemic stroke occurrence among young adults

Experts issue new CPR guidance addressing highly contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2

Highly anxious men may be at greater risk for developing heart disease and type 2 diabetes

Screening of non-smoking women in Taiwan associated with lung cancer overdiagnosis

Study offers a cost-benefit analysis of lockdowns implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Study evaluates socio-economic burden imposed on Chinese healthcare system during COVID

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Roe v. Wade’s (possibly last) anniversary

Biden administration’s rapid-test rollout doesn’t easily reach those who need it most

Wildfires and omicron prompt a special health insurance enrollment period in Colorado

Oral penicillin may be a safer option for people with high-risk rheumatic heart disease

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