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Devastating floods can have major impact on unborn babies, study shows

New results of an NDSU study indicate devastating floods can have an effect on the next generation. The big question is, "why?"

5 Aug 2016

RAND launches new tools for improving community-based efforts to prevent teen pregnancy

Researchers from the RAND Corporation have launched a web-based guide for community leaders to use when they are planning to run teen pregnancy prevention programs.

5 Aug 2016

UT Physicians opens new health center in Rosenberg

UT Physicians, the medical practice of McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, has opened its newest health center, UT Physicians Community Health & Wellness Center - Rosenberg, at 5115 Avenue H, Suite 701.

5 Aug 2016

Battling IBD with super heroes: an interview with Dr James Lindsay

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has launched IBD Unmasked as a first-of-its-kind global initiative designed to raise awareness of the unsung Super Heroes of the global IBD community.

4 Aug 2016

Clinical trials in children commonly go uncompleted or unpublished, study finds

Recent legislation is encouraging clinical trials in children, including the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act and the Pediatric Research Equity Act.

4 Aug 2016

Study finds racial, ethnic disparities in utilization rate and health outcomes after TKR surgery

Minority populations have lower rates of total knee replacement (TKR) utilization but higher rates of adverse health outcomes associated with the procedure, according to a new study appearing in today's issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

4 Aug 2016

New research provides insight into how exercise helps retain old memories

Research has found that exercise causes more new neurons to be formed in a critical brain region, and contrary to an earlier study, these new neurons do not cause the individual to forget old memories, according to research by Texas A&M College of Medicine scientists, in the Journal of Neuroscience.

3 Aug 2016

Study shows hospitals that send more number of heart patients to ICU perform worse in quality of care

Patients who suffer heart attacks, or flare-ups of congestive heart failure, can be cared for in a variety of hospital locations. But a new study suggests that they'll fare worse in hospitals that rely heavily on their intensive care units to care for patients like them.

3 Aug 2016

FSMB receives NCQA Certification for third time

The Federation of State Medical Boards announced that it has been certified for a third time by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.

3 Aug 2016

FSMB launches new series of videos that highlight issues impacting state medical boards

The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has launched a new series of videos featuring interviews with health care leaders about issues impacting state medical boards and their mission of protecting the public.

3 Aug 2016

Study points to deep disruptions caused by Ebola epidemic to pregnancy services

The first known household survey examining the collateral harm to pregnancy services in areas affected by the West African Ebola epidemic suggests a significant slide backwards in child and maternal health.

3 Aug 2016

Hyperkyphosis may be passed on from parents to children

Researchers from the Harvard affiliated Hebrew SeniorLife Institute for Aging Research recently published a study in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, suggesting that hyperkyphosis may be heritable, or passed on from parents to offspring.

3 Aug 2016

Study confirms virtual dental homes as safe, effective way to provide care

Bringing "virtual dental homes" to schools, nursing homes and long-term care facilities can keep people healthy - reducing school absenteeism, lessening the need for parents to leave work to care for an ailing child, and helping to prevent suffering for millions of people who have no access to a dentist, a six-year study by University of the Pacific demonstrates.

2 Aug 2016

Lower weight late in life linked to greater risk for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital have found an association between lower weight and more extensive deposits of the Alzheimer's-associated protein beta-amyloid in the brains of cognitively normal older individuals.

2 Aug 2016

Research shows pharmacy access can help people from going back to hospital

Hospital readmissions, a $17 billion annual problem, are higher in rural, remote or smaller communities that sometimes have significantly less access to pharmacies, according to a study published today that was one of the first to examine this issue.

2 Aug 2016

New report reveals high levels of caffeine in energy drinks could lead to cardiac complications

The high levels of caffeine in energy drinks may lead to cardiac complications, suggests a case report in the July/August Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

2 Aug 2016

Generic biologic drugs appear to be as effective as brand-name versions

Generic forms of a biologic drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis appear to be as safe and effective as their brand-name counterparts, a new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analysis suggests.

2 Aug 2016

African-American women twice as likely to choose autologous breast reconstruction, study shows

African American women undergoing mastectomy for breast cancer are more likely than white women to undergo autologous breast reconstruction using their own tissue, rather than implant-based reconstruction, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

2 Aug 2016

School-based program helps parents and children from low-income families eat healthier food

Brighter Bites, a school-based program that combines the distribution of donated produce with nutritional education and a fun food experience for low-income families in food desert areas, was successful in improving the intake of fruits and vegetables in first-grade children and their parents, according to a new study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

2 Aug 2016

Scientists seeking blood donations from people exposed to arboviruses for dengue, Zika vaccine research

Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine are conducting studies that utilize blood donations from individuals who have been diagnosed with or potentially exposed to mosquito-borne viruses as part of ongoing dengue and Zika research and vaccine development.

2 Aug 2016

Health Care News and Research

Devastating floods can have major impact on unborn babies, study shows

RAND launches new tools for improving community-based efforts to prevent teen pregnancy

UT Physicians opens new health center in Rosenberg

Battling IBD with super heroes: an interview with Dr James Lindsay

Clinical trials in children commonly go uncompleted or unpublished, study finds

Study finds racial, ethnic disparities in utilization rate and health outcomes after TKR surgery

New research provides insight into how exercise helps retain old memories

Study shows hospitals that send more number of heart patients to ICU perform worse in quality of care

FSMB receives NCQA Certification for third time

FSMB launches new series of videos that highlight issues impacting state medical boards

Study points to deep disruptions caused by Ebola epidemic to pregnancy services

Hyperkyphosis may be passed on from parents to children

Study confirms virtual dental homes as safe, effective way to provide care

Lower weight late in life linked to greater risk for Alzheimer's disease

Research shows pharmacy access can help people from going back to hospital

New report reveals high levels of caffeine in energy drinks could lead to cardiac complications

Generic biologic drugs appear to be as effective as brand-name versions

African-American women twice as likely to choose autologous breast reconstruction, study shows

School-based program helps parents and children from low-income families eat healthier food

Scientists seeking blood donations from people exposed to arboviruses for dengue, Zika vaccine research

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