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With medical debt burdening millions, a financial regulator steps in to help

When President Barack Obama signed legislation in 2010 to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he said the new agency had one priority: "looking out for people, not big banks, not lenders, not investment houses."

1 Mar 2024

How a friend’s death turned Colorado teens into anti-overdose activists

Gavinn McKinney loved Nike shoes, fireworks, and sushi. He was studying Potawatomi, one of the languages of his Native American heritage.

1 Mar 2024

California hospitals, advocates seek stable funding to retain behavioral health navigators

Health providers and addiction experts warn the funding structure is unstable for a California initiative that steers patients with substance use disorder into long-term treatment after they are discharged from emergency rooms, which has already led some critical employees to leave their jobs.

1 Mar 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Alabama’s IVF ruling still making waves

Reverberations from the Alabama Supreme Court's first-in-the-nation ruling that embryos are legally children continued this week, both in the states and in Washington.

29 Feb 2024

Newly identified Enterococcus species shed light on antibiotic resistance spread

Antibiotic-resistant infection is projected to catch up to cancer as the leading cause of death by 2050, making understanding and limiting the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria a priority worldwide.

29 Feb 2024

10 insights to tackle vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation on social media

Effective population level vaccination campaigns are fundamental to public health. Countercampaigns, which are as old as the first vaccines, can disrupt uptake and threaten public health globally.

29 Feb 2024

Novel malaria test by Rice University offers rapid diagnosis and treatment

Rice University researchers have developed a rapid, accurate test for diagnosing malaria that is significantly faster and easier to use than traditional tests.

29 Feb 2024

Hacking at UnitedHealth unit cripples a swath of the US health system: What to know

Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a huge role in the U.S. health system, issued a brief statement saying some of its applications were "currently unavailable."

29 Feb 2024

Social factors may be linked to access to stroke treatment

For people with stroke, social factors such as education, neighborhood and employment, may be linked to whether they receive treatment with clot-busting drugs according to a preliminary study released today, February 28, 2024, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 76th Annual Meeting taking place April 13–18, 2024, in person in Denver and online.

28 Feb 2024

High hospital readmission rates found among older Americans after major surgery

A new Yale study finds an increased risk of hospital readmission for older Americans within 180 days of undergoing major surgery -; a risk that is particularly acute for individuals who are frail or have dementia.

28 Feb 2024

AI-based model enhances efficiency of Type II diabetes prevention efforts

Better prevention of Type II diabetes could save both lives and money. The U.S. spends over $730 billion a year -; nearly a third of all health care spending -; on treating preventable diseases like diabetes.

28 Feb 2024

Exposure to neighborhood violence linked to unmet health needs and increased care utilization in children

A new collaborative study between Boston Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia finds exposure to neighborhood violence among children was associated with unmet health needs and increased acute care utilization.

28 Feb 2024

Endocrine Society urges Congress to support legislation protecting access to IVF

The Endocrine Society is calling for members of Congress to support federal legislation protecting access to in vitro fertilization (IVF).

28 Feb 2024

AGA publishes white paper on the future of IBD care in the United States

Today, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) published a white paper on the future of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care in the United States.

28 Feb 2024

AHA scientific statement: Advances and challenges in AI applications for cardiovascular medicine

Artificial intelligence (AI) may transform cardiovascular medicine. For now, though, many challenges remain, and few AI tools have been proven to improve care, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship, peer-reviewed journal.

28 Feb 2024

Using machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have harnessed the power of machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients.

28 Feb 2024

New blood biomarkers identified to predict cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Rheumatoid arthritis impacts approximately 2 million people in the United States and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

28 Feb 2024

Say that again: Using hearing aids can be frustrating for older adults, but necessary

It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called his father, who was 94 when he died in 2022, he'd wait for his dad to find his hearing aids and put them in before they started talking.

28 Feb 2024

California lawsuit spotlights broad legal attack on anti-bias training in health care

Los Angeles anesthesiologist Marilyn Singleton was outraged about a California requirement that every continuing medical education course include training in implicit bias — the ways in which physicians' unconscious attitudes might contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in health care.

28 Feb 2024

An Arm and a Leg: Wait, is Insulin cheaper now?

Pharmaceutical companies that manufacture insulin made headlines last year when they voluntarily agreed to provide discount cards that lower the monthly cost of insulin for many people to $35.

28 Feb 2024

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Health Care News and Research

With medical debt burdening millions, a financial regulator steps in to help

How a friend’s death turned Colorado teens into anti-overdose activists

California hospitals, advocates seek stable funding to retain behavioral health navigators

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Alabama’s IVF ruling still making waves

Newly identified Enterococcus species shed light on antibiotic resistance spread

10 insights to tackle vaccine hesitancy driven by misinformation on social media

Novel malaria test by Rice University offers rapid diagnosis and treatment

Hacking at UnitedHealth unit cripples a swath of the US health system: What to know

Social factors may be linked to access to stroke treatment

High hospital readmission rates found among older Americans after major surgery

AI-based model enhances efficiency of Type II diabetes prevention efforts

Exposure to neighborhood violence linked to unmet health needs and increased care utilization in children

Endocrine Society urges Congress to support legislation protecting access to IVF

AGA publishes white paper on the future of IBD care in the United States

AHA scientific statement: Advances and challenges in AI applications for cardiovascular medicine

Using machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients

New blood biomarkers identified to predict cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Say that again: Using hearing aids can be frustrating for older adults, but necessary

California lawsuit spotlights broad legal attack on anti-bias training in health care

An Arm and a Leg: Wait, is Insulin cheaper now?

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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