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High Court allows employers to opt out of ACA’s mandate on birth control coverage

The Supreme Court Wednesday settled — at least for now — a decade's worth of litigation over the women's health provisions of the Affordable Care Act, ruling 7-2 that employers with a "religious or moral objection" to providing contraceptive coverage to their employees may opt out without penalty.

8 Jul 2020

UBC study provides evidence of preserved hearing at the end of life

Hearing is widely thought to be the last sense to go in the dying process. Now UBC researchers have evidence that some people may still be able to hear while in an unresponsive state at the end of their life.

8 Jul 2020

Dual sensory impairment in older adults linked to higher risk for dementia

Older adults with both hearing and visual impairments—or dual sensory impairment—had a significantly higher risk for dementia in a recent study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring.

8 Jul 2020

New method helps assess the physical activity of older people

The ability to move about may deteriorate when ageing, a phenomenon which needs to be considered when assessing physical activity in older people.

8 Jul 2020

COVID cuts a lethal path through San Quentin’s death row

The old men live in cramped spaces and breathe the same ventilated air. Many are frail, laboring with heart disease, liver and prostate cancer, tuberculosis, dementia. And now, with the coronavirus advancing through their ranks, they are falling one after the next.

8 Jul 2020

ACS publishes updated guideline for HPV vaccination

The American Cancer Society has updated its guideline for HPV vaccination, adapting a 2019 update from the Federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

8 Jul 2020

Analysis: How a COVID-19 vaccine could cost Americans dearly

Yes, of course, Americans' health is priceless, and reining in a deadly virus that has trashed the economy would be invaluable.

8 Jul 2020

In Texas, individual freedoms clash with efforts to slow the surge of COVID cases

The Fourth of July was a little different this year here in Texas' biggest city. Parades were canceled and some of the region's beaches were closed. At the city's biggest fireworks show, "Freedom Over Texas," fireworks were shot higher in the air to make it easier to watch from a distance. Other fireworks displays encouraged people to stay in their cars.

8 Jul 2020

No-biopsy diagnosis for adults with suspected celiac disease could cut long NHS waiting lists

The British Society of Gastroenterology has issued interim guidance, pending the publication of its new Coeliac Guidelines in 2021, so that some adults with suspected coeliac disease can now be diagnosed based on blood test results alone, cutting out the long wait for an endoscopy with biopsy.

8 Jul 2020

Researchers point to policy changes that could expand safety training regardless of age

Teens are getting licensed to drive later than they used to and missing critical safety training as a result, according to Yale researchers.

8 Jul 2020

Researchers examine link between deforestation, agricultural diversity, and food access

Ten years ago, non-indigenous households from three communities in the Ucayali region in Peru regularly ate fish, wild fruits and other products collected from the Amazon forest.

8 Jul 2020

Study examines possible synergies and trade-offs with environmental and development goals

How can some of world's biggest problems - climate change, food security and land degradation - be tackled simultaneously?

8 Jul 2020

GlobalData: Ventilator industry prepares for second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks

Following reports that the second wave of COVID-19 is almost inevitable towards the winter, the ventilator industry is working with government and third-party partners to prepare for the potential shortage.

8 Jul 2020

Study finds staggering inaccuracy in Medicare beneficiaries' race and ethnicity data

The information critical to a nationwide priority of reducing health care disparities among minorities is incomplete and inaccurate, according to a new Rutgers study.

7 Jul 2020

New standardized codes for healthcare systems released to track coronavirus

LOINC®, created and maintained by the Regenstrief Institute, is amplifying its global work to help track the coronavirus by releasing new standardized codes for healthcare systems' laboratory tests, clinical observations and other data.

7 Jul 2020

Manchester expert backs new multidisciplinary task force to combat pandemics

A world-leading materials expert from The University of Manchester is helping to launch a new global task force to drive innovation in digital health to combat pandemics like COVID-19 - and ambitious outputs could eventually include building 'smart cities' that feature anti-virus defenses.

7 Jul 2020

Pitt researchers receive $330,000 to examine the effect of silver-coated fixtures on water disinfection

As workplaces prepare to reopen, precautionary measures like plexiglass barriers and sanitizer stations have been put in place to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

7 Jul 2020

MU researcher receives $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education

Students who struggle with reading comprehension often perform poorly in classes like social studies because they have difficulty understanding the material.

7 Jul 2020

Desk-based jobs associated with lower risk of poor cognition

People who work in jobs that require less physical activity - typically office and desk-based jobs - are at a lower risk of subsequent poor cognition than those whose work is more physically active, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge.

7 Jul 2020

7 in 10 U.S. adults worry poor health will limit their life experiences, survey finds

Seven in 10 U.S. adults worry poor health will prevent them from doing all the things they'd like to do in life, according to a new survey from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association.

7 Jul 2020

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High Court allows employers to opt out of ACA’s mandate on birth control coverage

UBC study provides evidence of preserved hearing at the end of life

Dual sensory impairment in older adults linked to higher risk for dementia

New method helps assess the physical activity of older people

COVID cuts a lethal path through San Quentin’s death row

ACS publishes updated guideline for HPV vaccination

Analysis: How a COVID-19 vaccine could cost Americans dearly

In Texas, individual freedoms clash with efforts to slow the surge of COVID cases

No-biopsy diagnosis for adults with suspected celiac disease could cut long NHS waiting lists

Researchers point to policy changes that could expand safety training regardless of age

Researchers examine link between deforestation, agricultural diversity, and food access

Study examines possible synergies and trade-offs with environmental and development goals

GlobalData: Ventilator industry prepares for second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks

Study finds staggering inaccuracy in Medicare beneficiaries' race and ethnicity data

New standardized codes for healthcare systems released to track coronavirus

Manchester expert backs new multidisciplinary task force to combat pandemics

Pitt researchers receive $330,000 to examine the effect of silver-coated fixtures on water disinfection

MU researcher receives $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education

Desk-based jobs associated with lower risk of poor cognition

7 in 10 U.S. adults worry poor health will limit their life experiences, survey finds

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