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Exploring the connections between hip-hop, mental health and resilience using Maino's lyrics

Born in Brooklyn, New York, the rap artist Maino (Jermaine John Colman) takes his experiences not only from growing up in the famous borough, but also the 10 long years he spent behind bars at Riker's Island Penitentiary.

30 Jan 2020

Research offers simple way for parents looking to make healthier food choices

Giving in to your kid's desire for an unhealthy snack may improve your own eating choices, a new University of Alberta study shows.

30 Jan 2020

State-purchased insurance plans improve HIV outcomes, save healthcare costs

Health insurance purchased by state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs for people living with HIV in states that did not expand Medicaid are improving outcomes and have the potential to save millions in healthcare costs, a new study suggests.

30 Jan 2020

Mercy Medical Center receives five stars for quality of care

Mercy Medical Center has received a 5-Star Overall Hospital Rating, the highest possible, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for quality of care.

30 Jan 2020

U.S. birth weights fall due to soaring rates of cesarean deliveries and inductions

U.S. birth weights have fallen significantly in recent decades due to soaring rates of cesarean deliveries and inductions which have shortened the average pregnancy by about a week, new CU Boulder research shows.

30 Jan 2020

Cooling burns with running water is the best initial treatment, study reveals

New research in the January edition of Annals of Emergency Medicine reveals that cooling with running water is the best initial treatment for a child's burn.

30 Jan 2020

Two Rush hospitals earn top rating from CMS

Rush University Medical Center and Rush Oak Park Hospital again earned high marks in one of the nation's most respected assessments of health care quality.

30 Jan 2020

Masks signal cultural disconnect as L.A.’s Chinese community braces for coronavirus

Several staff members of a small community health clinic in L.A.'s historic Chinatown spoke on the phone with patients Tuesday while wearing face masks that muffled their voices.

30 Jan 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Remaking Medicaid — maybe

The Trump administration is trying to achieve a goal for Republicans that dates to the 1980s — allowing states to obtain at least some of their funding for Medicaid as a block grant.

30 Jan 2020

$18 million gift will support UCLA's expansion of integrative psychosocial cancer care

An $18 million commitment from the Simms/Mann Family Foundation, led by Dr. Victoria Mann Simms and Ronald Simms, will support UCLA's expansion of integrative psychosocial care for people with cancer and their families into communities throughout Southern California.

30 Jan 2020

Rapid weather variability could increase risk of a flu epidemic

New research from a team of Florida State University scientists shows that rapid weather variability as a result of climate change could increase the risk of a flu epidemic in some highly populated regions in the late 21st century.

30 Jan 2020

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas designated as Level IV maternal care center

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, is the first hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth designated as a Level IV maternal care center, the highest possible designation by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

30 Jan 2020

Future of cardiovascular disease management revolves around remote patient monitoring

Cardiovascular disease must be better managed for patient care to improve. The protocols for monitoring patients are rapidly evolving. Historically, patients who fall ill are required to travel in order to visit a general practitioner or hospital. This procedure may soon become a thing of the past.

From IDTechEx Ltd 30 Jan 2020

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Exploring the connections between hip-hop, mental health and resilience using Maino's lyrics

Research offers simple way for parents looking to make healthier food choices

State-purchased insurance plans improve HIV outcomes, save healthcare costs

Mercy Medical Center receives five stars for quality of care

U.S. birth weights fall due to soaring rates of cesarean deliveries and inductions

Cooling burns with running water is the best initial treatment, study reveals

Two Rush hospitals earn top rating from CMS

Masks signal cultural disconnect as L.A.’s Chinese community braces for coronavirus

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Remaking Medicaid — maybe

$18 million gift will support UCLA's expansion of integrative psychosocial cancer care

Rapid weather variability could increase risk of a flu epidemic

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas designated as Level IV maternal care center

Future of cardiovascular disease management revolves around remote patient monitoring

CSIRO begins key research on novel coronavirus

High-fiber diet can reverse adverse effects of environmental toxins on cardiovascular health

Ex-smokers’ lungs can almost “magically” replenish themselves

NHS breast cancer screening 2018-2019 shows 26.0% increase in ten years

Vegetable gardening: A holistic approach to promote healthy diet and physical activity

A high flavonol intake could lower the risk for Alzheimer’s dementia

A guide to following the health debate in the 2020 elections

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