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New AGA guideline on evaluation of chronic diarrhea released

Diagnosing patients with chronic watery diarrhea can be difficult for health care providers, since several causes with specific therapies, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), microscopic colitis and chronic infection, need to be ruled out.

23 Sep 2019

Risk factors for head and neck cancer among WTC responders identified

A recent Rutgers study identified factors that may put people who responded to the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center at increased risk for cancers of the head and neck, such as oral cavity, oropharyngeal, and laryngeal cancers.

23 Sep 2019

How moral distress leads to erosion of clinicians' moral strength in health care systems

Nurse burnout impacts both nurses and patients, and significantly influences the retention of nurses in the healthcare setting, research shows. But could burnout be a symptom of something larger?

23 Sep 2019

Researchers investigate effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on seniors with diabetes

Older individuals and those with chronic conditions are especially at risk following natural disasters.

23 Sep 2019

ACA reduces uninsured rate among people with diabetes

The Affordable Care Act provided health insurance for an estimated 1.9 million people with diabetes, according to a newly published study.

23 Sep 2019

UCSF launches new initiative to accelerate prostate cancer research

UC San Francisco announced Thursday it will establish the UCSF Benioff Initiative for Prostate Cancer Research, made possible by a $35 million gift from Marc and Lynne Benioff.

23 Sep 2019

Analysis: More progress needed before widespread adoption of healthcare value assessments

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR- the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, announced today the publication of an analysis showing that while value assessment frameworks are moving closer to meeting the challenge of accurately measuring value and reliably informing healthcare decisions, more progress is needed before widespread adoption and use.

23 Sep 2019

Approval received for establishment of UC San Diego's new School of Public Health

The University of California Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee has approved the establishment of a School of Public Health at UC San Diego. The unanimous vote took place at the Sept. 18, 2019 meeting. The full Board of Regents approved the school on Sept. 19.

23 Sep 2019

Want to reduce suicides? Follow the data — to medical offices, motels and even animal shelters

On Kimberly Repp's office wall is a sign in Latin: Hic locus est ubi mors gaudet succurrere vitae. This is a place where the dead delight in helping the living.

23 Sep 2019

Discrete choice experiments can predict real-world healthcare choices, research shows

Value in Health, the official journal of ISPOR- the professional society for health economics and outcomes research, announced today the publication of research demonstrating that discrete choice experiments are able to predict real-world healthcare choices.

23 Sep 2019

Wearable technology for the elderly automatically calls for help in time of need

The team of researchers at Kaunas University of Technology, in collaboration with the Department of Geriatrics at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, are developing a system that monitors the health conditions of the elderly.

23 Sep 2019

Data on health-related quality of life often not collected for investigational cancer drugs

A recent analysis from Canada found that information on health-related quality of life is often not collected for investigational cancer drugs or used to calculate the balance of costs and benefits of these drugs when they are submitted for reimbursement, according to findings published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

23 Sep 2019

IDSA calls for meaningful funding to control current Ebola outbreak

Spending bills released by Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday demonstrate encouraging recognition of some of the most urgent health challenges threatening individual and public health at home and abroad.

23 Sep 2019

How one family counters epilepsy and caregiver stress by giving back

For people with epilepsy, seizures affect almost every aspect of their lives. The seizures also affect their caregivers' lives, with impacts on physical health, emotional functioning, social relationships, employment and finances.

23 Sep 2019

Conference reviews effects of tobacco products, underscores the importance of oral health

On September 14, 2018 AADR held the "Oral Health Effects of Tobacco Products: Science and Regulatory Policy" meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

23 Sep 2019

2019 ASTMH Annual Meeting to focus on Ebola, monkey malaria, and other infectious diseases

This year's meeting will kick off with keynotes from two public health heroes who have pioneered a home-based approach to fighting infant mortality in India that's now being adopted in 10 countries.

23 Sep 2019

Advancements in pain management are giving new options to patients

Hardly a day goes by without the public being warned about the dangers of opioids. But still, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than 130 people die every day of opioid overdose and the problem is getting worse.

21 Sep 2019

Open Medicare data provides critical insights on hidden costs of health care

An interdisciplinary team of Indiana University scientists studying Medicare data have found an association between health care industry payments to medical providers for non-research expenses and what these providers charge for medical services -- shedding new light on potential hidden costs to the public.

20 Sep 2019

SCAI's new shock classification scheme used to analyze patients in cardiac intensive care unit

A new shock classification scheme released by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and endorsed by the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons was recently applied in a retrospective study analyzing patients in the cardiac intensive care unit at the Mayo Clinic.

20 Sep 2019

Undocumented immigrants have comparable transplant survival rates to U.S. citizens

Unauthorized immigrants who receive liver transplants in the United States have comparable three-year survival rates to U.S. citizens, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

20 Sep 2019

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New AGA guideline on evaluation of chronic diarrhea released

Risk factors for head and neck cancer among WTC responders identified

How moral distress leads to erosion of clinicians' moral strength in health care systems

Researchers investigate effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on seniors with diabetes

ACA reduces uninsured rate among people with diabetes

UCSF launches new initiative to accelerate prostate cancer research

Analysis: More progress needed before widespread adoption of healthcare value assessments

Approval received for establishment of UC San Diego's new School of Public Health

Want to reduce suicides? Follow the data — to medical offices, motels and even animal shelters

Discrete choice experiments can predict real-world healthcare choices, research shows

Wearable technology for the elderly automatically calls for help in time of need

Data on health-related quality of life often not collected for investigational cancer drugs

IDSA calls for meaningful funding to control current Ebola outbreak

How one family counters epilepsy and caregiver stress by giving back

Conference reviews effects of tobacco products, underscores the importance of oral health

2019 ASTMH Annual Meeting to focus on Ebola, monkey malaria, and other infectious diseases

Advancements in pain management are giving new options to patients

Open Medicare data provides critical insights on hidden costs of health care

SCAI's new shock classification scheme used to analyze patients in cardiac intensive care unit

Undocumented immigrants have comparable transplant survival rates to U.S. citizens

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