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Penn researcher-led study aims to improve long-term outcomes of lung transplants

Lung transplantation can be a life-extending option, but severe postoperative complications-including reduced lung function caused by organ rejection-often affect a recipients' quality of life and limit long-term survival.

17 Oct 2019

Sen. Grassley questions UVA Health on findings from KHN investigation

In response to a Kaiser Health News investigation into University of Virginia Health System's aggressive collection practices, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter Thursday demanding answers to questions about UVA's billing practices, financial assistance policies and even its prices.

17 Oct 2019

Study compares costs, outcomes of surgeries at teaching and non-teaching hospitals

Patients with a high risk of dying after surgery, including those with multiple chronic diseases, benefit from undergoing general or vascular procedures at a major teaching hospital as opposed to a non-teaching hospital, according to a study from researchers at Penn Medicine and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

17 Oct 2019

Modern humans do not tend to gain weight from emotional eating after a bad breakup

That pint of ice cream after a nasty breakup may not do as much damage as you think. Despite the emotional turmoil, people on average do not report gaining weight after a relationship dissolution, according to new research.

17 Oct 2019

Researchers to study efficacy of RESHAPE program to reduce stigma of primary care providers

Researchers from the George Washington University, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Epidemiology and Disease Control Division of the Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal, Duke University, and King's College London are developing a strategy to reduce mental health stigma among health care providers and subsequently improve detection of patients with mental illness.

17 Oct 2019

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Democrats do drugs (prices)

Despite the turmoil from the ongoing impeachment inquiry, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are proceeding with work on a major prescription drug price bill crafted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

17 Oct 2019

Electronic medical record system may improve efforts to prevent antibiotic drug resistance

Adapting features of the electronic medical record system used by doctors in caring for their patients may improve efforts to prevent antibiotic drug resistance, according to Penn State research.

17 Oct 2019

Green areas in cities can improve the wellbeing of urban citizens

Tost, H., et al. (2019) Neural correlates of individual differences in affective benefit of real-life urban green space exposure. Nature Neuroscience. doi.org/10.1038/s41593-019-0451-y.

17 Oct 2019

Improving health insurance literacy may help minimize financial hardship among cancer survivors

A new American Cancer Society study links health insurance literacy with medical financial hardship as well as non-medical financial sacrifices among adult cancer survivors in the United States.

17 Oct 2019

Lack of physician training about eating disorders leading to avoidable deaths

A recent article in the British Medical Journal highlighted a United Kingdom parliamentary report indicating that avoidable deaths are occurring due to lack of physician training about eating disorders in the National Health System.

17 Oct 2019

Federal proposals to block Medicaid funding would affect community health centers

Most states that transition to block grant funding for Medicaid - in which the federal government provides a fixed annual sum - would see lower revenue for their community health centers that care for Medicaid beneficiaries and other residents.

17 Oct 2019

Tadataka and Leslie Yamada's $10 million gift will fuel new U-M Center for Global Health Equity

For decades, University of Michigan teams have tackled some of the world's toughest health challenges through research, education and global partnership.

17 Oct 2019

Tips to help strengthen your defenses this flu season

Flu season can take its toll on your health, but one way to fight the virus is to stop the spread of germs at home.

17 Oct 2019

‘Fear of falling’: How hospitals do even more harm by keeping patients in bed

Dorothy Twigg was living on her own, cooking and walking without help until a dizzy spell landed her in the emergency room. She spent three days confined to a hospital bed, allowed to get up only to use a bedside commode.

17 Oct 2019

Survey: 41% of adults will fall back to sleep when daylight saving time ends

What will you do with an extra hour when daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3? Forty-one percent of adults indicated that they will fall back to sleep, according to a survey conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

17 Oct 2019

Providers take many approaches to help support women and families after infant loss

For women who suffer the devastation of an infant loss during pregnancy, emotions can run the gamut. They may feel guilty, angry or even relieved. No matter the feeling, expressing those emotions plays a big role in adapting to life after such a tragic event.

17 Oct 2019

California to provide financial boost to help buy health coverage

If you are among the Californians who buy your own health insurance, a surprise may await you as the enrollment period for 2020 coverage opens this week.

17 Oct 2019

NATA releases official statement of recommendations to reduce risk of injury related to youth sports specialization

In anticipation of National Youth Sports Specialization Awareness Week (third full week in October), the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) released an official statement with health-focused recommendations to reduce the risk of injury due to youth sports specialization, which is often defined as year-round participation in a single sport, usually at the exclusion of other sports.

17 Oct 2019

Findings may help improve policies related to organ acceptance, boost transplantation rates

Researchers who developed a tool to assess organ acceptance practices by transplant centers found wide variability in centers' willingness to use less-than-ideal donor kidneys.

17 Oct 2019

Researchers highlight opportunities for academic institutions to achieve and maintain research integrity

One study says coffee is good for you, while another study says that it's not. They're both right, within context.

17 Oct 2019

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Penn researcher-led study aims to improve long-term outcomes of lung transplants

Sen. Grassley questions UVA Health on findings from KHN investigation

Study compares costs, outcomes of surgeries at teaching and non-teaching hospitals

Modern humans do not tend to gain weight from emotional eating after a bad breakup

Researchers to study efficacy of RESHAPE program to reduce stigma of primary care providers

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Democrats do drugs (prices)

Electronic medical record system may improve efforts to prevent antibiotic drug resistance

Green areas in cities can improve the wellbeing of urban citizens

Improving health insurance literacy may help minimize financial hardship among cancer survivors

Lack of physician training about eating disorders leading to avoidable deaths

Federal proposals to block Medicaid funding would affect community health centers

Tadataka and Leslie Yamada's $10 million gift will fuel new U-M Center for Global Health Equity

Tips to help strengthen your defenses this flu season

‘Fear of falling’: How hospitals do even more harm by keeping patients in bed

Survey: 41% of adults will fall back to sleep when daylight saving time ends

Providers take many approaches to help support women and families after infant loss

California to provide financial boost to help buy health coverage

NATA releases official statement of recommendations to reduce risk of injury related to youth sports specialization

Findings may help improve policies related to organ acceptance, boost transplantation rates

Researchers highlight opportunities for academic institutions to achieve and maintain research integrity

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