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Hospital giant Sutter Health faces legal reckoning over medical pricing

Economists and researchers long have blamed the high cost of health care in Northern California on the giant medical systems that have gobbled up hospitals and physician practices — most notably Sutter Health, a nonprofit chain with 24 hospitals, 34 surgery centers and 5,000 physicians across the region.

10 Sep 2019

Socioeconomic deprivation linked to suicide rates in rural areas

This is National Suicide Prevention Week, and John Campo--the chief behavior wellness officer at West Virginia University--is examining trends in suicide rates to make suicide prevention more effective.

10 Sep 2019

VirtaMed and Smith+Nephew partner for educational excellence

Smith+Nephew, announce collaboration with VirtaMed to provide surgical simulation training as part of their portfolio for advanced surgical devices.

From VirtaMed 10 Sep 2019

Mutations linked with sensitivity or resistance to immunotherapy in mNSCLC

The relationship between gene alterations and response to anti-PD-L1 with and without anti-CTLA-4 are not well characterized.

10 Sep 2019

Intergenerational relationships impact health and well‐being of older immigrants

Filial piety - the traditional value of caring for one's elders - is central to the Chinese concept of family and has long shaped intergenerational relationships, daily life, and well-being, for older Chinese adults.

10 Sep 2019

Primary care physicians’ perceptions of barriers to chronic kidney disease management

On July 10, the Department of Health and Human Services announced they were aiming to reduce the number of Americans developing end-stage renal disease by 25% by 2030.

10 Sep 2019

New research uncovers why people gain weight as they get older

Many people struggle to keep their weight in check as they get older. Now new research at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has uncovered why that is: Lipid turnover in the fat tissue decreases during ageing and makes it easier to gain weight, even if we don't eat more or exercise less than before.

9 Sep 2019

Criminal justice contact can negatively affect physical and mental health

New research from North Carolina State University finds that being convicted of a crime is associated with a decline in one's physical health, even if the conviction doesn't lead to jail time.

9 Sep 2019

World’s first study to explore novel weight loss regimes in night shift workers

If you're one of Australia's 1.4 million shift workers, you'll know that managing irregular hours can be hard, disrupting normal eating and sleeping patterns, and reducing the opportunity for regular exercise.

9 Sep 2019

WHO: One person dies every 40 seconds from suicide

The number of countries with national suicide prevention strategies has increased in the five years since the publication of WHO's first global report on suicide, said the World Health Organization in the lead-up to World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September.

9 Sep 2019

Eradicating malaria by 2050 would be 'an achievement of historic proportions', say experts

According to a major report by 41 leading scientists, health-policy experts and economists, the world could be free of malaria by 2050.

9 Sep 2019

Treating high blood pressure may slow cognitive decline

High blood pressure appears to accelerate cognitive decline among middle-aged and older adults, but treating high blood pressure may slow this down, according to a preliminary study presented by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public at the American Heart Association's Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions.

9 Sep 2019

Older hospitalized patients with cancer may have a high risk of malnutrition

Results from a new study indicate that older hospitalized patients with cancer may have a high risk of being malnourished and experiencing symptoms such as no appetite and nausea, according to findings published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

9 Sep 2019

Paid family leave increases immunization rates in infants

Parents who take paid family leave after the birth of a newborn are more likely to have their child vaccinated on time compared to those who do not, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York. The effect is stronger on families living below the poverty line.

9 Sep 2019

Millions of diabetes patients are missing out on Medicare’s nutrition help

Louis Rocco has lived with diabetes for decades but, until he met with a registered dietitian in August, he didn't know eating too much bread was dangerous for him.

9 Sep 2019

Economic resurgence not associated with improvement in cardiovascular health

A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine by the University of Alabama at Birmingham indicates that economic resurgence was not associated with improvement in cardiovascular health among American adults after the great economic recession of 2008-2009.

8 Sep 2019

Stop the Bleed program surpasses one million mark in training people to control major bleeding

The American College of Surgeons Stop the Bleed program announced today that it has now surpassed the 1 million mark in terms of the number of people who have been trained to control major bleeding through its Stop the Bleed course.

8 Sep 2019

Tips to re-evaluate sleeping habits and establish healthy routines

With school back in session, children are resetting their routines. One that should not be overlooked? A consistent bedtime that leads to enough healthy sleep for children to thrive.

8 Sep 2019

Racial/ethnic minority students remain underrepresented in medical schools

Black, Hispanic, and American Indian students remain underrepresented in medical schools, despite increasing efforts to create a diverse physician workforce, according to a new study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

8 Sep 2019

IASLC highlights importance of tobacco cessation after cancer diagnosis

The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer today used the platform of its largest international meeting to call attention to the importance of tobacco cessation after cancer diagnosis, and urged all physicians to screen cancer patients for tobacco use and recommend tobacco cessation.

8 Sep 2019