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Study finds increase in Medicaid-covered preemptive kidney transplants after Medicaid expansion

Medicaid expansion has helped more young, low-income adults with advanced kidney disease to avoid the costs and poor quality-of-life associated with dialysis, reports a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine from researchers at Drexel University College of Medicine and the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel.

20 Aug 2019

Study explores motives, experiences of young people using New Psychoactive Substances

A research study into New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) - formerly referred to as 'legal highs' - provides new evidence about why young people were attracted to the drugs, and the health and social risks associated with taking them.

20 Aug 2019

Discharge incentives in emergency departments could increase patient return visits, readmissions

In an effort to address emergency department overcrowding, pay-for-performance (P4P) incentive programs have been implemented in various regions around the world, including hospitals in Metro Vancouver.

20 Aug 2019

A brush with a notorious cat, my rabies education and the big bill that followed

I was just petting an orange tabby cat in my Falls Church, Va., neighborhood, a cat I’d never met before. He was very cute. And he was purring and butting his head against my hand. Until he wasn't.

20 Aug 2019

Living near green space linked to mental wellbeing, finds study

Living within 300 m of urban green space such as parks, nature reserves or play areas is associated with greater happiness, sense of worth, and life satisfaction - according to a new study by researchers at the University of Warwick, Newcastle University and the University of Sheffield.

20 Aug 2019

The collapse of a hospital empire — and towns left in the wreckage

The money was so good in the beginning, and it seemed it might gush forever, right through tiny country hospitals in Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and into the coffers of companies controlled by Jorge A. Perez, his family and business partners.

20 Aug 2019

Study reaffirms importance of empathy and understanding in treating patients with chronic pain

Osteopathic medicine's emphasis on physician empathy and understanding leads to higher patient satisfaction, a study by researchers at UNTHSC's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine indicates.

20 Aug 2019

Twitter study: Urban parks elevate mood as much as Christmas

Feeling unhappy and cranky? The treatment: take a walk under some trees in the park.

20 Aug 2019

Researchers study rural LGBTQ young adults' motivations for engaging in activism

While marriage equality continues to be a big win for the LGBTQ movement since its passage in the U.S. in 2015, many activists are concerned about what's next.

20 Aug 2019

Depression, marijuana use, and alcohol abuse raise relapse risk among former smokers

The prevalence of depression, cannabis use, and alcohol abuse increased among former smokers from 2005 to 2016 in the U.S., according to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

20 Aug 2019

Online brain games can enable older people to multitask cognitively like younger individuals

A University of California, Irvine-led study has found that online brain game exercises can enable people in their 70s and even 80s to multitask cognitively as well as individuals 50 years their junior.

19 Aug 2019

Rutgers studies find prevalence of elder abuse in the Chinese American community

Not enough is being done to prevent elder abuse in the Chinese American community, according to four new Rutgers studies published in the current edition of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

19 Aug 2019

HCI unveils new mobile outreach vehicle to offer education, cancer screening services

Today Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah unveiled the Cancer Screening and Education bus.

19 Aug 2019

Sepsis digital alert system could save lives says NHS

According to the NHS, many lives across the country could be saved with the new and improved digital alert system for possible cases of sepsis at hospitals.

19 Aug 2019

Religion may play role in HPV vaccination rate for female college students

It's been more than a decade since a vaccine was introduced to prevent contraction of human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S.

19 Aug 2019

Research shows link between long working hours and low life expectancy

Countries which have an average working week that exceeds 48 hours die an average of two years earlier than those that work for 45 hours or less, new research shows.

19 Aug 2019

Implantable brain chip could solve obesity epidemic

Scientists have developed tiny brain chips that alter the area of the brain involved in binge eating. The device is now being tested in humans with obesity.

19 Aug 2019

Unsatisfied Chinese Americans' expectations lead to increased mortality risks

Filial piety - the traditional value of caring for one's elders - is foundational to the Chinese concept of family and greatly influences intergenerational relationships.

19 Aug 2019

Transgender college students more likely to experience mental health problems than their peers

The largest and most comprehensive mental health survey of college students in the US reveals that students who identify as transgender, gender nonconforming, genderqueer, and nonbinary face enormous mental health disparities relative to their peers.

18 Aug 2019

UTHealth School of Dentistry offers new 'telementoring' program

Kuwaiti dentist Alaa Al-Saffar, DDS, may be 7,000 miles from the Texas Medical Center but that did not keep her from catching a lecture on mouth ulcers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

18 Aug 2019

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Study finds increase in Medicaid-covered preemptive kidney transplants after Medicaid expansion

Study explores motives, experiences of young people using New Psychoactive Substances

Discharge incentives in emergency departments could increase patient return visits, readmissions

A brush with a notorious cat, my rabies education and the big bill that followed

Living near green space linked to mental wellbeing, finds study

The collapse of a hospital empire — and towns left in the wreckage

Study reaffirms importance of empathy and understanding in treating patients with chronic pain

Twitter study: Urban parks elevate mood as much as Christmas

Researchers study rural LGBTQ young adults' motivations for engaging in activism

Depression, marijuana use, and alcohol abuse raise relapse risk among former smokers

Online brain games can enable older people to multitask cognitively like younger individuals

Rutgers studies find prevalence of elder abuse in the Chinese American community

HCI unveils new mobile outreach vehicle to offer education, cancer screening services

Sepsis digital alert system could save lives says NHS

Religion may play role in HPV vaccination rate for female college students

Research shows link between long working hours and low life expectancy

Implantable brain chip could solve obesity epidemic

Unsatisfied Chinese Americans' expectations lead to increased mortality risks

Transgender college students more likely to experience mental health problems than their peers

UTHealth School of Dentistry offers new 'telementoring' program

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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