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Health monitoring should account for diversity of people with a migration background

Issue 3/2019 of the Journal of Health Monitoring presents new data on the health of children and adolescents with a migration background and describes the progress that has been made in establishing migration-sensitive health monitoring at the Robert Koch Institute.

18 Sep 2019

As Texas cracks down on abortion, Austin votes to help women defray costs

Austin is about to become the nation's first city to fund groups that help women seeking abortions pay for related logistical costs, such as a babysitter, a hotel room or transportation.

18 Sep 2019

Voices: How should California address the needs of its aging population?

Demographers, gerontologists and government officials are counting down to 2030.

18 Sep 2019

New grant to improve use of bDMARDS through a consortium approach

A new grant to improve the use of biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) will see NPS MedicineWise and consortium partners support specialist prescribers and help consumers get the most benefit from these complex medicines.

18 Sep 2019

Implementing Collaborative Chronic Care Model for veterans with mental health conditions

A multi-year process has led to successful implementation of an innovative, evidence-based approach to improve care for veterans with mental health conditions in the US Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system, reports a study in a special October supplement to Medical Care.

18 Sep 2019

New study accounts for folic acid fortification in Mexican staple foods

A new study led by researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in collaboration with that National Institute of Public Health, Mexico, that accounts for folic acid (FA) fortification in staple foods made from wheat and corn.

18 Sep 2019

New book shows how marginalized urban communities address environmental health disparities

A new book details the insights learned from communities that came together to overcome long-standing and seemingly insurmountable environmental public health challenges.

18 Sep 2019

Text messaging, electric pill bottles not enough to drive down blood pressure levels

About one in three Americans have high blood pressure, called hypertension, but only about half of them have their condition under control.

18 Sep 2019

Next phase of innovative decision support program may lead to better health and care

The Digital Health and Care Institute is working in collaboration with the Scottish Government to launch the next research and development phase of the innovative decision support program.

18 Sep 2019

UVA leads statewide effort to fight opioid crisis

The University of Virginia School of Medicine is leading a statewide effort to battle the opioid crisis and reduce the number of people dying from it.

18 Sep 2019

Simple tile-based game may boost mental health

When it comes to boosting mental health among older Chinese, it might be as simple as a game of mahjong, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

17 Sep 2019

Computer scientist wins $2.3 million to develop AI that patients can use to manage health

Samantha Kleinberg, a computer scientist at Stevens Institute of Technology and pioneer in wearable technologies, has secured roughly $2.3 million in three new grants by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health to develop artificial intelligence that provides personalized information to patients so they can take an active part in managing their health.

17 Sep 2019

Research provides a window into new suicide risk profiles

Approximately 8.3 million adults in the United States reported thinking about suicide last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

17 Sep 2019

5 million gift will help create Edward P. Evans Center for MDS at Dana-Farber

A $5 million gift from the Edward P. Evans Foundation will create the Edward P. Evans Center for Myelodysplastic Syndromes at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

17 Sep 2019

Longtime crusader against Oxycontin begins to see the fruits of her struggle

In the 15 years since she lost her son to a single OxyContin pill, Barbara Van Rooyan has had but one up-close look at the people representing the company that made it.

17 Sep 2019

Obesity stigma and yo-yo dieting, not BMI, are behind chronic health conditions, dietitian claims

In a recent New York Times opinion column, dietitian Christy Harrison, an "intuitive eating coach" and author, responded to a fellow clinician who had questioned some of her thoughts on the link between being overweight and developing other medical conditions.

17 Sep 2019

ACA and chiropractors encourage people to take steps for better musculoskeletal health

The American Chiropractic Association and chiropractors nationwide are encouraging the public to take steps to better musculoskeletal health during National Chiropractic Health Month this October.

17 Sep 2019

Range of Valley fever expected to increase substantially, say UCI scientists

Valley fever is endemic to hot and dry regions such as the southwestern United States and California's San Joaquin Valley, but scientists at the University of California, Irvine predict that climate change will cause the fungal infection's range to more than double in size this century, reaching previously unaffected areas across the western U.S.

17 Sep 2019

ESC Digital Summit 2019: The first-ever cardiac conference in digital health

The first ever cardiac conference in digital health - ESC Digital Summit 2019 - is set for 5 and 6 October at the Creative Hub in Tallinn, Estonia.

17 Sep 2019

Study: Most U.S. adults are unaware that HPV causes anal, penile, and oral cancers

More than 70% of U.S. adults are unaware that human papillomavirus causes anal, penile, and oral cancers, according to an analysis led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health and published in the current issue of JAMA Pediatrics.

16 Sep 2019

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Health monitoring should account for diversity of people with a migration background

As Texas cracks down on abortion, Austin votes to help women defray costs

Voices: How should California address the needs of its aging population?

New grant to improve use of bDMARDS through a consortium approach

Implementing Collaborative Chronic Care Model for veterans with mental health conditions

New study accounts for folic acid fortification in Mexican staple foods

New book shows how marginalized urban communities address environmental health disparities

Text messaging, electric pill bottles not enough to drive down blood pressure levels

Next phase of innovative decision support program may lead to better health and care

UVA leads statewide effort to fight opioid crisis

Simple tile-based game may boost mental health

Computer scientist wins $2.3 million to develop AI that patients can use to manage health

Research provides a window into new suicide risk profiles

5 million gift will help create Edward P. Evans Center for MDS at Dana-Farber

Longtime crusader against Oxycontin begins to see the fruits of her struggle

Obesity stigma and yo-yo dieting, not BMI, are behind chronic health conditions, dietitian claims

ACA and chiropractors encourage people to take steps for better musculoskeletal health

Range of Valley fever expected to increase substantially, say UCI scientists

ESC Digital Summit 2019: The first-ever cardiac conference in digital health

Study: Most U.S. adults are unaware that HPV causes anal, penile, and oral cancers

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

Automation in cell-based workflows

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