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Can loneliness be reduced among older people?

This week is Marmalade Trust's annual Loneliness Awareness Week, drawing attention the fact the one-third of older adults over the age of 60, will experience loneliness.

1 Jul 2019

Digital campaign aims to raise awareness about potential severity of rare condition PKU

For the first time, patient groups, supported by funding from BioMarin, from six countries in Europe have come together with the shared goal of improving health services for people living with the rare condition PKU as part of the Live Unlimited PKU campaign.

1 Jul 2019

Study explores long-term impact of food restrictions on normal eating patterns in patients

Celiac disease, irritable bowel syndrome, crohn's disease and anaphylactic are all instigated by food allergies.

29 Jun 2019

CAP opens public comment period for updated WSI guideline

Keeping pace with the growth in clinical applications for whole slide imaging and digital pathology, the College of American Pathologists, in collaboration with the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the Association for Pathology Informatics, is updating its 2013 guideline "Validating Whole Slide Imaging for Diagnostic Purposes in Pathology."

29 Jun 2019

Cardiac arrest survivor meets four Good Samaritans who saved his life one year after recovery

There was no time to spare when air passenger Hutz Hertzberg, DMin, PhD, suddenly collapsed at Midway Airport in full cardiac arrest.

29 Jun 2019

Study examines whether legal mandates for naloxone coprescription increased naloxone dispensing

In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, University of Kentucky researchers, in collaboration with researchers from Ferris State University, examined whether legal mandates on naloxone coprescription in certain states increased naloxone dispensing.

29 Jun 2019

Children's Colorado granted IAC's Cardiovascular Catheterization accreditation

The Heart Institute at Children's Hospital Colorado has been granted the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission's Cardiovascular Catheterization accreditation for Pediatric Cardiovascular Catheterization, Complex Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Valve Interventions, and Structural Heart Interventions.

29 Jun 2019

Physicians show strong support for house effort to protect patients from surprise medical bills

Out of the Middle, a coalition of leading health care providers, applauds today's introduction of the bipartisan Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act.

29 Jun 2019

New solution makes fall recovery safer and easier

Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1,000,000 people in the United States fall in the hospital.1 With this prevalence of patient, staff and visitor falls, healthcare facilities require fall recovery solutions that are safe for both the fallen individual and staff.

29 Jun 2019

New study finds increase in erectile function after consumption of nuts

A recent study, partially supported by the INC and published in the journal Nutrients, observed a significant increase in erectile function after the consumption of 60 g/day of nuts.

29 Jun 2019

Population-scale DNA test could make personalized medicine effective and affordable for all

Estonian citizens could become significantly healthier following the launch of a pioneering nationwide DNA testing program.

29 Jun 2019

Researchers highlight need to intensify diabetes screening among older patients with HIV

HIV patients can suffer from a range of ailments. However, the prevalence of specific diseases may be depended on geographical or demographic factors.

29 Jun 2019

Study suggests more work is needed on health equity in the United States

A survey study based on 25 years of data from more than 5.4 million people in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System suggests more work is needed on health equity in the United States.

29 Jun 2019

New project compares soccer-specific tactical performance of male and female players

In modern football, tactics are relevant across all age groups and performance levels. Yet for a long time they have received little attention in the training process.

29 Jun 2019

Ambulance dispatches for minor injuries soar after ACA expansion

By 2016, two years into the expansion of the Affordable Care Act, 17.6 million previously uninsured people around the U.S. had gained health insurance coverage.

29 Jun 2019

Study: Dozens of counties in the U.S. are at highest risk for opioid deaths

Dozens of counties in the Midwest and South are at the highest risk for opioid deaths in the United States, say University of Michigan researchers.

29 Jun 2019

Study: Sharing medical 'selfies' with a doctor empowers, reassures healthcare consumers

Taking medical 'selfies' and sharing them with a doctor empowers and reassures healthcare consumers, and can improve doctor-patient relationships, a two-part study led by Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia has found.

29 Jun 2019

New review looks at different efforts aimed at reducing low-value care

Health care institutions and providers face mounting pressure to wring more value out of every dollar spent on caring for their patients.

29 Jun 2019

Students eating tuna in university dining halls lack knowledge about mercury exposure risks

A surprising number of students eating in university dining halls have been helping themselves to servings of tuna well beyond the amounts recommended to avoid consuming too much mercury, a toxic heavy metal.

29 Jun 2019

Introduction of default physician order reduces unnecessary imaging for cancer patients

Simply introducing a default physician order - a "nudge" - into electronic health records cut the use of unnecessary daily imaging in half during palliative radiation therapy sessions for patients with advanced cancer, according to a Penn Medicine study published today in JAMA Oncology.

28 Jun 2019

Healthcare News

Can loneliness be reduced among older people?

Digital campaign aims to raise awareness about potential severity of rare condition PKU

Study explores long-term impact of food restrictions on normal eating patterns in patients

CAP opens public comment period for updated WSI guideline

Cardiac arrest survivor meets four Good Samaritans who saved his life one year after recovery

Study examines whether legal mandates for naloxone coprescription increased naloxone dispensing

Children's Colorado granted IAC's Cardiovascular Catheterization accreditation

Physicians show strong support for house effort to protect patients from surprise medical bills

New solution makes fall recovery safer and easier

New study finds increase in erectile function after consumption of nuts

Population-scale DNA test could make personalized medicine effective and affordable for all

Researchers highlight need to intensify diabetes screening among older patients with HIV

Study suggests more work is needed on health equity in the United States

New project compares soccer-specific tactical performance of male and female players

Ambulance dispatches for minor injuries soar after ACA expansion

Study: Dozens of counties in the U.S. are at highest risk for opioid deaths

Study: Sharing medical 'selfies' with a doctor empowers, reassures healthcare consumers

New review looks at different efforts aimed at reducing low-value care

Students eating tuna in university dining halls lack knowledge about mercury exposure risks

Introduction of default physician order reduces unnecessary imaging for cancer patients

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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