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New robot-guided video game may be effective and low-cost solution for caregivers

Two residents of Elmcroft Senior Living sat side-by-side facing a large screen, raising their hands in tandem as the watch-style devices on their wrists controlled the avatars in front of them.

18 Mar 2019

CDC study shows modest improvement in optimal hospital breastfeeding policy

A new study from the CDC showed modest improvement in optimal hospital breastfeeding policy from 2009 to 2015, with more than 2 times as many hospitals having a model breastfeeding policy and increases in early initiation of breastfeeding and limitation of non-breast milk feeds of breastfed infants.

18 Mar 2019

Frequent intake of sugary drinks tied to greater risk of premature death

The more sugar-sweetened beverages people consumed, the greater their risk of premature death--particularly death from cardiovascular disease, and to a lesser extent from cancer, according to a large long-term study of U.S. men and women. The risk of early death linked with drinking SSBs was more pronounced among women.

18 Mar 2019

VR technology could help improve balance in humans

Vision changes can entail major problems in everyday life. To a high degree, vision affects our ability to keep our balance, and balance affects our ability to move around.

18 Mar 2019

Dementia caregivers design robots for alleviating stress and increasing joyful moments

Building robots that can help people with dementia has been a longtime goal for roboticists. Yet until now, no one has sought to survey informal caregivers, such as family members, about what characteristics and roles these robots should have.

18 Mar 2019

Sugar-sweetened beverages may be linked with increased risk of cardiovascular mortality

Frequently drinking sugar-sweetened drinks, such as sodas and sports drinks, was associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular diseases and, to a lesser extent, cancers, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

18 Mar 2019

New ISO standard helps evaluate and manage impact of environmental damage

Environmental damage costs society enormous amounts of money - and often leaves future generations to foot the bill. Now, a new ISO standard will help companies valuate and manage the impact of their environmental damage, by providing a clear figure for the cost of their goods and services to the environment.

18 Mar 2019

Early sports specialization linked to increased injury rates during athletic career

Sixty million kids participate in organized athletics each year with ever increasing amounts of children specializing in one sport before the age of 14 with hopes of a college scholarship or professional career on the line.

18 Mar 2019

NHS cancer patients’ wait to start treatment worrying

Around a fourth of cancer patients under the NHS have a worryingly long wait for their treatment to begin. This is a cause for significant concern say experts.

18 Mar 2019

Hospital work environment associated with all EHR usability outcomes

In the decade since the federal government's electronic health record (EHR) initiatives first became law, nearly all U.S. hospitals have adopted some form of EHR technology.

15 Mar 2019

Veterans more likely to have heart disease at a younger age, finds study

After the war is over, veterans face a new threat. They are more likely to have heart disease at a younger age than nonveterans, and this could herald a new health crisis on the horizon.

15 Mar 2019

BU medical students receive award for study on eliminating transportation barriers for patients

Two medical students from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have received the Lancet Global Health Award for Best Student Poster for their presentation, "Uber Health: A Novel Method of Eliminating Transportation Barriers To Care Among Urban OBGYN Refugee Women."

15 Mar 2019

Sobering news for egg lovers: Higher dietary cholesterol linked to heart disease risk

Cancel the cheese omelet. There is sobering news for egg lovers who have been happily gobbling up their favorite breakfast since the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans no longer limited how much dietary cholesterol or how many eggs they could eat.

15 Mar 2019

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ The karma of cutting Medicare

Like those of his recent predecessors, President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts in October will not be adopted by Congress. Still, a presidential budget plan is an important indicator of the administration's priorities.

15 Mar 2019

Bioactive compounds in mushrooms may fight neurodegeneration in later life

New research suggests that mild cognitive impairment could be prevented in people over the age of 60 by simply eating mushrooms more than twice a week.

15 Mar 2019

US opioid prescriptions drop by a half but it’s not all good news

The number of opioid prescriptions issued each month in the US dropped to less than a half. However, experts remain concerned about the number of high-risk prescriptions.

15 Mar 2019

Researchers determine factors that cause stress development in the human body

In today's life, we often encounter situations when the organism's functions are overstrained, and the action of extreme factors causes the development of a stress response.

15 Mar 2019

New clinical development user's guide for kidney safety biomarkers

The Critical Path Institute's (C-Path) Predictive Safety Testing Consortium (PSTC) today announced availability of the User's Guide: Kidney Safety Composite Measure Biomarker for Use in Clinical Development.

15 Mar 2019

Patient monitoring technology helps mental health trust to reduce falls and save time

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust saw falls at night drop by a third on two wards that introduced the Oxehealth Digital Care Assistant technology, a clinical study has shown.

15 Mar 2019

Worst-ever emergency care performance figures underscore the need to focus on staffing

Responding to today’s figures showing another decline in emergency care performance, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Dr Taj Hassan said: Both these figures and the fact that this crisis is going unnoticed while the country is consumed by Brexit is deeply disappointing.

15 Mar 2019

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New robot-guided video game may be effective and low-cost solution for caregivers

CDC study shows modest improvement in optimal hospital breastfeeding policy

Frequent intake of sugary drinks tied to greater risk of premature death

VR technology could help improve balance in humans

Dementia caregivers design robots for alleviating stress and increasing joyful moments

Sugar-sweetened beverages may be linked with increased risk of cardiovascular mortality

New ISO standard helps evaluate and manage impact of environmental damage

Early sports specialization linked to increased injury rates during athletic career

NHS cancer patients’ wait to start treatment worrying

Hospital work environment associated with all EHR usability outcomes

Veterans more likely to have heart disease at a younger age, finds study

BU medical students receive award for study on eliminating transportation barriers for patients

Sobering news for egg lovers: Higher dietary cholesterol linked to heart disease risk

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ The karma of cutting Medicare

Bioactive compounds in mushrooms may fight neurodegeneration in later life

US opioid prescriptions drop by a half but it’s not all good news

Researchers determine factors that cause stress development in the human body

New clinical development user's guide for kidney safety biomarkers

Patient monitoring technology helps mental health trust to reduce falls and save time

Worst-ever emergency care performance figures underscore the need to focus on staffing

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