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SDSU study finds ways to reduce secondhand smoke in homes with children

A San Diego State University study found some parents who smoke at home can be nudged outdoors with a combination of coaching, lights and sound.

5 Mar 2019

Colon cancer could be made more aggressive by common oral bacteria

Scientists have identified a common oral bacterium that accelerates colon cancer growth. The discovery could pave the way for new treatments.

5 Mar 2019

NHS takes big step forward by making sanitary products freely available for all patients

The BMA is delighted that the NHS in England will be making sanitary products freely and readily available for all patients from July after months of campaigning to bring the issue into the spotlight.

5 Mar 2019

Cambridge BioTech Week 2019 aims to shine spotlight on innovations in the Cambridge cluster

The city of Cambridge, a global hub for research and healthcare innovation, is to host Cambridge BioTech Week from 24-28 June 2019.

From Health Horizons Future Healthcare Forum 5 Mar 2019

Renishaw partnership demonstrates AM capabilities for spinal implants

Global engineering company Renishaw has collaborated with two advanced technology companies to demonstrate the advantages of additive manufacturing in the production of spinal implants.

From Renishaw plc - Spectroscopy 5 Mar 2019

Finding ways to solve old age care crisis in Germany

Germany is facing an old age care crisis. Old age care structures in this country have for too long been starved of cash and personnel, and there is still no evidence of improvement.

5 Mar 2019

Up-to-date guidance for clinicians to treat HIV-related cardiovascular disease

Since the advent of effective antiretroviral therapy, human immunodeficiency virus infection has become more like a chronic illness.

5 Mar 2019

Giving credible information about tobacco and nicotine products

Debate among public health professionals over approaches to tobacco and nicotine regulation has intensified with the rise of vaping in the form of electronic cigarettes (or e-cigarettes) and tobacco heat-not-burn products.

5 Mar 2019

Considering patients as consumers could potentially be harmful

There is broad support for building health care systems that are patient centered, seen as a means of improving health outcomes and as morally worthy in itself. But the concept of patient-centered care has increasingly merged with the concept of patients as consumers, which "is conceptually confused and potentially harmful," write Michael K. Gusmano, a Hastings Center research scholar and an associate professor at Rutgers University; Karen J. Maschke, a Hastings Center research scholar; and Hastings Center president Mildred Z. Solomon in an article in the March 2019 issue of Health Affairs.

5 Mar 2019

Michigan researchers adapt sexual violence prevention program for use at Ghana

Blaming the victim, usually a female, is common in sexual assault cases, but in some places it's more prevalent than others.

5 Mar 2019

Study explores episodic bundled payment model for breast cancer screening

Bundled payments have been touted as mechanisms to optimize quality and costs. A prior feasibility study evaluating bundled payments for screening mammography episodes predated widespread adoption of digital breast tomosynthesis.

5 Mar 2019

Landlord disclosure of bedbugs could be effective way to reduce infestations and lower costs

Policies requiring landlords to disclose a rental unit's history with bedbugs may raise costs to landlords over the short-term, but over the long-term they are an effective way to reduce infestations and lower costs, according to a just-published study.

5 Mar 2019

FutureNeuro collaborates with UCB to inform improvements in epilepsy treatment

FutureNeuro, the SFI Research Centre for Chronic and Rare Neurological Diseases, based at RCSI, has partnered with global biopharmaceutical company, UCB, to unlock the power of healthcare data to inform improvements in clinical care of people with epilepsy.

5 Mar 2019

Novel treatment targeting fibroblasts may prevent heart failure after heart attack

Heart attack survivors are at greater risk of developing heart failure, a chronic condition in which more than half of those diagnosed will die within five years.

5 Mar 2019

This time when my water breaks, take me to a hospital without surprise bills

When it comes to having a baby, that bundle of joy may bring an unexpected price tag that can affect parents' future health care choices.

4 Mar 2019

New poll: Many older adults feel lonely, especially those with health issues

One in four older adults say they feel isolated from other people at least some of the time, and one in three say they lack regular companionship, according to a new national poll.

4 Mar 2019

Recommending adults to get pneumococcal vaccine at age 50 may be effective guidance

If mitigating racial disparities in those who contract pneumococcal diseases, such as meningitis and pneumonia, is a top public health priority, then recommending that all adults get a pneumococcal vaccine at age 50 would likely be effective guidance, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine analysis published today in the journal Vaccine.

4 Mar 2019

Western Dental offers tips to prevent bad breath

Western Dental & Orthodontics has some advice for those who strive to maintain fresh breath.

4 Mar 2019

Updated scientific statement on blood pressure measurement in humans

The accurate measurement of blood pressure is essential for the diagnosis and management of hypertension, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, according to an updated American Heart Association scientific statement on blood pressure measurement in humans, published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.

4 Mar 2019

Childbirth in non-hospital settings is far more dangerous than hospital deliveries

Women who give birth in non-hospital settings are three times more likely to encounter complications and perinatal mortality compared with hospital births, according to a new study presented by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center.

4 Mar 2019