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Limited alcohol consumption is associated with additional average survival than abstinence

Having seven or fewer alcoholic drinks a week was associated with increased survival in older adults with newly diagnosed heart failure compared with patients who abstained from alcohol after accounting for other potential mitigating factors.

31 Dec 2018

Researchers conduct cohort trial to determine most preferred SOGI collection method

Health care and government organizations call for routine collection of sexual orientation and gender identity information in the clinical setting.

31 Dec 2018

Study: People over age 65 diagnosed with heart failure can have moderate levels of alcohol

A new study suggests that people over age 65 who are newly diagnosed with heart failure can continue to drink moderate amounts of alcohol without worsening their condition.

31 Dec 2018

Dry January helps participants control their drinking, have better skin and lose weight

New research from the University of Sussex shows that taking part in Dry January - abstaining from booze for a month - sees people regaining control of their drinking, having more energy, better skin and losing weight. They also report drinking less months later.

31 Dec 2018

Older adults care about strangers' welfare in financial decision-making, study finds

A recent study by researchers from the National University of Singapore found that when it comes to making financial decisions under risk, older adults will regard the financial outcomes of others' as their own and make choices that they would have selected for themselves.

30 Dec 2018

Insured but still in debt: 5 jobs pulling in $100k a year no match for medical bills

Robert and Tiffany Cano of San Tan Valley, Ariz., have a new marriage, a new house and a 10-month-old son, Brody, who is delighted by his ability to blow raspberries.

28 Dec 2018

Study assesses when opioid overdose patients can be safely discharged after naloxone treatment

Naloxone has saved thousands of lives. But can patients be safely discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) just an hour after they receive the medication that curtails drug overdoses?

28 Dec 2018

Speedier examinations may be useful in public health assessments of scabies

For years, the diagnosis of scabies has relied on time-consuming and intrusive full-body examinations. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have found that an exam of just a patient's hands, feet and lower legs may have the potential to catch more than 90 percent of all scabies cases, regardless of severity.

28 Dec 2018

Reducing alcohol use could help quit daily smoking habit

If quitting smoking is one of your New Year's resolutions, you might want to consider cutting back on your drinking, too.

28 Dec 2018

Air pollutants trigger allergic cough in urban Indian population

Living in India and inhaling lungful of polluted air every day is like being a chronic smoker according to a recent report by India’s State-Level Disease Burden Initiative. This partly explains why many people in urban India have a persistent dry and hacking cough even if they don’t have asthma or have never smoked.

27 Dec 2018

Formula of 80 and precautions can help prevent heart attack during festive season

According to a new study, Christmas Eve is one of the most dangerous times of the year for the heart. It has indicated that a person’s risk for heart attack reaches its peak around late night a day before Christmas.

27 Dec 2018

Study shows paramedics can safely assess psychiatric patients’ medical condition in the field

Emergency medical personnel in Alameda County, California, use a screening process for determining whether to "medically clear" patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies before transporting them.

24 Dec 2018

Simple tests in GP surgeries could increase diagnosis rate of liver disease

Research carried out by scientists at the University of Southampton has shown that simple tests in GP surgeries could potentially double the diagnosis rate of liver disease where patients are not displaying any symptoms.

24 Dec 2018

Harvard researchers develop new soft, non-toxic wearable sensor

Children born prematurely often develop neuromotor and cognitive developmental disabilities. The best way to reduce the impacts of those disabilities is to catch them early through a series of cognitive and motor tests.

24 Dec 2018

FDA authorizes marketing of new tool to aid in nutritional management of breast milk

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted marketing of the Miris Human Milk Analyzer, a new diagnostic test to aid healthcare professionals in measuring nutrients in breast milk, including the concentration of fat, carbohydrate, protein, total solids and energy.

24 Dec 2018

Implementation of HRRP program associated with increased mortality after discharge

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was created under the Affordable Care Act and hospitals face financial penalties for higher-than-expected 30-day readmission rates for patients with heart failure, heart attack and pneumonia.

24 Dec 2018

Researchers compare scheduled vs. emergency-only dialysis among undocumented immigrants

A unique opportunity made it feasible for uninsured patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who received emergency-only dialysis in Dallas, Texas, to enroll in private, commercial health insurance plans in 2015 and that made it possible for researchers to compare scheduled vs. emergency-only dialysis among undocumented immigrants with ESRD.

24 Dec 2018

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Limited alcohol consumption is associated with additional average survival than abstinence

Researchers conduct cohort trial to determine most preferred SOGI collection method

Study: People over age 65 diagnosed with heart failure can have moderate levels of alcohol

Dry January helps participants control their drinking, have better skin and lose weight

Older adults care about strangers' welfare in financial decision-making, study finds

Insured but still in debt: 5 jobs pulling in $100k a year no match for medical bills

Study assesses when opioid overdose patients can be safely discharged after naloxone treatment

Speedier examinations may be useful in public health assessments of scabies

Reducing alcohol use could help quit daily smoking habit

Air pollutants trigger allergic cough in urban Indian population

Formula of 80 and precautions can help prevent heart attack during festive season

Study shows paramedics can safely assess psychiatric patients’ medical condition in the field

Simple tests in GP surgeries could increase diagnosis rate of liver disease

Harvard researchers develop new soft, non-toxic wearable sensor

FDA authorizes marketing of new tool to aid in nutritional management of breast milk

Implementation of HRRP program associated with increased mortality after discharge

Researchers compare scheduled vs. emergency-only dialysis among undocumented immigrants

Finding ways to reduce head impacts in youth football

Refund on the way to latest ‘Bill of the Month’ patient

Study shows high rates of antibiotic overuse in patients undergoing common urological procedures

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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