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Study combines two forecasting methods with machine learning to estimate flu activity

Influenza is highly contagious and easily spreads as people move about and travel, making tracking and forecasting flu activity a challenge. While the CDC continuously monitors patient visits for flu-like illness in the U.S., this information can lag up to two weeks behind real time.

11 Jan 2019

New path for treating Latino immigrants with mental health and substance misuse symptoms

A team of researchers at the Disparities Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) - in collaboration with two teams in Spain and collaborators in the U.S. and Puerto Rico - has tested a novel preventive intervention designed to provide tailored treatment for Latino immigrants with both mental health and substance misuse symptoms.

11 Jan 2019

More states join Go NAPSACC online program to improve health of young children

In 2019, Go NAPSACC will be in 20 states working to improve the health of young children. Developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Go NAPSACC is an online tool that helps child care programs create environments for healthy eating and physical activity in children.

11 Jan 2019

TPU physicists propose to use neutron activation analysis of mosses for environmental monitoring

Physicists from Tomsk Polytechnic University developed an optimal method for environmental monitoring using neutron activation analysis of mosses. The new approach can be used for the assessment of air quality in the cities.

11 Jan 2019

Review examines what influences HIV-positive patients to stay on antiretroviral drugs in Africa

An international team of researchers have carried out a review of the evidence examining what influences people who are HIV positive to go to health services and then stay on antiretroviral drugs in Africa.

11 Jan 2019

PSMF supports two federal laws aimed to improve maternal safety in hospitals

The Patient Safety Movement Foundation supports two federal laws aimed to improve the safety of mothers in hospitals across the United States.

11 Jan 2019

Misused veterinary prescriptions could contribute to the ongoing opioid epidemic

The increase in opioid prescriptions for people over the past decade may have been paralleled by an increase in opioid prescriptions for pets, according to a study from researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine.

11 Jan 2019

Air pollution on the London Underground is 30 times higher than a busy road

A new report has revealed that the air within the London Underground is 30 times more polluted than the air surrounding London’s busiest roads.

11 Jan 2019

Newsom diverges sharply from Washington with health care budget

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday unveiled his first state budget, one that leads California down a very different health care path than the one Washington has forged.

11 Jan 2019

Clinigen, Accord Healthcare extend exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement

Clinigen Group plc, the global pharmaceutical and services company, announces that its Clinical Trial Service business has extended its exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement with Accord Healthcare. Clinigen is also offering pharma companies an ‘on demand’ service to Accord’s products, a first for the industry.

From Clinigen Group 11 Jan 2019

Federal shutdown mostly spares health coverage, but other issues loom

As the partial government shutdown drags on, about 800,000 federal employees who work for the shuttered agencies — and their families — are facing the reality of life without a paycheck.

11 Jan 2019

Emergency medical responders confront racial bias

A recent study out of Oregon suggests emergency medical responders — EMTs and paramedics — may be treating minority patients differently from the way they treat white patients.

11 Jan 2019

Sexual abuse and bullying related to smoking dependence and binge eating

People who ever suffered bullying or sexual abuse have a lower quality of life similar to those living with chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, depression or severe anxiety, a new study from the University of Adelaide has found.

11 Jan 2019

Regenstrief scientist visits CMS to create access to better care for Americans with dementia

A Regenstrief scientist is calling on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to create access to better care for the 20 million Americans affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias - both patients and their caregivers.

11 Jan 2019

Missing GP appointments is associated with early death

Missing GP appointments is associated with early death, and those with long-term mental health conditions are at particular risk.

11 Jan 2019

Clinical evidence firmly confirms the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept

In recent years, an overwhelming body of clinical evidence has firmly established the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept as scientifically sound, say officials from the National Institutes of Health.

11 Jan 2019

TUM researcher shares her latest findings about microplastic

After early reports of microplastic pollution in our oceans and beaches sounded the alarm, the global scientific community intensified its focus into this area.

11 Jan 2019

Danish study: Food insecurity linked to lower quality of life and poor psychological well-being

A major study at the University of Copenhagen study reports that food quality is affected when people's food budgets are constrained, as per the definition of insecure or very insecure access to food used in international research.

10 Jan 2019

Researchers learn more about the impact of multiple symptoms in older adults

"Symptoms" is the medical term for any sign of a health problem, even if that sign doesn't help your healthcare provider diagnose a specific illness. Symptoms, such as feeling tired or rundown (also called fatigue), are among the leading causes of disability for older adults.

10 Jan 2019

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ New Year, new health proposals

The new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives took its first steps on health care — voting to intervene in the appeal of a Texas-led lawsuit that found the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional in December.

10 Jan 2019

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Study combines two forecasting methods with machine learning to estimate flu activity

New path for treating Latino immigrants with mental health and substance misuse symptoms

More states join Go NAPSACC online program to improve health of young children

TPU physicists propose to use neutron activation analysis of mosses for environmental monitoring

Review examines what influences HIV-positive patients to stay on antiretroviral drugs in Africa

PSMF supports two federal laws aimed to improve maternal safety in hospitals

Misused veterinary prescriptions could contribute to the ongoing opioid epidemic

Air pollution on the London Underground is 30 times higher than a busy road

Newsom diverges sharply from Washington with health care budget

Clinigen, Accord Healthcare extend exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement

Federal shutdown mostly spares health coverage, but other issues loom

Emergency medical responders confront racial bias

Sexual abuse and bullying related to smoking dependence and binge eating

Regenstrief scientist visits CMS to create access to better care for Americans with dementia

Missing GP appointments is associated with early death

Clinical evidence firmly confirms the HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable concept

TUM researcher shares her latest findings about microplastic

Danish study: Food insecurity linked to lower quality of life and poor psychological well-being

Researchers learn more about the impact of multiple symptoms in older adults

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ New Year, new health proposals

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