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Over 20% of women are paying out-of-pocket costs for their screening mammogram, shows study

More than 20% of women aged 50-64 years and those aged 65-74 years with Medicare coverage reported paying out-of-pocket costs for their most recent screening mammogram, according to a study led by researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

10 Oct 2018

Research explores whether increasing Medicare payments can improve nursing facility care

Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Center for Aging Research investigators are testing whether providing nursing homes and the doctors and nurse practitioners who care for their residents with increased Medicare payments can further reduce avoidable hospitalizations.

10 Oct 2018

CDC’s Systemic Review analyzes HIV-related stigma among US healthcare providers

A Systemic Review from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed studies of HIV-related stigma among healthcare provider and identified three main themes: attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors; quality of patient care; and education and training.

10 Oct 2018

Groundbreaking at-home robotic rehabilitation system for stroke patients

Researchers in Houston and elsewhere have shown that robotic systems controlled by the user's own brain activity can help patients recovering from stroke and other disabling injuries.

9 Oct 2018

Research explores how community efforts can help fight childhood obesity

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in five US school-age children and young people ages 6 to 19 years suffers from obesity, a tripling of such numbers since the 1970s.

9 Oct 2018

UC3M researchers introduce Laboratory of Discrimination and Inequality

Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have introduced the Laboratory of Discrimination and Inequality (D-Lab), which aims to advance the scientific study of discrimination and social inequality by promoting research and methodological innovation.

9 Oct 2018

New project aims to improve long-term patient monitoring through remote assessment

Under conventional medical practice, monitoring long-term patients is done in the clinic or hospital, assessing such things as treatment effects, adverse events and disease course.

9 Oct 2018

PolyU develops multi-function nighttime monitoring system for elderly with dementia

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has developed eNightLog, a multi-function nighttime monitoring system for elderly with dementia, to track their respiration and activities in bed for preventing fall or wandering away.

9 Oct 2018

Funding requests are being accepted by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Community Trust

The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Community Trust is accepting funding requests for January-June 2019. The deadline to submit requests for funding cycle 1 of 2019 is Nov. 1, 2018.

9 Oct 2018

Study links poor manganese uptake to scoliosis

Some cases of severe scoliosis may arise as a result of the body being unable to fully utilize manganese, a dietary mineral used for bone and cartilage growth.

9 Oct 2018

Black market for suboxone gives some a glimpse of recovery

Months in prison didn’t rid Daryl of his addiction to opioids. “Before I left the parking lot of the prison, I was shooting up, getting high,” he said.

9 Oct 2018

Spurred by convenience, millennials often spurn the ‘family doctor’ model

Calvin Brown doesn’t have a primary care doctor — and the peripatetic 23-year-old doesn’t want one.

9 Oct 2018

Survey: 2.5 million people experience back pain every day in the UK

One in five people who suffer from back pain have given up their job or reduced their hours because of their condition.

From medserena 9 Oct 2018

Liva Healthcare appoints Dr Roger Henderson to tackle Type 2 diabetes

Liva Healthcare, the digital health platform designed to tackle Type 2 diabetes, has appointed Dr Roger Henderson as UK medical director.

From Liva Healthcare UK 9 Oct 2018

New report reveals concerning inadequacies in care for diabetes inpatients

Diabetes UK’s ‘Making Hospitals Safe for People with Diabetes’ report, released today (08/10/2018), has revealed concerning inadequacies in care for diabetes inpatients.

9 Oct 2018

$Overconsumption of vitamin A may increase bone fracture risk$

Overconsumption of vitamin A may increase bone fracture risk

Consuming too much vitamin A may decrease bone thickness, leading to weak and fracture prone bones, according to a study published in the Journal of Endocrinology.

8 Oct 2018

EU-funded researchers launch first global network to identify problems linked with Internet use

European Union-funded researchers have launched the first international network to identify and understand problems associated with Internet use, such as gambling, pornography, bullying, excessive social media use.

8 Oct 2018

Brexit will seriously harm UK cancer research, experts say

Cancer experts warn that Brexit will seriously harm UK cancer research and could trigger a manpower crisis that will negatively affect the health of our citizens.

8 Oct 2018

Cutting-edge precision medicine spreading from specialist cancer units to community setting

Nearly 1 in 4 patients with advanced cancer, treated at Comprehensive Cancer Care Network centers in the US, are receiving innovative drugs matched to DNA mutations in their tumors.

8 Oct 2018

CoreChoice and MINES partner to form PPO network to combat opioid and substance use

CoreChoice, the national specialty network for radiology, interventional pain management, and medical air transportation services is pleased to announce their partnership agreement with MINES & Associates to form the nation's first PPO network solution to combat the nationwide opioid and polysubstance use epidemic.

8 Oct 2018

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Over 20% of women are paying out-of-pocket costs for their screening mammogram, shows study

Research explores whether increasing Medicare payments can improve nursing facility care

CDC’s Systemic Review analyzes HIV-related stigma among US healthcare providers

Groundbreaking at-home robotic rehabilitation system for stroke patients

Research explores how community efforts can help fight childhood obesity

UC3M researchers introduce Laboratory of Discrimination and Inequality

New project aims to improve long-term patient monitoring through remote assessment

PolyU develops multi-function nighttime monitoring system for elderly with dementia

Funding requests are being accepted by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Community Trust

Study links poor manganese uptake to scoliosis

Black market for suboxone gives some a glimpse of recovery

Spurred by convenience, millennials often spurn the ‘family doctor’ model

Survey: 2.5 million people experience back pain every day in the UK

Liva Healthcare appoints Dr Roger Henderson to tackle Type 2 diabetes

New report reveals concerning inadequacies in care for diabetes inpatients

Overconsumption of vitamin A may increase bone fracture risk

EU-funded researchers launch first global network to identify problems linked with Internet use

Brexit will seriously harm UK cancer research, experts say

Cutting-edge precision medicine spreading from specialist cancer units to community setting

CoreChoice and MINES partner to form PPO network to combat opioid and substance use

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