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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ See you in court!

A federal district court judge in Texas has set Sept. 10 as the date for oral arguments in a case filed by Republican state attorneys general and governors from 20 states.

17 Aug 2018

Single mothers work more when government provides better health insurance, says research

Single mothers work more when the government provides better health insurance, according to economic policy research from the University of Georgia that examines the impact of health care changes under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

17 Aug 2018

New badge course explores research around skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ

Wichita State University's new online Skeletal Muscle as an Endocrine Organ badge course explores the growing body of research around skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ that releases metabolites that affect other organs.

17 Aug 2018

Voters to settle dispute over ambulance employee break times

The initiative isn't about public safety, but rather "trying to extract machine-level work from human beings," said Mike Diaz, an AMR employee in Antelope Valley and president of the International Association of EMTs and Paramedics Local 77.

17 Aug 2018

Energy-hog hospitals: When they start thinking green, they see green

Hospitals are energy hogs. With their 24/7 lighting, heating and water needs, they use up to five times more energy than a fancy hotel.

16 Aug 2018

UCR receives 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine

The University of California, Riverside Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program has received the 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest publication in higher education addressing diversity and inclusion.

16 Aug 2018

Study explores how many American cities protect the rights of employed breastfeeding mothers

Of the 151 largest cities across the United States, only Philadelphia and New York City have legislation that protects a nursing mother who returns to work outside the home and who wants to continue breastfeeding, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia published in Breastfeeding Medicine.

16 Aug 2018

Seattle Children's opens new clinic to provide convenient access to pediatric specialty care services

Seattle Children's today announced the opening of its newest regional clinic, Seattle Children's North Clinic, which will provide convenient access to pediatric specialty care services for families in north King, Snohomish, Whatcom and Skagit counties.

16 Aug 2018

Improved visual communication could help patients to make informed health-care decisions

A woman goes to the doctor for a mammogram. The result comes back positive. This doesn't necessarily mean you have cancer, false positives are common, her doctor might say. Maybe the patient is also given a pamphlet with some statistics about mortality and survival rates.

16 Aug 2018

Mathematical model shows the influence of human behavior on spread of infectious diseases

Mathematics can help public health workers better understand and influence human behaviors that lead to the spread of infectious disease, according to a study from the University of Waterloo.

16 Aug 2018

New research finds no harm from average salt consumption

The current issue of The Lancet, one of the oldest and most prestigious medical journals, features a new study from the Population Health Research Institute of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences.

16 Aug 2018

Higher BMI in people with prediabetes related to evening preference and lack of sufficient sleep

People with prediabetes who go to bed later, eat meals later and are more active and alert later in the day - those who have an "evening preference" - have higher body mass indices compared with people with prediabetes who do things earlier in the day, or exhibit morning preference.

15 Aug 2018

Preventing ACL injuries in high school athletes

It's not an uncommon scenario. An athlete is sailing through the air or making a quick turn when all of a sudden he or she hears a "pop" in the knee. An athlete who experiences this followed by sudden pain and swelling often receives the much-feared diagnosis of an anterior cruciate ligament tear.

15 Aug 2018

Study shows impact of optimizing airport flight patterns on human health

Health costs associated with noise from changing flight patterns over populated urban landscapes far outweigh the benefits of reduced flight times, according to a new study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Queens Quiet Skies.

15 Aug 2018

Life experiences of feeling unwanted or unplanned associated with attachment insecurity

Findings appearing in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships show people who believe they resulted from unwanted or unplanned pregnancies tend to have more insecure relationship styles as adults.

15 Aug 2018

Cognitive impairment does not equate to unhappiness in older adults

It's the diagnosis those 65 and older often fear, but what are the chances you will be unhappy if you develop some cognitive impairment in the years ahead?

15 Aug 2018

Regular resistance training improves exercise motivation

A recent study conducted in the University of Jyväskylä suggests that resistance training improves exercise motivation and contributes to making exercise planning among older adults. Exercise motivation and exercise self-efficacy are key factors in continuing resistance training.

15 Aug 2018

Scientists reverse congenital blindness in mouse model

A study funded by the National Eye Institute has shown that congenital blindness in mice can be reversed by regenerating rod photoreceptors in the retina.

15 Aug 2018

Four tips to help prevent fall allergy symptoms

You've just gotten your summer routine dialed in, and you have to think about how to keep fall allergies at bay? Yes. But the good news is if you start planning now, your allergy symptoms will likely be much less severe, and you'll be able to enjoy the beauty the fall season brings.

15 Aug 2018

States leverage federal funds to help insurers lower premiums

When Tracy Deis decided in 2016 to transition from a full-time job to part-time contract work, the loss of her employer's health insurance was not a major worry because she knew she could get coverage through the marketplace set up by the Affordable Care Act.

15 Aug 2018

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Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ See you in court!

Single mothers work more when government provides better health insurance, says research

New badge course explores research around skeletal muscle as an endocrine organ

Voters to settle dispute over ambulance employee break times

Energy-hog hospitals: When they start thinking green, they see green

UCR receives 2018 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine

Study explores how many American cities protect the rights of employed breastfeeding mothers

Seattle Children's opens new clinic to provide convenient access to pediatric specialty care services

Improved visual communication could help patients to make informed health-care decisions

Mathematical model shows the influence of human behavior on spread of infectious diseases

New research finds no harm from average salt consumption

Higher BMI in people with prediabetes related to evening preference and lack of sufficient sleep

Preventing ACL injuries in high school athletes

Study shows impact of optimizing airport flight patterns on human health

Life experiences of feeling unwanted or unplanned associated with attachment insecurity

Cognitive impairment does not equate to unhappiness in older adults

Regular resistance training improves exercise motivation

Scientists reverse congenital blindness in mouse model

Four tips to help prevent fall allergy symptoms

States leverage federal funds to help insurers lower premiums

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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