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Care coordination has huge impact on better health of older adults with multiple chronic diseases

For older adults with multiple chronic diseases, such as diabetes, depression, heart disease and others, care coordination appears to have the biggest impact on better health, according to a study published in CMAJ.

27 Aug 2018

One-third of US Veterans store firearms loaded with ammunition and unlocked, finds study

One third of United States Armed Forces Veterans store at least one firearm loaded with ammunition and unlocked, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine that reports on the first survey of a nationally representative sample of this group regarding storage practices.

27 Aug 2018

Do e-cigarettes aid in smoking cessation or cause threat to public health?

Are e-cigarettes an important smoking cessation tool or an emerging public health concern?

27 Aug 2018

Sleeping six to eight hours a night is most beneficial for heart health, suggests study

Researchers have found a sweet spot of six to eight hours sleep a night is most beneficial for heart health. More or less is detrimental. Their findings are presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

Mccain’s complicated health care legacy: He hated the ACA. He also saved it.

There are many lawmakers who made their names in health care, seeking to usher through historic changes to a broken system.

27 Aug 2018

Long-term use of solid fuels for cooking linked to high risk of cardiovascular mortality

Long-term use of coal, wood, or charcoal for cooking is associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease, according to a study presented today at ESC Congress 2018.

27 Aug 2018

Medicaid health coverage expansion due to ACA decreases uninsured cardiac-related hospitalizations

States that expanded eligibility for their Medicaid program in 2014 when the Affordable Care Act was implemented, saw fewer uninsured patients among major cardiac-related hospitalizations in the first year compared with states that did not expand the program, according to a study released today in JAMA Network Open.

25 Aug 2018

Patients with blood pressure must start treatment with two drugs as a single pill

A single pill with two drugs could transform blood pressure treatment, according to the 2018 European Society of Cardiology and European Society of Hypertension Guidelines on arterial hypertension published online today in European Heart Journal, and on the ESC website.

25 Aug 2018

New guidance helps clear up confusion over how to diagnose heart attack

Confusion over how to diagnose a heart attack is set to be cleared up with new guidance launched today. The 2018 Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction is published online in European Heart Journal, and on the ESC website.

25 Aug 2018

New issue offers insights to build cybersecurity strategy to protect healthcare data

Like other data-driven organizations, healthcare networks are vulnerable to potentially crippling cyberattacks - but may lag behind other sectors in preparing for and avoiding data breaches, according to a series of articles and commentaries in the Fall issue of Frontiers of Health Services Management, an official publication of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

25 Aug 2018

Sociodemographic risk adjustment can improve apparent performance of some hospitals

Sociodemographic risk adjustment of emergency care-sensitive mortality improves apparent performance of some hospitals treating a large number of nonwhite, Hispanic, or poor patients.

25 Aug 2018

Intensive blood pressure control may pose risk for serious falls and fainting, shows study

Kaiser Permanente research published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found if patients with hypertension taking prescribed medications experience unusually low blood pressures -- systolic blood pressure under 110mmHg -- they are twice as likely to experience a fall or faint as patients whose treated blood pressure remains 110mmHg and above.

25 Aug 2018

Infiniti Research provides healthcare quality improvement tips to improve patient care

Infiniti Research, a world-renowned market intelligence solutions provider, has announced the completion of their latest article on the interesting healthcare quality improvement tips to improve patient care.

25 Aug 2018

BYU researchers develop advanced model to help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke

Chemical engineering researchers from Brigham Young University have developed an advanced model that can help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke.

24 Aug 2018

ACA Medicaid expansion linked to decline in uninsured hospitalizations for cardiovascular events

Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act was associated with a decline in the proportion of uninsured hospitalizations for major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure.

24 Aug 2018

People with more peace of mind in waking state have positive dreams, shows study

A new study by researchers from the University of Turku, Finland and the University of Skövde, Sweden shows that people with more peace of mind in the waking state have more positive dreams, whereas those with more anxiety in the waking state have more negative dreams.

24 Aug 2018

New trial of online training program helps working adults pursue personal life goals

With workplace stress on the increase and high workloads, rapid delivery targets and lack of job security damaging the health of working adults, academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, decided to trial a new well-being initiative.

24 Aug 2018

Endocrinology and the Military: How Being on the Frontline Affects Women

Sqn Ldr Robert M. Gifford from the University of Edinburgh discusses the latest endocrinological research from the front line, and what his talk will cover at Medical Innovation 2018.

From Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 24 Aug 2018

Study explores how social networks affect smoking outcomes in people with serious mental illness

People with serious mental illness have a reduced life expectancy of up to 25 years compared to the general population

24 Aug 2018

Heart-healthy diet could be great way to prevent, reduce abdominal obesity

Do you wish you could decrease your waistline? Reducing abdominal obesity can lower health risks – but despite claims you may have seen on the Internet, no trending diet can help you specifically eliminate belly fat, according to an article in ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal, an official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.

24 Aug 2018

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Care coordination has huge impact on better health of older adults with multiple chronic diseases

One-third of US Veterans store firearms loaded with ammunition and unlocked, finds study

Do e-cigarettes aid in smoking cessation or cause threat to public health?

Sleeping six to eight hours a night is most beneficial for heart health, suggests study

Mccain’s complicated health care legacy: He hated the ACA. He also saved it.

Long-term use of solid fuels for cooking linked to high risk of cardiovascular mortality

Medicaid health coverage expansion due to ACA decreases uninsured cardiac-related hospitalizations

Patients with blood pressure must start treatment with two drugs as a single pill

New guidance helps clear up confusion over how to diagnose heart attack

New issue offers insights to build cybersecurity strategy to protect healthcare data

Sociodemographic risk adjustment can improve apparent performance of some hospitals

Intensive blood pressure control may pose risk for serious falls and fainting, shows study

Infiniti Research provides healthcare quality improvement tips to improve patient care

BYU researchers develop advanced model to help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke

ACA Medicaid expansion linked to decline in uninsured hospitalizations for cardiovascular events

People with more peace of mind in waking state have positive dreams, shows study

New trial of online training program helps working adults pursue personal life goals

Endocrinology and the Military: How Being on the Frontline Affects Women

Study explores how social networks affect smoking outcomes in people with serious mental illness

Heart-healthy diet could be great way to prevent, reduce abdominal obesity

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