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Study explores childbirth preferences of pregnant women

Nearly four million women give birth in the U.S. each year, and it is the number one reason for all hospital admissions. But hospital satisfaction surveys generally don't include specific questions about women's experiences with their care in labor and delivery, according to researchers at Cedars-Sinai.

12 Jul 2018

Three-quarters of state legislators don't look to universities for behavioral health research

When trying to inform their decisions on behavioral health policy, almost three-quarters of state legislators choose not to use universities, where most research is undertaken, as a primary source.

12 Jul 2018

Simplified intervention can improve blood pressure control rates in safety net clinics

Nearly a third of American adults have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, putting them at higher risk for heart attacks, strokes, and death.

12 Jul 2018

Outrageous or overblown? HHS announces another round of ACA navigator funding cuts

The Trump administration's decision Tuesday to slash funding to nonprofit groups that help Americans buy individual health insurance coverage sparked outrage from advocates of the Affordable Care Act. Using words like "immoral" and "cold-hearted," they saw it as the Republicans' latest act of sabotage against the sweeping health law.

12 Jul 2018

Repeated testing produces 'practice effect' that obscures true cognitive decline

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative condition that often begins with mild cognitive impairment or MCI, making early and repeated assessments of cognitive change crucial to diagnosis and treatment.

12 Jul 2018

Attempts to reunite separated families should not misuse medical tests, says ACP

In a new policy issued today, the American College of Physicians (ACP) stated that immigrant families who have been separated at the border should be reunited as expeditiously as possible.

12 Jul 2018

Insurance gains improve outcome for young women with gynecologic cancers

The gains in insurance coverage with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) have already translated into improved health for young women with gynecologic cancers, who are getting diagnosed at earlier stages of their disease because of ACA benefits.

12 Jul 2018

Insurers fall short in catching and reporting Medicaid fraud, inspectors find

Despite receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer money, Medicaid insurers are lax in ferreting out fraud and neglect to tell states about unscrupulous medical providers, according to a federal report released Thursday.

12 Jul 2018

Study reveals why it is important to support breastfeeding co-workers

Support from female co-workers may be even more important to new moms who are breastfeeding than getting encouragement from their significant others, close friends and relatives, says a new study.

12 Jul 2018

UNMC receives $2.6 million grant to enhance role of registered nurses in patient care

The way health care providers are paid is shifting, demanding major changes by providers. Instead of being paid for the number of patients they see and tests ordered, the system is moving toward paying providers based on patient satisfaction, good clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness.

12 Jul 2018

Study shows tailored mental health services improve wellbeing of emerging adults

In a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University, researchers partnered with youth receiving care at the First Episode Mood and Anxiety Program at London Health Sciences Centre to better understand personal perspectives on care and treatment outcomes.

12 Jul 2018

Study finds no significant link between whole dairy products and heart disease, stroke

Enjoying full-fat milk, yogurt, cheese and butter is unlikely to send people to an early grave, according to new research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

12 Jul 2018

Soccer headers more likely to have balance problems

Soccer players who head the ball more often may be more likely to have balance problems than players who do not head the ball as often, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's Sports Concussion Conference in Indianapolis July 20 to 22, 2018.

12 Jul 2018

Study shows 'booster' emails can reduce drinking/alcohol-related problems among college students

College students entering adulthood often drink too much. Negative consequences can include missed classes, poor grades, a wide array of injuries, and even assault.

12 Jul 2018

Legalizing same-sex marriage has meaningful effects on health care access for sexual-minority men

Vanderbilt researchers have documented evidence that legalizing same-sex marriage has improved access to health care for gay men in a study released as a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper this week.

11 Jul 2018

Black adults more likely to develop high blood pressure by age of 55

Approximately 75 percent of black and men women are likely to develop high blood pressure by the age of 55, compared to 55 percent of white men and 40 percent of white women in the same age range, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

11 Jul 2018

Statistics of food consumption in Finland in 2017

Last year, people in Finland consumed an average of 160 kilograms of liquid milk products, 81 kilograms of meat, 80 kilograms of grains, 65 kilograms of fruit and 64 kilograms of vegetables.

11 Jul 2018

People living in areas with less sunlight may have high risk of OCD

Living at higher latitudes, where there is also less sunlight, could result in a higher prevalence rate of obsessive compulsive disorder, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New York.

11 Jul 2018

Researchers attempt to create better diagnostic test for radiation exposure

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix are attempting to create a better diagnostic test for radiation exposure that potentially could save thousands of lives.

11 Jul 2018

Federal judge enters consent decree against Minnesota dairy farm for selling adulterated meat

U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright for the District of Minnesota entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Todd & Patty Meech Dairy Farm of Sebeka, Minn., and the farm's owners, Todd Meech and Patty Meech, for introducing adulterated meat into interstate commerce and for failing to comply with federal requirements for administering drugs to food-producing animals.

11 Jul 2018

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Study explores childbirth preferences of pregnant women

Three-quarters of state legislators don't look to universities for behavioral health research

Simplified intervention can improve blood pressure control rates in safety net clinics

Outrageous or overblown? HHS announces another round of ACA navigator funding cuts

Repeated testing produces 'practice effect' that obscures true cognitive decline

Attempts to reunite separated families should not misuse medical tests, says ACP

Insurance gains improve outcome for young women with gynecologic cancers

Insurers fall short in catching and reporting Medicaid fraud, inspectors find

Study reveals why it is important to support breastfeeding co-workers

UNMC receives $2.6 million grant to enhance role of registered nurses in patient care

Study shows tailored mental health services improve wellbeing of emerging adults

Study finds no significant link between whole dairy products and heart disease, stroke

Soccer headers more likely to have balance problems

Study shows 'booster' emails can reduce drinking/alcohol-related problems among college students

Legalizing same-sex marriage has meaningful effects on health care access for sexual-minority men

Black adults more likely to develop high blood pressure by age of 55

Statistics of food consumption in Finland in 2017

People living in areas with less sunlight may have high risk of OCD

Researchers attempt to create better diagnostic test for radiation exposure

Federal judge enters consent decree against Minnesota dairy farm for selling adulterated meat

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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