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Engineers create next-generation wristbands to monitor health, environmental exposures

Rutgers University-New Brunswick engineers have created a smart wristband with a wireless connection to smartphones that will enable a new wave of personal health and environmental monitoring devices.

7 Aug 2018

Saving sight of millions by making eye injections safe and comfortable

Two eye surgeons have written a first-of-its-kind book to save the sight of millions of patients around the world by making eye injections safe and comfortable.

7 Aug 2018

Medicaid expansion increases access to diabetes treatment

Prescriptions for diabetes medications increased in the first two years after states expanded eligibility for Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act, compared to states that didn't expand Medicaid.

7 Aug 2018

Medicaid expansion making diabetes meds more accessible to poor, study shows

Low-income people with diabetes are better able to afford their medications and manage their disease in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, a new study suggests.

6 Aug 2018

Animations show promise to effectively assess and monitor pain

To improve communication about pain between patients and physicians, a team led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC has developed a mobile application called "Painimation" that has the potential to assess and monitor pain better than any previously used measurement tools.

6 Aug 2018

Physicians in pediatric telemedicine service frequently face difficulties and challenges

Doctors who provide pediatric care over the telephone - known as "telemedicine" - face a range of challenges that do not come with traditional face-to-face contact.

6 Aug 2018

Cedars-Sinai offers free exercise classes to help seniors avoid falls and loneliness

At a recent workout in Los Angeles, twenty shadow boxers throw their fists in the air, shouting and counting their punches.

6 Aug 2018

In weary post-storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid cutbacks bode new ills

Blue tarps still dot rooftops, homes lack electricity needed to refrigerate medicines, and clinics chip away at debts incurred from running generators. Yet despite the residual effects from last year's devastating hurricanes, Puerto Rico is moving ahead with major cuts to its health care safety net that will affect more than a million of its poorest residents.

6 Aug 2018

Bots show positive support toward vaping

Social media accounts run by internet robots may be driving much of the discussion around the health threats posed by e-cigarettes, according to a study led by San Diego State University researchers, who also found most of the automated messages were positive toward vaping.

6 Aug 2018

Penn study suggests method to measure and operationalize inclusion in heath care organizations

The importance of an inclusive workforce culture in health care is key to advancing scientific inquiry, improving the quality of care, and optimizing patient satisfaction.

3 Aug 2018

Tobacco products more aggressively marketed in Milwaukee's minority neighborhoods

Tobacco products in Milwaukee are more aggressively marketed in stores in African-American and Latino neighborhoods than in white ones, according to a study led by a public health researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

3 Aug 2018

Researchers examine impact of age and ethnicity on HIV testing

Many barriers prevent people from getting tested for HIV, including lack of knowledge, competing priorities during medical visits, and stigma associated with the test on the part of both the patient and provider.

3 Aug 2018

World's major heart surgery organizations call for effective strategies to treat rheumatic heart disease

Experts from the world's major heart surgery organizations-including The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, and the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery-are calling for urgent action to develop and implement effective strategies for treating rheumatic heart disease, which affects 33 million people and kills 320,000 annually.

3 Aug 2018