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Judge blocks Kentucky Medicaid work requirement

A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration decision allowing states to force low-income adults to work to qualify for Medicaid.

29 Jun 2018

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal potential of AI in medical imaging and diagnostics

The advent of electronic medical records with large image databases, along with advances in artificial intelligence with deep learning, is offering medical professionals new opportunities to dramatically improve image analysis and disease diagnostics.

29 Jun 2018

Trump’s next high court pick likely to target abortion. Is that what the public wants?

President Donald Trump has vowed that his nominees to the Supreme Court will vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide.

29 Jun 2018

New model aims at speeding up life-saving blood delivery to disaster-hit areas

A Portsmouth researcher is developing a mathematical model aimed at speeding up the delivery of life-saving blood to victims of earthquakes and other disasters.

29 Jun 2018

Top policy expert’s ties to giant drugmaker often go unstated

When Dr. Mark McClellan sat for an in-depth 30-minute question-and-answer session at an April health policy forum, the audience was filled with top researchers, advocates and Capitol Hill staffers eager to hear what insight the former head of the Food and Drug Administration would dispense.

29 Jun 2018

Lower mortality rates in patients who visit the same doctor each time, study shows

A new study has found that patients who see a single doctor over the course of time and thus experience continuity of care, are less likely to die than those whose healthcare providers change repeatedly.

29 Jun 2018

Strategies to ensure safety of chemical mixtures

Every day we are exposed to low levels of hundreds of different manmade chemicals present for example in our food, consumer products and the air we breathe.

29 Jun 2018

Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes results in considerable savings on health care costs

Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes used in combination with an electronic feedback system results in considerable savings on health care costs especially in sparsely populated areas, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

29 Jun 2018

Father’s and son’s injuries lead to the mother of all therapy bills

Angel Dean Lopez is a Hollywood television writer and father who enjoys doing projects with his three kids. Every fall, he helps them transform 7-inch-long blocks of wood into whimsical race cars for the neighborhood’s annual Pinewood Derby in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles.

29 Jun 2018

Learning disabilities can create enormous stress, anxiety for children and families

Most research on learning disabilities focuses on remediating specific academic skills like reading and math. But struggles at school and with homework can create an enormous amount of stress and anxiety for children and families, finds a study published June 4 in the Journal of Learning Disabilities.

29 Jun 2018

People in open relationships as happy as their coupled-up counterparts, reveals study

A new University of Guelph study has revealed that people in open relationships are as happy as their coupled-up counterparts.

29 Jun 2018

Digital Care Home shows potential to minimize emergency hospital admissions

Care home workers are playing a vital role in an exciting new partnership between care homes and the NHS aiming to improve the quality of life of residents and reduce emergency hospital admissions in Sheffield.

29 Jun 2018

Tsuyama Chuo Hospital in Japan commences clinical use of RayStation

Tsuyama Chuo Hospital in Okayama Prefecture, southwest Japan, has commenced clinical use of RayStation to plan pencil beam scanning treatments at its Proton Beam Cancer Center. On 15 May, the center carried out the world’s first patient treatment using RayStation together with Mitsubishi Electric’s proton therapy system, with a plan created in RayStation 6.

From RaySearch Laboratories AB 29 Jun 2018

Survey: Psoriasis patients may face a long journey to achieve goal of clear skin

Novartis announced today the publication of global Clear about Psoriasis survey data in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. The publication highlights that despite clear or almost clear skin being more achievable than ever before, patients may face a long journey to attain this reality.

From Novartis 29 Jun 2018

Smoking significantly delays shinbone healing

In adults, tibia (shinbone) fractures are usually fixed through the surgical implantation of a slender metal rod called an intramedullary nail in the hollow space within the bone.

29 Jun 2018

Special training for teachers may mean big results for students with autism

Special training for teachers may mean big results for students with autism spectrum disorder, according to Florida State University and Emory University researchers.

28 Jun 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Justice Kennedy retires. Now what?

The retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has triggered a political earthquake in Washington, as Republicans see a chance to cement a conservative majority and Democrats fear a potential overturn of abortion rights and anti-discrimination laws, and even — possibly — challenges to the Affordable Care Act.

28 Jun 2018

MIT engineers develop simple, passive prosthetic foot that mimics natural walking

Prosthetic limb technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, giving amputees a range of bionic options, including artificial knees controlled by microchips, sensor-laden feet driven by artificial intelligence, and robotic hands that a user can manipulate with her mind.

28 Jun 2018

Study finds no difference in child outcomes for same-sex versus heterosexual parents

For children of lesbian or gay parents, psychological adjustment is about the same as in children of heterosexual parents, reports a study in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, the official journal of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.

28 Jun 2018

Cataract surgery linked to modest decrease in risk of serious traffic crash

Cataract surgery was associated with a modest decrease in the risk of being involved in a serious traffic crash.

28 Jun 2018

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Judge blocks Kentucky Medicaid work requirement

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal potential of AI in medical imaging and diagnostics

Trump’s next high court pick likely to target abortion. Is that what the public wants?

New model aims at speeding up life-saving blood delivery to disaster-hit areas

Top policy expert’s ties to giant drugmaker often go unstated

Lower mortality rates in patients who visit the same doctor each time, study shows

Strategies to ensure safety of chemical mixtures

Self-monitoring of type 2 diabetes results in considerable savings on health care costs

Father’s and son’s injuries lead to the mother of all therapy bills

Learning disabilities can create enormous stress, anxiety for children and families

People in open relationships as happy as their coupled-up counterparts, reveals study

Digital Care Home shows potential to minimize emergency hospital admissions

Tsuyama Chuo Hospital in Japan commences clinical use of RayStation

Survey: Psoriasis patients may face a long journey to achieve goal of clear skin

Smoking significantly delays shinbone healing

Special training for teachers may mean big results for students with autism

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Justice Kennedy retires. Now what?

MIT engineers develop simple, passive prosthetic foot that mimics natural walking

Study finds no difference in child outcomes for same-sex versus heterosexual parents

Cataract surgery linked to modest decrease in risk of serious traffic crash

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

Advancing Motor Neuron Disease Diagnosis with Non-Invasive Ultrasound and AI

How agentic AI is reshaping laboratory workflows

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