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Removal of cost barrier increases use of more effective, long-term contraception methods

When cost isn't an issue, women will choose more effective, long-term methods of contraception, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

14 Mar 2018

Study shows structural variations in the brain of transgender individuals

Researchers at the University of São Paulo's Medical School in Brazil used magnetic resonance imaging to complete the first study conducted in Latin America to investigate brain volumes in transgender individuals.

14 Mar 2018

Majority of Hispanic patients prefer HIV testing in Spanish, UB research finds

Clinicians are advised to never group Hispanic Americans under one collective identity. But when it comes to HIV testing, the desire to communicate with health care providers in Spanish nearly transcends ethnicity.

14 Mar 2018

EPA ramps up efforts to create high-throughput endocrine disruptor assays

Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals can cause health effects, such as reduced fertility and increased incidences of obesity and diabetes. Two decades ago, Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to screen substances for this activity.

14 Mar 2018

Researchers develop open-source, clinically validated template for 3D-printed stethoscope

A team of researchers have developed an open-source, clinically validated template for a 3D printed stethoscope for use in areas of the world with limited access to medical supplies - places where a stethoscope could mean the difference between life and death.

14 Mar 2018

Survey of school nurses underscores dire need to develop more feasible food allergy policies

Nearly all school nurses participating in a national survey (96 percent) reported that staff at their school received training on handling severe allergic reactions to food. Over 80 percent asserted that their school had an emergency epinephrine auto-injector on hand to stop a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.

14 Mar 2018

Mobile phone reminders linked with incentives can raise child immunization rates in rural India

In a study conducted in rural India, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers working in collaboration with Bal Umang Drishya Sanstha, a nonprofit Indian organization focused on child health, have found that mobile phone reminders linked with incentives such as free talk time minutes work better than phone alerts alone to improve childhood immunization rates in poor communities.

14 Mar 2018

Switching to glo vapor reverses biological effects caused by smoke exposure

A new lab-based study has shown that when airway cells damaged by cigarette smoke are exposed instead to glo vapor, the biological effects caused by smoke exposure are reversed.

14 Mar 2018

Study finds no link between long-term violent video game play and adult aggression

Playing violent action adventure games for prolonged periods does not make adults more aggressive say researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany.

14 Mar 2018

Opioid maker funds efforts to fight addiction: Is it ‘blood money’ or charity?

A program to give naloxone overdose-antidote kits and training to front-line officers. Funding for pill disposal boxes in pharmacies, clinics and police stations across North Carolina. A radio campaign in Connecticut warning of the dangers of opioid abuse. A new medicine to treat opioid-induced constipation.

14 Mar 2018

Scientists discover an alternative approach to pre-eclampsia screening

A new study has found that an alternative way of screening for pre-eclampsia in pregnant women may be more accurate than the current recommended method.

14 Mar 2018

The Importance of Fetal Fibronectin Testing for Women with Symptomatic Preterm Labor

Preterm birth is a dangerous condition that often goes undiagnosed. Fetal fibronectin (fFN) is a biomarker for preterm labor, but testing for fFN is widely underused. We explore this issue with Dr. Michael S. Ruma, a maternal-fetal specialist from the Perinatal Associates of New Mexico.

14 Mar 2018

California’s tax on millionaires yields big benefits for people with mental illness, study finds

A statewide tax on the wealthy has significantly boosted mental health programs in California's largest county, helping to reduce homelessness, incarceration and hospitalization, according to a report released Tuesday.

14 Mar 2018

Smoking linked to increased risk of hearing loss

Smoking is associated with increased risk of hearing loss, according to a study of over 50,000 participants over 8 years in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press.

14 Mar 2018

Lifting therapy caps proves a load off Medicare patients’ shoulders

Physical therapy helps Leon Beers, 73, get out of bed in the morning and maneuver around his home using his walker. Other treatment strengthens his throat muscles so that he can communicate and swallow food, said his sister Karen Morse. But in mid-January, his home health care agency told Morse it could no longer provide these services because he had used all his therapy benefits allowed under Medicare for the year.

14 Mar 2018

Separate vegetarian section on a menu can lead consumers to eat more meat

Separating vegetarian dishes on a menu can, in fact, reduce the proportion of people who choose a vegetarian option.

14 Mar 2018

GHHS collaborates with IllumiCare to help clinicians make better decisions at point-of-care

Seeing prices and calorie counts on a restaurant menu allows consumers to make better choices when eating out. In the same way, physicians make better choices when presented with the financial cost and potential risks of medications, labs and radiology tests when inside the electronic medical record making treatment decisions.

14 Mar 2018

Medical University of Vienna to partner with bio.logis GIM in pharmacogenetics

Within the framework of U-PGx, an EU project for promoting the use of pharmacogenetic insights in healthcare, the Medical University of Vienna will implement the Genetic Information Management Suite developed by bio.logis Genetic Information Management GmbH.

14 Mar 2018

Inhealthcare to provide digital infrastructure for NHS to help protect people from falls

Inhealthcare will provide the digital infrastructure for a new NHS service to help protect people from the devastating impact of falls.

From Inhealthcare Limited 14 Mar 2018

Patients with multimorbidity in affluent areas receive higher level of care

Patients with multimorbidity--two or more long-term medical conditions--have complex health care needs, often requiring higher levels of care than other patients.

14 Mar 2018

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Removal of cost barrier increases use of more effective, long-term contraception methods

Study shows structural variations in the brain of transgender individuals

Majority of Hispanic patients prefer HIV testing in Spanish, UB research finds

EPA ramps up efforts to create high-throughput endocrine disruptor assays

Researchers develop open-source, clinically validated template for 3D-printed stethoscope

Survey of school nurses underscores dire need to develop more feasible food allergy policies

Mobile phone reminders linked with incentives can raise child immunization rates in rural India

Switching to glo vapor reverses biological effects caused by smoke exposure

Study finds no link between long-term violent video game play and adult aggression

Opioid maker funds efforts to fight addiction: Is it ‘blood money’ or charity?

Scientists discover an alternative approach to pre-eclampsia screening

The Importance of Fetal Fibronectin Testing for Women with Symptomatic Preterm Labor

California’s tax on millionaires yields big benefits for people with mental illness, study finds

Smoking linked to increased risk of hearing loss

Lifting therapy caps proves a load off Medicare patients’ shoulders

Separate vegetarian section on a menu can lead consumers to eat more meat

GHHS collaborates with IllumiCare to help clinicians make better decisions at point-of-care

Medical University of Vienna to partner with bio.logis GIM in pharmacogenetics

Inhealthcare to provide digital infrastructure for NHS to help protect people from falls

Patients with multimorbidity in affluent areas receive higher level of care

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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