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Stunner on birth control: Trump’s moral exemption is geared to just 2 groups

Few people were surprised last week when the Trump administration issued a rule to make it easier for some religious employers to opt out of offering no-cost prescription birth control to their female employees under the Affordable Care Act.

16 Oct 2017

The storm has passed, but Puerto Rico’s health faces prolonged recovery

As President Donald Trump signals impatience to wind down emergency aid to Puerto Rico, the challenges wrought by Hurricane Maria to the health of Puerto Ricans and the island's fragile health system are in many ways just beginning.

16 Oct 2017

First 7T MRI system receives FDA clearance for clinical use in the United States

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first seven tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, more than doubling the static magnetic field strength available for use in the United States.

16 Oct 2017

Tending to patients as her new home burns

Julayne Smithson was working an overnight shift in the Intensive Care Unit at the Kaiser Permanente hospital in Santa Rosa, Calif., when massive wildfires started racing through the city. Smithson had no idea how close they were. She was too busy taking care of her patient.

16 Oct 2017

The sale of “super-size” chocolate bars to be banned in England hospitals

NHS England has said it will be banning the sale of “super-sized” chocolate bars in hospital shops, canteens and vending machines.

16 Oct 2017

Daily five-minute conversation improves hospitalized patients’ satisfaction with care

As hospitals seek to improve inpatient satisfaction, one effective way takes only a few minutes and no expensive equipment. A study at the University of Virginia School of Medicine recently found that a daily five-minute conversation that focused on hospitalized patients "as people" significantly improved their satisfaction with their medical care.

16 Oct 2017

Poll: Some parents may take children to ER for common situations that could be handled at home

If a child gets a small burn from a hot pan, starts choking or swallows medication, parents may struggle to decide whether to provide first aid at home or rush them to the hospital, suggests a new national poll.

16 Oct 2017

Trump signs executive order making changes to current health insurance scene

President Donald Trump signed an Executive order 12th of October 2017. This is expected to repeal the earlier Obamacare to some extent but not change the main health laws. Mr. Trump spoke at the signing ceremony in presence of administration officials, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky and other key persons in the White House Roosevelt Room.

16 Oct 2017

Trump acting solo: What you need to know about changes to the health law

Apparently frustrated by Congress' inability to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump this week decided to take matters into his own hands.

13 Oct 2017

AASM’s new position statement describes clinical use of home sleep apnea test

A new position statement published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) describes the appropriate clinical use of a home sleep apnea test (HSAT).

13 Oct 2017

UAB expert provides in-depth understanding of food-borne illnesses

Parties and gatherings are typically centered around food, making it important to know the do's and don'ts of handling food.

13 Oct 2017

While Trump moves to dismantle health law, public favors repair

President Donald Trump has collided with a wave of public disagreement by moving to strip the Affordable Care Act of provisions intended to keep insurance prices stable.

13 Oct 2017

AGS continues to offer support to bipartisan collaboration for better health system

Presidential action to alter current law risks undermining progress made by Congress, the American people, and a cadre of healthcare stakeholders to improve care access, care quality, and care costs for us all as we age, so say experts at the American Geriatrics Society evaluating recent orders by the Trump Administration.

13 Oct 2017

PatientPop introduces automatic Google Posts for healthcare practices

PatientPop, the leader in practice growth technology designed for healthcare providers, today introduced automatic Google Posts with one-click appointment booking to customers.

13 Oct 2017

Huddersfield researchers write groundbreaking report on intersex and DSD in the UK

UNIVERSITY of Huddersfield researchers have written a report that calls for a national review of Intersex and DSD medical and social treatment in the UK.

13 Oct 2017

Survey: Perceptions of college administrators on student marijuana use

The first-ever national survey of college administrators on their perceptions related to student marijuana use will be released at a forum Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the University of Maryland.

13 Oct 2017

Challenges and contributions of nurse bioethicists to diverse patient populations

Nurse bioethicists are a small but special subset of the nursing profession and bioethics community, focusing on the moral complexities that arise in clinical care, research, and health policy.

13 Oct 2017

Globus to build new protected cancer research networks for enhancing data security

With a $4.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, the University of Chicago's Globus and leading cancer researchers at University of Chicago Medicine will build new protected cancer research networks that enable collaborations while keeping sensitive health data secure and private.

13 Oct 2017

Report: Global burden of neurological disorders in today’s world

Globally, the burden of neurological disorders (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy etc) has increased substantially over the past 25 years.

13 Oct 2017

Humor limits effectiveness of road safety advertisements, study shows

Getting a laugh may not help get the road safety message across, with a new QUT study showing humorous driver sleepiness advertisements can get lost in translation.

13 Oct 2017