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Oregon, Texas are latest states to put down markers on abortion coverage

Federal health insurance rules are a moving target, and it's unclear whether Republicans will take another run at replacing the Affordable Care Act. In the meantime, some states are staking out strong positions on coverage of abortion, cementing their position regardless of how the federal landscape changes.

22 Aug 2017

Childhood cancer survivors experience financial burden due to high out-of-pocket health care costs

Adult survivors of childhood cancer face an increased likelihood of financial difficulties compared with adults not affected by childhood cancer.

22 Aug 2017

Oropouche virus could cause serious public health problem in Brazil, researcher warns

After the Zika epidemic, which began in 2015, and the outbreak of yellow fever early in 2017, Brazil runs a serious risk of being afflicted by Oropouche, another virus that is widely distributed throughout South and Central America and the Caribbean.

22 Aug 2017

Kessler Foundation receives Wallerstein Foundation grant to advance stroke rehabilitation research

Kessler Foundation was awarded a $250,000 grant by the Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement.

22 Aug 2017

Study finds that yoga and meditation practices enhance resilience, wellbeing

Many people report positive health effects from practicing yoga and meditation, and experience both mental and physical benefits from these practices.

22 Aug 2017

Vegan diets linked to lower levels of total cholesterol, review finds

A new dietary review of 49 observational and controlled studies finds plant-based vegetarian diets, especially vegan diets, are associated with lower levels of total cholesterol, including lower levels of HDL and LDL cholesterol, compared to omnivorous diets.

22 Aug 2017

Rapid alcohol test reveals user's fitness to drive within couple of minutes

The Finnish company Goodwiller has launched a rapid alcohol test it has developed in collaboration with VTT that measures the blood alcohol content from saliva. A disposable test fits easily into a small wallet and reveals the user's fitness to drive within couple of minutes.

22 Aug 2017

Dying at home in an opioid crisis: Hospices grapple with stolen meds

Nothing seemed to help the patient — and hospice staff didn't know why. They sent home more painkillers for weeks. But the elderly woman, who had severe dementia and incurable breast cancer, kept calling out in pain.

22 Aug 2017

Routine dental checkups offer opportunity to observe changes in patient’s health

Dentists and hygienists see more than just teeth. They can see early signs of certain diseases - often before patients know they have them.

22 Aug 2017

Cardiac arrest sufferers in Heart Safe Communities more likely to receive bystander CPR and AED

Allina Health researchers say individuals in Heart Safe Communities who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) are four times more likely to receive chest compressions (CPR) and twice as likely to have automated external defibrillators (AEDs) placed by bystanders and first responders before EMS personnel arrive, according to a Minnesota study published in the August issue of the journal, Resuscitation.

22 Aug 2017

Researchers explore ways for computers to help improve patient care

Doctors are often deluged by signals from charts, test results, and other metrics to keep track of. It can be difficult to integrate and monitor all of these data for multiple patients while making real-time treatment decisions, especially when data is documented inconsistently across hospitals.

21 Aug 2017

Peer influence on adolescent smoking found to be more powerful in collectivist cultures

The way things stand now, tobacco use will kill one billion people in the 21st century. In the United States, 90 percent of smokers pick up the habit by age 18, making adolescence a critical time for smoking-prevention efforts.

21 Aug 2017

Mayo Clinic study reveals link between senescent cells and bone loss in mice

Mayo Clinic researchers have reported a causal link between senescent cells - the cells associated with aging and age-related disease - and bone loss in mice.

21 Aug 2017

Women with a medical history of breast or ovarian cancer often fail to test for inherited genetic changes

A new study conducted by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, states that among nearly 4 million women in the United States who possess a medical history of ovarian cancer or breast cancer, 1.5 million have an increased risk of bearing some kinds of genetic mutations, which might increase the probability of causing additional cancers in the future.

21 Aug 2017

Despite advance directive, dementia patient denied last wish, says spouse

Bill Harris is blunt: For more than a year, he has been trying to help his wife die. The 75-year-old retired tech worker says it's his duty to Nora Harris, his spouse of nearly four decades, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease in 2009.

21 Aug 2017

New vaccine could offer protection against opioid combinations

Substance abuse is a continuing problem in the U.S., particularly with heroin and other opioids, to the point of being an epidemic.

21 Aug 2017

Walnuts reduce hunger by activating a certain brain region, say researchers

Scientists have shown that eating walnuts activates a region of the brain involved in the control of hunger and food cravings, which could explain why people report feeling full after eating them.

21 Aug 2017

Home visits help new parents overcome tough histories, raise healthy children

Seated at a kitchen table in a cramped apartment, Rosendo Gil asked the young parents sitting across from him what they should do if their daughter caught a cold.

21 Aug 2017

Study examines factors that drive people's behavior for adhering to safe infant sleeping practices

It is still common for infants to be placed in unsafe sleeping positions by their caregivers, report researchers from Yale and Boston University. Fewer than half of infants are always placed on their backs for sleep, the recommended safe sleep position.

21 Aug 2017

Sedentary time linked to increased risk of death for frail, inactive older adults

Sedentary time, for example, time spent sitting, increases the risk of death for middle-aged and older people who are frail and inactive, but does not appear to increase the risk for nonfrail people who are inactive, according to a new study published in CMAJ.

21 Aug 2017

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Oregon, Texas are latest states to put down markers on abortion coverage

Childhood cancer survivors experience financial burden due to high out-of-pocket health care costs

Oropouche virus could cause serious public health problem in Brazil, researcher warns

Kessler Foundation receives Wallerstein Foundation grant to advance stroke rehabilitation research

Study finds that yoga and meditation practices enhance resilience, wellbeing

Vegan diets linked to lower levels of total cholesterol, review finds

Rapid alcohol test reveals user's fitness to drive within couple of minutes

Dying at home in an opioid crisis: Hospices grapple with stolen meds

Routine dental checkups offer opportunity to observe changes in patient’s health

Cardiac arrest sufferers in Heart Safe Communities more likely to receive bystander CPR and AED

Researchers explore ways for computers to help improve patient care

Peer influence on adolescent smoking found to be more powerful in collectivist cultures

Mayo Clinic study reveals link between senescent cells and bone loss in mice

Women with a medical history of breast or ovarian cancer often fail to test for inherited genetic changes

Despite advance directive, dementia patient denied last wish, says spouse

New vaccine could offer protection against opioid combinations

Walnuts reduce hunger by activating a certain brain region, say researchers

Home visits help new parents overcome tough histories, raise healthy children

Study examines factors that drive people's behavior for adhering to safe infant sleeping practices

Sedentary time linked to increased risk of death for frail, inactive older adults

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