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Researchers explore why physicians underprescribe drug approved to treat opioid addiction

A drug approved for private physicians to treat opioid addiction is being underprescribed, and a survey of addiction specialists suggests that many of them are not willing to increase their use of it, despite an expanding opioid addiction epidemic in the United States, according to research presented at the 125th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.

4 Aug 2017

Georgia State receives high research funding to set record for sixth consecutive year

Georgia State University received $147 million in research funding in fiscal year 2017, setting a record for the sixth consecutive year.

4 Aug 2017

Rush Midlife Center addresses health needs of women going through perimenopause

Rush has launched an innovative program dedicated to the comprehensive care of women 40 years of age and older.

4 Aug 2017

University of Rhode Island professor leads team expanding clinical practice guidelines for neck pain

A professor at the University of Rhode Island led an international team of experts who spent several years revising and expanding clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of neck pain.

3 Aug 2017

UAB specialists offer tips on eye safety while viewing the eclipse

Watching the captivating sight of the moon's passing between the sun and Earth, where the moon fully or partially covers the sun, could cause serious and potentially long-term harm to the eye if not viewed properly.

3 Aug 2017

Under Trump, hospitals face same penalties embraced by Obama

Amid all the turbulence over the future of the Affordable Care Act, one facet continues unchanged: President Donald Trump's administration is penalizing more than half the nation's hospitals for having too many patients return within a month.

3 Aug 2017

Shrinking Salton Sea contributes to dust sources with potential to impact human health

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside investigating the composition of particulate matter (PM) and its sources at the Salton Sea have found that this shrinking lake in Southern California is exposing large areas of dry lakebed, called playa, that are acting as new dust sources with the potential to impact human health.

3 Aug 2017

Statins prescribed to less than 50% of stroke patients across the US, says study

A new research published in the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association - Journal of the American Heart Association - suggests that, prescriptions for statins, a type of cholesterol-lowering medication, are received by less than a half of the stroke patients discharged from the hospital across the nation.

3 Aug 2017

When wounds won’t heal, therapies spread — to the tune of $5 billion

Carol Emanuele beat cancer. But for the past two years, she has been fighting her toughest battle yet. She has an open wound on the bottom of her foot that leaves her unable to walk and prone to deadly infection.

3 Aug 2017

Alpine HC adds new specialist rotating chair beds to existing range

Alpine HC have added a new range of specialist rotating chair beds to their existing care bed range. The beds are all designed to help patients reach a standing position independently and the range includes turning adjustable beds, rotating chair beds and front-exit beds.

From Opera Care 3 Aug 2017

AbbVie hosts roundtable meeting to agree priority actions needed to eliminate hepatitis C in London

Representatives from the London Assembly and local authorities in the Capital are set to meet with third sector and public health representatives in a roundtable meeting hosted by biopharmaceutical company, AbbVie, on World Hepatitis Day.

3 Aug 2017

SNMMI recognizes contributions to nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at 2017 annual meeting

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), an international scientific and medical organization, recognized contributions to the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging during its 2017 Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. Several awards ceremonies were held to recognize the valuable role SNMMI members play in advancing the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, cancer and neurological conditions.

2 Aug 2017

Negocios Now names Loyola Medicine neurologist among 50 most influential Latinos in Chicago

Loyola Medicine neurologist José Biller, MD, has been named to Negocios Now's list of the 50 Most Influential Latinos in the Chicago Area.

2 Aug 2017

Anthem’s retreat leaves Californians with fewer choices, more worries

Bill Daitchman got some bad news this week: His insurer is breaking up with him. Daitchman and his wife, who own a graphic design business in Santa Cruz County, each pays $350 a month for a health insurance plan from Anthem Blue Cross on the Covered California exchange.

2 Aug 2017

ASTRO selects 23 exemplary members to receive Fellows designation

The American Society for Radiation Oncology has selected 23 distinguished members to receive the ASTRO Fellow designation. The 2017 class of Fellows will be recognized during the Awards Ceremony at ASTRO's 59th Annual Meeting, to be held September 24-27 in San Diego.

2 Aug 2017

Despite insurers’ tactical win on ACA’S cost-sharing payments, uncertainty lingers

Health insurers have won powerful allies in a fight over federal subsidies that President Donald Trump has threatened to cancel for millions of people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

2 Aug 2017

UC sociologists explore how condemned prisoners get dressed for death

What would you wear to your own execution? It's a moot question in the United States now as most death row prisoners wear prison garb. But for more than two centuries, the choice was up to the condemned.

2 Aug 2017

Drug puts a $750,000 ‘price tag on life’

Jana Gundy and Amanda Chaffin live within two hours of each other in Oklahoma. Each has a child with the same devastating disease, one that robs them of muscle strength, affecting their ability to sit, stand or even breathe.

2 Aug 2017

Study shows how climate change affects Europe's most dangerous pathogens

The impact of climate change on the emergence and spread of infectious diseases could be greater than previously thought, according to new research by the University of Liverpool.

2 Aug 2017

Study shows poor survival of advanced cancer patients with delirium in emergency departments

According to a new study published in The Oncologist, patients with advanced cancer who are diagnosed with delirium when turning up in emergency departments are more likely to be admitted to hospital and more likely to die earlier than patients without delirium.

2 Aug 2017

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Researchers explore why physicians underprescribe drug approved to treat opioid addiction

Georgia State receives high research funding to set record for sixth consecutive year

Rush Midlife Center addresses health needs of women going through perimenopause

University of Rhode Island professor leads team expanding clinical practice guidelines for neck pain

UAB specialists offer tips on eye safety while viewing the eclipse

Under Trump, hospitals face same penalties embraced by Obama

Shrinking Salton Sea contributes to dust sources with potential to impact human health

Statins prescribed to less than 50% of stroke patients across the US, says study

When wounds won’t heal, therapies spread — to the tune of $5 billion

Alpine HC adds new specialist rotating chair beds to existing range

AbbVie hosts roundtable meeting to agree priority actions needed to eliminate hepatitis C in London

SNMMI recognizes contributions to nuclear medicine and molecular imaging at 2017 annual meeting

Negocios Now names Loyola Medicine neurologist among 50 most influential Latinos in Chicago

Anthem’s retreat leaves Californians with fewer choices, more worries

ASTRO selects 23 exemplary members to receive Fellows designation

Despite insurers’ tactical win on ACA’S cost-sharing payments, uncertainty lingers

UC sociologists explore how condemned prisoners get dressed for death

Drug puts a $750,000 ‘price tag on life’

Study shows how climate change affects Europe's most dangerous pathogens

Study shows poor survival of advanced cancer patients with delirium in emergency departments

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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