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Latinos left out of clinical trials … and possible cures

Two decades ago, Luis Antonio Cabrera received devastating news: He likely had only three months to live.

19 Jul 2017

Pain relief, functional outcomes after joint replacement similar in obese and normal-weight patients

There's good news from UMass Medical School for overweight people with painfully arthritic hips and knees: A new study finds that obese patients who underwent knee or hip replacement surgery reported virtually the same pain relief and improved function as normal-weight joint replacement patients six months after surgery.

19 Jul 2017

Study finds inappropriate prescription of antiplatelet drugs in older patients

A study has found that antiplatelet drugs, such as aspirin, are often inappropriately prescribed in acutely hospitalized older people.

19 Jul 2017

Urbanization and electrification of homes not linked to sleep loss

In this study, researchers from the University of Surrey, in collaboration with groups in South Africa, Brazil, Colombia and the USA, examined the sleeping patterns of people from two neighboring communities in Mozambique – the small electrified urban town Milange and the non-electrified rural community Tengua.

19 Jul 2017

Fear of being arrested prevents people from calling 911 after opioid overdose

Fear of being arrested still undercuts an Indiana law that shields anyone who administers naloxone from criminal charges, according to a survey conducted by two researchers at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

19 Jul 2017

Type of occupation linked to limited mobility as workers age

Certain occupations may significantly contribute to mobility problems as workers age, contributing to income-based disparities in disability, a study co-authored by Princeton University's Noreen Goldman finds.

18 Jul 2017

GOP failure to replace the health law was years in the making

Seven years of Republican vows to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act came to a crashing halt Tuesday, when it became clear that the Senate could not muster the necessary votes for any of three separate proposals that have been under consideration.

18 Jul 2017

Congress squares off over drug pricing and a controversial drug discount program

House Democrats are calling foul on Republican assertions that cuts to a little-known discount drug program will eventually reduce skyrocketing drug prices.

18 Jul 2017

New report proposes strategy to evaluate low-dose toxicity of endocrine disruptors

A new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine proposes a strategy that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should use to evaluate the evidence of adverse human health effects from low doses of exposure to chemicals that can disrupt the endocrine system.

18 Jul 2017

Healthcare providers rarely perform stethoscope hygiene between patient encounters

You can lead a doctor to disinfection, but how do you get them to clean…or wipe ….or swab a stethoscope?

18 Jul 2017

Exercise may not be equally effective in males and females, research shows

Healthcare practitioners regularly prescribe diet and exercise as a method for patients to lose weight. But exercise might not be equally effective in males and females, according to new research conducted at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus.

18 Jul 2017

Researchers devise new hearing test to accurately predict soldiers’ auditory fitness-for-duty

Researchers at the University of Southampton have devised a new hearing test for military personnel that they hope will better assess whether soldiers have sufficient hearing ability to be safe and effective in a combat situation.

18 Jul 2017

Alcohol use linked to intentional head injuries in Nepal

Head injuries can be fatal, particularly if the assailant intentionally targets the victim to cause maximum damage.

18 Jul 2017

Has California hit the brakes in regulating breath-robbing big rigs?

James Lockett sits on his bed and opens the drawer of his nightstand, revealing a stash of asthma inhalers: purple disc-shaped ones he uses twice a day to manage his symptoms and others for full-blown attacks.

18 Jul 2017

UK behind other European countries in cancer care, report says

A new report published today, which was commissioned by The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, shows that in cancer treatment, the UK trails behind the rest of the Euro

18 Jul 2017

In Massachusetts, proposed Medicaid cuts put kids’ health care at risk

The U.S Senate’s plan to replace Obamacare, now in limbo, would cut funding for Medicaid and other health insurance subsidies by more than $1 billion a year within five years.

18 Jul 2017

Clinical decision support embedded within EHR linked to decreased use of high cost imaging

Clinical decision support embedded directly into the patient's electronic medical record is associated with decreased overall utilization of high cost imaging, especially among higher utilizers.

18 Jul 2017

Study: Team-based primary care model effective in lowering opioid use among chronic pain patients

A new, team-based, primary care model is decreasing prescription opioid use among patients with chronic pain by 40 percent, according to a new study out of Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine, which is published online ahead of print in JAMA Internal Medicine.

18 Jul 2017

Young people with depression have elevated risk for cannabis use disorder at age 18

A study looking at the cumulative effects of depression in youth, found that young people with chronic or severe forms of depression were at elevated risk for developing a problem with cannabis in later adolescence.

18 Jul 2017

Postcard from Capitol Hill: When health care takes a breather

As one senator's health care emergency upended what was supposed to be an action-packed week for the Senate health care bill, Capitol Hill's denizens began rebooking Monday.

18 Jul 2017

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Latinos left out of clinical trials … and possible cures

Pain relief, functional outcomes after joint replacement similar in obese and normal-weight patients

Study finds inappropriate prescription of antiplatelet drugs in older patients

Urbanization and electrification of homes not linked to sleep loss

Fear of being arrested prevents people from calling 911 after opioid overdose

Type of occupation linked to limited mobility as workers age

GOP failure to replace the health law was years in the making

Congress squares off over drug pricing and a controversial drug discount program

New report proposes strategy to evaluate low-dose toxicity of endocrine disruptors

Healthcare providers rarely perform stethoscope hygiene between patient encounters

Exercise may not be equally effective in males and females, research shows

Researchers devise new hearing test to accurately predict soldiers’ auditory fitness-for-duty

Alcohol use linked to intentional head injuries in Nepal

Has California hit the brakes in regulating breath-robbing big rigs?

UK behind other European countries in cancer care, report says

In Massachusetts, proposed Medicaid cuts put kids’ health care at risk

Clinical decision support embedded within EHR linked to decreased use of high cost imaging

Study: Team-based primary care model effective in lowering opioid use among chronic pain patients

Young people with depression have elevated risk for cannabis use disorder at age 18

Postcard from Capitol Hill: When health care takes a breather

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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