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Traditional Chinese medicine, other nonpharmacological interventions benefit cancer patients

A meta-analysis of dozens of studies of traditional Chinese medicine and other nonpharmacological interventions meant to improve patients' quality of life affirms that these approaches, on the whole, help alleviate depression, fatigue, pain, anxiety, insomnia and gastrointestinal problems in Chinese cancer patients.

18 Nov 2015

Study: Midwife-led maternity care is safe and cost-effective than consultant-led care

The average cost of maternity care for a woman in a midwife-led unit is €182 less than in a consultant-led unit, according to new research conducted by the School of Nursing and Midwifery and School of Medicine (Health Policy and Management) at Trinity College Dublin.

18 Nov 2015

Community Health Workers from UTHealth named recipient of APHA's 2015 CHW outstanding group award

A team of Community Health Workers (CHWs) from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus has been selected as this year's recipient of the American Public Health Association's 2015 CHW outstanding group award.

18 Nov 2015

Minority patients seeking care in ED less likely to receive analgesic medication

New research indicates that minority patients seeking care in the emergency department were 22-30 percent less likely than white patients to receive analgesic medication.

17 Nov 2015

PSA screening for prostate cancer drops significantly in middle-aged men

PSA testing has dropped significantly in middle-aged men after a 2012 recommendation that all men should not be routinely screened for prostate cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

17 Nov 2015

VHI publishes new report on efficiency and productivity of hospitals, nursing homes

Virginia Health Information has published its 2015 report on the efficiency and productivity of hospitals and nursing homes. The report boils down mountains of data into key indicators of efficiency and productivity. The report was designed to meet the needs of large employers and purchasers of care.

17 Nov 2015

Horn Lake Family Practice named EHE-certified preventive care center

EHE International, a nationally recognized leader in preventive medicine and annual physical exams, announced today that Horn Lake Family Practice in Horn Lake, MS, has been named an EHE-certified preventive care center. Through Dr. Achin Sharma, EHE members in the Memphis region now have greater access to its preventive care program to help them proactively maintain their health.

17 Nov 2015

New Directions Behavioral Health launches Student Assistance Program to support campus counseling services

Rates of anxiety and depression among college students in the U.S. have risen rapidly in the past decade. Students are showing up at college counseling centers only to discover they often must wait weeks and even months to see a mental health expert. In response, New Directions Behavioral Health® (New Directions) announced the launch of its Student Assistance Program to support and expand existing campus counseling services and resources.

17 Nov 2015

HITLAB selects five finalists for HITLAB World Cup

HITLAB has selected five finalists for its HITLAB World Cup, an international competition that promotes original solutions to pressing healthcare challenges. The best and brightest in healthcare innovation, the finalists, will present their ideas at the HITLAB Innovators SummitSM on December 4, 2015, at Columbia University's Alfred Lerner Hall.

17 Nov 2015

DaVincian Healthcare forms strategic partnerships to improve patient outcomes in rural and remote areas

DaVincian Healthcare, a leading innovator in the mobile health and wellness industry, today announced strategic partnerships with social welfare and global technology companies to help remotely connect healthcare providers with patients in need, particularly those in rural and remote areas of the world.

17 Nov 2015

People confused about antibiotic resistance, shows WHO survey

As the World Health Organization ramps up its fight against antibiotic resistance, a new multi-country survey shows people are confused about this major threat to public health and do not understand how to prevent it from growing.

17 Nov 2015

Archbishop of York agrees to become Antibiotic Research UK's Patron

Antibiotic Research UK, a charity founded in 2014 to save modern medicine from the onslaught of superbugs, is delighted to announce that the Most Reverend & Right Honourable Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York has agreed to become the Charity’s Patron.

17 Nov 2015

Nearly 50% of Medicaid patients infected with hepatitis C denied coverage for life-saving antiviral drugs

Nearly 50 percent of Medicaid patients infected with chronic hepatitis C whose doctors had prescribed newer, life-saving antiviral drugs were denied coverage to the therapies because they weren't considered "a medical necessity" or because the patients tested positive for alcohol/drugs, among other reasons, according to new Penn Medicine research.

17 Nov 2015

Shorter patients receive lung transplants at lower rates

Short people have several health advantages over tall people, including lower risk for cancer and heart disease, and longer life expectancy. But there's at least one health-related downside to being small: the odds of getting a lung transplant are considerably lower.

17 Nov 2015

Experts issue recommendations aimed at stemming prescription opioid epidemic

A group of experts, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, today issued recommendations aimed at stemming the prescription opioid epidemic, a crisis that kills an average of 44 people a day in the U.S.

17 Nov 2015

Study: Safe spaces may play critical role in community-based HIV prevention efforts

The creation and sustainment of "safe spaces" may play a critical role in community-based HIV prevention efforts by providing social support and reducing environmental barriers for vulnerable populations, a new study from an Oregon State University researcher has found.

17 Nov 2015

New approach helps Group Health to increase rates of lifesaving screening for colon cancer

Mailing yearly stool kits--an alternative to the often-dreaded colonoscopy--has helped Group Health to boost rates of lifesaving screening for colon cancer, according to new research from Group Health Research Institute.

17 Nov 2015

New analysis points to use of e-cigarettes as quitting aid among U.S. adults

Adding to a growing body of research on patterns of e-cigarette use, researchers from Rutgers School of Public Health and the Steven A. Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies at Truth Initiative have found evidence that among U.S. adults, some recent cigarette quitters may have done so with the assistance of electronic cigarettes.

17 Nov 2015

New US bipartisan study advocates promoting global health to advance wide range of American interests

A new US bipartisan study advocates promoting global health to both "do the right thing" and advance wide-ranging foreign policy interests.

17 Nov 2015

Tobacco use continues to be a top threat to health and economic well-being of people in China

Efforts over the past seven years to reduce tobacco use in China have been strikingly ineffective and leave tobacco use a top threat to the health and economic well-being of the world's largest country, according to research findings by the University of Waterloo's International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC Project).

17 Nov 2015

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Traditional Chinese medicine, other nonpharmacological interventions benefit cancer patients

Study: Midwife-led maternity care is safe and cost-effective than consultant-led care

Community Health Workers from UTHealth named recipient of APHA's 2015 CHW outstanding group award

Minority patients seeking care in ED less likely to receive analgesic medication

PSA screening for prostate cancer drops significantly in middle-aged men

VHI publishes new report on efficiency and productivity of hospitals, nursing homes

Horn Lake Family Practice named EHE-certified preventive care center

New Directions Behavioral Health launches Student Assistance Program to support campus counseling services

HITLAB selects five finalists for HITLAB World Cup

DaVincian Healthcare forms strategic partnerships to improve patient outcomes in rural and remote areas

People confused about antibiotic resistance, shows WHO survey

Archbishop of York agrees to become Antibiotic Research UK's Patron

Nearly 50% of Medicaid patients infected with hepatitis C denied coverage for life-saving antiviral drugs

Shorter patients receive lung transplants at lower rates

Experts issue recommendations aimed at stemming prescription opioid epidemic

Study: Safe spaces may play critical role in community-based HIV prevention efforts

New approach helps Group Health to increase rates of lifesaving screening for colon cancer

New analysis points to use of e-cigarettes as quitting aid among U.S. adults

New US bipartisan study advocates promoting global health to advance wide range of American interests

Tobacco use continues to be a top threat to health and economic well-being of people in China

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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