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Proper good night's sleep promotes both mental and physical health

Getting a good night's sleep means more than you probably think. "I would say the importance of sleep is definitely underestimated by the general public," said Dr. Sandhya Kumar, assistant professor of neurology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and medical director of its Sleep Center.

23 Jan 2014

Target to drop health coverage for part-time workers

A corporate blog post by the company's human resources chief cited the health plans now available on public health exchanges as part of Target's decision, as well as the fact that only about 10 percent of its estimated 360,000 employees participated in the plan that is being discontinued. Those workers will be given $500 because their current coverage is ending.

23 Jan 2014

Nearly half of hospitalized American adults age 65 require decision-making assistance

Nearly half of hospitalized American adults age 65 and older require decision-making assistance from family members or other surrogates because the patient is too impaired to make decisions independently, according to a new study from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research.

23 Jan 2014

MD Anderson collaborates with Johnson & Johnson to develop immunology-based cancer treatments

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will collaborate with Johnson & Johnson Innovation, LLC, and its affiliate Janssen Biotech, Inc., to develop immunology-based cancer treatments through the MD Anderson Moon Shots Program immunotherapy platform.

23 Jan 2014

Health law touching people who have insurance through their workplace

News outlets examine how the law affects young people and other consumers, taxpayers as well as workplaces.

23 Jan 2014

Maryland advances bill to cover frustrated applicants

The Maryland Senate has sent the House of Delegates a measure to provide immediate health insurance to people who sought unsuccessfully to enroll in the state's troubled health exchange.

23 Jan 2014

People may be able to keep weight off by using compact elliptical device while sitting

People may be able to keep the weight off by using a compact elliptical device while sitting at a desk or watching TV, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

23 Jan 2014

High Court justices debate union rights for home health care workers

The Illinois case was brought before the Supreme Court Tuesday. According to news accounts, Justice Antonin Scalia may be the swing vote.

23 Jan 2014

Unilever partners with IADR to create SEA Change Research Award to improve oral health

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR), with Unilever, today announced the creation of the "IADR Unilever Social Entrepreneur Approach to Change Oral Health Behavior Research Award." This is an IADR award with funding provided exclusively by Unilever.

22 Jan 2014

Five physicians named recipients of 2014 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards

Five physicians who have distinguished themselves in advancing the practice of palliative care and modeling exemplary skill and compassion at the bedside have been named recipients of the 2014 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards.

22 Jan 2014

Adverse events for patients treated for heart attack and heart failure have declined, study finds

Adverse events for patients being treated for heart attack and heart failure have declined, according to a new study published in the January 23 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. However, the analysis funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that there has not been a significant decrease in adverse events for patients being treated for pneumonia and those who are recovering from surgery.

22 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 22, 2014

Today's headlines include a report that Target announced its plans to stop offering health coverage to part-time workers.

22 Jan 2014

Miami Children’s Hospital part of a trend: Revealing some price information

The Miami Herald's Daniel Chang, working in partnership with Kaiser Health News, reports: "As health insurance companies shift more financial responsibility onto consumers through higher deductibles, co-payments and co-insurance rates, hospital executives are feeling pressure to reveal their most closely-held secret: prices. Last week, Miami Children's Hospital became one of the first in South Florida to give consumers more information - but not exactly the prices - they need to estimate their out-of-pocket costs, an increasingly important factor when deciding where to seek medical care" (Chang, 1/19).

22 Jan 2014

New community program helps African-American women embrace good health, reduce HIV risk

A new community program is helping African-American women embrace good health by enabling treatment of substance abuse and mental health problems that increase their risk of HIV infection or spreading the virus.

22 Jan 2014

As specialists become 'entrepreneurial,' patients' costs soar

Ms. Little's seemingly minor medical problem - she had the least dangerous form of skin cancer - racked up big bills because it involved three doctors from specialties that are among the highest compensated in medicine, and it was done on the grounds of a hospital.

22 Jan 2014

CIPROMS signs renewal agreement for Zix Email Encryption

Zix Corporation, a leader in email data protection, announces that CIPROMS has signed a three-year renewal for Zix Email Encryption. Providing revenue cycle management to 80 private medical practices throughout Indiana, CIPROMS uses Zix Email Encryption to secure protected health information in email, meet requirements under Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and protect client relationships with covered entities that must also comply with healthcare industry privacy and data security regulations.

22 Jan 2014

Long-term exposure to particulate matter linked with increased risk for heart attack

Long-term exposure to particulate matter is associated with an increased risk for heart attack. Moreover, this association can already be observed in levels of particulate exposure below the current specified European limit values.

22 Jan 2014

Researchers assess familial risks for MS using population registers, health care registries

Even though multiple sclerosis is largely caused by genetic factors, the risk of patients' relatives developing the disease is lower than previously assumed. This is the conclusion of a new population registry-based study, published in the scientific journal Brain.

22 Jan 2014

Governments should not legalise assisted suicide, warns Sunderland academic

Governments around the world should not legalise assisted suicide, a Sunderland academic has warned in a new book.

22 Jan 2014

Nutritionists develop weight management program relevant to low-income, non-college bound young adults

Young adults are at particularly high risk for excessive weight gain. Although weight gain intervention for young adults attending two- or four-year colleges has been studied extensively, there has been little research into effective weight management programs targeting low-income, non-college bound young adults.

22 Jan 2014

Healthcare News

Proper good night's sleep promotes both mental and physical health

Target to drop health coverage for part-time workers

Nearly half of hospitalized American adults age 65 require decision-making assistance

MD Anderson collaborates with Johnson & Johnson to develop immunology-based cancer treatments

Health law touching people who have insurance through their workplace

Maryland advances bill to cover frustrated applicants

People may be able to keep weight off by using compact elliptical device while sitting

High Court justices debate union rights for home health care workers

Unilever partners with IADR to create SEA Change Research Award to improve oral health

Five physicians named recipients of 2014 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards

Adverse events for patients treated for heart attack and heart failure have declined, study finds

First Edition: January 22, 2014

Miami Children’s Hospital part of a trend: Revealing some price information

New community program helps African-American women embrace good health, reduce HIV risk

As specialists become 'entrepreneurial,' patients' costs soar

CIPROMS signs renewal agreement for Zix Email Encryption

Long-term exposure to particulate matter linked with increased risk for heart attack

Researchers assess familial risks for MS using population registers, health care registries

Governments should not legalise assisted suicide, warns Sunderland academic

Nutritionists develop weight management program relevant to low-income, non-college bound young adults

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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