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IU Cancer Center secures new, renewed ACS funding to support research and education programs

As part of a longstanding partnership, the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center has received new and renewed funding from the American Cancer Society to support research and education programs.

27 Mar 2023

American Diabetes Alert Day: A one-day "wake-up call" to the danger of diabetes

March 28 is Diabetes Alert Day, a one-day "wake-up call" to the danger of diabetes and the importance of understanding your risk.

27 Mar 2023

Mount Sinai launches initiative to increase representation of Black men at the upper levels of management

The Mount Sinai Health System has announced the Growth in Operations, Administrations, and Leadership Society (GOALS), an initiative to increase the representation of Black men at the middle and upper levels of management by creating pathways for career advancement through networking, mentorship, and advancement opportunities.

27 Mar 2023

Updated expert consensus statement on transcatheter left atrial appendage closure released

Today, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and the Heart Rhythm Society released an updated expert consensus statement on transcatheter left atrial appendage closure (LAAC).

27 Mar 2023

New ways to increase work participation and quality of life among individuals with disabilities

The unemployment rate for persons with disabilities in the United States, particularly youth, is more than double the rate of those without a disability.

27 Mar 2023

Elite judo athletes grapple with getting a good night's sleep, study shows

Poor sleep quality reduces physical recovery and performance. For high-level athletes, a lack of good-quality sleep can be especially damaging for their bodies and performance results.

27 Mar 2023

Most patients do not benefit from medical consultations before their surgery, study suggests

A large observational study published in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that most patients do not medically benefit from consultation with a medical specialist before their surgery.

27 Mar 2023

As Colorado reels from another school shooting, study finds 1 in 4 teens have quick access to guns

One in 4 Colorado teens reported they could get access to a loaded gun within 24 hours, according to survey results published Monday. Nearly half of those teens said it would take them less than 10 minutes.

27 Mar 2023

Government’s new funding to transform hundreds of youth facilities in deprived areas

Young people are to benefit from the rebuilding and renovation of youth centers in some of the country's most disadvantaged areas, as beneficiaries of the first major tranche from the Government's Youth Investment Fund have been announced today.

27 Mar 2023

Banning noncompete contracts for medical staff riles hospitals

Dr. Jacqui O'Kane took a job with a hospital in southern Georgia in 2020, as the lone doctor in a primary care clinic in a small town that's a medically underserved area. She soon attracted nearly 3,000 patients.

27 Mar 2023

When college athletes kill themselves, healing the team becomes the next goal

In the weeks after Stanford University soccer goalie Katie Meyer, 22, died by suicide last March, her grieving teammates were inseparable even when not training.

27 Mar 2023

Smart bandage may make treatment of chronic wounds easier, more effective

Most of the time, when someone gets a cut, scrape, burn, or other wound, the body takes care of itself and heals on its own.

24 Mar 2023

Researchers secure $7.5 mllion from NIH HEAL initiative to tackle opioid and pain public health crises

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have been awarded a five-year, $7.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Helping End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) initiative.

24 Mar 2023

Blacks and low-income Americans may reap the most benefits from stronger rules for air pollution

Stronger regulations lowering levels of fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) would benefit the health of all Americans, but Black Americans and low-income Americans would likely reap the most benefits, including a lower risk of premature death, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

24 Mar 2023

Obamacare at 13: Biden and a KHN reporter remember

I was back in the crowded East Room of the White House on Thursday, as I was 13 years ago, this time standing under a portrait of first first lady Martha Washington, when President Joe Biden entered for a lunchtime event focused on the Affordable Care Act.

24 Mar 2023

Digital disparities could widen the gap in access to health care

Many parts of rural America with less access to health care also have limited broadband internet that could help them take advantage of increasingly popular online health services.

24 Mar 2023

Reducing sugar content and package size of sodas may help reduce collective sugar intake

Putting less sugar in sodas and reducing the package size of sodas sold in supermarkets may help reduce our collective sugar intake and thus lower the associated health risks.

24 Mar 2023

New machine learning model helps improve triage quality and ambulance utilization

A machine learning model has been proven effective as a decision-support tool for dispatchers of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), resulting in improved triage quality and ambulance utilization, according to a study done in Singapore.

24 Mar 2023

J+D release FC365 Lite

This variant of the industry’s most innovative cloud-based forecasting app, FC365, will deliver enhanced forecast model creation with powerful visualisation and detailed reports.

From J+D Forecasting 24 Mar 2023

Health providers scramble to keep remaining staff amid Medicaid rate debate

Andrew Johnson lets his clients choose what music to play in the car. As an employee of Family Outreach in Helena, Montana — an organization that assists developmentally disabled people — part of his workday involves driving around, picking up clients, and taking them to work or to run errands.

24 Mar 2023

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IU Cancer Center secures new, renewed ACS funding to support research and education programs

American Diabetes Alert Day: A one-day "wake-up call" to the danger of diabetes

Mount Sinai launches initiative to increase representation of Black men at the upper levels of management

Updated expert consensus statement on transcatheter left atrial appendage closure released

New ways to increase work participation and quality of life among individuals with disabilities

Elite judo athletes grapple with getting a good night's sleep, study shows

Most patients do not benefit from medical consultations before their surgery, study suggests

As Colorado reels from another school shooting, study finds 1 in 4 teens have quick access to guns

Government’s new funding to transform hundreds of youth facilities in deprived areas

Banning noncompete contracts for medical staff riles hospitals

When college athletes kill themselves, healing the team becomes the next goal

Smart bandage may make treatment of chronic wounds easier, more effective

Researchers secure $7.5 mllion from NIH HEAL initiative to tackle opioid and pain public health crises

Blacks and low-income Americans may reap the most benefits from stronger rules for air pollution

Obamacare at 13: Biden and a KHN reporter remember

Digital disparities could widen the gap in access to health care

Reducing sugar content and package size of sodas may help reduce collective sugar intake

New machine learning model helps improve triage quality and ambulance utilization

J+D release FC365 Lite

Health providers scramble to keep remaining staff amid Medicaid rate debate

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