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Colorado option’s big test: Open enrollment

Critics declared Colorado's new quasi-public option a failure this fall, before it was even available for purchase on the state's Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace.

7 Dec 2022

Lancet Global Health paper raises alarm about the growing threat of malaria

A paper published in The Lancet Global Health journal is sounding the alarm about the growing threat of malaria potentially spreading to countries where the disease is not typically endemic.

7 Dec 2022

COVID-19 disruptions associated with lowest number of Australia’s public hospital elective surgeries

The number of patients treated in the 2021–22 financial year from Australia’s public hospital elective surgery waiting lists (‘elective’ meaning non-emergency) fell to the lowest level since 2010–11. This was associated with disruptions to hospital services as a result of COVID-19.

7 Dec 2022

Government launches new Elective Recovery Taskforce to bust the Covid backlogs

Patients will benefit from quicker access to treatment and lifesaving diagnostic tests close to home following the launch of a new Elective Recovery Taskforce and approval of 19 new one stop shops for tests, checks and scans, the Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay announced today.

6 Dec 2022

Self-service vending machine filled with harm reduction supplies helps prevent overdoses

More than 107,000 Americans died from drug overdose in 2021, highlighting the need for evidence-based interventions.

6 Dec 2022

Tailored Activity Program extends behavioral benefits to Black people with dementia and their families

Behavioral and psychological symptoms – such as agitation and aggression – are hallmarks of dementia that occur across disease stages and types, and can negatively impact both the person living with dementia and their caregivers.

6 Dec 2022

Ochsner Medical Center earns "high performing" rating by U.S. News & World Report for maternity care

Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans, inclusive of Ochsner Medical Center- West Bank Campus and Ochsner Baptist, is the highest-rated maternity hospital in Louisiana, according to Best Hospital for Maternity ratings released today by U.S. News & World Report – the global authority on hospital ratings and consumer advice.

6 Dec 2022

Mount Sinai first in New York to offer telehealth services for low-acuity patients who call 911

Mount Sinai Health System has become the first health system in New York, and one of the first major academic health centers across the country, to offer telehealth services to select patients who call 911 with low-acuity injuries and conditions.

6 Dec 2022

Leapfrog names USC Norris Cancer Hospital a 2022 Top Teaching Hospital

The Leapfrog Group, a national hospital watchdog organization, has named USC Norris Cancer Hospital a 2022 Top Teaching Hospital.

6 Dec 2022

Mental health support needed for care home nurses to help recover from Covid trauma

Those on the front line of the Covid pandemic need mental health support to help them recover from, or manage, the stress and trauma they faced - according to University of East Anglia research.

6 Dec 2022

MHRA authorizes the use of Pfizer/Biontech COVID-19 vaccine in kids aged 6 months to 4 years

Authorization has today been granted for a new presentation of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) for use in infants and children aged 6 months to 4 years.

6 Dec 2022

Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care

Behind Florida's decision to block clinical services for transgender adolescents is a talking point — repeated by the state's governor and top medical authorities — that most cases of gender incongruence fade over time.

6 Dec 2022

Wearing face masks can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations

Wearing a face mask can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations according to University of Queensland research.

5 Dec 2022

Study supports the need for global whole-grain labeling system to help consumers make informed food purchases

Despite numerous health benefits and recommendations from dietary guidelines, whole-grain food intake remains low globally.

5 Dec 2022

AHA announces additional research network funding to address lack of diversity, equity in clinical trials

The American Heart Association - the world's leading voluntary organization dedicated to a world of longer, healthier lives - has announced an additional $4 million grant to add a sixth scientific research center and bring total funding to its Strategically-Focused Research Network (SFRN) on the Science of Diversity in Clinical Trials to $24 million.

5 Dec 2022

Vaccine hesitancy linked with future COVID-19 vaccination side effects

While the production of COVID vaccines could have been the "light at the end of the pandemic tunnel", this outcome was hampered at critical stages by vaccine hesitancy, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines".

5 Dec 2022

Vaccine MVA-BN shows consistent, robust immunogenicity and safety results

A phase III clinical trial showed consistent immunogenicity for a freeze-dried formulation of Bavarian Nordic's Modified Vaccinia Ankara.

5 Dec 2022

Study shows addiction potential and health risks of alternatives to menthol cigarettes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should extend the ban on menthol flavored cigarettes and cigars to include potential substitutes like menthol pipe tobacco and cigarette tubes, say researchers at Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and The Ohio State University.

5 Dec 2022

Financial incentives effective in boosting weight loss among low-income populations

Paying cash to people with obesity for losing a specific amount of weight or completing weight-reducing activities works better than offering stand-alone free tools, such as weight-loss programs, diet books, and wearable fitness trackers, a new study shows.

5 Dec 2022

Proactive coping skills can help young adults to better deal with stress

It's well established that experiencing stress can hurt our physical health. Now two new studies find that younger adults who take preemptive steps to respond to stress are better able to avoid those negative health outcomes.

5 Dec 2022

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Colorado option’s big test: Open enrollment

Lancet Global Health paper raises alarm about the growing threat of malaria

COVID-19 disruptions associated with lowest number of Australia’s public hospital elective surgeries

Government launches new Elective Recovery Taskforce to bust the Covid backlogs

Self-service vending machine filled with harm reduction supplies helps prevent overdoses

Tailored Activity Program extends behavioral benefits to Black people with dementia and their families

Ochsner Medical Center earns "high performing" rating by U.S. News & World Report for maternity care

Mount Sinai first in New York to offer telehealth services for low-acuity patients who call 911

Leapfrog names USC Norris Cancer Hospital a 2022 Top Teaching Hospital

Mental health support needed for care home nurses to help recover from Covid trauma

MHRA authorizes the use of Pfizer/Biontech COVID-19 vaccine in kids aged 6 months to 4 years

Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care

Wearing face masks can temporarily disrupt decision-making in some situations

Study supports the need for global whole-grain labeling system to help consumers make informed food purchases

AHA announces additional research network funding to address lack of diversity, equity in clinical trials

Vaccine hesitancy linked with future COVID-19 vaccination side effects

Vaccine MVA-BN shows consistent, robust immunogenicity and safety results

Study shows addiction potential and health risks of alternatives to menthol cigarettes

Financial incentives effective in boosting weight loss among low-income populations

Proactive coping skills can help young adults to better deal with stress

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