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Study finds sexual dimorphism in the development of vascular insulin resistance induced by obesogenic lifestyle

A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine is the first evidence in humans that short-term lifestyle changes can disrupt the response to insulin of blood vessels. It's also the first study to show men and women react differently to these changes.

27 Oct 2022

Montana switches gears to try to bargain for lower health care costs for employees

Montana is signaling it might step away from an innovative way of setting the prices its public employee health plan pays hospitals for services, an approach that has saved the state millions of dollars and become a model for health plans nationwide.

27 Oct 2022

Employers are concerned about covering workers’ mental health needs, survey finds

Almost three years after the covid-19 pandemic upended workplaces, mental health coverage remains a priority for employers, according to an annual employer survey fielded by KFF.

27 Oct 2022

Vaccination- and/or natural infection-induced immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Researchers comparatively evaluated the neutralization antibody titers for SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC subvariants BA.1, BA.2, BA.4/5 among individuals with ancestral B.1 strain infections, vaccinated individuals, or with hybrid immunity from breakthrough infections and vaccinations with Delta or Gamma VOCs.

27 Oct 2022

Some healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 show unexpectedly low responses to immunizations

A subset of healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 had unexpectedly low responses to the immunizations, according to Cedars-Sinai investigators.

27 Oct 2022

Multiple outpatient visits are key to success opioid-use disorder treatment

People with opioid-use disorder who enter treatment are at risk for relapse, overdose or death if they engage in less than two outpatient visits in their first month of care, according to a study coauthored by Rutgers researchers.

26 Oct 2022

Study tracks individuals' risk or resilience to mental health disruptions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

When the world shut down in March of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people the world over experienced profound psychological stress to varying degrees.

26 Oct 2022

Long-term use of e-cigs and regular cigarettes may have damaging effects on the blood vessels

Long-term use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs), or vaping, can significantly impair the function of the body's blood vessels, increasing the risk for cardiovascular disease.

26 Oct 2022

$3 million grant to support the expansion of Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at UIC

The Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at the University of Illinois Chicago will expand its services nationwide with the help of a new $3 million grant.

26 Oct 2022

What parents need to know about prenatal tests | BGI Perspectives

The birth of every new life is to be celebrated! Expecting parents often advised by doctors from the department of gynecology and obstetrics to consider noninvasive prenatal tests (NIPT).

From BGI Genomics 26 Oct 2022

Telehealth follow-up after emergency department visit associated with repeat ED encounters and hospitalizations

Telehealth follow-up consultations following an emergency department visit were associated with 28 more repeat ED encounters and nearly 11 more return hospital admissions per 1000 patients compared with in-person follow-ups, UCLA research suggests.

26 Oct 2022

Probiotics and prebiotics can reduce the risk of frailty syndrome among the elderly

New research found that the intestinal microbiome plays a critical role in the metabolic processes that affect cognition, body composition, and immune function.

26 Oct 2022

States opting out of a federal program that tracks teen behavior as youth mental health worsens

As the covid-19 pandemic worsened a mental health crisis among America's young people, a small group of states quietly withdrew from the nation's largest public effort to track concerning behaviors in high school students.

26 Oct 2022

$38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug

Dr. Josie Tenore and Paul Hinds were introduced by a mutual friend in 2017 and hadn't been going out long when she laid down the law: He had to get a physical.

26 Oct 2022

A review of emerging pediatric respiratory viruses

Respiratory viruses continue to be a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality.

26 Oct 2022

Minorities with common form of lung cancer face longer wait times for receiving radiation therapy

A new study has revealed significant racial disparities in how quickly minorities with the most common form of lung cancer receive potentially lifesaving radiation therapy compared with their white counterparts.

25 Oct 2022

Interrupting prolonged sitting with periodic activity "snacks" may help maintain muscle mass, study says

Interrupting prolonged sitting with periodic activity "snacks" may help maintain muscle mass and quality, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Toronto.

25 Oct 2022

Geographical location of an individual may determine the likelihood of receiving autism diagnosis

New autism diagnoses tend to be clustered within specific NHS service regions, suggesting that where an individual lives may influence whether they receive an autism diagnosis and access to special education needs support.

25 Oct 2022

Analysis finds link between cumulative occupational exposure and waning lung capacity

Workplace exposure to gases, dusts, fumes, and aromatic solvents used in paints, varnishes, and glues, is linked to waning lung capacity above and beyond that associated with normal aging, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

25 Oct 2022

Hospitals said they lost money on Medicare patients. Some made millions, a state report finds.

Atrium Health, the largest hospital system in North Carolina, has declared publicly that in 2019 it provided $640 million in services to Medicare patients that were never paid for, by far the largest "community benefit" it provided that year.

25 Oct 2022

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Study finds sexual dimorphism in the development of vascular insulin resistance induced by obesogenic lifestyle

Montana switches gears to try to bargain for lower health care costs for employees

Employers are concerned about covering workers’ mental health needs, survey finds

Vaccination- and/or natural infection-induced immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Some healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 show unexpectedly low responses to immunizations

Multiple outpatient visits are key to success opioid-use disorder treatment

Study tracks individuals' risk or resilience to mental health disruptions during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Long-term use of e-cigs and regular cigarettes may have damaging effects on the blood vessels

$3 million grant to support the expansion of Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center at UIC

What parents need to know about prenatal tests | BGI Perspectives

Telehealth follow-up after emergency department visit associated with repeat ED encounters and hospitalizations

Probiotics and prebiotics can reduce the risk of frailty syndrome among the elderly

States opting out of a federal program that tracks teen behavior as youth mental health worsens

$38,398 for a single shot of a very old cancer drug

A review of emerging pediatric respiratory viruses

Minorities with common form of lung cancer face longer wait times for receiving radiation therapy

Interrupting prolonged sitting with periodic activity "snacks" may help maintain muscle mass, study says

Geographical location of an individual may determine the likelihood of receiving autism diagnosis

Analysis finds link between cumulative occupational exposure and waning lung capacity

Hospitals said they lost money on Medicare patients. Some made millions, a state report finds.

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