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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

Designing an Ultrasound Sticker that can Image your Internal Organs

In this interview, we speak to researchers from the Zhao lab at MIT about their new ultrasound sticker that can provide non-invasive imaging of internal organs for up to 48 hours.

25 Oct 2022

Many children live in homes with leftover prescription medications, poll suggests

Many children live in homes with unused prescription drugs and expired medications, a new national poll suggests.

25 Oct 2022

Study sheds light on the effect of anxiety disorders on vaccine hesitancy

Individuals who deal with anxiety are no less hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine compared to those without anxiety, according to new research.

25 Oct 2022

Single-earner families may experience more depressive symptoms than parents in dual-earner families

New study from Umeå University shows that single-earner families tend to experience more depressive symptoms than parents in dual-earner families.

25 Oct 2022

Researchers develop an 'intelligent' rollator that evaluates patient movements to improve rehabilitation

Researchers from the University of Malaga in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia have created an 'intelligent' rollator that evaluates patient movements to improve rehabilitation.

25 Oct 2022

Study highlights the need to strengthen trust in healthcare to limit antibiotic use

Do many Swedes obtain antibiotics without a prescription, and what drives their behaviour when this happens? The answers are important when it comes to dealing with antibiotic resistance, which is a serious challenge for the entire healthcare sector.

24 Oct 2022

CDC Director signs decision memo allowing Novavax monovalent COVID-19 boosters for adults

Today, CDC's Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo allowing Novavax monovalent COVID-19 boosters for adults.

24 Oct 2022

Meeting with a medical physicist reduces patients' radiation treatment-related stress

Meeting with a medical physicist who can explain how radiation therapy is planned and delivered reduces patient anxiety and increases patient satisfaction throughout the treatment process, according to a new study published today in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics.

24 Oct 2022

Study reports disparities in the use of regional anesthesia techniques

Women, minorities and patients enrolled in Medicaid are less likely to receive regional anesthesia techniques that consistently improve outcomes after surgery, suggests research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

Drivers in decline: A shortage of volunteers complicates access to care in rural America

Several times a month, Jim Maybach drives 5 miles from his house in Hay Creek, Minnesota, toward the Mississippi River.

24 Oct 2022

New study highlights how pain management practices are changing after surgery

Although there has been no decrease in the number of opioid prescriptions seniors receive after surgery, the doses of those prescriptions are lower, according to a study of more than a quarter million Canadian patients being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

Analysis finds higher level of opioid abuse among sexual minorities compared to heterosexuals

Although opioid abuse in the U.S. is trending downward overall, it remains higher among non-heterosexuals than heterosexuals, according to an analysis of national survey data being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2022 annual meeting.

24 Oct 2022

ERAS programs ease the effects of surgery and fast-track patient recovery

Adaptations to a program that helps ensure the best possible outcomes from surgery allowed eligible patients to receive their hip and knee replacement surgeries during the COVID-19 pandemic without spending the night in the hospital.

24 Oct 2022

FebriDX point-of-care immunoassay can rapidly determine if an infection is bacterial or viral

Researchers explore whether FebriDx could differentiate between bacteria- and virus-induced immune responses during acute respiratory infection.

23 Oct 2022

Food insufficiency increased in US households by 25% after expiration of Child Tax Credit payments

When Congress failed to renew advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments last year, public health experts feared that the loss of this monthly federal pandemic relief benefit would push millions of families and children in America back into poverty and hunger.

21 Oct 2022

Study examines the frequency of concurrent hospice and dialysis care among veterans with ESKD

Today, patients utilizing their Medicare Hospice Benefits with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are forced to make the traumatic choice between continuing dialysis or enrolling in hospice.

21 Oct 2022

Wearable soft robot can improve patient experience during unpleasant medical procedures

While most of us are never without our smartphones, robots may also soon become indispensable companions.

21 Oct 2022

Adopting a Stoic life can provide many benefits

Academics have proven that taking part in the ancient philosophy of stoicism does reduce negative emotions, with 94% of participants who took part in the annual Stoic Week event, run by Royal Holloway, University of London, saying they feel better about their lives.

21 Oct 2022

The acceptability of a language support system by nurses

At the end of a working day, nurses have covered quite a few kilometers. They would like to save themselves some of the trips. Voice assistants might help do just that.

21 Oct 2022

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

Designing an Ultrasound Sticker that can Image your Internal Organs

Many children live in homes with leftover prescription medications, poll suggests

Study sheds light on the effect of anxiety disorders on vaccine hesitancy

Single-earner families may experience more depressive symptoms than parents in dual-earner families

Researchers develop an 'intelligent' rollator that evaluates patient movements to improve rehabilitation

Study highlights the need to strengthen trust in healthcare to limit antibiotic use

CDC Director signs decision memo allowing Novavax monovalent COVID-19 boosters for adults

Meeting with a medical physicist reduces patients' radiation treatment-related stress

Study reports disparities in the use of regional anesthesia techniques

Drivers in decline: A shortage of volunteers complicates access to care in rural America

New study highlights how pain management practices are changing after surgery

Analysis finds higher level of opioid abuse among sexual minorities compared to heterosexuals

ERAS programs ease the effects of surgery and fast-track patient recovery

FebriDX point-of-care immunoassay can rapidly determine if an infection is bacterial or viral

Food insufficiency increased in US households by 25% after expiration of Child Tax Credit payments

Study examines the frequency of concurrent hospice and dialysis care among veterans with ESKD

Wearable soft robot can improve patient experience during unpleasant medical procedures

Adopting a Stoic life can provide many benefits

The acceptability of a language support system by nurses

Real-time Raman monitoring for pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

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