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PC-CARE offers notable benefits to children and caregivers in seven weeks, study shows

Only about 25 percent of children with challenging behaviors receive mental health treatment, and dropout rates are high for those who do.

19 Oct 2022

Adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, study finds

Joint research has found adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, and with an aging population, the situation will get worse in the next decade.

19 Oct 2022

Study reveals racial disparities in access to advanced therapies for heart failure

Black adults treated at advanced heart failure centers received potentially life-changing therapies, such as transplants and heart pumps, about half as often as white adults, possibly due to racial bias, a small National Institutes of Health-supported study has found.

19 Oct 2022

IU researchers suggest the potential for a new approach to determining heart transplant candidacy

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have concluded the medical and scientific establishment should expand and re-contextualize its understanding of cannabis use and heart transplantation, suggesting the potential for a completely new approach to determining transplant candidacy.

18 Oct 2022

Europeans support transferring COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations, study finds

The study of individuals from six countries finds that Europeans support transferring COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations and prioritizing those with the greatest need regardless of their country of residence.

18 Oct 2022

Physical exercise improves cardiorespiratory fitness, alleviates adverse effects of cancer treatment

During chemotherapy, physical exercise intervention is safe, improves long-term cardiorespiratory fitness, and alleviates some of the adverse effects of cancer treatment, according to a study published in JACC: CardioOncology.

18 Oct 2022

Extra time spent in the EHR may benefit certain care outcomes, study suggests

In the United States, the electronic health record (EHR) has become increasingly prevalent in the day-to-day practice of physicians, with primary care physicians (PCPs) spending the most time in the EHR.

18 Oct 2022

Short sleep duration from mid to late life associated with risk of multimorbidity

Adults over 50 who sleep for five hours or less per night have a greater risk of developing more than one chronic disease when compared to their peers who sleep seven hours, according to a study, published October 18th in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.

18 Oct 2022

Study: Health insurance companies may be overpaying for common radiology services

Health insurance companies may be overpaying for common radiology services, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

18 Oct 2022

CDC expands the use of updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years

Today, CDC's Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., signed a decision memo expanding the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years.

18 Oct 2022

Study investigates the intersection of race, ethnicity, and sex in new functional limitations of trauma survivors

Survivors of traumatic injury often face many long-term health consequences including physical disabilities, mental illness and issues with social integration.

18 Oct 2022

Centene gave thousands to Georgia leaders’ campaigns while facing Medicaid overbilling questions

A health insurance giant that has paid out more than $485 million in legal settlements with states over pharmacy billing allegations has also been a major donor to Georgia's Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr, according to campaign finance records.

18 Oct 2022

Statewide restrictions during the pandemic not linked to worse mental health

Despite concerns that stay-at-home orders and other government efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic would cause lasting harm to people's mental health, research published by the American Psychological Association found that state restrictions in the first six months of the pandemic were not related to worse mental health.

17 Oct 2022

Medically tailored meals could result in net cost savings of $13.6 billion each year

Adopting more programs that make and deliver medically tailored meals to people with serious, diet-sensitive diseases could result not only in improved health outcomes in the form of fewer hospitalizations nationally, but in a net cost savings of approximately $13.6 billion each year, according to new research from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.

17 Oct 2022

COVID-19 caused a prolonged shock to life expectancy levels, research says

COVID-19 has caused a protracted shock to life expectancy levels, leading to global mortality changes unprecedented in the last 70 years, according to research today in Nature Human Behaviour from Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

17 Oct 2022

Biosense Webster launches HELIOSTAR™ in Europe, the first radiofrequency Balloon Ablation Catheter, enabling physicians to perform more efficient cardiac ablations

Biosense Webster, Inc., part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, today announced the European launch of the HELIOSTAR™ Balloon Ablation Catheter.

From Biosense Webster Inc. 17 Oct 2022

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone declared across Great Britain to mitigate the risk of disease

Following an increase in the number of detections of avian influenza (bird flu) in wild birds and on commercial premises, the Chief Veterinary Officers from England, Scotland and Wales have declared an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone across Great Britain to mitigate the risk of the disease spreading amongst poultry and captive birds.

17 Oct 2022

New screening tool can identify patients who may benefit from palliative care consultations

To aid in decision-making processes and increase awareness around palliative care in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), a research team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed a screening tool to identify - within seconds - patients who may benefit from palliative care consultations or goals of care discussions.

17 Oct 2022

Say what? Hearing aids available over-the-counter for as low as $199, and without a prescription

Starting Monday, consumers will be able to buy hearing aids directly off store shelves and at dramatically lower prices as a 2017 federal law finally takes effect.

17 Oct 2022

After Congress fails to add dental coverage, Medicare weighs limited benefit expansion

Proposed changes in Medicare rules could soon pave the way for a significant expansion in Medicare-covered dental services, while falling short of the comprehensive benefits that many Democratic lawmakers have advocated.

17 Oct 2022

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PC-CARE offers notable benefits to children and caregivers in seven weeks, study shows

Adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, study finds

Study reveals racial disparities in access to advanced therapies for heart failure

IU researchers suggest the potential for a new approach to determining heart transplant candidacy

Europeans support transferring COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations, study finds

Physical exercise improves cardiorespiratory fitness, alleviates adverse effects of cancer treatment

Extra time spent in the EHR may benefit certain care outcomes, study suggests

Short sleep duration from mid to late life associated with risk of multimorbidity

Study: Health insurance companies may be overpaying for common radiology services

CDC expands the use of updated bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years

Study investigates the intersection of race, ethnicity, and sex in new functional limitations of trauma survivors

Centene gave thousands to Georgia leaders’ campaigns while facing Medicaid overbilling questions

Statewide restrictions during the pandemic not linked to worse mental health

Medically tailored meals could result in net cost savings of $13.6 billion each year

COVID-19 caused a prolonged shock to life expectancy levels, research says

Biosense Webster launches HELIOSTAR™ in Europe, the first radiofrequency Balloon Ablation Catheter, enabling physicians to perform more efficient cardiac ablations

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone declared across Great Britain to mitigate the risk of disease

New screening tool can identify patients who may benefit from palliative care consultations

Say what? Hearing aids available over-the-counter for as low as $199, and without a prescription

After Congress fails to add dental coverage, Medicare weighs limited benefit expansion

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Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

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