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Acknowledging AMR in regulatory frameworks for drug approvals could improve the availability of new antibiotics

The appropriate use of existing antibiotics and the development of new antibiotics targeting drug-resistant infections can slow the emergence, spread, and consequences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); however, antibiotic research and development (R&D) has not responded to the urgent need for new antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

New tool uses existing EHR data to identify avoidable hospital transfers of nursing home residents

The Avoidable Transfer Scale, an innovative tool that uses data commonly included in a nursing home resident's electronic health record to identify and characterize potentially avoidable hospitalizations, highlights issues that can be handled in the nursing home itself.

15 Jul 2022

Future choices about trade, diet and climate change will be key in securing nutrient rich food

Research by the University of Southampton shows future choices about trade, diet and climate change will be crucial in securing micronutrient food supplies for the UK.

15 Jul 2022

Self-pay cash prices for ER facility fees vary with hospital and regional characteristics, study shows

A new study by researchers from The Hilltop Institute at UMBC of over 1,600 hospitals across the U.S. shows self-pay cash prices for emergency room (ER) facility fees vary with hospital and regional characteristics.

15 Jul 2022

Study: About 9 in 10 Ohioans received abortion care later than the current law allows

Prior to Ohio's new six-week cutoff for legal abortions, about 9 in 10 people seeking care in Ohio had abortions later than the current law allows, new research suggests.

15 Jul 2022

People with learning disability and autism set to receive better and more focused community care

People with a learning disability and autistic people will receive better and more focused community care as part of plans to reduce the number in specialist inpatient care.

14 Jul 2022

Pairing phone-based smoking cessation and lung screening programs could maximize health benefits, cut costs

Integrating telephone-based smoking cessation and lung screening programs not only have the potential to maximize long-term health benefits, but they can also be cost-effective in the long term, according to a University of Michigan-led study.

14 Jul 2022

New PCORI initiative offers up to $36 million to enhance the evidence base on engagement in research

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has launched a three-year initiative offering up to $36 million to strengthen and enhance the evidence base on engagement in research with the posting of an initial Science of Engagement PCORI Funding Announcement that offers up to $4.5 million for foundational research.

14 Jul 2022

Individualized diet program shows promise at helping people lose extra pounds and keep them off

An individualized diet program that empowers users to create their own plan based on targeted levels of protein and fiber shows promise at helping people lose extra pounds and keep them off.

14 Jul 2022

Study: Three quarters of elite football players battled fatigue for six weeks after COVID-19

Matchday performance of professional footballers dropped after recovering from COVID-19 with three quarters fighting fatigue for six weeks, a University of Essex study has found.

14 Jul 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Life after ‘Roe’ is … confusing

The Supreme Court's decision overturning the federal constitutional right to abortion has left confusion in its wake.

14 Jul 2022

Frequent fruit intake linked to greater positive mental wellbeing and lesser depression symptoms

People who frequently eat fruit are more likely to report greater positive mental wellbeing and are less likely to report symptoms of depression than those who do not, according to new research from the College of Health and Life Sciences, Aston University.

14 Jul 2022

Experts propose a roadmap for the development of human-free sunscreen testing

Exposing humans to ultraviolet radiation to test sunscreen effectiveness should be phased out, according to scientists and cancer experts.

14 Jul 2022

Infection preventionists experienced worse mental and physical health due to COVID-19 related stressors

Findings from a first-of-its-kind study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) suggest that infection preventionists experienced worsening mental and physical health as a result of stressors related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

14 Jul 2022

Integrating mental health support with routine care is essential for people with congenital heart defects

Although many individuals born with congenital heart defects develop resilience and have a high quality of life, they may face a variety of health-related psychological and social challenges throughout their lives.

14 Jul 2022

Community area's death rate from heart disease decreases along with decline in violent crime

In addition to keeping city residents safer where they live, work, and play, , a new analysis of data from Chicago shows that as violent crime decreases, so does the area's death rate from heart disease.

14 Jul 2022

ED clinical leaders motivated to provide high-quality pediatric sepsis care

In a qualitative, interview-based study of Emergency Department leaders, researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus found most were motivated to provide high quality pediatric sepsis care but disagreed on how best to do it.

14 Jul 2022

Rural hospital rescue program is met with skepticism from administrators

In West Texas, the tiny hospital in Crosbyton has only two beds, and they're not always occupied.

14 Jul 2022

Evonik now offers enteric protected ready to fill capsules EUDRACAP® in IPEC-GMP quality

Evonik’s EUDRACAP® enteric easy-to-handle capsules are now globally available produced under IPEC-GMP. Launched last year, EUDRACAP® enteric are functional, ready-to-fill capsules that help pharmaceutical companies bring complex oral drug products to market faster.

From Evonik Health Care 14 Jul 2022

The successful transplantation of genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans

Researchers successfully transplanted two genetically engineered heart pigs into recently deceased humans in June and July 2022.

14 Jul 2022

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Acknowledging AMR in regulatory frameworks for drug approvals could improve the availability of new antibiotics

New tool uses existing EHR data to identify avoidable hospital transfers of nursing home residents

Future choices about trade, diet and climate change will be key in securing nutrient rich food

Self-pay cash prices for ER facility fees vary with hospital and regional characteristics, study shows

Study: About 9 in 10 Ohioans received abortion care later than the current law allows

People with learning disability and autism set to receive better and more focused community care

Pairing phone-based smoking cessation and lung screening programs could maximize health benefits, cut costs

New PCORI initiative offers up to $36 million to enhance the evidence base on engagement in research

Individualized diet program shows promise at helping people lose extra pounds and keep them off

Study: Three quarters of elite football players battled fatigue for six weeks after COVID-19

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Life after ‘Roe’ is … confusing

Frequent fruit intake linked to greater positive mental wellbeing and lesser depression symptoms

Experts propose a roadmap for the development of human-free sunscreen testing

Infection preventionists experienced worse mental and physical health due to COVID-19 related stressors

Integrating mental health support with routine care is essential for people with congenital heart defects

Community area's death rate from heart disease decreases along with decline in violent crime

ED clinical leaders motivated to provide high-quality pediatric sepsis care

Rural hospital rescue program is met with skepticism from administrators

Evonik now offers enteric protected ready to fill capsules EUDRACAP® in IPEC-GMP quality

The successful transplantation of genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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