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Study evaluates socio-economic burden imposed on Chinese healthcare system during COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Public Health, a research team from China has evaluated and presented the economic burden of public healthcare and hospitalization associated with COVID-19 in China.

20 Jan 2022

Using metal K-wires to hold broken wrist bones is not superior to traditional plaster cast

Using metal K-wires (commonly known as 'pins') to hold broken wrist bones in place while they heal are no better than a traditional molded plaster cast, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

20 Jan 2022

A validated risk-stratification system to manage COVID-19 outpatients

A group of researchers developed a risk-stratification system from existing scoring methods that are exclusively for outpatients.

20 Jan 2022

UC San Diego receives $14.55 million to launch new Microbiome and Metagenomics Center

The National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program is a national effort to build a large, diverse database of 1 million or more people whom researchers can use to study health and disease.

20 Jan 2022

NIH-funded study will use machine learning to predict individual responses to diet

A new federally funded study will use machine learning to predict how an individual responds to a given diet, allowing physicians to offer patients personalized nutrition prescriptions to improve health and treat chronic diseases.

20 Jan 2022

Kingston University's social care students given opportunity to support people with dementia

Kingston University has launched a project to give health and social care students the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge by supporting people living with dementia.

20 Jan 2022

Study: Many incarcerated pregnant people with opioid use disorder do not receive standard of care treatment

In a large survey study looking at the availability of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for pregnant and postpartum people in United States jails, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers found that a substantial number of facilities fail to consistently provide standard MOUD to this group.

20 Jan 2022

CUNY SPH and West Point receive NIH funding to establish new center for precision nutrition and health

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy and the United States Military Academy at West Point an estimated $8.1 million over five years, pending available funds, to establish the world's first artificial intelligence (AI) and computational modeling center for precision nutrition and health.

20 Jan 2022

COVID-19 vaccination does not appear to impair fertility, study says

COVID-19 vaccination does not affect the chances of conceiving a child, according to a study of more than 2,000 couples that was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

20 Jan 2022

New report reveals the alarming global impact of Group B streptococcus

A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) reveals the alarming global impact of Group B streptococcus (GBS) – a common bacterium that can be transmitted in the womb, during birth, or in the early weeks of life – leading to around 150,000 deaths of babies each year, more than half a million preterm births and significant long-term disability.

20 Jan 2022

Mediterranean diet linked to lower mortality in adults over 65

A greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet which had been assessed through an index made with biomarkers during a 20-year scientific monitoring is associated with a lower mortality in adults over 65.

20 Jan 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Roe v. Wade’s (possibly last) anniversary

Jan. 22 is the 49th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark abortion ruling, Roe v. Wade, and could well be its last. The conservative supermajority on the court seems poised to allow states to severely restrict or even ban the procedure.

20 Jan 2022

Biden administration’s rapid-test rollout doesn’t easily reach those who need it most

In the past week, the Biden administration launched two programs that aim to get rapid covid tests into the hands of every American. But the design of both efforts disadvantages people who already face the greatest barriers to testing.

20 Jan 2022

CDC releases new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence in America

More than 1 in 5 adults is inactive in all but four states, according to new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

20 Jan 2022

Intense, regular walking may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds

Walking regularly and at greater intensity may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds, according to one of the first studies measuring steps and pace among this population.

20 Jan 2022

NIH Common Fund supports Nutrition for Precision Health study

The National Institutes of Health is awarding $170 million over five years, pending the availability of funds, to clinics and centers across the country for a new study that will develop algorithms to predict individual responses to food and dietary routines.

20 Jan 2022

Could heart rate be a risk factor for dementia?

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Yume Imahori about her latest research which looks at whether heart rate could be used as an early risk factor for dementia.

20 Jan 2022

Cannabis companies flout state regulations to market products in a way that appeals to children

Many recreational cannabis companies market their products in a way that appeals to children and teens, despite state-based regulations prohibiting it, according to a new study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

20 Jan 2022

‘Heart’ of Little Shell: Newest federally recognized tribe to open first clinic

Louella Fredrickson has long created workarounds to fill gaps in the spotty medical care available to her as a member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.

20 Jan 2022

Wildfires and omicron prompt a special health insurance enrollment period in Colorado

A wildfire displaced thousands of Coloradans just as the omicron surge began sweeping through the state, so health insurance was likely not on many people's minds when the regular enrollment period for the state's health insurance marketplace ended Jan. 15.

20 Jan 2022

Healthcare News

Study evaluates socio-economic burden imposed on Chinese healthcare system during COVID

Using metal K-wires to hold broken wrist bones is not superior to traditional plaster cast

A validated risk-stratification system to manage COVID-19 outpatients

UC San Diego receives $14.55 million to launch new Microbiome and Metagenomics Center

NIH-funded study will use machine learning to predict individual responses to diet

Kingston University's social care students given opportunity to support people with dementia

Study: Many incarcerated pregnant people with opioid use disorder do not receive standard of care treatment

CUNY SPH and West Point receive NIH funding to establish new center for precision nutrition and health

COVID-19 vaccination does not appear to impair fertility, study says

New report reveals the alarming global impact of Group B streptococcus

Mediterranean diet linked to lower mortality in adults over 65

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Roe v. Wade’s (possibly last) anniversary

Biden administration’s rapid-test rollout doesn’t easily reach those who need it most

CDC releases new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence in America

Intense, regular walking may help prevent Type 2 diabetes among 70 and 80 year olds

NIH Common Fund supports Nutrition for Precision Health study

Could heart rate be a risk factor for dementia?

Cannabis companies flout state regulations to market products in a way that appeals to children

‘Heart’ of Little Shell: Newest federally recognized tribe to open first clinic

Wildfires and omicron prompt a special health insurance enrollment period in Colorado

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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