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Rural hospital closures impact the operations of surrounding healthcare institutions

Since 2005, more than 180 rural hospitals in the United States have closed, with nearly 1,000 more at risk of doing so.

13 Dec 2022

Study finds bebtelovimab therapy lacks efficacy in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

Researchers assessed the impact of bebtelovimab (BEB) monoclonal antibody in the treatment of high-risk SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant-infected patients.

13 Dec 2022

The effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and molnupiravir for the treatment of COVID-19 among US veterans

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 antivirals, nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, and molnupiravir among Veterans in the United States of America.

13 Dec 2022

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of patients treated by a podiatry practice whose owner had been indicted for fraud.

13 Dec 2022

Poll: Most older Americans prefer to keep religious or spiritual beliefs separate from their health care

When it comes to matters of personal beliefs, most older Americans prefer to keep their health care and their spiritual or religious lives separate, a new University of Michigan poll finds.

12 Dec 2022

People with Alzheimer’s and Down syndrome may benefit from participating in Alzheimer’s clinical trials

Amyloid plaques — protein clumps that are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease—occur at roughly the same level in the brains of people with Down syndrome who have Alzheimer's as they do in people with forms of hereditary, early-onset Alzheimer's, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health.

12 Dec 2022

Study: Copayment elimination in primary care for the over-85s did not increase healthcare visits

Introducing copayment elimination in primary care in Sweden for the over-85s has not caused a rise in the number of health care visits.

12 Dec 2022

XBB Omicron variant evades vaccine-induced immunity

A new study published in The Lancet Microbe examines the immune evasion characteristics of the Omicron XBB subvariant.

12 Dec 2022

Study: Only 30% of people with neuroendocrine tumors consider living longer as top priority

New research from cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope in the December 2022 issue of JNCCN - Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds that only 30% of patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) say their top goal for treatment is living longer.

12 Dec 2022

Researchers show link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 infection, vaccination

Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai validated the link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 and, to a lesser extent, a novel link between the same condition and COVID-19 vaccination.

12 Dec 2022

Computer visualization system effective at determining proper mask wearing in hospitals

In early 2020, before COVID-19 vaccines and effective treatments were widely available, universal mask wearing was a central strategy for preventing the transmission of COVID-19. But hospitals and other settings with mask mandates faced a challenge.

12 Dec 2022

Cambridge scientists develop a comprehensive tool for predicting individual's risk of prostate cancer

Cambridge scientists have created a comprehensive tool for predicting an individual's risk of developing prostate cancer, which they say could help ensure that those men at greatest risk will receive the appropriate testing while reducing unnecessary – and potentially invasive – testing for those at very low risk.

12 Dec 2022

What are the patterns of symptoms and risk factors for Long COVID among SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals?

Researchers explored the indicators of long COVID symptoms.

12 Dec 2022

Extra year of chemotherapy lowers the risk of cancer recurrence in children with Ikaros leukemia

Many children with ALL have a good outcome of their disease. After two years of chemotherapy treatment, nine out of ten children are cured. But some children have a more aggressive form of the disease.

12 Dec 2022

$Forxiga (dapagliflozin) approved in Great Britain for symptomatic chronic heat failure across the full spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction$

Forxiga (dapagliflozin) approved in Great Britain for symptomatic chronic heat failure across the full spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction

AstraZeneca today announced that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted a licence extension for dapagliflozin in Great Britain for the treatment of symptomatic chronic heart failure (HF) in patients with HF and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) >40%, including HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

From AstraZeneca 12 Dec 2022

KHN investigation: The system feds rely on to stop repeat health fraud is broken

The federal system meant to stop health care business owners and executives from repeatedly bilking government health programs fails to do so, a KHN investigation has found.

12 Dec 2022

A-HIPI decision model can predict survival in adults with advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma

Investigators from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and leading cancer program along with Tufts Medical Center in Boston, developed and validated the Advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma International Prognostication Index (A-HIPI).

12 Dec 2022

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Rural hospital closures impact the operations of surrounding healthcare institutions

Study finds bebtelovimab therapy lacks efficacy in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants

The effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir and molnupiravir for the treatment of COVID-19 among US veterans

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

Poll: Most older Americans prefer to keep religious or spiritual beliefs separate from their health care

People with Alzheimer’s and Down syndrome may benefit from participating in Alzheimer’s clinical trials

Study: Copayment elimination in primary care for the over-85s did not increase healthcare visits

XBB Omicron variant evades vaccine-induced immunity

Study: Only 30% of people with neuroendocrine tumors consider living longer as top priority

Researchers show link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 infection, vaccination

Computer visualization system effective at determining proper mask wearing in hospitals

Cambridge scientists develop a comprehensive tool for predicting individual's risk of prostate cancer

What are the patterns of symptoms and risk factors for Long COVID among SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals?

Extra year of chemotherapy lowers the risk of cancer recurrence in children with Ikaros leukemia

Forxiga (dapagliflozin) approved in Great Britain for symptomatic chronic heat failure across the full spectrum of left ventricular ejection fraction

KHN investigation: The system feds rely on to stop repeat health fraud is broken

A-HIPI decision model can predict survival in adults with advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma

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