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Flatiron Health and ACS launch Real-World Data Impact Award

The American Cancer Society (ACS) and Flatiron Health today announced the launch of the American Cancer Society & Flatiron Health Real-World Data Impact Award.

4 Dec 2019

Health policy experts highlight the impact of ACA rules on health insurance premium costs

People in rural areas of the U.S. who receive subsidies to buy health insurance in the Health Insurance Marketplaces pay less in premiums than their counterparts in urban areas.

4 Dec 2019

Healthcare heroes can come from unexpected places

Although KJ Upshaw's official job title at Cincinnati Children's is floor tech in Environmental Services, he refers to himself simply as the housekeeper.

4 Dec 2019

IONTAS, Adaptate Biotherapeutics join forces to generate and optimize antibodies for novel cancer targets

IONTAS Limited, a leader in the discovery and optimization of fully human antibodies, today announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Adaptate Biotherapeutics, developers of antibody-based therapeutics for modulation of gamma delta T-cells.

From FairJourney Biologics 4 Dec 2019

Movember and Alberta Cancer Foundation campaigns boost prostate cancer screening study

Nanostics Inc. announced today that from the launch of its clinical validation study for ClarityDX Prostate, recruitment of men increased significantly in November, pushing the number of men enrolled over 200.

3 Dec 2019

Study explores whether disability is a risk factor for miscarriage

A new study compared the proportion of women with any cognitive, physical, or independent living disability who experienced a miscarriage during the previous 5-year period to women without disabilities.

3 Dec 2019

AMSSM announces recipients of $300,000 research grant for OA treatment

The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and its Collaborative Research Network are pleased to announce the recipients of a $300,000 research grant, made possible by Avanos Medical, to study the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions using cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) technology.

3 Dec 2019

New human colon-on-a-chip enables in vitro study of mucus physiology

We have a mutualistic but complicated relationship with the collection of microbes in our gut known as the intestinal microbiome.

3 Dec 2019

Aspirin can be considered an effective and safe option to treat acute migraines

According to a new report in The American Journal of Medicine, published by Elsevier, aspirin can be considered an effective and safe option to other, more expensive medications to treat acute migraines as well as prevent recurrent attacks.

3 Dec 2019

Study: As married couples age, coping with their own health demands may take a mental toll

When they said their wedding vows, many of them promised to stand by one another in sickness and in health. But a new study suggests that as married couples age and develop chronic conditions, the daily demands of coping with their own health demands and those of their spouse may take a mental toll.

3 Dec 2019

Deep learning shows potential to improve chest X-ray interpretation

A sophisticated type of artificial intelligence can detect clinically meaningful chest X-ray findings as effectively as experienced radiologists, according to a study published in the journal Radiology.

3 Dec 2019

Homeless people experience a high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury

People who are homeless experience a disproportionately high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new UBC-led study published today in The Lancet Public Health.

3 Dec 2019

Genetic testing results help woman to make decisions about her treatment and preventive care

Wendy Richardson, 52, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, has always been aware that she has a strong family history of cancer.

3 Dec 2019

Experts propose pathways to build trustworthy healthcare evidence free of commercial influences

It's time to stop the endemic financial entanglement with industry that is distorting the production and use of healthcare evidence, causing harm to individuals and waste for health systems, argue an influential group of international experts in The BMJ today.

3 Dec 2019

Study shows 53% of homeless people have suffered a traumatic brain injury

Over half of homeless people have suffered a traumatic brain injury, which can have severe mental and physical consequences.

3 Dec 2019

Failure to ensure environmental management of pharmaceuticals can lead to adverse outcomes

Poor sanitation leads to untreated wastewater entering river systems in many countries where industrialisation and urbanisation is not supported by appropriate infrastructure.

3 Dec 2019

New spatial index measures connections between poverty and poor accessibility in Brazil

Researchers from the School of Engineering in Trinity College Dublin have developed a new spatial index that measures the connections between poverty and poor accessibility.

3 Dec 2019

Study: Complementary health approach is recommended by over half of U.S. office-based physicians

A new study has shown that more than half (53.1%) of office-based physicians in the U.S., across specialty areas, recommended at least one complementary health approach (CHA) to their patients during the previous 12 months, with female physicians (63.2%) more likely to recommend a CHA than male physicians (49.3%).

3 Dec 2019

UC San Diego Health joins national initiative to improve care for seniors

According to the National Council of Aging, approximately 92 percent of seniors have at least one chronic disease and 77 percent have at least two.

2 Dec 2019

Blood proteins could help provide a comprehensive 'liquid health check' in future

Proteins in our blood could in future help provide a comprehensive 'liquid health check', assessing our health and predicting the likelihood that we will we will develop a range of diseases, according to research published today in Nature Medicine.

2 Dec 2019

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Flatiron Health and ACS launch Real-World Data Impact Award

Health policy experts highlight the impact of ACA rules on health insurance premium costs

Healthcare heroes can come from unexpected places

IONTAS, Adaptate Biotherapeutics join forces to generate and optimize antibodies for novel cancer targets

Movember and Alberta Cancer Foundation campaigns boost prostate cancer screening study

Study explores whether disability is a risk factor for miscarriage

AMSSM announces recipients of $300,000 research grant for OA treatment

New human colon-on-a-chip enables in vitro study of mucus physiology

Aspirin can be considered an effective and safe option to treat acute migraines

Study: As married couples age, coping with their own health demands may take a mental toll

Deep learning shows potential to improve chest X-ray interpretation

Homeless people experience a high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury

Genetic testing results help woman to make decisions about her treatment and preventive care

Experts propose pathways to build trustworthy healthcare evidence free of commercial influences

Study shows 53% of homeless people have suffered a traumatic brain injury

Failure to ensure environmental management of pharmaceuticals can lead to adverse outcomes

New spatial index measures connections between poverty and poor accessibility in Brazil

Study: Complementary health approach is recommended by over half of U.S. office-based physicians

UC San Diego Health joins national initiative to improve care for seniors

Blood proteins could help provide a comprehensive 'liquid health check' in future

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