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Study reveals older women's perceptions of wearable and smart home activity sensors

A study conducted by Assistant Professor Blaine Reeder, PhD, and co-authored by Catherine Jankowski, PhD, at the University of Colorado College of Nursing on older women's perception of technology found that more active older adult women prefer wearable sensors for themselves and smart home sensors for their older parents.

30 Apr 2019

Researchers provide recommendations to address antibiotic over-use problem

Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest problems facing medicine today. A major threat comes from over-use of antibiotics in healthcare.

29 Apr 2019

Disconnect between perceptions of HCPs and people with obesity revealed

The disconnect between perceptions of health care providers and people with obesity is revealed in a new international study presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Glasgow, UK, and published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism.

29 Apr 2019

Scientific evidence for and against causal associations for 47 adverse effects after immunization

A new systematic review provides a succinct summary of the scientific evidence for and/or against causal associations for 47 adverse events following immunization.

29 Apr 2019

Study finds lesser HPV vaccine coverage than other infant vaccines

Despite the increasing trends in uptake, the human papillomavirus vaccine coverage is far behind other infant vaccines in many states, according to a new study, which describes the trends in HPV vaccine uptake in children in the U.S.

27 Apr 2019

Newsom: California leads on prescription drugs

California regularly portrays itself as a national trendsetter on political issues, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is claiming that title on prescription drugs.

27 Apr 2019

FDA approves new treatment for children with lupus

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Benlysta (belimumab) intravenous infusion for treatment of children with systemic lupus erythematosus – often referred to as simply "lupus" – a serious chronic disease that causes inflammation and damage to various body tissues and organs.

27 Apr 2019

Klobuchar wants to stop ‘pay-for-delay’ deals that keep drug prices high

Washington's recent fixation with lowering drug costs has introduced Americans to once-insider terms like "pharmacy benefit managers" and "list prices."

26 Apr 2019

UA College partners with Space Tango to develop an easy way to test astronauts' health in space

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix are partnering with Space Tango, a private aerospace company that designs, builds and operates facilities on the International Space Station, to develop an easy way to test astronauts' health in space.

26 Apr 2019

Patients caught in middle of fight between health care behemoths

Cancer survivors Evalyn Bodick, 74, and Barbara Marsic, 63, are caught in the crossfire of one of the fiercest health care fights in the country. They fear they are about to lose access to the doctors they say have kept them alive.

26 Apr 2019

Quality improvement programs in the NHS show no difference in patient survival

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London studied the effectiveness of one of the largest ever national quality improvement programs in the National Health Service and found no improvement in patient survival.

26 Apr 2019

Gonorrhea cases on the rise in EU/EEA countries

Following a decline in notification rates in 2016, the number of gonorrhea cases has gone up by 17% across the reporting EU/EEA countries with more than 89 000 confirmed diagnoses in 2017 - more than 240 cases a day.

25 Apr 2019

Innovative wearable technology will detect breathing problems in infants

An innovative wearable sensor to monitor new-born babies in poor areas is being developed by Anglia Ruskin University, in collaboration with experts in Jordan.

25 Apr 2019

Study outlines challenges faced as the U.S. becomes an ‘aging society’

A paper by Columbia Mailman School's John Rowe, MD, Julius Richmond Professor of Health Policy and Aging, in the journal Health Affairs outlines the challenges we face as the U.S. becomes an "aging society."

25 Apr 2019

New study describes process to diagnose rare genetic diseases in record time

Researchers at Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine and its partners, including Fabric Genomics, have today published in Science Translational Medicine a new study documenting the process to diagnose rare genetic diseases in record time.

25 Apr 2019

Scientists crack chemical code of incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic'

After 20 years of dedicated research, scientists have cracked the chemical code of an incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic' known to be highly effective against cancer cells as well as drug-resistant bacteria, and have reproduced it synthetically in the lab for the first time.

24 Apr 2019

Prolonged exposure therapy is more effective in treating veterans with PTSD, alcohol use disorder

Prolonged exposure therapy is more effective at treating PTSD than Seeking Safety, a coping skills therapy, for patients who also have alcohol use disorder, found a VA San Diego Healthcare System study.

24 Apr 2019

Air pollution increases risk for respiratory hospitalization among childhood cancer survivors

Poor air quality days significantly increase the risk of hospitalizations for respiratory issues in young survivors of cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah and published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

24 Apr 2019

Ambiguous genitalia in newborns may be more common than previously thought

Ambiguous genitalia in newborns may be more common than previously thought, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of the Endocrine Society.

24 Apr 2019

New sepsis detector uses photonics to make accurate diagnosis in less than thirty minutes

European scientists have developed a new sepsis detector that uses photonics to produce a while-you-wait diagnosis, from sample to result, in less than thirty minutes.

24 Apr 2019

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Latest Healthcare News and Research

Study reveals older women's perceptions of wearable and smart home activity sensors

Researchers provide recommendations to address antibiotic over-use problem

Disconnect between perceptions of HCPs and people with obesity revealed

Scientific evidence for and against causal associations for 47 adverse effects after immunization

Study finds lesser HPV vaccine coverage than other infant vaccines

Newsom: California leads on prescription drugs

FDA approves new treatment for children with lupus

Klobuchar wants to stop ‘pay-for-delay’ deals that keep drug prices high

UA College partners with Space Tango to develop an easy way to test astronauts' health in space

Patients caught in middle of fight between health care behemoths

Quality improvement programs in the NHS show no difference in patient survival

Gonorrhea cases on the rise in EU/EEA countries

Innovative wearable technology will detect breathing problems in infants

Study outlines challenges faced as the U.S. becomes an ‘aging society’

New study describes process to diagnose rare genetic diseases in record time

Scientists crack chemical code of incredibly complex 'anti-tumor antibiotic'

Prolonged exposure therapy is more effective in treating veterans with PTSD, alcohol use disorder

Air pollution increases risk for respiratory hospitalization among childhood cancer survivors

Ambiguous genitalia in newborns may be more common than previously thought

New sepsis detector uses photonics to make accurate diagnosis in less than thirty minutes

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