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Retiring abroad? Prepare to possibly mix and match health insurance

When Karen Schirack, 67, slipped on her way into her house in January and broke her left femur in multiple places, she had a decision to make. Should she get surgery to repair the fractured thigh bone and replace her hip near Ajijic, Mexico, where she has lived for 20 years, or be airlifted back to her home state of Ohio for surgery and rehab?

23 Jul 2019

Research shows how freshwater prawns could reduce schistosomiasis transmission

Before bite-sized crustaceans like crayfish, shrimp and prawns land on our dinner plates, they first have to get fat themselves -- and it turns out they relish the freshwater snails that transmit the parasite that causes schistosomiasis, the second most devastating parasitic disease worldwide, after malaria.

23 Jul 2019

Unexpected discovery could improve treatment of cancer, other diseases

EU-funded researchers have discovered an important new mechanism by which cells flag and repair damage to their DNA - an unexpected finding that could improve the treatment of diseases such as cancer.

23 Jul 2019

Child drowning rates drop as communities adopt stricter building codes

Some welcome news at the height of summer swimming season: Children are far less likely to drown in California than they were in the 1980s — and child drowning rates have continued to fall even in the past decade, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

23 Jul 2019

Three primary care organizations win Ascensia’s Type 2 Diabetes Remission Accelerator competition

Three primary care organizations have today been announced as joint winners of a competition to enable healthcare professionals to offer free access to an award-winning behavior change platform, the Low Carb Program, for a select group of their patients living with Type 2 diabetes.

23 Jul 2019

Scientists use AI to improve diagnosis and monitoring of rare eye condition

Fight for Sight is funding research by scientists from universities and hospitals in Birmingham and London using artificial intelligence to extract ‘hidden’ information from retinal images of patients with a rare eye condition called birdshot uveitis.

23 Jul 2019

Abbott and health industry leaders announce 2019 UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award winners

Abbott, along with other global health industry leaders, today announced the winners of the 2019 UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award.

From Abbott Diagnostics 23 Jul 2019

Recreational drugs more likely to be tried for the first time in summer, study shows

American teenagers and adults are more likely to try illegal or recreational drugs for the first time in the summer, a new study shows.

23 Jul 2019

Checking your phone at night does not affect your body clock in the long run

A new study has found that checking your phone at night does not affect circadian rhythm, also known as the body clock.

23 Jul 2019

Obstructive sleep apnea may be one reason for treatment-resistant depression

When someone is depressed and having suicidal thoughts or their depression treatment just isn't working, their caregivers might want to check to see if they have obstructive sleep apnea, investigators say.

23 Jul 2019

Women with breast cancer should start postoperative chemotherapy soon

Women with breast cancer should start postoperative chemotherapy, when recommended, ideally within four months of their cancer diagnosis because new study findings show that waiting longer is associated with poorer overall survival.

23 Jul 2019

Injuries leading to at least a week off of work increases suicide risk

A study co-authored by Boston University School of Public Health researchers and published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine finds that an injury serious enough to lead to at least a week off of work almost triples the combined risk of suicide and overdose death among women, and increases the risk by 50 percent among men.

23 Jul 2019

Researchers develop new compound to block therapeutic target in aggressive blood cancer

Researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a hyperactive cell signal that contributes to tumor growth in an aggressive blood cancer.

23 Jul 2019

UTA scientists part of NIH-funded study of precision therapy for HFpEF patients

Nearly half of all heart failure patients do not have effective treatments for their condition, so three researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are taking a more precise approach.

23 Jul 2019

High prices of nutritious foods contribute to global malnutrition, research shows

Poor diets are the now the leading risk factor for the global burden of disease, accounting for one-fifth of all deaths worldwide. While the causes of poor diets are complex, new research finds the affordability of more nutritious foods is an important factor.

23 Jul 2019

Impact of racial discrimination in moderate-to-heavy drinking adult Latinxs

University of Houston associate professor of psychology Andres Viana has received a $900,000 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to examine the impact of racial discrimination in moderate-to-heavy drinking adult Latinxs. Viana prefers the gender-neutral term Latinx.

23 Jul 2019

Mosquitoes change their hunting routines in response to host cues

Scientists have found that mosquitoes are changing their hunting routines in response to host cues. For example, in Africa, mosquitoes now recognize when people emerge from bednets in the morning and have begun hunting more often during the day than at night.

23 Jul 2019

Molecular action that enables cilantro to effectively delay certain seizures uncovered

Herbs, including cilantro, have a long history of use as folk medicine anticonvulsants. Until now, many of the underlying mechanisms of how the herbs worked remained unknown.

23 Jul 2019

Continuation of community-wide HIV testing could lead to reductions in new HIV cases

Continuation of community-wide HIV testing and prompt initiation of treatment as delivered in the HPTN 071 study in South Africa and Zambia could lead to substantial reductions in new HIV cases, be cost-effective, and help to achieve the UNAIDS 2030 targets, according to projections from mathematical modeling and cost-effectiveness analyses presented today at the 10th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science in Mexico City.

23 Jul 2019

Only 3 African countries are likely to meet global target for exclusive breastfeeding

Only three African countries are expected to meet the global target for exclusive breastfeeding, "an unparalleled source of nutrition for newborns and infants, no matter where they are born," according to a global health expert.

23 Jul 2019

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Retiring abroad? Prepare to possibly mix and match health insurance

Research shows how freshwater prawns could reduce schistosomiasis transmission

Unexpected discovery could improve treatment of cancer, other diseases

Child drowning rates drop as communities adopt stricter building codes

Three primary care organizations win Ascensia’s Type 2 Diabetes Remission Accelerator competition

Scientists use AI to improve diagnosis and monitoring of rare eye condition

Abbott and health industry leaders announce 2019 UNIVANTS of Healthcare Excellence Award winners

Recreational drugs more likely to be tried for the first time in summer, study shows

Checking your phone at night does not affect your body clock in the long run

Obstructive sleep apnea may be one reason for treatment-resistant depression

Women with breast cancer should start postoperative chemotherapy soon

Injuries leading to at least a week off of work increases suicide risk

Researchers develop new compound to block therapeutic target in aggressive blood cancer

UTA scientists part of NIH-funded study of precision therapy for HFpEF patients

High prices of nutritious foods contribute to global malnutrition, research shows

Impact of racial discrimination in moderate-to-heavy drinking adult Latinxs

Mosquitoes change their hunting routines in response to host cues

Molecular action that enables cilantro to effectively delay certain seizures uncovered

Continuation of community-wide HIV testing could lead to reductions in new HIV cases

Only 3 African countries are likely to meet global target for exclusive breastfeeding

Membrane proteins in focus: Turning high-risk targets into routine workflows

How metabolic phenotyping can detect viral infections in minutes

Directed enzyme evolution and the Nobel Prize: Making enzymes evolve in the lab

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