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Rubella eliminated from Australia confirms WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that Australia has managed to eliminate the viral infection rubella from its population. This is a significant achievement on part of the country’s healthcare system. WHO defines elimination of a disease as “reduction to zero of the incidence of infection caused by a specific agent in a defined geographical area”.

2 Nov 2018

Premature births on the rise in the US says March of Dimes report

The annual report on preterm births from March of Dimes was released and the results show that there has been a consistent rise in rates of preterm births for three consecutive years.

2 Nov 2018

Antibiotic found in dirt can destroy mutant mycobacteria responsible for TB, study suggests

For decades, doctors have been using antibiotics to fight tuberculosis. And consistently, the microbe responsible for the disease, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has been fighting back. When confronted with current drugs, such as the antibiotic rifamycin, the bacterium often mutates in ways that make it resistant to the treatment.

1 Nov 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Open enrollment and a midterm preview

Nov. 1 marks the start of Open Enrollment for people buying their own coverage for 2019 in most states. Despite the turmoil surrounding the Affordable Care Act, most consumers will have more choices and mostly flat — and in some cases lower — premiums.

1 Nov 2018

New form of therapy may stop or reverse progressive vision loss

A new form of therapy may halt or even reverse a form of progressive vision loss that, until now, has inevitably led to blindness.

1 Nov 2018

Researchers take first step in bioengineering human uterus to treat endometrial diseases

Researchers at Northwestern Medicine have taken the first step in bioengineering the human uterus to treat endometriosis, uterine-factor infertility and endometrial cancer.

1 Nov 2018

Billions in ‘questionable payments’ went to California’s Medicaid insurers and providers

California's Medicaid program made at least $4 billion in questionable payments to health insurers and medical providers over a four-year period because as many as 453,000 people were ineligible for the public benefits, according to a state audit released Tuesday.

1 Nov 2018

Drug combination not more effective in improving depression than single antidepressant

Psychiatrists and GPs increasingly combine mirtazapine with an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) or SNRI (serotonin-noradenaline reuptake inhibitor) antidepressant for patients whose depression does not respond to a single antidepressant.

1 Nov 2018

UA professor wins NIH grant to advance research in preventing heart failure

A University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix researcher has received a $393,493 grant from the National Institutes of Health to further her research in reducing the risk of heart failure in patients with high blood pressure.

1 Nov 2018

People infer personality traits by looking at body shape

When we meet new people, our first impressions of their personality may depend, at least in part, on their body shape, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

1 Nov 2018

Experts call for more targeted early interventions to tackle cancer

Policymakers around the world should consider introducing more targeted early interventions in a bid to tackle cancer, according to experts at the University of Stirling.

1 Nov 2018

Integral Molecular wins NIH grant to initiate target discovery program for Alzheimer’s disease

Integral Molecular, the industry leader in membrane protein technologies, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the NIH to initiate a target discovery program for Alzheimer's disease.

1 Nov 2018

Measles can be deadly for people with weakened immune systems

Last year, a 26-year-old man receiving treatment for leukemia went to a Swiss hospital's emergency room with a fever, a sore throat, and a cough, and was admitted. His condition worsened, and 17 days later, he died from severe complications of measles.

1 Nov 2018

MCG selected as designated laboratory for NCI-MATCH trial

The Georgia Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University has been selected as a designated laboratory for the National Cancer Institute's Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice, or MATCH trial, which is assessing the effectiveness of targeting cancer-causing gene changes rather than cancer type.

1 Nov 2018

UCLA researchers investigate how a protein factor contributes to cancer cell migration

UCLA researchers have discovered a new protein factor that contributes to a fibroblast cell's ability to migrate to a wound and participate in its healing process. The study's results could help scientists prevent cancer cells from using the same mechanisms to move throughout the body and spread.

1 Nov 2018

Exposure to violence early in life associated with faster biological aging

A study in Biological Psychiatry has shown that exposure to violence early in life—such as physical, emotional, or sexual abuse—is associated with faster biological aging, including pubertal development and a cellular metric of biological aging called epigenetic age.

1 Nov 2018

Tick-borne disease is multiple microbial in nature

A study recently published in Scientific Reports discovered that 65% of Lyme disease patients irrespective of their disease stage respond to several microbes.

1 Nov 2018

Medsphere endorses SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

Medsphere Systems Corporation, the leading provider of affordable and interoperable healthcare information technology solutions and services, today endorsed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act signed into law by President Trump on October 24.

1 Nov 2018

4TECH successfully completes first two implantations of TriCinch Coil tricuspid valve repair system

4TECH Inc., a leader in the field of transcatheter tricuspid valve repair, initiated its U.S. Early Feasibility Study, following receipt of approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with the successful first two implantations of the TriCinch Coil System at Piedmont Heart Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, by Dr. Christopher Meduri, Dr. Vivek Rajagopal and Dr. Mani Vannan.

1 Nov 2018

NeuroPointDX launches NPDX AA test to identify metabolic subtypes associated with autism

NeuroPointDX, a division of Stemina Biomarker Discovery, today announced the commercial launch of its NPDX AA test, which identifies metabolic subtypes associated with autism spectrum disorder.

1 Nov 2018

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Rubella eliminated from Australia confirms WHO

Premature births on the rise in the US says March of Dimes report

Antibiotic found in dirt can destroy mutant mycobacteria responsible for TB, study suggests

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Open enrollment and a midterm preview

New form of therapy may stop or reverse progressive vision loss

Researchers take first step in bioengineering human uterus to treat endometrial diseases

Billions in ‘questionable payments’ went to California’s Medicaid insurers and providers

Drug combination not more effective in improving depression than single antidepressant

UA professor wins NIH grant to advance research in preventing heart failure

People infer personality traits by looking at body shape

Experts call for more targeted early interventions to tackle cancer

Integral Molecular wins NIH grant to initiate target discovery program for Alzheimer’s disease

Measles can be deadly for people with weakened immune systems

MCG selected as designated laboratory for NCI-MATCH trial

UCLA researchers investigate how a protein factor contributes to cancer cell migration

Exposure to violence early in life associated with faster biological aging

Tick-borne disease is multiple microbial in nature

Medsphere endorses SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

4TECH successfully completes first two implantations of TriCinch Coil tricuspid valve repair system

NeuroPointDX launches NPDX AA test to identify metabolic subtypes associated with autism

Advancing Drug Safety Assessment With AI, Predictive Modeling, and Human-Relevant Data

AI-powered analytics and experimental validation

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

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