How potential Medicaid cuts could play out in California
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 AI in medicine: Revolutionary tools, uncertain resultsAI in medicine: Revolutionary tools, uncertain results
 
AI decision-making systems show promise but lack consistent evidence for improving patient-relevant outcomes like mortality and quality of life. Rigorous harm-benefit assessments and transparency are needed for safe integration into healthcare.
 
 
 How potential Medicaid cuts could play out in CaliforniaHow potential Medicaid cuts could play out in California
 
In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering low-income families and individuals.
 
   AI-generated handoff notes: Study assesses safety and accuracy in emergency medicineAI-generated handoff notes: Study assesses safety and accuracy in emergency medicine
 
Researchers develop and evaluate the accuracy, safety, and utility of large language model-generated emergency medicine handoff notes.
 
   Psilocybin helps reduce depression in clinicians amid COVID-19 crisisPsilocybin helps reduce depression in clinicians amid COVID-19 crisis
 
Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy resulted in significant reductions in depression among clinicians who provided front-line COVID-19 care in 2020 and 2021.
 
   Immune cells play a key role in movement control and metabolic balanceImmune cells play a key role in movement control and metabolic balance
 
Immune cells have a surprising and critical role in controlling movement and bridging neural activity with metabolic demands, concludes a groundbreaking study published in Nature by researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Imperial College London.
 
 Nursing home industry wants trump to rescind staffing mandate
 
Nursing home industry wants trump to rescind staffing mandateCovid's rampage through the country's nursing homes killed more than 172,000 residents and spurred the biggest industry reform in decades: a mandate that homes employ a minimum number of nurses.
 
 
 Pregnancy and breastfeeding cause major changes in mothers' intestines
 
Pregnancy and breastfeeding cause major changes in mothers' intestinesWhen women are pregnant and nurse their babies, their bodies change and various organs, such as the breasts or the immune system, are adapted to ensure the health of both mother and child.
 
 
 Study identifies potential epigenetic biomarker for preeclampsia
 
Study identifies potential epigenetic biomarker for preeclampsiaAnalysis of cheek swabs taken from pregnant women revealed a potential epigenetic biomarker for preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition that often leads to preterm births.
 
 
 Nursing homes fell behind on vaccinating patients for covid
 
Nursing homes fell behind on vaccinating patients for covidIt seems no one is taking covid-19 seriously anymore, said Mollee Loveland, a nursing home aide who lives outside Pittsburgh.
 
 
 Study reveals brain structure differences in women with peripartum depression
 
Study reveals brain structure differences in women with peripartum depressionResearchers have identified structural grey matter differences in the brains of women with a history of peripartum depression and those without within a group of major depressive disorder patients.
 
 
 KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A colorful cast could lead key health agencies
 
KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A colorful cast could lead key health agenciesPresident-elect Donald Trump has continued naming out-of-the-box choices to lead key federal health agencies.
 
 
 An Arm and a Leg: New lessons in the fight for charity care
 
An Arm and a Leg: New lessons in the fight for charity careFederal law requires that all nonprofit hospitals have financial assistance policies — also known as "charity care" — to reduce or expunge people's medical bills.
 
 
 Antipsychotics linked to increased behavioral problems in nursing homes
 
Antipsychotics linked to increased behavioral problems in nursing homesA new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo analyzed data from nearly 500,000 Canadian patients who lived in nursing homes across Canada between 2000 and 2022.
 
 
 European leaders urged to develop action plan for rare diseases
 
European leaders urged to develop action plan for rare diseasesThe EESC high-level conference held in Budapest urged the new European Commission and the EU Member States to develop a comprehensive policy framework, setting common and measurable objectives to address the rare disease pathway and further increase European cooperation.
 
 
 Vanderbilt University Medical Center receives $7 million to study breathing tube size in critical care
 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center receives $7 million to study breathing tube size in critical careVanderbilt University Medical Center has been approved for $7 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the effect of breathing tube size on breathing, speaking and swallowing after critical illness.
 
 
 $1.5 million grant supports alternatives to opioids initiative at University Hospitals
 
$1.5 million grant supports alternatives to opioids initiative at University HospitalsA grant of nearly $1.5 million from the Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will enable University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center to develop and implement an Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) program within its Emergency Department (ED).