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The ‘unwinding’ of Medicaid

Several states have begun the herculean task of redetermining how many of an estimated 85 million Americans currently receiving health coverage through the Medicaid program are still eligible.

6 Apr 2023

Study identifies disparities among patients receiving advanced pulmonary support

Some adults with severe respiratory illness, including women, those with public insurance, and people with fewer financial resources, may be less likely to receive an advanced form of life support known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

6 Apr 2023

New machine learning model estimates optimal treatment timing for sepsis

A new machine learning model that estimates optimal treatment timing for sepsis could pave the way for support tools that help physicians personalize treatment decisions at the patient bedside, researchers say.

6 Apr 2023

Fasting diet could be the key to reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes

A fasting diet which focuses on eating early in the day could be the key to reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

6 Apr 2023

Analyzing DNA changes in the blood can improve prediction of type 2 diabetes risk

Analyzing changes to DNA in the blood can improve the ability to predict a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes within a decade.

6 Apr 2023

Intramuscular injection of TXA may be a potential alternative to reduce obstetric bleeding

Intramuscular administration of tranexamic acid (TXA), a drug used to target severe bleeding after childbirth, is safe and quickly reaches therapeutic concentrations in pregnant women, according to a study involving researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

6 Apr 2023

Obesity driven by genetic factors linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease

The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is lower in people with obesity who have a genetic predisposition for high BMI than people with obesity influenced mainly by environmental factors such as lifestyle, researchers from Karolinska Institutet report in eClinical Medicine.

6 Apr 2023

Obstructive sleep apnea can cause early cognitive decline even in patients without co-morbidities

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a potentially dangerous condition. During sleep, the throat muscles of people with OSA relax and block the airflow into the lungs, so that they repeatedly stop breathing.

6 Apr 2023

Study examines the causal role of insomnia symptoms on 11,409 health related-symptoms

Researchers performed Mendelian randomization phenome-wide association study of insomnia symptoms using 11,409 outcome variables.

6 Apr 2023

Are hypertension and blood pressure change in early adulthood associated with late-life brain health, and is there variation by sex?

Researchers assessed whether blood pressure changes during early adult life impacted neuroimaging biomarkers.

6 Apr 2023

Can metabolic phenotyping of pregnant women, beyond pre-pregnancy obesity or gestational diabetes status, improve the assessment of adiposity risk in offspring?

Researchers assessed whether metabolic phenotyping during pregnancy increases the risk of adiposity risk in the offspring.

6 Apr 2023

The impact of perinatal low-calorie sweetener exposure on the development of neural systems involved in metabolic regulation

A study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight reveals that consumption of low-calorie sweeteners during pregnancy can affect the metabolism and neural development of the offspring.

6 Apr 2023

Revolution in MDR-TB treatment: Shorter all-oral regimens

Researchers reported on the evolution of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) therapy.

6 Apr 2023

Long COVID linked to increased sick leave rate

Researchers examined associations between coronavirus disease 2019 and sick leave post-acute infection.

5 Apr 2023

The association between neutralizing antibody response breadth and long COVID symptoms

Researchers assessed neutralizing antibody responses before and after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron.

5 Apr 2023

Racial, ethnic minorities with Parkinson's disease have a lower health-related quality of life than whites

Among those living with Parkinson's disease, Black, Hispanic and Asian people were found to have a lower health-related quality of life than white people, according to a new study published in the April 5, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

5 Apr 2023

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The ‘unwinding’ of Medicaid

Study identifies disparities among patients receiving advanced pulmonary support

New machine learning model estimates optimal treatment timing for sepsis

Fasting diet could be the key to reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes

Analyzing DNA changes in the blood can improve prediction of type 2 diabetes risk

Intramuscular injection of TXA may be a potential alternative to reduce obstetric bleeding

Obesity driven by genetic factors linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease

Obstructive sleep apnea can cause early cognitive decline even in patients without co-morbidities

Study examines the causal role of insomnia symptoms on 11,409 health related-symptoms

Are hypertension and blood pressure change in early adulthood associated with late-life brain health, and is there variation by sex?

Can metabolic phenotyping of pregnant women, beyond pre-pregnancy obesity or gestational diabetes status, improve the assessment of adiposity risk in offspring?

The impact of perinatal low-calorie sweetener exposure on the development of neural systems involved in metabolic regulation

Revolution in MDR-TB treatment: Shorter all-oral regimens

Long COVID linked to increased sick leave rate

The association between neutralizing antibody response breadth and long COVID symptoms

Racial, ethnic minorities with Parkinson's disease have a lower health-related quality of life than whites

IU study sheds new light on the development and treatment of rare form of muscular dystrophy

Promising new combination of drugs identified to treat juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia

Study explains why leukemia survivors experience negative effects on blood formation decades later

Key molecular pathway for organ damage in COVID patients discovered

Decoding Cannabis: Differentiating Hemp and Marijuana

Deciphering the Microbiome with The Microsetta Initiative

Leveraging the power of automation to boost research

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