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Study highlights the persistence of gender pay gap in an anonymous online labor market

The U.S. is witnessing a dramatic rise in nontraditional 'gig economy' labor markets where workers are hired for single projects often on a short-term basis.

5 Mar 2020

New book focuses on lack of intersectional racial and gender diversity in the technology sector

When Sasha Costanza-Chock goes through airport security, it is an unusually uncomfortable experience.

5 Mar 2020

Study identifies geographical clustering of childhood malnutrition in India

Childhood malnutrition in India remains a major problem. A new study shows that the problem is concentrated in specific geographic areas, which could help policymakers working to address the issue.

3 Mar 2020

New blood test could be deployed in primary care setting for people with memory issues

A blood test that may eventually be done in a doctor's office can swiftly reveal if a patient with memory issues has Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment and can also distinguish both conditions from frontotemporal dementia.

2 Mar 2020

New mobile phone app developed to determine risk of preterm birth

An improved mobile phone app will help identify women who need special treatments at the right time and reduce emotional and financial burden on families and the NHS.

2 Mar 2020

Corralling hard-to-reach voters with traveling voting machines

Instrumental string music filtered into the sprawling multipurpose room, where a dozen people rolled their hips, stretched their arms and twisted from side to side. Nearby, small groups of women huddled over elaborate needlepoint embroidery while men and women shuffled dominoes and mahjong tiles at game tables.

2 Mar 2020

Clinical factors during pregnancy associated with congenital CMV infection in newborns

A group led by researchers from Kobe University has illuminated clinical factors that are related to the occurrence of congenital cytomegalovirus infection in newborns.

28 Feb 2020

Growing concerns of coronavirus should spur plans – not panic – in the workplace

Chances are, if you work for a large company, you received an email like one sent to Volkswagen employees Monday: Coronavirus concerns mean some limits on business travel, everyone should remember to "wash your hands frequently" and stay home if sick.

28 Feb 2020

Community support groups play major role in helping African-American women with breast cancer

Shelley White-Means, PhD, a professor of health economics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, is the principal investigator of a paper published this month in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health that found breast cancer support groups play a major role in helping underserved African-American women at risk for or diagnosed with breast cancer in Memphis.

25 Feb 2020

Exposure to heatwaves associated with increased risk of preterm delivery

More than just causing discomfort, regional heatwaves have been associated with a number of health risks, particularly for children and the elderly.

25 Feb 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The labor pains of ‘Medicare for All’

Labor unions are divided over whether to endorse a Democratic candidate for president in 2020 — and, if so, whom to choose.

20 Feb 2020

Scalpels out: Democrats make slashing attacks on health care plans

Top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination torched one another's proposals to reform the health care system Wednesday, as the contest to unify behind a single candidate to defeat President Donald Trump took a bitterly divisive turn.

20 Feb 2020

FETO therapy produces favorable outcomes when fetal and maternal care are highly coordinated

Researchers from The Johns Hopkins Center for Fetal Therapy report new evidence that fetuses with severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a rare but life-threatening, lung-damaging condition, experience a significantly high rate of success for the fetal treatment known as FETO, if they and their mothers receive coordinated and highly experienced care in the same expert setting.

20 Feb 2020

Sanders’ claim that Buttigieg is ‘favorite of the health care industry’ is broad and needs context

As Pete Buttigieg gained momentum in the Democratic presidential primary race - finishing second in the New Hampshire primary and a front runner in the Iowa caucuses - he has increasingly been on the receiving end of shade from his rivals.

19 Feb 2020

Study highlights the need for improved access to midwifery units

The study, which was led by experts at the University of Nottingham, with collaborators from City, University of London and De Montfort Universities, and was funded by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, looked at six geographical areas in England.

19 Feb 2020

Surge in enrollment as Californians avoid penalty, receive state aid

Hundreds of thousands of new enrollees signed up for 2020 coverage through Covered California, driven by new carrot-and-stick state policies that provide financial aid to help some people afford their premiums while penalizing those who don't have coverage, state health officials announced Tuesday.

18 Feb 2020

Shale drilling activity linked to high rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia in Texas

Researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have found that rates of two sexually transmitted infections, gonorrhea and chlamydia, are 15% and 10% higher, respectively, in Texas counties with high shale drilling activity ("fracking"), compared to counties without any fracking.

14 Feb 2020

Improving ability to predict autism risk with few drops of blood

Within days of birth, a few drops of blood are collected from every newborn in California--and across the United States -- which are then stored on filter paper and screened for dozens of genetic and congenital disorders, such as phenylketonuria, an inherited metabolic disorder that can result in intellectual disability, seizures, heart and behavioral problems.

13 Feb 2020

Acid reflux drug may be a promising therapy to reduce preterm birth

Lansoprazole, an over-the-counter acid reflux drug that is often taken by pregnant women, may be a promising therapy to reduce preterm birth, according to a computational drug repurposing study that also tested several of the drugs in mice.

13 Feb 2020

No quick fix: Missouri finds managing pain without opioids isn’t fast or easy

Missouri began offering chiropractic care, acupuncture, physical therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy for Medicaid patients in April, the latest state to try an alternative to opioids for those battling chronic pain.

13 Feb 2020

Labor News and Research

Study highlights the persistence of gender pay gap in an anonymous online labor market

New book focuses on lack of intersectional racial and gender diversity in the technology sector

Study identifies geographical clustering of childhood malnutrition in India

New blood test could be deployed in primary care setting for people with memory issues

New mobile phone app developed to determine risk of preterm birth

Corralling hard-to-reach voters with traveling voting machines

Clinical factors during pregnancy associated with congenital CMV infection in newborns

Growing concerns of coronavirus should spur plans – not panic – in the workplace

Community support groups play major role in helping African-American women with breast cancer

Exposure to heatwaves associated with increased risk of preterm delivery

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The labor pains of ‘Medicare for All’

Scalpels out: Democrats make slashing attacks on health care plans

FETO therapy produces favorable outcomes when fetal and maternal care are highly coordinated

Sanders’ claim that Buttigieg is ‘favorite of the health care industry’ is broad and needs context

Study highlights the need for improved access to midwifery units

Surge in enrollment as Californians avoid penalty, receive state aid

Shale drilling activity linked to high rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia in Texas

Improving ability to predict autism risk with few drops of blood

Acid reflux drug may be a promising therapy to reduce preterm birth

No quick fix: Missouri finds managing pain without opioids isn’t fast or easy

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Exploring the G:Box and for high-quality imaging

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