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Colorado's $100 copay cap improves diabetes medication adherence and health outcomes

Researchers examined the relationship between Colorado's $100 copayment maximum and self-expenditure, medication compliance, and health service usage for diabetes-associated comorbidities.

19 Aug 2024

New portable biosensor could revolutionize heart failure screening at home

Heart failure is a leading cause of death worldwide and is especially fatal for people who don't have access to medical facilities. So, a team of researchers aims to bring heart failure screening from the lab to the home.

19 Aug 2024

Inside the political fight to build a rural Georgia hospital

Ed Whitehouse stood alongside a state highway in rural Butts County, Georgia, and surveyed acres of rolling fields and forests near Interstate 75. Instead of farmland and trees, he envisioned a hospital.

19 Aug 2024

Bipartisan effort paves way for reviving shuttered hospitals in Georgia

At the shuttered Atlanta Medical Center, a "Stronger Together" mural sends a hopeful message near a summer spray of hydrangeas.

19 Aug 2024

New implantable device could revolutionize opioid overdose response

A swine model to demonstrate the potential of an implantable system for opioid safety (iSOS).

19 Aug 2024

Sustainable strategy cuts inappropriate IV use by a third

Research led by Amsterdam UMC, across more than 5 years and 1100 patients has demonstrated a strategy for reducing inappropriate IV use by a third, an effect that was sustained across the five-year period.

16 Aug 2024

New RNA molecules in extracellular vesicles could transform cancer diagnosis

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a new class of RNAs packed into tiny particles known as extracellular vesicles (EVs) that could revolutionize how cancer and other diseases are diagnosed.

16 Aug 2024

Study links dementia diagnosis rates to geographic location

With new medications on the market or in the works for Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia, a new study suggests that getting the diagnosis needed to access these new treatments may depend on where you live.

16 Aug 2024

Scientists discover how hospital superbug rapidly evolves resistance to frontline treatment

Scientists have discovered how the hospital superbug C.diff rapidly evolves resistance to the frontline drug used for treatment in the UK.

16 Aug 2024

UNGA Science Summit hosts workshop on advancing holistic health and cancer care

Join us at the United Nations General Assembly Science Summit being held on dates Sept 10-27th 2024, New York & Livestreamed.

16 Aug 2024

The FDA calls them ‘recalls,’ yet the targeted medical devices often remain in use

In 2016, medical device giant Abbott issued a recall for its MitraClip cardiac device — "a Class I recall, the most serious type," the FDA said.

15 Aug 2024

Artificial intelligence predicts tongue disease with 96 percent accuracy

A novel system that uses machine learning to predict tongue disease.

15 Aug 2024

Unusual surge in children's pneumonia cases in England linked to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Study reveals a significant and prolonged rise in pneumonia-related emergency visits among children in England, driven primarily by Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections during the winter of 2023-24.

15 Aug 2024

Study suggests mosquitoes as potential vectors for Buruli ulcers in Australia

Researchers find strong evidence suggesting mosquitoes may transmit Mycobacterium ulcerans, the bacteria causing Buruli ulcers, but caution that further study is needed.

15 Aug 2024

Weather, geographic location appear to influence hospitalizations for waterborne infectious diseases

An analysis of 12 years of data collected from over 500 hospitals in 25 different U.S. states shows that weather, geographic location, and urban or rural location all appear to influence hospitalizations for waterborne infectious diseases, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University in the open-access journal PLOS Water.

14 Aug 2024

Study reveals a paradigm shift in the understanding of T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (St. Jude) and the Children's Oncology Group (COG) today announced a significant paradigm shift in the understanding of T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), an aggressive and high-risk form of cancer, to one frequently driven by genetic changes in non-coding portions of our DNA.

14 Aug 2024

Can psychological wellbeing predict cognitive impairment?

Whether changes in psychological wellbeing trajectories precede mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia.

14 Aug 2024

KERI advances neuromodulation technology for appetite suppression in obesity treatment

The R&D on neuromodulation technology for the treatment and management of metabolic syndrome conducted by a team led by Dr. Ki-young Shin of Human Care Electro-Medical Device Research Center, Electro-Medical Equipment Research Division of KERI is underway smoothly.

14 Aug 2024

Study highlights mismatch in child injury data from crashes

Researchers from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found discrepancies between crash reports and hospital data that might paint an incomplete or inaccurate picture of how crashes impact the safety of child passengers.

14 Aug 2024

New tool shows promise for assessing neurobehavioral difficulties in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A pilot study using a new screening tool shows promise for assessing neurobehavioral difficulties in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and improving quality of life for patients and their families.

14 Aug 2024

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Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Colorado's $100 copay cap improves diabetes medication adherence and health outcomes

New portable biosensor could revolutionize heart failure screening at home

Inside the political fight to build a rural Georgia hospital

Bipartisan effort paves way for reviving shuttered hospitals in Georgia

New implantable device could revolutionize opioid overdose response

Sustainable strategy cuts inappropriate IV use by a third

New RNA molecules in extracellular vesicles could transform cancer diagnosis

Study links dementia diagnosis rates to geographic location

Scientists discover how hospital superbug rapidly evolves resistance to frontline treatment

UNGA Science Summit hosts workshop on advancing holistic health and cancer care

The FDA calls them ‘recalls,’ yet the targeted medical devices often remain in use

Artificial intelligence predicts tongue disease with 96 percent accuracy

Unusual surge in children's pneumonia cases in England linked to Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Study suggests mosquitoes as potential vectors for Buruli ulcers in Australia

Weather, geographic location appear to influence hospitalizations for waterborne infectious diseases

Study reveals a paradigm shift in the understanding of T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Can psychological wellbeing predict cognitive impairment?

KERI advances neuromodulation technology for appetite suppression in obesity treatment

Study highlights mismatch in child injury data from crashes

New tool shows promise for assessing neurobehavioral difficulties in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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