(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers SOURCE: MedPage Today Public Health & Policy - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Squishing blood stem cells could facilitate harvest for transplants
How deformable cells are, and thus how stiff or squishy they are, plays an important role in retaining blood-forming stem cells in their marrow niches and thus preserving their long-term repopulation capabilities. SOURCE: Latest Science News -- ... [Continue Reading]
Anti-TB drugs can increase susceptibility to Mtb reinfection
Current treatments for tuberculosis are very effective in controlling TB infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. They don't, however, always prevent reinfection. Why this happens is one of the long-standing questions in TB research. SOURCE: ... [Continue Reading]
Research identifies guidelines for prioritizing hepatitis C treatment in U.S. prisons
New research identifies guidelines for prioritizing the treatment of hepatitis C infections in the U.S. prison system, resulting in a significant improvement in health outcomes of incarcerated persons while simultaneously reducing new infections in ... [Continue Reading]
Must-Reads Of The Week (Some Flying Below The Radar)
The Friday Breeze Want to read the best and most provocative stories from the week? Welcome to the Friday Breeze, where we compile them all — so you’re set with your weekend reading. ... [Continue Reading]
A protein’s surprising role offers clues to limit graft-vs.-host disease
A protein that protects people with inflammatory bowel disease has quite a different effect in graft-vs.-host disease, a common and challenging side effect of bone marrow transplants. SOURCE: Medical Research News - Health Research, Medicine ... [Continue Reading]
Misconceptions stopping employees using healthcare benefits
Some workers are worried benefits are not confidential SOURCE: Health Insurance: Product Area - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
My Temporary Hoarding Habit
When my daughter was hospitalized for cancer treatment, I began collecting leftover condiments and medical supplies in an effort to control something in our uncontrollable world. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
State Laws Ban Surprise Medical Bills. She Got One for $227K And Fought Back.
The first surprise was the massive heart attack, which struck as Debbie Moehnke waited in a Vancouver, Wash., medical clinic last summer. “She had an appointment because her feet were swollen real bad,” said Larry Moehnke, her husband. “But she got ... [Continue Reading]
Ebola spreads to second largest city in DRC
Bunia is the second largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This week (20th of March 2019), the Health Ministry confirmed a case of the highly fatal Ebola virus infection at Bunia. Bunia has a population of nearly one million and this ... [Continue Reading]
A change in focus could enable the development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
New research by academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, urges scientists that are looking to finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease to focus on the role of proteins in the brain that cause Alzheimer's disease. T SOURCE: The Medical News - ... [Continue Reading]
Highlighting social identity and peer group norms can increase water conservation
New research suggests that targeted use of behavioural 'nudges' can encourage people to conserve water. Researchers found that rather than giving people general information about the importance of saving water, emphasizing the water conserving ... [Continue Reading]
A.I. Can Improve Health Care. It Also Can Be Duped.
As medical insurers and billing companies begin using machine-learning software, they can learn to game the underlying algorithms for profit. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
We Need RVUs for Prior Authorizations
(MedPage Today) -- It might make things simpler, says Hans SOURCE: MedPage Today Public Health & Policy - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
FDA Chief Calls For Stricter Scrutiny Of Electronic Health Records
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday called for tighter scrutiny of electronic health records systems, which have prompted thousands of reports of patient injuries and other safety problems over the past decade. “What ... [Continue Reading]
Aging out: Improving the culture of long-term care for LGBTQ seniors
By Rebecca Ihilchik Picture this: you’re a personal support worker at a long-term care home. One of the residents, an elderly man with dementia, begins to show romantic affection for his male roommate, who is married to a woman. It dawns on you the ... [Continue Reading]
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health’ Surprise! Fixing Surprise Medical Bills Is Harder Than it Looks
Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie's Stories ... [Continue Reading]
Study gives new perspective on production of blood cells and immune cells
A healthy adult makes about 2 million blood cells every second, and 99 percent of them are oxygen-carrying red blood cells. The other one percent are platelets and the various white blood cells of the immune system. How all the different kinds of ... [Continue Reading]
VitalityHealth widens SME access to preventative health benefits
Proposition offers access to gym discounts and virtual GP consultations SOURCE: Health Insurance: Product Area - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers discover possible new therapeutic strategy for pancreatic cancer
Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a possible new therapeutic strategy using two types of drug inhibitors at once to treat one of the world's deadliest cancers. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story ... [Continue Reading]
FDA approves brexanolone, first drug developed to treat postpartum depression
Approximately 1 in 9 women in the United States experiences symptoms of postpartum depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic’s Third Wave Begins
Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are rising — up 113 percent on average each year from 2013 to 2016. Dealers are adding cheap fentanyl to the illicit drug supply, and some users get it accidentally.(Image credit: Salwan Georges/Washington ... [Continue Reading]
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