A new study published today in Nature Communications shows a promising alternative for those who have to take a daily pill regimen. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
How Cruise Ship Passengers Should Prepare For Sickness Or Injury At Sea
Royal Caribbean’s gargantuan Oasis of the Seas boasts four outdoor pools and an 82-foot zip line and made quite a splash shortly after its 2014 refurbishment when it added the first Tiffany & Co boutique at sea. But in January 2019, the cruise ... [Continue Reading]
Prescription for healthy food could be the answer to food insecurity
The answer to food insecurity could be as simple as a prescription for healthy food from your health care provider and the means to obtain it, particularly in food deserts, said researchers led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at ... [Continue Reading]
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Tennessee Seeks Medicaid Changes
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Heart cells adjacent to injured areas respond to damage resulting from heart attack
The heart of humans and mice does not completely recover after a heart attack. It now turns out that cells close to area of the heart attack respond to the damage resulting from the heart attack, and that this response is important for ... [Continue Reading]
UT Southwestern researchers identify novel mechanism that regulates fat formation
In work suggesting new therapeutic targets to fight obesity, UT Southwestern researchers have identified a novel mechanism that regulates the creation of fat in mammals. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
No more tears: immunization without needles
A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports a novel skin vaccine patch which could help effective and safe immunization by disrupting the permeability of the skin, providing a convenient and non-invasive alternative to ... [Continue Reading]
Air Ambulances Woo Rural Consumers With Memberships That May Leave Them Hanging
FORT SCOTT, Kan. — On a hot June day as the Good Ol’ Days festival was in full swing, 7-year-old Kaidence Anderson sat in the shade with her family, waiting for a medevac helicopter to land. A crowd had gathered to see the display prearranged by ... [Continue Reading]
Machine-learning derived model can help predict risk of heart failure for diabetes patients
Heart failure is an important potential complication of type 2 diabetes that occurs frequently and can lead to death or disability. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Adult social support linked to less violence among teen boys in urban neighborhoods
Among teen boys in urban neighborhoods with low resources, the presence of adult social support is linked to significantly fewer occurrences of sexual violence, youth violence and bullying, and to more positive behaviors, including school engagement ... [Continue Reading]
Physical activity may attenuate unfavorable atherogenic changes in menopausal women
A new study on menopausal women shows that leisure-time physical activity is associated with a healthier blood lipid profile. However, results suggest that leisure-time physical activity does not seem to entirely offset the unfavorable lipid profile ... [Continue Reading]
Castro’s Attack On Biden For Blanking On His Health Care Plan Falls Flat
“The difference between what I support and what you support, Vice President Biden, is that you require them to opt in [to a Medicare public option], and I would not require them to opt in. … They would automatically be enrolled. That’s a big ... [Continue Reading]
Do 50 Million People Really Lose Health Coverage Each Year Because Of Their Jobs?
“Was it 150 million people on private insurance? 50 million of those people lose their private insurance every year when they quit their jobs, or they go unemployed or their employer changes their insurance policy.” Bernie Sanders on ... [Continue Reading]
Protein messengers from human microbiome shed light on human health
The human body has been studied for centuries, but there are still mysteries that are yet to unfold. For instance, it was discovered that there are trillions of bacteria living inside the body, those that are beneficial for health. Now, studies are ... [Continue Reading]
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Despite Booming Economy, Uninsured Rate Ticks Up
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Legislation To End Surprise Medical Bills Has High Public Support — In Both Parties
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans support legislation to protect people from surprise medical bills, a new poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows. That support persisted no matter which party was asked: 84% of Democrats, 78% of independents and 71% of ... [Continue Reading]
Study identifies inhibitor that protects cells from toxic DUX4 effects
About one in 8,000 people have facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, according to a 2014 study, which is relatively common in the world of genetic diseases. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
NIH partners with Apple and Harvard for long-term study of women’s health
The National Institutes of Health, Apple, and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health announced their research partnership for a major long-term study of women's health. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Breaking A 10-Year Streak, The Number Of Uninsured Americans Rises
For the first time in a decade, the number of Americans without health insurance has risen — by about 2 million people in 2018 — according to the annual U.S. Census Bureau report released Tuesday. The Census found that 8.5% of the U.S. population ... [Continue Reading]
Early antibiotic exposure causes long-lasting collateral damage in premature babies
Nearly all premature babies receive antibiotics in their first weeks of life to ward off or treat potentially deadly bacterial infections. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Facebook takes a stand against Anti-vaxxers and vaccine misinformation
Vaccination conspiracy theories and false information regarding vaccination safety has led to decline in vaccine uptake among millions of parents for their children. This has resulted in the comeback of infections that could be prevented by ... [Continue Reading]
Study examines screening and treatment of opioid-induced low testosterone in men
Long-term opioid use previously has been linked with low testosterone in men. What has been unclear is how many men taking opioids had been screened or treated for low testosterone. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]