The U.S. Department of Defense has turned to the University of Nebraska to jumpstart the development of drug therapies to protect military service members from the effects of radiation exposure. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
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Going above and beyond in the iPMI market SOURCE: Health Insurance: Product Area - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
New understanding in the evolution of human feet
Scientists have made a step forward in understanding the evolution of human feet. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Air pollution can raise the risk of miscarriage among women finds study
A new study has shown that similar to smoking, exposure to air pollution can also raise the risk of miscarriages among women. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers repurpose gene-editing tool CRISPR to develop better antibiotics
A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher and his collaborators at the University of California, San Francisco have repurposed the gene-editing tool CRISPR to study which genes are targeted by particular antibiotics, providing clues on how to ... [Continue Reading]
Study combines two forecasting methods with machine learning to estimate flu activity
Influenza is highly contagious and easily spreads as people move about and travel, making tracking and forecasting flu activity a challenge. While the CDC continuously monitors patient visits for flu-like illness in the U.S., this information can lag ... [Continue Reading]
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
The Friday Breeze Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes, who reads everything on health care to compile our daily Morning Briefing, offers the best and most provocative stories for the weekend. ... [Continue Reading]
CI and IP increase share of UK protection market
Products could be bought rather than sold in coming years SOURCE: Health Insurance: Product Area - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
More families ‘forced into funeral poverty’
Local authorities spent £5.4m on public health funerals last year SOURCE: Health Insurance: Product Area - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
A fifth of workers couldn’t cope if they lost their pay rise
Employees upgrade their lifestyle just six weeks after an income boost SOURCE: Health Insurance: Product Area - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Health not cost is main reason why Brits quit smoking
350,000 people are predicted to quit in 2019 SOURCE: Health Insurance: Product Area - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Bills, Bills, Bills: Readers And Tweeters Offer Solace, Solutions And Scoldings
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. 2018 was a busy year for KHN, harvesting more than 1,200 medical bills submitted by readers for ... [Continue Reading]
Federal Shutdown Mostly Spares Health Coverage, But Other Issues Loom
As the partial government shutdown drags on, about 800,000 federal employees who work for the shuttered agencies — and their families — are facing the reality of life without a paycheck. And those workers need to consider a host of other related ... [Continue Reading]
Missing GP appointments is associated with early death
Missing GP appointments is associated with early death, and those with long-term mental health conditions are at particular risk. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Podcast: KHN’s ‘What The Health?’ New Year, New Health Proposals
Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News @jrovner Read Julie's Stories ... [Continue Reading]
Embarrassment causing Brits to delay cancer check-ups
Those with bladder or bowel symptoms wait almost 10 weeks before getting help SOURCE: Health Insurance: Product Area - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Microbial metabolite from pomegranates can reduce and protect against IBD
Scientists at the University of Louisville have shown that a microbial metabolite, Urolithin A, derived from a compound found in berries and pomegranates, can reduce and protect against inflammatory bowel disease. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers identify and overcome barrier in CRISPR gene editing to treat muscular dystrophy
The gene editing technique known as CRISPR is a revolutionary approach to treating inherited diseases. However, the tool has yet to be used to effectively treat long-term, chronic conditions. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Newsom Comes Out Swinging On Day One For Single-Payer, Immigrant Coverage
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Within hours of assuming office Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a defiant challenge to the Trump administration with sweeping plans to expand health coverage to more Californians, pushing for a single-payer system and insurance ... [Continue Reading]
CytoReason enters into drug discovery collaboration agreement with Pfizer
CytoReason, a leader in machine learning for drug discovery and development, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc. that will leverage CytoReason's cell-centered models of the immune system. SOURCE: The ... [Continue Reading]
End Of Tax Penalty Could Fall Hardest On Previously Uninsured Californians
The elimination of the Affordable Care Act tax penalty on people who don’t have health insurance could roll back recent coverage gains for Hispanics, young people, the healthy and the poor, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the ... [Continue Reading]
Study suggests single-person gowning step to help optimize sterile technique in the OR
For surgeons getting ready to enter the operating room, the chances of contamination may be lower if they put their gowns on by themselves - without the assistance of a surgical technician, according to an experimental study in the Journal of ... [Continue Reading]
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