A multidisciplinary group at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina, developed a decision guide to provide healthcare teams with specific guidelines for swallowing care after extubation. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story ... [Continue Reading]
California Author Uses Dark Humor — And a Bear — To Highlight Flawed Health System
Mother-to-be Kathleen Founds made a routine doctor’s appointment to discuss the risks of antidepressants in pregnancy. After the visit, Founds, who relies on medication to quell the manic highs and despondent lows of bipolar disorder, learned ... [Continue Reading]
Biology underlying pair bonding and parenting may not be dictated by oxytocin receptors, study shows
Turning a decades-old dogma on its head, new research from scientists at UC San Francisco and Stanford Medicine shows that the receptor for oxytocin, a hormone considered essential to forming social bonds, may not play the critical role that ... [Continue Reading]
Researchers discover how measles virus can cause a rare but fatal neurological disorder
Researchers in Japan have uncovered the mechanism for how the measles virus can cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a rare but fatal neurological disorder that can occur several years after a measles infection. SOURCE: The Medical ... [Continue Reading]
California’s Resolve Questioned After It Grants Medi-Cal Contract Concessions
California’s decision last month to cancel the results of a long-planned bidding competition among commercial health plans in its Medicaid program has some industry insiders and consumer advocates wondering whether the state can stand up to ... [Continue Reading]
People with lower literacy have greater mental health difficulties, research shows
People with poor literacy battle more mental health problems worldwide, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Check your mail for Form 1095-A
Tax season is here. If anyone in your household had a Marketplace plan in 2022, you'll need Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace® Statement, to file your federal taxes. Where’s my Form 1095-A? You should get Form 1095-A in the mail by early ... [Continue Reading]
Deaf patients break barriers by co-designing their own care with University of Utah Health
Navigating health care is hard enough when English is your first language-;imagine the difficulty when American Sign is your first language. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Epidemiological evidence that Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s could be caused by viral infections
A recent study published in the journal Neuron has focussed on assessing the putative associations between viral exposures and neurodegenerative disease (NDD) onset, using real-world biobank scale data. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story ... [Continue Reading]
Scientists reveal why common anti-depressants cause emotional ‘blunting’ in users
Scientists have worked out why common anti-depressants cause around a half of users to feel emotionally 'blunted'. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Journalists Follow Up on Radon Mine Health Spas, Open Enrollment, and Health Fraud
KHN Montana correspondent Katheryn Houghton discussed Montana’s radon mine health spas on Montana Public Radio’s “The Big Why” podcast on Jan. 18. Click here to hear Houghton on “The Big Why” Read ... [Continue Reading]
Four-drug chemotherapy regimen provides longer overall survival for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
A four-drug chemotherapy regimen provided longer overall survival than a two-drug combination in a Phase 3 clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. SOURCE: The Medical News - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Loneliness among college students related to altered diet quality and physical inactivity
Transitioning to a new environment, as many college freshman do, can increase feelings of loneliness, and feelings of loneliness in college students have dramatically increased in the last decade, according to the National College Health ... [Continue Reading]
As US Bumps Against Debt Ceiling, Medicare Becomes a Bargaining Chip
The Host Julie Rovner KHN ... [Continue Reading]
Numbers Don’t Lie. Biden Kept His Promise on Improving Obamacare.
Promise: “I’ll not only restore Obamacare; I’ll build on it.” In a speech on Nov. 2, 2020, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden promised, “I’ll not only restore Obamacare; I’ll ... [Continue Reading]
Open Enrollment is over: What are your options?
If you missed the January 15 deadline for Marketplace coverage for 2023, you may still have options. You might qualify for a Special Enrollment Period, or you can apply for health coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program ... [Continue Reading]
GOP House Opens With Abortion Agenda
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Newly revised classification tool for standardized diagnostic reporting of melanocytic lesions
With the growing number of skin biopsies performed annually for suspected melanoma, a simple, easily understood standardized classification system for melanocytic lesions is increasingly important to aid pathologists and clinicians who examine ... [Continue Reading]
Last chance: Open Enrollment ends soon!
There are only a few days left to get health coverage for 2023. Open Enrollment for Marketplace health plans ends January 15. Act now to enroll in health coverage that meets your needs and budget. Coverage starts February 1. Enroll or change ... [Continue Reading]