Health Care

A national study finds children without insurance who seek treatment for a mental health disorder in the emergency department (ED) are more likely than those with private insurance to be transferred to another hospital. The study,…
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Computational tool by USC researchers solves the 'community detection' problem The social network Linkedin will tell a user how he/she is connected to another. In real life, points of connection are not always that evident. However,…
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Metamaterials are incorporated into conventional clothing to dramatically improve signal strength between electronic devices, allowing for new applicationsCredit: National University of Singapore Over the past decade, a major trend…
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First national study of phone programs shows program details matter Telephone hotlines that allow primary care doctors to immediately consult with a child psychiatrist about urgent patient problems appears to increase the number of…
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists reveal a crystal structure that illustrates a mechanism that powers and possibly starts DNA replicationCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (MEMPHIS, Tenn. - July 15, 2019) Life…
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Podcast post-embargo link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/190559-com Strong political support and strong public health systems are necessary to combat measles outbreaks, which are growing in frequency around the world, argue public…
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'Secret shopper' study reveals 40% of primary care clinics won't take a new patient who takes opioid painkillers on an ongoing basis, reducing access to needed care Finding a new doctor for health checkups and general care can pose a…
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A new study from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, published this week in JAMA Network Open, finds that Accountable Care Organization (ACO)-reported care management and coordination activities were not…
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ECDC study looks at the factors and response optionsCredit: ECDC The number of syphilis cases has been consistently going up across Europe since 2010, mostly affecting men who have sex with men living in urban areas. In 2017,…
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National Psoriasis Foundation Awards $2.8 Million in Research Grants and Fellowships Portland, Ore. (July 12, 2019)--The National Psoriasis Foundation, NPF, has awarded $2.8 million in research grants and fellowships in 2019. This…
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Virtually every day, millions of children and adolescents are being bombarded by sexually explicit direct-to-consumer advertising, despite pharmaceutical CEOs' claims to the contrary. Leading business ethicist Denis Arnold from the…
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Research conducted at the Irvine Lab at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is being utilized in Elicio's AMP-CAR-T Platform Research conducted at the Irvine Lab at the…
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New tool will support planting initiatives by local authorities, NGOs and businessesCredit: CEH A new interactive online tool is set to encourage tree planting initiatives across the UK. It calculates how much pollution would be…
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Cell-free DNA in blood is used for prenatal screening and tumor diagnosis/prognosis; scientists now provide evidence for its generation and show that it can be used to prevent the spread of tumors Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is DNA found in…
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