MCG physicians working to improve emergency care in rural Georgia
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Emergency medicine physicians at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are ...
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Novel targeted drug shows promise in advanced kidney cancer
New agent utilizes findings of Nobel Prize-winning researchCredit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON -- Scientists report promising activity of a novel ...
The Open Wearables Initiative expands founding team; begins soliciting algorithms and datasets for wearable and connected health technologies
OWEAR Founders Shimmer, GGIR software and algorithms author Dr. Vincent van Hees, and Nextbridge Health are now joined by non-profits ...
Gene therapy prevents disorders with alcohol exposure in ALDH2 deficiency
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2020--A new study has shown that gene therapy to ...
Lupus patients who take their medications lower their diabetes risk
Credit: UBC Patients with lupus who take their medications as prescribed have much lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, ...
STDs on the rise: The evidence of claims data
Private insurance claim lines for STDs rose 76 % from 2007 to 2018Credit: fairhealth.org NEW YORK, NY--February 11, 2020--Private insurance ...
Inequitable medicare reimbursements threaten care of most vulnerable
Credit: Saint Louis University Hospitals, doctors and Medicare Advantage insurance plans that care for some of the most vulnerable patients ...
UCSC genome browser posts the coronavirus genome
Researchers can now use the Browser's features to see genetic code at any scale and add annotations for global collaborationCredit: ...
Bright idea in dentist’s office leads to innovative smoking cessation project
Results from this study recently published online in Addiction found primary care physicians providing smokers with a free, two week ...
George Mason receives NIH grant to study environmental pollutants and endometriosis links
First of its kind study to determine whether chemicals detected in the uterus are associated with endometriosis and its severityCredit: ...
Children with ADHD more likely to receive medication if they live in poorer areas
Credit: Royal College of Psychiatrists Children with ADHD from the poorest areas are significantly more likely to receive medication as ...
Middle-aged adults worried about health insurance costs now, uncertain for future
Nearly half of adults in their 50s and early 60s aren't sure they'll be able to afford health insurance after ...
Insilico Medicine publishes molecular structures for the key protein target of 2019-nCoV
Insilico Medicine uses the latest advances in next-generation artificial intelligence to generate novel molecular structuresCredit: Insilico Medicine February 6, 2020 ...
Gaps in cure rate appear linked to race and insurance status for common HPV-related cancer
New study in JNCCN points to need for greater efforts to reduce racial disparities in cancer survival and increase access ...
New understanding of childhood immune systems may improve vaccine efficacy
Credit: Christian Heuss Children's immune system composition and vaccine responsiveness is determined by a myriad of factors, such as age, ...
Study links three key variables to higher rural mortality rates in US
Credit: Health Affairs Since the 1980s, the all-cause mortality rate in the U.S for rural residents has exceeded that of ...
IU study looks at the effect of Medicaid expansion on the SUD treatment workforce
Credit: Indiana University Lawmakers have focused a great deal of attention on alleviating the opioid public health crisis, while at ...
Obesity Medicine Association announces key updates to its 2020 Adult Obesity Algorithm
Identified as the most common cause of prevalent patient conditions, updates help clinicians better address chronic disease of obesityCredit: Obesity ...
UW’s new WE-REACH center to accelerate development of biomedical discoveries
Credit: University of Washington With $4 million in matching funds from the National Institutes of Health, the University of Washington ...
Gene hunting: The power of precision medicine
MU researchers improve animal welfare by discovering genetic mutations that cause diseaseCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. - Humans and ...