Is When We Eat As Important As What We Eat?

Is When We Eat As Important As What We Eat.  King's College London/Science Daily.  June 22, 2016

Americans Spend $30.2 Billion Out-Of-Pocket On Complementary Health Approaches

Americans Spend $30.2 Billion Out-Of-Pocket On Complementary Health Approaches.  NIH/National Center For Complementary And Integrative Health.  June 22 2016. 

Drug And Device Companies' Marketing Efforts Prevalent In Southern Hospitals

Doctors At Southern Hospitals Take The Most Payments From Drug, Device Companies by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones.  NPR.  June 29, 2016

UCLA Study Estimates 1.4 Million Adults In U.S. Identify As Transgender

New Survey Doubles The Estimate Of Transgender Adults In US by David Crary.  AP/Washington Post.  June 30, 2016

Suicide Rates By Occupation Subject Of New CDC Study

These Jobs Have The Highest Rate Of Suicide .  CBS/AP.  June 30, 2016

Direct-To-Consumer Stem Cell Treatments, Not Backed by Science, Popping Up Everywhere

Stem Cell Clinics Hawking Unproven Therapies Sprout Up Across US by Usha Lee McFarling.  Stat.  June 30, 2016

Hospital Network Issue Leads To Clash Between Insurers and Hospitals

GA., Calif. Hospitals Sue Blue Cross Plan For Sending ER Reimbursements To Patients by Andy Miller.  Kaiser Health News/Realclearhealth.  June 30, 2016

Microbes Transferred From People To Surfaces Could Be Early Warning System for Public Health Threats.

'Bug' On The Subway:  Monitoring The Microbial Environment To Improve Public Health.  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health/Science Daily.  June 28, 2016

Legal Battles Ahead In Abortion Rights

The Supreme Court's Abortion Ruling Could Be A Game Changer For The Pro-Choice Movement by Emily Crockett.  Vox.  June 28, 2016

Supreme Court Ruling On Abortion Does Not Guarantee Access

Opinion:  The Supreme Court Ruling Is An Abortion-Rights Victory.  But It Doesn't Guarantee Access To Services by Melissa Batchelor Warnke.  The Los Angeles Times.  June 28, 2016.

Supreme Court Declines Case From Pharmacists Who Have Religious Objections To Types Of Contraceptives

Supreme Court Rejects Pharmacists' Religious Rights Appeal by Rachel La Corte.  AP.  June 28, 2016

Needs Of End-Of-Life Care Raise Many Questions for Hospitals and Research

How To Measure The Success Of End-Of-Life Care by John Leifer.  Hospitals & Health Networks.  June 27, 2016.

Consistency In Personality--Is It An Illusion?

Invisibilia:  Is Your Personality Fixed.  Or Can You Change Who You Are?  by Alix Spiegel.  NPR.  June 24, 2016.

Georgia's Ranking Drops In Children's Well-Being Statistics

Georgia's Ranking Drops In Children's Well-Being Statistics by Andy Miller.  Georgia Health News.  July 22, 2016

Private Equity In The Ambulance

When You Dial 911 And Wall Street Answers by Danielle Ivory, Ben Protess and Kitty Bennette.  The

Why Don't Young Doctors Want To Work In Primary Care?

Why Don't Young Doctors Want To Work In Primary Care?  Newsworks.  June 23, 2016

Skilled Nursing Homes Face Competition, New Financing Approaches To Reduce Cost

Nursing Homes Fade Even As Baby Boomers Age by Betsy Rust.  Stat.  June 23, 2016.

Cancer Is Contagious Among Clams. What About Us? Could Provide Clues To Metastasis

Cancer Is Contagious Among Clams.  What About Us?  Carl Zimmer. The New York Times.  June 22, 2016

Which Words Are Most Commonly Associated With Positive And Negative Hospital Reviews?

Which Words Are Most Commonly Associated With Positive And Negative Hospital Reviews?  by Kelly Johnson.  MedCity News.  June 21, 2016

Health Care Expenditure Being Reduced By Trillions; Reductions Extent Across The Entire Health Care Sector

The US Is Spending Trillions Less Than Expected On Health Care--And Uninsured Rates Are At An All-Time Low by Sarah Kliff.  Vox.  June 21, 2016.

Google Refines Symptom Search By Linking With Mayo Clinic And Harvard Medical School Sources

Headache?  Google To Offer Better Symptom Search Results by Jessica Suynn.  USA TODAY.  June 20, 2016

Up To 2 Million Concussions From Sports Each Year For Children And Teens

US Kids Get 2 Million Concussions A Year From Sports, Play by Lindsey Tanner.  AP.  June 20, 2016

Grass-Roots Response To Immune System Epidemic--Patients Infect Themselves With Gastrointestinal Worms

The Parasite Underground by Moises Velasquez-Manoff.  The New York Times.  June 16, 2016. 

Birth Control Via App

Birth Control Via App Finds Footing Under Political Radar by Pam Belluck.  The New York Times.  June 19, 2016. 

Health Of American Children Improving Sharply; Future Generations May Reach Old Age Without Same Ailments As Today

Good News Hidden In The Data:  Today's Children Are Healthier by Margot Sanger-Katz.  The New York Times.  June 17, 2016.

Up To 1 In 5 Trauma Deaths Could be Prevented Study Says

Up To 1 In 5 Trauma Deaths Could Be Prevented, Study Says by Lauran Neergaard.  AP.  June 18, 2016

Promoting Health In The Built Environment, Where People Spend 90% Of Their Time

Looking Indoors To Health by Colin Durrant.  Harvard Gazette.  June 15, 2016

Blood Banks Data Suggest That 2 Percent Of Adults In Puerto Rico And Getting Infected Monthly; Probably An Underestimate

Zika Virus Spreading Rapidly Across Puerto Rico by Helen Branswell.  Stat.  June 17, 2016

New Colon Screening Recommendations--No Improvement In Overall Mortality Noted However

4 Things To Know About The New Colorectal Cancer Screening Advice by Sharon Begley.  STAT.  June 15, 2016

Home And Community Based Care Transforming Hospitals As A Result Of Obamacare; States Not Expanding Medicaid Are Suffering

ACA Sets Off Major Transformation For U.S. Hospitals  by Mark Taylor.  MedCity News.  June 15, 2016

Cap On Number Of Opioid Treatment Clinics In Georgia; 1200 Died Of Overdose in 2014

Despite Overdose Epidemic, Georgia Caps The Number Of Opioid Treatment Clinics by Michell Eloy.  Health News Florida.  June 15, 2016

American Medical Association: Gun Violence A Public Health Crisis

Gun Violence 'A Public Health Crisis,' American Medical Association Says.  NPR.  June 14, 2016.  NPR

Alert Fatigue Spreads Throughout Medicine

Screen Flashes And Pop-Up Reminders:  Alert Fatigue Spread Through Medicine by Shefali Luthra.  Kaiser Health News.  June 15, 2016

Texas, Florida Slashing Family Planning Resources, Failure To Expand Medicaid May Leave Them Vulnerable To Zika

Gaps In Women's Health Care May Derail Zika Prevention In Texas, Florida by Shefali Luthra.  Kaiser Health News.  June 14, 2016

PTSD May Be More Physical Than Psychological

What If PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological?  by Robert F. Worth.  The New York Times.  June 10, 2016

Wearables Have Potential To Aid In Clinical Trial Recruitment

What A Fitbit Or A Tweet Can Tell Drugmakers About Their Products. Modern Health Care.  June 8, 2016. 

Healthcare Digital Connectivity Around The World: Perceptions Differ Between Patients And Physicians

Healthcare Connectivity Survey Reveals Differences Between Docs, Patients by Dava Stewart.  MedCity News.  June 10, 2016.

Drugmakers Focus On Immune System Strategies Against Cancer; Too Much Of A Good Thing?

Regulator Says Too Many Drugmakers Chasing Same Cancer Strategy by Deena Beasley.  Reuters.  Friday June 10, 2016

Mediterranean Diet High In Healthy Fat Does Not Lead To Weight Gain, According To Randomized Trial

Mediterranean Diet High In Healthy Fat Does Not Lead To Weight Gain, According To Randomized Trial.  The Lancet/Science Daily.  June 7, 2016

Increased Prevalence Of Obesity Among Women (2005-2014)

Prevalence Of Obesity In U.S. Increases Among Women, But Not Men.  JAMA/ Science Daily.  June 7, 2016

Sepsis: The Most Expensive Cause Of Hospitalization; Most Common Cause Of ICU Admission

What Are Septic Shock And Sepsis?  The Facts Behind These Deadly Conditions by Hallie Prescott & Theodore Iwashyna.  The Conversation.  June 6, 2016

Effective Antidepressant Match Linked To Inflammation Measurement

New Blood Test May Be Able To Find Best Antidepressant Match, Study Says by Ariana Eunjung Cha.  Washington Post.  June 7, 2016

No Doctor Required Medical Tests: Pros And Cons

Direct-To Consumer Lab Tests, No Doctor Visit Required by Anahad O'Connor.  The New York Times.  June 6, 2016

Migrants Often Maintain Traditional Diet Even If More Expensive And Results In Malnutrition

Migrants Willing To Pay Price Not To Change Diet, Study Says by Donald G. McNeil Jr.  The New York Times.  June 6, 2016

Inadequacies In Genetic Medicine: Lack Of Family Support For Those with Undetermined Diagnosis And Lack Of Contact Clearinghouse

Families Isolated By Rare Genetic Conditions Find New Ways To Reach Out by Kat Snow.  NPR.  June 5, 2016. 

House Calls: The Next Generation Of Medicine And Perhaps A Money-Saver

House Calls Are Coming Back.  This May Mean Better Care For The Elderly.  by Susan Jaffe.  The Washington Post.  June 5, 2016

Same Sex Ecounters Since Age 18 Jumped Significantly From the Early 1990s to The Early 2010s

Americans Are Sexually Experimenting Way More Than They Used To by Jesse Singal.  The Huffington Post.  June 3, 2016

In A Small Study Of Stroke Patients, Direct Brain Injection Of Stems Cells Seems To Often Lead To Improvement

Stanford Researchers 'Stunned By Stem Cell Experiment That Helped Stroke Patient Walk by Ariana Eunjung Cha.  The Washington Post.  June 2, 2016

Liquid Biopsy Show Promise To Make Cancer Diagnosis Less Painful And Risky

'Liquid' Cancer Test Offers Hope For Alternative To Painful Biopsies by Andrew Pollack.  The New York Times.  June 4, 2016

The Prevalence Of Pain Is Not Matched By Research And Teaching About Pain Treatments

What Is Chronic Pain And Why Is it Hard To Treat?  The Conversation.  June 2, 2016

The Work Of Being A Patient: Healthcare's Free Labor--Ignored Factor Of Medicine

Unpaid, Stressed, And Confused:  Patients Are The Health Care System's Free Labor by Sarah Kliff.  Vox.  June 1, 2016

Changes In Fertility Therapies Perhaps The Cause Of Decline In Higher-Order Births

Triplet And Higher-Order Births, In U.S. Down 41% by Nicholas Bakalar. The New York Times.  May 30, 2016

Rare Event: Increase In Death Rate For Entire U.S. Population; Perhaps A Sign Of Distress For Nation's Health

First Rise In U.S. Death Rate In Years Surprises Experts by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  June 1, 2016