Thursday, December 27, 2018
Up To A Third Of Knee Replacements Pack Pain And Regret
Up To A Third Of Knee Replacements Pack Pain And Regret by Liz Szabo. Kaiser Health News. December 25, 2018.
Possible Link Between Fiber And Autoimmune Disease
Impact Of Diet Intervention On Autoimmunity In Mice. Yale University/Science Daily. December 20, 2018.
Theory About Why Fiber Helps Prevent Cardiovascular Diseases
How Dietary Fiber And Gut Bacteria Protect The Cardiovascular System. Max Delbruck Center For Molecular Medicine In The Helmholtz Association/Science Daily. December 21, 2018.
Five-Fold Difference In Lifetime Stroke Risk Depending On Where People Live
New Study Reveals 'Startling' Risk Of Stroke. Institute For Health Metrics And Evaluation/Science Daily. December 19, 2018.
Misdiagnosis: Physical Conditions Mistaked For Mental Conditions
'Widespread And Dangerous': Facing Medical Uncertainty Some Doctors Tell Patients It's All In Their Heads by Elizabeth Cohen. CNN. December 25, 2018.
High Levels Of Influenze-Like Illness In Georgia
Flu Activity Across Georgia On The Rise by Helena Oliviero. AJC. December 26, 2018.
Matching Work Times With Internal Clocks
New Office Hours Aim For Well Rested, More Productive Workers by Emily Laber-Warren. The New York Times. December 24, 2018.
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Correlation Between Obesity And Income Began 30 Years Ago: Why?
A Correlation Between Obesity And Income Has Only Developed In The Past 30 Years. Springer/Science Daily. December 11, 2018.
Older Americans Are Flocking To Medical Marijuana
Older Americans Are Flocking To Medical Marijuana by Paul Span. The New York Times. December 7, 2018.
How Exercise May Make Us Healthier
How Exercise May Make Us Healthier by Gretchen Reynolds. The New York Times. December 19, 2018.
Shared Medical Data From Medical Devices
Your Medical Devices Are Not Keeping Your Health Data To Themselves by Derek Kravitz and Marshall Allen. November 21, 2018.
The Most Stressful Medical Specialty
Physician Burnout: It's Not You, It's Your Specialty by Sara Berg. American Medical Association. August 3, 2018.
40,000 Died From Guns: Highest In 50 Years
Nearly 40,000 People Died From Guns In U.S. Last Year, Highest In 50 Years by Sarah Mervosh. The New York Times. December 18, 2018.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Cultural Blindspots In The Diagnosis Of Mental Illness
How Culture Shapes Your Mind--And Your Mental Illness by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie. Boston Globe. November 28, 2018.
Apple Has 40-50 Doctors On Staff And Spread Across Organization
Apple Now Has Dozens Of Doctors On Staff, Showing It's Serious About Health Tech by Christina Farr. CNBC. December 12, 2018.
Obesity Responsible For 4% Of Cancers Worldwide: Study
Excess Body Weight Responsible For 4% Of Cancers Worldwide, Study Says by Naomi Thomas. CNN. December 12, 2018.
Eczema And Suicide Thoughts And Attempts: What's Behind The Association?
Eczema Patients At 36% Higher Risk Of Suicide Attempts, Study Says by Susan Scutti. CNN. December 12, 2018.
Animal Attacks--Costs And Causes; Relationship To Climate Change And Income
Animal Attacks Cost Us More Than $1 Billion A Year, And They're Becoming More Common by Naomi Thomas. CNN. December 11, 2018.
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Why Is It So Hard To Get Into Medical School?
Why Is It So Hard To Get Into Medical School? by Ilana Kowarski. US News. December 3, 2018.
Accreditation Rules Impact Medical School Diversity
A Push For Diversity In Medical School Is Slowly Paying Off by Mara Gordon. NPR. December 4, 2018.
Migrants Don't Pose A Threat To Public Health: Lancet Study
Migrants Don't Pose A Threat To Public Health. That's Just Racism, Report Says by Nick Visser. Huffington Post. December 6, 2018.
What Raises Cholesterol? High-Cholesterol or High Saturated-Fat Foods
Do High-Cholesterol Foods Raise Your Cholesterol? by Richard Klasco, M.D. The New York Times. November 2, 2018.
Fewer Patients Are Winding Up In Nursing Homes--Why?
In The Nursing Home, Empty Beds And Quiet Halls by Paula Span. The New York Times. September 28, 2018.
More Humane Experience During Hospitalization: The Key To Recovery
The Hospitals Should Let You Sleep by Austin Frakt. The New York Times. December 3, 2018.
Advanced Directives For Mental Health Patients
Now Mental Health Patients Can Specify Their Care Before Hallucinations And Voices Overwhelm Them by Pam Belluck. The New York Times. December 4, 2018.
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Who Owns Your Medical Data? Most Likely Not You
Who Owns Your Medical Data? Most Likely Not You by Steven Petrow. The Washington Post. November 25, 2018.
Medicine As A Vocation? Medicine As A Profession?
Lessons For Medical Education From A Health Emergency 35, 000 Feet Over The Pacific by Richard Schwartzstein. STAT. November 29, 2018.
Why Are More Americans Than Ever Dying From Drug Overdoses?
Why Are More Americans Than Ever Dying From Drug Overdoses? By Niko Kommenda, Erin Durkin And Lydia Smears. The Guardian. November 29, 2018.
Health Risks From The Changing Climate
Study Warns Of Cascading Health Risks From The Changing Climate by Somini Sengupta And Kendra Pierre-Louis. The New York Times.
For The Second Time In Three Years, U.S. Life Expectancy Has Ticked Downward
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops Amid 'Disturbing' Rise In Overdoses And Suicides by Colin Dwyer. NPR. November 29, 2018.
New Tick Species Capable Of Spreading Diseases To Humans Found In Southeast
CDC Warns Of New Tick Species Capable Of Spreading Diseases To Humans by John Bowden. The Hill. November 29, 2018.
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Healthcare Providers--Not Hackers--Leak More Of Your Data
Healthcare Providers--Not Hackers--Leak More Of Your Data. Michigan State University/Science Daily. November 20, 2018.
Older Men And Women Who Have Exercised For Decades May Be Indistinguishable From 25-Year-Olds
Regular Exercise May Keep Your Body 30 Years 'Younger' by Gretchen Reynolds. The New York Times. November 21, 2018,
THe Future With An Unleashed Immune System
How Can We Unleash The Immune System? by Denise Grady. The New York Times. November 19, 2018.
Humans Are Rapidly Improving Their Ability To Deceive
How Will We Outsmart A.I. Liars? by Cade Metz. The New York Times. November 19, 2018.
Long Term Weight Loss Via Pill
Why Are We Still So Fat? by Gina Kolata. The New York Times. November 19, 2018.
Obstacles And Opportunities In Alzheimer's
Will We Ever Cure Alzheimer's? by Pam Belluck. The New York Times. November 19, 2018.
Steven Pinker: The Enlightenment And Science Show The Way To Progress
Steven Pinker Thinks The Future Is Looking Bright by Karen Weintraub. The New York Times. November 19, 2018.
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Link Between Autoimmune, Heart Disease Explained In Mice
Link Between Autoimmune, Heart Disease Explained In Mice. Washington University School Of Medicine/Science Daily. November 8, 2018.
Pain Can Be A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Pain Can Be A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. University of Colorado At Boulder/Science Daily. November 13, 2018.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Precision Medicine For Cancer: Costs And Limitations
For Some Cancer Patients, Precision Medicine Offers Hope--And Possibility Of Financial Ruin by Liz Szabo. Kaiser Health News/CNN. November 14, 2018.
DIY Drug Market In China
In China, Desperate Patients Smuggle Drugs. Or Make Their Own by Sui-Lee Wee. The New York Times. November 11, 2018.
The Frontier Of Xenotransplantation
20 Americans Die Each Day Waiting For Organs. Can Pigs Save Them? by Tom Clynes. The New York Times Magazine.
Hospital Mergers: Patients Often Pay More; Quality Improvements Uncertain
When Hospitals Merge To Save Money, Patients Often Pay More by Reed Abelson. The New York Times. November 14, 2018.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Cancer Replacing Heart Disease As The Leading Cause Of Death In The U,S,
Cancer Surpasses Heart Disease As Leading Cause Of Death In Many US Counties by Susan Scutti. CNN. November 12, 2018.
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Drug-Free Approach To Pain Management
Drug-Free Approach To Pain Management. Harvard Men's Health Watch. November 2018.
Another Health Problem To Worry About: Health Anxiety Disorder
Always Worried About Your Health? You May Be Dealing With Health Anxiety Disorder. Harvard Medical School. September 2018.
"Prehabilitation" May Improve Heart Surgery Recovery
"Prehabilitation" May Improve Heart Surgery Recovery. Harvard Heart Letter. November 2018.
Medical Scribes Let The Doctor Focus On You
Medical Scribes Let The Doctor Focus On You by Adam Landman. Harvard Medical School. November 7, 2018.
HHS Report: FDA Isn't Doing Enough About Hacking Of Medical Devices
FDA Isn't Doing Enough To Prevent Medical Device Hacking, HHS Report Says by Naomi Thomas. CNN. November 1, 2018.
Three Republican States Supported Ballot Measures To Extend Medicaid Benefits
A Winning Idea: Medicaid Expansion Prevails In Idaho, Nebraska And Utah by Alison Kodjak. NPR. November 7, 2018.
Small Study: Artificial Intelligence Tool Seems To Help With Early Detection Of Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's: Artificial Intelligence Predicts Onset by Catharine Paddock PhD. Medical News Today. November 7, 2018.
The Often Role Of Fascia In Chronic Pain
The Real Science Behind Fascia Ailments by Dr. Melina Jampolis. CNN. November 8, 2018.
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Stress, Memory Loss, And Brain Shrinkage
Stress Might Lead To Memory Loss And Brain Shrinkage, Study Says by Sandee LaMotte. CNN. october 25, 2018.
Same-Sex Couple Makes Medical History By Physically Carrying The Same Embryo
Same-Sex Couple Makes Medical History By Physically Carrying The Same Embryo by Danielle Cinone. Medical Xpress. October 31, 2018.
Alarm As Rural Hospitals Continue To Close In States That Refuse Medicaid Expansion
A Sense Of Alarm As Rural Hospitals Keep Closing by Austin Frakt. The New York Times. October 29, 2018.
This Is Your Brain On Hate Speech
The Neuroscience Of Hate Speech by Richard A. Friedman. The New York Times. October 31, 2018.
A Voter's Guide To Health Care
A Voter's Guide To Health Care. The New York Times. October 31, 2018.
Thursday, October 25, 2018
People Overestimate Benefits, And Underestimate Risks, Of Medical Interventions
People Overestimate Benefits, And Underestimate Risks, Of Medical Interventions. University of Plymouth/Science Daily. October 25, 2018.
People Tend To Force Data Distributions Into Just Two Catagories
Binary Bias Distort How We Integrate Information. Association For Psychological Science/Science Daily. October 25, 2018.
U.S. Currently Has The Lowest Life Expectancy Among High-Income Countries
Spain To Lead Japan In Global Life Expectancy, US Continues To Slide by Rob Picheta. CNN. October 18, 2018.
Stacey Abrams Hope Medicaid Expansion Can Be A winning Issue In Rural Georgia
Stacey Abrams Hopes Medicaid Expansion Can Be A Winning Issue In Rural Georgia by Abby Goodnough. The New York Times. October 20, 2018.
Taking Advantage Of 213 Million Opportunities To Improve Cardiovascular Risk
A National Goal: Prevent A Million Heart Attacks And Strokes by 2022 by Jane E. Brody. The New York Times. October 22, 2018.
Preliminary Study: Stress/Cortisol Lower Scores On Cognitive Tests
Stress May Impair Memory And Thinking Skills by Nicholas Bakalar. The New York Times. October 24, 2018.
Anatomy Does Not Determine Gender, Experts Say
Anatomy Does Not Determine Gender, Experts Say by Denise Grady. The New York Times. Octoer 22, 2018.
Little Known About People Who Have Suffered From Depression But Have Recovered
What's Life Like After Depression? Surprisingly, Little Is Known by Benedict Carey. The New York Times. October 22, 2018.
First New Flu Drug In 20 Years Approved By FDA
F.D.A. Approves New Drug For Flu by Donald G. McNeil Jr. The New York Times. October 24, 2018.
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Implication Of Coincidences And Connections Can Lead people To Believe Conspiracy Theories
Innuendo Alone Can Fuel Conspiracy Theories. University of Exeter/Science Daily. October 16, 2018.
Arterial Stiffness Found To Be Good Proxy For Predicting Who Will Develop Dementia
Modifiable Dementia Risk Factor In Older Adults Identified. University Of Pittsburg Schools Of The Health Sciences/Science Daily.
Study: Nearly 800 Dietary Supplements Contained Unapproved Drug Ingredients
Nearly 800 Dietary Supplements Contained Unapproved Drug Ingredients, Study Finds by Susan Scutti. CNN. October 12, 2018.
As U.S. Suicide Rates Rise, Hispanics Show Relative Immunity
As U.S. Suicide Rates Rise, Hispanics Show Relative Immunity by Charlotte Huff. Kaiser Health News. October 15, 2018.
Rare Neurological Disease On The Rise And Mysterious
Mysterious Polio-Like Illness Baffles Medical Experts While Frightening Parents by Carmen Heredia Rodriguez. Kaiser Health News. October 17, 2018.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
CVS-Aetna Deal Cleared
CVS-Aetna Deal That Aims To Overhaul Health Care Cleared by David McLaughlin and Robert Langreth. Bloomberg. October 10, 2018.
Trump On Medicare/Fact Check Of Trump On Medicare
Donald Trump: Democrats 'Medicare For All' Plan Will Demolish Promises To Seniors. USA TODAY. October 10, 2018.
Fact-Checking President Trump's USA Today Op-ed on 'Medicare-for-All' by Glenn Kessler. Washington Post. October 10, 2018.
Fact-Checking President Trump's USA Today Op-ed on 'Medicare-for-All' by Glenn Kessler. Washington Post. October 10, 2018.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
When ICU Delirium Leads To Symptoms Of Dementia After Discharge
When ICU Delirium Leads To Symptoms Of Dementia After Discharge by Richard Harris. NPR> October 10 2018.
Intermittent Fasting As Means To Help Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
Planned Intermittent Fasting May Help Reverse Type 2 Diabetes, Suggest Doctors. British Medical Journal/Medical Xpress. October 10, 2018.
Higher Temperatures Associated With Higher Rates Of Mental Health Issues
Global Warming Will Hike Mental Health Woes, Study Finds. Medical Xpress. October 10, 2018.
Noise Pollution Among Top Environmental Risks To Health
Noise: The Other Pollution Hurting Our Health by Nina Avramova. CNN. October 9, 2018.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
More Water Equals Less Bladder Infections
Drinking More Water Reduces Bladder Infections In Women, Study Finds. UT Southwestern Medical Center/Science Daily. October 3, 2018.
The Secret To Aging Well? Contentment
The Secret To Aging Well? Contentment by Robert W. Goldfarb. The New York Times. October 2, 2018.
Over 80,000 Americans Died Of Flu Last Winter, Highest Toll In Years
Over 80,000 Americans Died Of Flu Last Winter, Highest Toll In Years by Donald G. McNeil Jr. New York Times. October 1, 2018.
Teaching Doctors To Err And Recover
My Human Doctor by Sara Manning Reskin, M.D. New York Times. October 4, 2018.
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Blackout Drinking Is A Type Of Amnesia
Blackout Drinking, Explained For Brett Kavanaugh by julia Belluz. Vox. October 3, 2018.
Employers Take More Aggressive Role In Health Care Cost Negotiations
A Tough Negotiator Proves Employers Can Bargain Down Health Care Prices by Marshall Allen. NPR. October 2, 2018.
Health Repercussions Of Sexual Assault And Harassment
Sexual Assault And Harassment May Have Lasting Health Repercussions For Women by Mara Gordon. NPR. October 3, 2018.,
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning In Graduate Medical Education
Educating The Next Generation Of Medical Professionals With Machine Learning Is Essential. Boston University School Of Medicine/Science September 27, 2018.
Mediterranean-Style Diet May Lower Women's Stroke Risk
Mediterranean-Style Diet May Lower Women's Stroke Risk. American Heart Association. September 20, 2018.
Mediterranean Diet Could Prevent Depression, New Study Finds
Mediterranean Diet Could Prevent Depression, New Study Finds by Nina Avramova. CNN. September 26, 2018.
Science Says Toxic Masculinity--More Than Alcohol--Leads To Sexual Assault
Science Says Toxic Masculinity More Than Alcohol--Leads To Sexual Assault by Maggie Koerth-Baker. Five Thirty Eight. September 28, 2018.
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Anti-Inflammatory Diet Associated With Lower Risk IOf Dying From Any Cause
Anti-Inflammatory Diet Linked To Reduced Risk Of Early Death. Wiley/Science Daily. September 13, 2018.
The Lingering Psychological Scars Of Teen Sexual Assault
The Lingering Psychological Scars Of Teen Sexual Assault by Melinda Wenner Moyer. The Cut. September 19, 2018.
Microplastics Ingested By Young Mosquitoes Move Up The Food Chain
Mosquitoes Are Eating Plastic. Why That's A Big Problem by Ashley May. September 19, 2018.
Fart News Update
Health Check: What Happens When You Hold In A Fart by Clare Collins.n The Conversation. September 9, 2018.
Tuberculosis: Top Infectious Killer Gets New Emphasis
Tuberculosis Remains World's Top Infectious Killer, But An Turning Point May Be Near by Lauren Weber. September 18, 2018.
Virtual Reality To Conquering Phobias
Virtual Reality Therapies Offer New Hope For Conquering Common Phobias. AP/CBS. September 18, 2018.
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Lifestyle Changes Reduce The Need For Blood Pressure Medications
Lifestyle Changes Reduce The Need For Blood Pressure Medications. American Heart Associations/Science Daily. September 9, 2018.
Back Pain In Adolescents Linked To Risking Behavior/Mental Health Issues
Back Pain Linked To Mental Health Problems And Risky Behaviors In Teenagers. Oxford University Press USA/Science Daily. September 11, 2018.
Are Some Forms Of Birth Control 'Abortion-Inducing Drugs?'
Science Does Not Support Claims That Contraceptives Are 'Abortion-Inducing' by Pam Belluck. The New York Times. September 7, 2018.
The Challenge Of Medical Education For the Opioid Epidemic
Most Doctors Are Ill-Equipped To Deal With The Opioid Epidemic. Few Medical Schools Teach Addiction by Jan Hoffman. The New York Times. September 10, 2018.
Some Gut Bacteria Are Capable Of Producing Electricity
Scientists Find That Hundreds Of Gut Bacteria Are Electric by Maria Cohut. Medical News Today. September 13, 2018.
In Every State, At Least 1 In 5 Adults Is Obese
Obesity Tops 35 Percent In 7 U.S. States by Health Day News/UPI. September 12, 2018.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Feedback Rather Than Evidence Explains Stubbornness of False Beliefs
Why We Stick To False Beliefs: Feedback Trumps Hard Evidence. University of California--Berkeley/Science Daily. September 4, 2018.
Technology Innovation In Healthcare: Where Is it Headed?
Focus On Innovation: 3 Charts Explain Where Healthcare Is Headed by Tom Sullivan. Healthcare IT News. September 5, 2018.
Life Expectancy As Factor In Voting Choice
Trump 2016 Election Win Linked To Voters' Fears About Healthcare And Rising Death Rates by Kashmira Gander. Newsweek. September 5, 2018.
Medical AI Subject To Bias
If AI Is Going To Be The World's Doctor, It Needs Better Textbooks by Dave Gershgorn. Quartz. September 6, 2018.
Walking, Exercise Linked To Lower Heart Failure
Walking, Exercise Linked To Lower Heart Failure by Alan Mozes. WebMD. September 5, 2018.
1.4 Billion People Worldwide Need More Exercise
1.4 Billion People Worldwide Need To Make This Lifestyle Change, Says WHO by Kevin Loria. Business Insider/Science Alert. September 6, 2018.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Study Finds Relationship Between Pollution And Cognition
Pollution May Dim Thinking Skills, Study In China Suggests by Mike Ives. The New York Times. August 29, 2018.
Russian Bots Promote Division About Vaccines
As If Bots Weren't Bad Enough Already, Now They're Anti-Vaccine by Editorial Board. The Washington Post. August 28, 2018.
More Gun Deaths Outside Of War Than In It
Gun-Related Homicides, Suicides Kill More People Than War, Study Says by Jen Christensen. CNN. Jen Christensen. August 28, 2018.
Hospitals Getting Into The Housing And Real Estate Business
Why Hospitals Are Getting Into The Real Estate Business by Paul Chisholm. Shots/NPR. August 19, 2018.
Trump Congressional Districts Highest For Opioid Prescriptions
These Congressional Districts Had The Highest Opioid Prescription Rates in 2016 by Katelyn Newman. July 19, 2018.
Analysis Of Hospital Bills Reveals Opaque Pricing And Little Relation To Costs
How Efficiency Experts Lowered Health Care Prices At One U.S. Hospital by Lucas Laursen. Fortune. August 22, 2018.
Americans Rig Their Own Safety Nets
Priced Out Of Health Insurance, Americans Rig Their Own Safety Nets by John Tozzi. Bloomberg. August 22, 2018.
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Keeping Tooth Alive After Root Canal
Biomaterial Could Keep Tooth Alive After Root Canal. American Chemical Society/Science. August 22, 2018.
"Food As Medicine" Movement Seeks Bigger Kitchens
If Food Is Medicine, These Are The Labs by Lisa Prevost. The New York Times. August 21, 2018.
Air Pollution Is Shortening Your Life.
Air Pollution Is Shortening Your Life. Here's How Much. by Somini Sengupta. The New York Times. August 22, 2018.
Low-Tech, High Touch Treatment For Drug-Dependent Babies
Babies Dependent On Opioids Need Touch, Not Tech by Alex Smith. Kaiser Health News. August 20, 2018.
Religious Conservatives Impact Trump Administration Health Policies
Religious Conservatives' Ties To Trump Officials Pay Off In AIDS Policies, Funding by Marisa Taylor. Kaiser Health News. August 22, 2018.
6 To 10 Metric Tons Of Plastic Contact Lenses End Up In Wastewater Every Year
Millions Of Contact Lenses Are Ending Up In The Water by Irina Ivanova. CBS News. August 21, 2018.
Many Americans Smell Odors That Are Not There
That Stinks! One American In 15 Smells Odors That Aren't There. National Institute On Deafness And Other Communication Disorders
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Cost-Burden of Management And Nonclinical Worker Wages Rises In Hospitals.
Wage Gap Between Hospital Executives And Doctors Is Widening, Study Finds. Wolters Kluwer Health/Science Daily. August 14, 2018.
More Weight Loss; More Metabolic Health Benefit
Weight Loss: Surprising Scale Of Health Benefits For Biggest Losers. University Of Texas Health Science Center/Science Daily. August 14, 2018.
Unexpected Effects Of Climate Change: Worse Food Safety, More Car Wrecks
Unexpected Effects Of Climate Change: Worse Food Safety, More Car Wrecks by Susan Scutti. CNN. August 13, 2018.
Violent Crime As An Infectious Disease: Clues To Containment
Violent Crime Is Like Infectious Disease--And We Know How To Stop It Spreading by Samira Shackle. CNN. August 15, 2018.
Why Is Cancer So Rare In Elephants?
Why Is Cancer So Rare In Elephants? They Might Thank Their 'Zombie Gene' by Melissa Healy. Los Angeles Times. August 15, 2018.
Walk Every Thirty Minutes To Stave Off Brain Decline
Why Sitting May Be Bad For Your Brain by Gretchen Reynolds. The New York Times. August 15, 2018.
"Desirability" Study Reveals Divergent Age Peaks For Men And Women
For Online Daters, Women Peak At 18 While Men Peak At 50, Study Finds. Oy by Maya Salam. The New York Times. August 15, 2018.
Some Find Limits On Procedures At Expanding Catholic Hospitals
As Catholic Hospitals Expand, So Do Limits On Some Procedures by Katie Hafner. The New York Times. August 10, 2018.
Tool Developed To Forecast Disease Risk By Scanning Millions Of Mutations
Clues To Your Health Are Hidden At 6.6 Million Spots In Your DNA by Gina Kolata. The New York Times. August 13, 2018.
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Belly Fat Associated With Cognitive Impairment In Older Adults
Measure Of Belly Fat In Older Adults Is Linked With Cognitive Impairment. Trinity College Dublin/Science Daily. August 1, 2018.
Why Shopping Foir Health Care By Price Does Not Work
Shopping For Health Care Simply Doesn't Work. So What Might? by Austin Frakt. The New York Times. July 30, 2018.
Cutting Back On Physical Activity Has Consequences
Take A Vacation From Exercise? Your Body May Not Thank You by Gretchen Reynolds. The New York Times. August 1, 2018.
Short Term Health Insurance Carry Cost And Coverage Risks
'Short Term' Health Insurance? Up To 3 Years Under New Trump Policy by Robert Pear. The New York Times. August 1, 2018.
Gut Bacteria That Function In The Metabolism Of Carbs May Hold Key To Weight Loss
Can't Lose Weight? Your Gut Bacteria Could Be To Blame, According To Study by Kashmira Gander. Newsweek. August 1, 2018.
"Switch" Identified That Produces Either Muscle Growth Or Endurance In Exercise/Relation To Type 2 Diabetes
Muscle "Switch" May Control The Benefits Of Exercise. Joslin Diabetes Center/Medical Xpress. August 2, 2018.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
The Range Of Neck Pain
Can Neck Pain Be A Sign Of Something Serious? by Jenna Fletcher. Medical News Today. July 24, 2018.
Meta-Analysis Of Existing Studies Reviews The Pros And Cons Of Popular Foods For Heart Health
Heart Health: What To Eat And What To Avoid by Ana Sandoiu. Medical News Today. July 24, 2018.
Study Of Ankle Sprains Shows Wide Variety In Prescribing Opioids
Opioid Pills For A Simple Sprained Ankle? It's A Thing In Some State, Penn Researchers Find by Sarah Gantz. The Inquirer. July 24, 2018.
The Three Factors That Determine Risk Of Lyme Disease
Ticks And Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine Risk Of Infection by Paul Chisholm. NPR. July 24, 2018.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
The Genetics Of Migraines
New Light On Genetic Foundation Of Migraines. Cell Press/ Science Daily. May 3, 2018.
IPad Neck: Who is Affected; How Are They Affected; How To Avoid The Problem
What A Pain: The iPad Neck Plagues Women More. University of Nevada, Las Vegas/Science Daily. June 20, 2018.
Smallpox Drug Approved; Protection Against Bioterrorism Threat
Why The FDA Just Approved A Dug For Snallpox, A Disease That No Longer Exists y Dominique Mosbergen. Huffington Post. July 17, 2018.
Patient Advocacy Groups Receive Millions From Drug Makers: Conflicts Of Interests?
Patient Advocacy Groups Take In Millions From Drugmakers. Is There A Payback? by Emily Kopp, Sydney Lupkin, and Elizabeth Lucas. Kaiser Health News. April 6, 2018.
States--Such As Georgia--Attacking ACA Would Suffer Most If Prexisting Conditions Shield Get Axed
States Attacking ACA Would Suffer Most If Preexisting Conditions Shield Gets Axed by Harriet Rowan. Kaiser Health News. July 17, 2018.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
One Of A Kind Reference Of Medical Guidelines To Go Dark Next Week: 20 Years To Be Deleted
HHS Plans To Delete 20 Years Of Critical Medical Guidelines Next Week by Jon Campbell. The Daily Beast. July 12, 2018.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Biological Clocks In Liver, Gut, And Pancreas Drive Metabolic Disorders In Shift Workers
How Shift Work Disrupts Metabolism. Washington State University/Science Daily. July 9, 2018.
Staffing At Nursing: Interactive Map of Thousands Of Facilities.
How Staffing Fluctuates At Nursing Homes Around The United States by Jeremy White. The New York Times. July 7, 2018.
Nonliquid Sources Of Hydration
How To Meet Your Body's Water Needs by Jane E. Brody. The New York Times. July 9, 2018.
Doctor Burnout And Medical Errors
Doctor Burnout Behind Many Medical Errors, Study Finds by Alan Mozes. Healthday/CBS. July 10, 2018.,
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Trump Stance On Breast-Feeding And Formula Criticized By Medical Experts
Trump Stance On Breast-Feeding And Formula Criticized By Medical Experts by Roni Caryn Rabin. The New York Times.
U.S. Opposed Breastfeeding Resolution; Threatened Opponents Until Russia Acted
Opposition To Breast-Feeding Resolution By U.S. Stuns World Health Officials by Andrew Jacobs. The New York Times. July 8, 2018.
Healthcare Is Likely First Up For Possible Future Justice Kavanaugh
Yes, Abortion Is On Kavanaugh's Docket. But Here's What's First by Dana Milbank. The Washington Post. July 9, 2018.
Thursday, July 5, 2018
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Treating Migrant Children Separated From Their Parents
The Challenges For Doctors Treating Migrant Children Separated From Their Parents by Perri Klass, M.D. The New York Times. June 25, 2018.
Medicaid: Is It Medical Assistance Or Is It Welfare?
Judge Strikes Down Kentucky's Medicaid Work Rules by Abby Goodnough. The New York Times. June 29, 2018.
Why Do Women Freeze Their Eggs? It May Not Be About Careers
Lots Of Successful Women Are Freezing their Eggs. But It May Not Be About Their Careers by Heather Murphy. The New York Times. July 3, 2018.
Medicaid Expansion: Does It Provide Adequate Care For More Americans
Finally, Some Answers On The Effects Of Medicaid Expansion by Aaron E. Carroll. The New York Times. July 2, 2018.
Obamacare Is Proving Hard To Kill
Obamacare Is Proving Hard To Kill by Reed Abelson. The New York Times. July 3, 2018.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
The Most Dangerous Countries For Women
India The Most Dangerous Country To Be A Woman, US Ranks 10th In Survey by Angela Dewan. CNN. June 26, 2018.
The Best States For Children: Georgia Ranks #39
2018 Kids Count Data Book: State Trends In Child Well-Being. Annie E. Casey Foundation. June 27, 2018.
Replacing One Inhumane Policy With Another
Doctors Decry Plans To Detain Immigrant Kids With Parents by Catherine E. Shoichet. CNN. June 27, 2018.
Walnuts May Halve Risk of Type-2 Diabetes
Walnuts May Nearly Halve The Risk Of Developing Type-2 Diabetes. The Health Site. June 28, 2018.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Obesity Rates Higher In Country Than City
Obesity Rates Higher In Country Than City by Nicholas Bakalar. The New York Times. June 21, 2018.
New Approach To Treating Hypochondria
A New Approach To Treating Hypochondria by Jane E. Brody. The New York Times. June 18, 2018.
Review of Detainee Deaths Shows Role Of Inadequate Medical Care
Half Of Recent Immigrant Detainee Deaths Due To Inadequate Medical Care, Report Finds by Meera Senthilingam. CNN. June 20, 2018.
CDC Focus On Biopreparedness
How Prepared Is The US For An Anthrax Attack? The CDC Investigates by Michael Nedelman And Debra Goldschmidt. CNN, June 20, 2018.,
1 In 5 Immigrant Children Are Under 13/100 Younger Than 4: Unique Health Needs
1 In 5 Immigrant Children Detained During 'Zero Tolerance' Border Policy Are Under 13 by Shefali Luthra and Marisa Taylor. Kaiser Health News. June 20, 2018.
Children In Detention At RiskFor Mental Health Problems
A Troubling Prognosis For Migrant Children In Detention: 'The Earlier They're Out, The Better" by Benedict Carey. The New York Times. June 18, 2018.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Lentils Found To Reduce Blood Glucose Levels
Lentils Significantly Reduce Blood Glucose Levels. University of Guelph/Science Daily. June 13, 2018.
How Psychedelics Could Inspire A Compound To Treat Depression
Psychedelic Drugs Promote Neural Plasticity In Rats And Flies. Cell Press/Science Daily. June 12, 2018.
Atlanta Dancing Doctor May Have Victimized 100 Women
Nearly 100 Women Suffered Under Dancing Doctor's Scalpel, Lawyer Says by Kaylee Hartung. CNN. June 2, 2018.
American Medical Association Adopts Policies Aimed At Gun Violence
America's Doctors Call For Strongest Gun Control Measures To Date by Nadia Kounang. CNN. June 13, 2018.
Moderate Exercise Is Not Enough; Reducing Prolonged Sitting Is Also Necessary
Exercise Vs. Standing? You Probably Need To Do Both by Gretchen Reynolds. The New York Times. June 13, 2018.
Flaws Identified In Huge Mediterranean Diet Study: Was It Wrong?
That Huge Mediterranean Diet Study Was Flawed. But Was It Wrong? by Gina Kolata. The New York Times. June 13, 2018.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Suit Against Obamacare May Have Serious Unforeseen Consequences
The New Obamacare Lawsuit Could Undo Far More Than Protections For Pre-Existing Conditions by Margot Sanger-Katz. The New York Times. June 12, 2018.
Common Drugs May Be Contributing To Depression
Common Drugs May Be Contributing To Depression by Roni Caryn Rabin. The New York Times. June 13, 2018.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
Sucide Rate Increased 25% since 1999; Rural Areas Are Concerning
US Suicide Rates Increased More Than 25% Since 1999, CDC Says by Susan Scutti. CNN. June 7, 2018.
Neuronal Osicillations Propagate Information Across Brain Regions
Waves Move Across The Human Brain To Support Memory. Columbia University School Of Engineering And Applied Science. Science Daily. June 7, 2018/
California May Shape The Fate Of The Affordable Care Act In November
Could California Shape The Fate Of The Affordable Care Act In November? by Chad Terhune, Pauline Bartolone, Ana B. Ibarra, and Alex Leeds Matthews. Kaiser Health News. June 7, 2018.
Proposed Reorganization Of Federal Government Reveals Administration Thinking
Trump Seeks To Reorganize The Federal Government by Helena Bottemiller Evich and Andrew Restuccia. Politico. June 6, 2018.
Prognosis Depends On Far More Than What Doctors Measure
When The Neurologist Really Knows How Patients Feel by Lauren Waldron, M.D. The New York Times. June 7, 2018.
Reminder That Immunotherapy Is Still In Early Stages
A Promising Cancer Treatment Made Patients Worse, Not Better by Denise Grady. The New York Times. June 5, 2018.
Reagan, Deregulation And America's Exceptional Rise In Health Care Costs
Reagan, Deregulation And America's Exceptional Rise In Health Care Costs by Austin Frakt. The New York Times. June 4, 2018.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Salads: A Major Source Of Food Poisoning In The US--Why?
How Salad Became A Major Source Of Food Poisoning In The US by Julia Belluz. Vox. May 18, 2018.
Apples, Beets, Strawberries And How The Contribute To Inproving Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Body Knows Best: A Natural Healing Mechanism For Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Weizmann Institute Of Science/Science Daily. May 30, 2018.
Estimating Death Toll Of Maria In Puerto Rico: 4,600 Up From 64
Study Estimates Higher Death Toll In Puerto Rico Post-Maria by Associated Press/New York Times. May 29, 2018.
The Cost Of Neglecting Public Health Campaigns
It Saves Lives. It Can Save Money. So Why Aren't We Spending More On Public Health? by Aaron E. Carroll and Austin Frakt. The New York Times. May 28, 2018.
Those With Mental Illnesses Die 15 to 30 Years Younger
The Largest Health Disparity We Don't Talk About by Dhruv Khullar. The New York Times. May 30, 2018.
The Elderly And Firearms
In Elderly Hands, Firearms Can Be Even Deadlier by Paula Span. The New York Times. May 25, 2018.
Origins Of Opioid Epidemic
Origins Of An Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew Its Opioids Were Widely Abused by Barry Meier. The New York Times. May 29, 2018.
Thursday, May 24, 2018
How The Medical Records Mess Hobbles Research And Patient Care
New Cancer Treatments Lie Hidden Under Mountains Of Paperwork by Gina Kolata. The New York Times. May 21, 2018.
Where Disaster Strikes Again And Again
The Places In The U.S. Where Disaster Strikes Again And Again by Sahil Chinoy. The New York Times. May 24, 2018.
Mediterranean Diet May Blunt Air Pollution's Ill Health Effects
Mediterranean Diet May Blunt Air Pollution's Ill Health Effects. American Thoracic Society/Science Daily. May 21, 2018.
Global Report Of Health And Healthcare Access
Global Healthcare Access And Quality Improved From 2000-2016. The Lancet/Science Daily. May 23, 2018.
How An Upcoming Appointment Warps Personal Perception Of Time Available.
Why An Upcoming Appointment Makes Us Less Productive. Ohio State University/Science Daily. May 23, 2018.
Incorporating DNA Sequencing Into Primary Care
Are You And Your Primary Care Doc Ready To Talk About Your DNA? by Michelle Andrews. Kaiser Health News. May 22, 2018.
Cognitive Life Expectancy At Age 65: 12 More Years Of Good Brain Health
Now More Of Us Can Count On More Time Dodging The Dementia Bullet by Judith Graham. Kaiser Health News. May 24, 2018.
U.S. Cancer By The Numbers
U.S. Cancer By The Numbers: Snapshot Captures Gains--And Some Disturbing Setbacks by Karen Kaplan. Los Angeles Times/Seattle Times. May 23, 2018.
Rice May Be Losing Nutritional Content Due To Carbon Dioxide Concentrations
A Major Staple Food For Billions Of People Is At Risk Of Becoming Less Nutritious by Chris Mooney. Washington Post/Science Alert. Mary 24, 2018.
Thursday, May 17, 2018
Pain: An Interaction Of Mind And Body--Implications For Treatment
100 Million Americans Have Chronic Pain. Very Few Use One Of The Best Tools To Treat It by Brian Resnick. Vox. May 17, 2018.
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Keyless Cars, Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, And The Elderly
Deadly Convenience: Keyless Cars And Their Carbon Monoxide Toll by David Jeans And Majlie De Puy Kamp. The New York Times. May 13, 2018.
1980: The Year U.S Healthcare Spending And Health Outcomes Diverged From Other Countries
Medical Mystery: Something Happened To U.S.l Health Spending After 1980 by Austin Frakt. The New York Times. May 14, 2018.
Food As Medicine Gets A Test
Cod And 'Immune Broth': California Tests Food As Medicine by Patricia Leigh Brown. The New York Times. May 11, 2018.
Slipping Into An Abusive Relationship
How Abusive Relationships Take Root by Benedict Carey. The New York Times. May 11, 2018.
Drug Maker Seeks Distance From Trump Lawyer Cohen
Novartis's Top Lawyer Is Out After Payments To Michael Cohen by Prashant S. Rao and Katie Thomas. The New York Times. May 16, 2018.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Walnuts Impact Gut Microbiome And Improve Health
Walnuts Impact Gut Microbiome And Improve Health. University of Illinois College Of Agricultural, Consumer, And Environmental Sciences/Science Daily. May 3, 2018.
Fasting Boosts Stem Cells' Regenerative Capacity
Fasting Boosts Stem Cells' Regenerative Capacity. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology/Science Daily. May 3, 2018.
Children Bear 88% Of Climate Change Related Disease
Pediatricians Are Concerned About Climate Change, And Here's Why by Jadqueline Howard. CNN. May 8, 2018.
Vulnerabilities In The Monitoring Of Fresh Produce Revealed In E. Coli Outbreak
Romaine Riddle: Why The E. Coli Outbreak Eludes Food Investigators by Jan Hoffman. The New York Times. May 7, 2018.
A Simple Way To Impriove A Billion Lives: Eyeglasses
A Simple Way To Improve A Billion Lives: Eyeglasses by Andrew Jacobs. The New York Times. May 5, 2018.
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Sexual Violence Worldwide Requires A Response
#MeToo Goes Global by Nicholas Kristof. The New York Times. May 2, 2018.
Heart Association Provides Guidelines For Robust Nutrition Education In Medical Education
New Strategies Needed To Help Healthcare Providers Gain Knowledge To Counsel Patients On Diet. American Heart Association/Science Daily. April 30, 2018.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
5 Habits That Could Help You Live 10 Years Longer
5 Habits That Could Help You Live 10 Years Longer by Amy Norton. CBS News. April 30, 2018.
Study: Loneliness Among Young People Found Higher Than Among Older
Young Americans Are The Loneliest, Surprising Study From Cigna Shows by Jayne O'Donnell And Shari Rudavsky. USA TODAY Network. May 1, 2018. n
Insurance Authorizations And Treating Opiod Addiction
Insurers Are Making It Harder For Me To Treat My Opioid-Addicted Patients by Brian Barnett. The Washington Post. April 24, 2018.
Medicaid Work Requirements Will Not Necessarily Lead To Jobs; May Increase Costs
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Cost The Government More In The Long Run by Diane Dewar. The Conversation. January 23, 2018.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
The Costs Of Child Care Around The World
The Costs Of Child Care Around The World by Jacqueline Howard. CNN. April 25, 2018.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Food Waste: A Pound A Day; The Higher The Quality Diet, The More Waste
People Waste Nearly A Pound Of Food Daily. University of Vermont/Science Daily. April 18, 2018.
Exercise Found To Increase The Heart's Capacity To Regenerate
Exercise Could Make The Heart Younger. Harvard University/Science Daily. April 25, 2018.
Childhood Exposure To Domestic Violence Costs $55 Billion Each Year
Exposure To Domestic Violence Costs US Government $55 Billion Each Year. Case Western Reserve University/Science Daily. April 25, 2018.
Why The South Is The Least Healthy Region In The US
5 Charts Show Why The South Is The least Healthy Region In the US by Jay Maddock. The Conversation. February 5, 2018.
E.P.A Wants To Limit Types Of Research That Can Serve As Basis For Policy
E.P.A. Announces A New Rule. One Likely Effect: Less Science In Policymaking by Lisa Friedman. The New York Times. April 24, 2018.
Evidence Lacking For Ruling On Warning Labels For coffee
California, Coffee And Cancer: One Of These Doesn't Belong by Aaron E. Carroll. The New York Times. April 23, 2018.
Weakening Evidence Requirement, Trump Administration Issues New Rules For Programs Aimed At Preventing Teen Pregnancy
Trump Administration Pushes Abstinence In Teen Pregnancy Programs by Pam Belluck. The New York Times. April 23, 2018.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Dangerous Health Disparities Among The States
Warning Signs: New US Health Study Reveals 'Dangerous Disparities' Among States. Institute For Health Metrics And Evaluation/University of Washington. April 10, 2018
Study Of Cancers Across A Range Of Animals Offers Clues To Uniquely Human Cancer
Some Human Cancers Are 'Evolutionary Accidents'. University of Liverpool/Science Daily. April 17, 2018.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Will The Next Superbug Come From Yemen? The Role Of Warfare In Antibiotic Resistance
Will The Next Superbug Come From Yemen? by Sam Loewenberg. New York Times. April 14, 2018.
Evaluating Risk--How Doctors Can Help
We're Bad At Evaluating Risk. How Doctors Can Help by Dhruv Khullar. The New York Times. April 17, 2018.
Chemotherapy + Immunotherapy May Be The Most Effective Prescription For Common Type Of Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer With Immune Therapy by Denise Grady. New York Times. April 16, 2018.
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Toward A Biological Definition Of Alzheimer's Disease And Away From a Cognitive/Behavioral One
New Research Framework Defines Alzheimer's By Brain Changes, Not Symptoms. Alzheimer's Association/Medical Xpress. April 10, 2018.
What We Don't Understand About Pleasure
Why Scientists Are Battling Over Pleasure by Heather Murphy by Heather Murphy. The New York Times. April 10, 2018.
Tariffs And The Cost Of Medical Devices
Why Trump's Tariffs Could Raise The Cost Of A Hip Replacement by Sheila Kaplan and Katie Thomas. The New York Times.
Long-Term Use Of Antidepressants: Risk Of Withdrawal Symptoms Can Be Severe
Many People Taking Antidepressants Discover They Cannot Quit by Benedict Carey and Robert Gebeloff. The New York Times.
Urgent Care, Retail Clinics, Mergers: Forces Impacting Patient Care
The Disappearing Doctor: How Mega-Mergers Are Changing The Business Of Medical Care by Reed Abelson and Julie Creswell. The New York Times. April 7, 2018.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Mediterranean Diet Articles Find New Correlations With Healthy Aging Outcomes
Can A Mediterranean Diet Pattern Slow Aging. The Gerontological Society Of America/Science Daily. March 30, 2018.
Many, Especially Older Americans, Are Hooked On Vitamins: What Are The Benefits?
Older Americans Are 'Hooked' On Vitamins by Liz Szabo. Kaiser Health News/New York Times. April 3, 2018.
iGen/Post-Millennials: Researchers Form Diverse Evaluations
Are Today's Teenagers Smarter And Better Than We Think? by Tara Parker-Pope. The New York Times. March 30, 2018.
Vaping Explosion
'I Can't Stop': Schools Struggle With Vaping Explosion by Kate Zernike. The New York Times. April 2, 2018.
Pros And Cons Of At-Home Genetic Tests
Should You Try An At-Home Genetic Test by Jeneen Interlandi. Consumer Reports. April 2, 2018.
How HHS Secretary Hopes To Trend The Political Needle
The Health 202: Azar Tells Staff Trump Wants 'Big And Bold' Health Care Changes by Paige Winfield Cunningham. The Washington Post. March 28.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Mother's Stress During Pregnancy Changes Child Brain Neural Connectivity
Prenatal Stress Changes Brain Connectivity In-Utero. Cognitive Neuroscience Society/Science Daily. March 26, 2018.
Stroke Treatment Drug--Help Or Harm?: How A Controversy Plays Out In Patient Care
For Many Strokes, There's An Effectiove Treatment. Why Aren't Some Doctors Offering It? by Gina Kolata. New York Times. March 26, 2018.
Eating Before And After Exercise
The Best Way To Eat Before And After Exercise by Consumer Reports. Washington Post. March 26, 2018.
Mice Study: Time Restricted Feeding May Aid Weight Loss.
Timing Your Meals May Help With Weight Loss--It Seems To Do So In Mice. Washington Post/Times Picayune. March 27, 2018.
Newly-Discovered Organ May Aid The Spread Of Cancer
Newly-Discovered Human Organ May Help Explain How Cancer Spreads by Jessica Hamzelou. March 27, 2018.
Antiobiotic Use Worldwide: 42 Billion Doses A Year; Superbugs Flourish
Surge In Antibiotics Is A Boon For Superbugs by Jason Beaubien. NPR. March 26, 2018.
What Happens To Fat When You Lose It?
Where Fat Goes When You Lose Weight by Ruben Meerman and Andrew Brown. CNN. March 26, 2018.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Inflammation, Driven By Obesity, Reduces The Number of Taste Buds On Tongues Of Mice
How Obesity Dulls The Sense Of Taste. PLOS/Science Daily. March 20, 2018.
Large Study: Ideal B.M.I Range For Heart Health
A 'Sweet Spot' For Heart Health by Nicholas Bakalar. The New York Times. March 15, 2018.
Separation Of Dental Care From The Rest Of Healthcare: The Case Of Medicare
Medicare Doesn't Equal Dental Care. That Can Be A Big Problem by Austin Frakt. The New York Times. March 19, 2018.
Undetected Or Mystery Disorders May Be Result Of Mutations Of Known Disorders
What's Behind Many Mystery Ailments? Genetic Mutations, Study Finds by Carl Zimmer. The New York Times. March 15, 2018.
Funding And Research Results: The Alcohol Industry And The Study of Moderte Drinking
Federal Agency Courted Alcohol Industry To Fund Study On Benefits Of Moderate Drinking by Roni Caryn Rabin. The New York Times. March 17, 2018.
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Healthcare Entrepreneur Agrees To Settlement: Company Is "Silicon Valley Hubris In Force"
Elizabeth Homes, Theranos C.E.O. And Silicon Valley Star, Accused Of Fraud by Katie Thomas and Reed Abelson. March 14, 2018.
Gaining Muscle In Late 90s? How Is That Possible?
How To Build Muscle As Age Tears It Down by Dr. Melina B. Jampolis. CNN. March 6, 2018.
Forming Templates To Respond To Future Epidemics
World Health Organization Gets Ready For 'Disease X' by Susan Scutti. CNN. March 12, 2018.
Something Else That Can Go Wrong
Doctors Stunned To Find Huge Air Pocket Where Part Of Man's Brain Should Be By Nicola Davis. The Guardian. March 15, 2018.
Administrative Costs, Pharmaceuticals, Physician Salaries Identified As Drivers Of Higher U.S. Costs In International Study
Key Drivers Of High US Healthcare Spending Identified. Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health/Medical Xpress. March 13, 2018.
Thursday, March 8, 2018
The Health-Care Gap Between Red And Blue America
The Health-Care Gap Between Red And Blue America by Ronald Brownstein. The Atlantic. March 8, 2018.
Amazon Offers Prime Discount To Medicaid Recipients
Amazon Offers Prime Discount For Medicaid Recipients by Nick Wingfield. The New York Times. March 7, 2018.
Shape Of Ears Impact How We Hear
How The Shape Of Your Ears Affects What You Hear by Veronique Greenwood. The New York Times. March 6, 2018.
Large Study Results: Self-Testing Of Blood Pressure Resulted In Better Results
The Best Way To Monitor Your Blood Pressure? Do It Yourself by Nicholas Bakalar. The New York Times. March 6, 2018.
Alternative Medicines For Children: Patient/Doctor Dialogue
Talking To Your Child's Doctor About Alternative Medicine by Amitha Kalaichandran, M.D. Sunita Vohra, M.D. And Roger Zemek, M.D. The New York Times. March 6, 2018.
More Asylums: Pro And Con
Trump Wants More Asylums--And Some Psychiatrists Agree by Benedict Carey. The New York Times. March 5, 2018.
400 Opioid-Related Lawsuits Settled All At Once?
Can This Judge Solve The Opioid Crisis? by Jan Hoffman. The New York Times. March 5, 2018.
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Gene-Environment Interaction Analyzed To Identify Areas Of Genome Assoiated With Blood Pressure
Cigarette Smoking Behavior Helps Identify Genes That Regulate Blood Pressure. NIH/National Heart, Lung And Blood Institute. March 1, 2018.
Incivility Between Women In The Workplace
Incivility At Work: Is 'Queen Bee Syndrome' Getting Worse? University of Arizona/Science Daily. March 1, 2018.
Preliminary Study: Diabetes Is Five Separate Diseases Each Requiring Different Treatments
Diabetes Is Actually Five Separate Diseases, Research Suggests by James Gallagher. BBC News. March 2, 2018.
Surgery Centers Are Not Hospitals: Risk Implications For Patients
As Surgery Centers Boom, Patients Are Paying With Their Lives by Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News, and Mark Alesia, USA Today Network. March 2, 2018.
Ride-Hailing Services Work To Solve No-Show Problem
Uber Starts Offering rides To The Doctor by Tom Murphy. Associated Press. March 1, 2018.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Vegetarian And Mediterranean Diet May Be Equally Effective In Preventing Heart Disease
Vegetarian And Mediterranean Diet May Be Equally Effective In Preventing Heart Disease. American Heart Association/Science Daily. February 26, 2018.
New Urine Test May Measure Aging Better Than Chronological Age
Simple Urine Test Could Measure How Much Our Body Has Aged. Frontiers/Science Daily. February 27, 2018.
Health Consensus: Sneeze/Cough Into Your Elbow
Sneeze Into Your Elbow, Not Your Hand. Please. by Daniel Victor. The New York Times. February 27, 2018.
F.D.A. To Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy For Opioid Addicts
F.D.A. To Expand Medication-Assisted Therapy for Opioid Addicts by Sheila Kaplan. The New York Times. February 25, 2018.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Trump Proposal Boosts Skimpy Insurance Plans, Undercutting Obamacare
Trump Proposal Boosts Skimpy Insurance Plans, Again Undercutting Obamacare by Paul Demko. Politico. February 20, 2018.
Dental Inequality: Health, Job, Medicaid Impacts
How Dental Inequality Hurts Americans by Austin Frakt. The New York Times. February 19, 2018.
The Key To Weighty Loss Is Diet Quality, Not Quantity, A New Study Finds
The Key To Weight Loss Is Diet Quality, Not Quantity, A New Study Finds by Anahad O'Connor. The New York Times. February 20, 2018,
What Does It Take For Tumors To Be Recognized by Immune System
Doctors Said Immunotherapy Would Not Cure Her Cancer. They Were Wrong by Gina Kolata. The New York Times. February 19, 2018.
Thursday, February 15, 2018
America's Unique Gun Violence Problem, In 17 Maps And Charts
America's Unique Gun Violence Problem, Explained In 17 Maps And Charts by German Lopez. February 15, 2017.
Benefits Of Stair Climbing For Postmenopausal Women (Any Everyone Else)
Climb Stairs To Lower Blood Pressure And Strengthen Leg Muscles. The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)/Science Daily. February 14, 2018.
African Matabele Ants Provide "Medical" Care To Wounded Ants; Triage Is Part Of System
Medical Care For Wounded Ants. University of Wurzburg/Science Daily. February 13, 2018.
Planned Parenthood Goes On The Offense
Planned Parenthood Announces Nationwide Push For Abortion, Birth Control Legislation by Jessie Hellman. The Hill. February 13, 2018.
Religion And Medical Treatment
'Inoculate Yourself With The Word Of God': How Religion Can Limit Medical Treatment by Sandee LaMotte. CNN. February 7, 2017.
Ultraprocessed Foods Linked To Cancer Risk
Ultra-Processed Foods Linked To Increased Cancer Risk by Jen Christensen. CNN. February 14, 2018.
Blood Test To Detect Concussions Approved by FDA
First Blood Test To Detect Concussions Is Approved by Sheila Kaplan and Ken Belson. The New York Times. February 14, 2018.
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Aging Immune System May Better Explain Cancer Risk Than Genetic Mutations
Aging Immune System May Explain Age-Related Cancer Risk Increase. University of Dundee/Science Daily. February 5, 2018. n
Thirdhand Smoke Persists For Months In Walls, Furniture, Carpets In A Study Of A Casino
Thirdhand Smoke Lingers In Casino Month After Smoking Ban. San Diego State University/Science Daily. February 8, 2018.
Category Cluster Recall Improves Eye Witness Memory
New Technique Boosts Eyewitness Recall. James Cook University/Science Daily. February 7, 2017.
New Methodology Reveals That Drowsy Drivers Are Bigger Risk Factor Than Previously Thought
Drowsy Driving Is A Factor In Almost 10% Of Crashes, Study Finds by Erin Gabriel. CNN. February 8, 2018.
Medicaid Transportation At Risk With State Waivers
No Car, No Care? Medicaid Transportation At Risk In Some States by JoNel Aleccia. Kaiser Health News. January 30, 2018.
ACA Enrollments Largely Stable Despite Efforts To Kill The Program; 2019 May Be Grim However
Despite Changes That Undermined ACA Enrollment, Marketplaces 'Remarkably Stable' by Julie Appleby. Kaiser Health News. February 7, 2018.
Fetal Alcohol Disorders Affect 1.1 to 5 Percent Of Children
Far More U.S. Children Than Previously Thought May Have Fetal Alcohol Disorders by Pam Belluck. The New York Times. February 6, 2018.
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
80% Cut Of CDC Overseas Epidemic Prevention Funds Could Pose Grave Danger To US
Cuts To CDC Epidemic Programs Will Endanger Americans Former Chief Says by Wayne Drash. CNN. February 5, 2017.
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Plant-Based Milks Rated
Nutritionally-Speaking, Soy Milk Is Best Plant-Based Milk. McGill University/Science Daily. January 29, 2018.
Who's Still Smoking?
Who's Still Smoking: Report Highlights Population Still At Risk. American Cancer Society/Science Daily. January 31, 2017.
Across Global 35% Of Women Have Experienced Physical Or Sexual Violence
Sexual Harassment: How It Stands Around The Globe by Meera Senthilingam. CNN. November 29, 2017.
India Wants To Give Half A Billion People Free Health Care
India Wants To Give Half A Billion People Free Health Care by Vindu Goel and Hari Kumar. The New York Times. February 1, 2017.
Conflicts Of Interests Does In C.D.C. Director, Former Georgia Public Heaslth Chief
Brenda Fitzgerald, C.D.C. Director, Resigns Over Tobacco And Other Investments by Sheila Kaplan. The New York Times. January 31, 2018.
Doubts That Amazon And Friends Can Transform Health Care
Can Amazon And Friends Handle Health Care? There's Reason To Doubt by Margot Sanger-Katz and Reed Abelson. The New York times. January 30, 2018.
Artificial Intelligence Creates Uniquely Chinese Solutions In Healthcare
Amazon Wants To Disrupt Health Care In America. In China, Tech Giants Already Have by Sui-Lee Wee and Paul Mozur. The New York Times. January 31, 2017.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
To Serve Health Needs Of Employees, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Team Up
Amazonm Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Team Up To Disrupt Health Care by Nick Wingfield And Katie Thomas. The New York Times. January 30, 2017.
Mutated Stem Cells In Bone Marrow Strongly Linked To Heart Attack And Stroke Risk
Scientists Discover A Bone-Deep Risk For Heart Disease by Gina Kolata. The New York Times. January 29, 2017.
Medical Care Denied On Grounds Of Religious Freedom
The White House Puts The Bible Before The Hippocratic Oath by The Editorial Board. The New York Times.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Broken Bones In The Elderly: Daily Wear-And-Tear or Fall: An Engineering Perspective
Reaching The Breaking Point. University of Utah/Science Daily. January 23, 2018.
5.3 Million Americans Poor By Global Standards--$4 A Day Of Less
The U.S. Can No Longer Hide From Its Deep Poverty Problem by Angus Deaton. The New York Times. January 24, 2018.;
Related Party Transactions Impact Patient Care In Nursing Homes
Care Suffers As More Nursing Homes Feed Money Into Corporate Webs by Jordan Rau. Kaiser Health News. December 31, 2017.
Supply Vulnerabilities Of Vital Radioisotope Puts U.S. Patients At Risk:
Inside The Global Race To Deliver A vital Radioactive Isotope Used To Detect Cancer by Sarah Varney. Kaiser Health News. January 16, 2017.
Preparing Seniors For Surgery
A Push To Get Older Adults In Better Shape For Surgery by Judith Graham. Kaiser Health News. January 25, 2018.
Study Of Biological Changes Related To Weight Change: 318 Genes Worked Differently
Big Data Comes To Dieting by Gretchen Reynolds. The New York Times. January 25, 2018.
Trust In The Medical Profession: Key To Public And Individual Health
Do You Trust The Medical Profession? by Dhruv Khullar. The New York Times. January 23, 2018.