June 15, 2018
(Reuters) – While many primary care providers believe genetic tests to assess risk for common chronic diseases might prove useful in treating patients, a recent study also suggests they’re worried that steep out-of-pocket costs may limit who can be tested. In … Read More
June 15, 2018
(CBS News) – Doctors at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles are trying something new. They’re collecting the baby’s cord blood at birth to gather stem cells. Then when the child undergoes the second HLHS [hypoplastic left heart syndrome] surgery, “We’re going … Read More
June 14, 2018
(Kaiser Health News) – A new report out of Pennsylvania, which has the nation’s most robust system for monitoring patient safety events, treats mix-ups involving end-of-life documents as medical errors — a novel approach. It found that in 2016, Pennsylvania … Read More
June 14, 2018
(BBC) – Irish hospitals with a Catholic ethos will be expected to carry out abortions when new laws on terminations come into effect, the Irish prime minister has said. Leo Varadkar said doctors, nurses or midwives could opt out of … Read More
June 14, 2018
(STAT News) – Until about 25 years ago, essentially all health research was conducted on men; women were actively excluded from participating in most clinical trials. Although researchers have been playing catch-up since then, this longtime bias put the health … Read More
June 13, 2018
(Newsweek) – Researchers at St. Louis University have put a price on voluntarily coming down with the flu, and it’s set at $3,500 and a 10-to-12-day all-expense-paid vacation in a hotel. Coming off the heels of a particularly deadly flu … Read More
June 13, 2018
(NPR) – With hospitals pushing patients out the door earlier, nursing homes are deluged with increasingly frail patients. But many homes, with their sometimes-skeletal medical staffing, often fail to handle post-hospital complications — or create new problems by not heeding … Read More
June 13, 2018
(Undark Magazine) – The question is, when content on social media and similar platforms nudges people toward dangerous medical decisions, do those websites bear any responsibility? And if so, how should they regulate such reckless speech? These questions grow particularly … Read More
June 13, 2018
(STAT News) – Nurses have made vital contributions to health and health care for generations and are essential players today. Nurses outnumber doctors by almost 3 to 1. So why are nurses missing in action when it comes to health … Read More
June 12, 2018
(STAT News) – The controversy surrounding a study of whether moderate drinking might prevent cardiovascular disease isn’t over: If one interpretation of federal regulations is correct, the study may be in violation of Food and Drug Administration requirements meant to … Read More
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