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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The long road to reining in short-term plans

It took more than two years, but the Biden administration has finally kept a promise made by then-candidate Joe Biden to roll back the Trump administration's expansion of short-term, limited-duration health plans.

13 Jul 2023

Internet-delivered therapy reduces self-harm in young people

Self-harming behaviour in young people causes suffering and increases the risk of suicide. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and Region Stockholm have now studied if an internet-delivered emotion regulation therapy can reduce self-harm in youth.

13 Jul 2023

LSU Health New Orleans' School of Nursing receives HRSA grant to address health care workforce challenges

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded LSU Health New Orleans' School of Nursing $2.6 million over four years to increase the number of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives trained and prepared to provide equitable, culturally aligned, quality primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and maternal health care to underrepresented populations in rural, urban, tribal, and underserved areas across the state.

13 Jul 2023

Home blood pressure monitoring could reduce cardiovascular events, save healthcare costs

Expanding home blood pressure monitoring among US adults with hypertension could substantially reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and save healthcare costs in the long term, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier.

13 Jul 2023

'Broken pipeline' threatens future of surgeon-scientists

Surgeons who also conduct important biomedical research are struggling to obtain research funding, and that "broken pipeline" could spell extinction for surgeon-scientists and slow innovations for patients if something isn't done, a team of UVA Health experts warns.

13 Jul 2023

Developing a holographic digital mannequin to decipher the code of human life and health

A groundbreaking research project aimed at revolutionizing the field of life sciences and providing unprecedented insights into the human body had been announced.

13 Jul 2023

The ethics of nanobiotechnology: A call for global regulation

Prosthetics moved by thoughts. Targeted treatments for aggressive brain cancer. Soldiers with enhanced vision or bionic ears.

13 Jul 2023

Detection of antibiotic resistance genes in clinical samples through bioinformatic approaches

Study explored the utility of metagenomic next-generation sequencing alignment methods to identify bacterial populations with antibiotic resistance.

13 Jul 2023

Study finds highly specific polygenic signatures across multidimensional symptoms of bipolar disorder

Researchers analyzed the relationships between polygenic liability for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder.

13 Jul 2023

Food insecurity reaches 17% as inflation bites

Reported food insecurity has reached 17%, matching the rate last reached in March 2022, according to the June Consumer Food Insights Report.

13 Jul 2023

Wait, What’s a PBM?

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are intermediary companies that negotiate the price of prescription drugs.

13 Jul 2023

Got milk in school? Farmers fight health advocates over the creamy ‘whole’ variety

Amanda Condo works at her family's Pennsylvania dairy farm, but her son often won't drink milk at school. He doesn't like the flavor.

13 Jul 2023

Government seeks views on proposed changes to the Health Protection Notification Regulations 2010

The Health Protection Notification Regulations 2010 (HPNR) help us respond promptly to suspected cases of infectious disease that could have an impact on public health.

13 Jul 2023

New study links perfluoroalkyl substance exposure to childhood asthma phenotypes

Study evaluated the effects of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances on asthma phenotypes.

13 Jul 2023

Study: Shift to telehealth during the pandemic did not deter people seeking mental health services

People seeking mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic were not deterred by the widespread shift to telehealth services, according to research findings published in the Journal of Counseling & Development, a journal of the American Counseling Association.

12 Jul 2023

Child mental health visits to ED increased sharply during the second year of COVID-19 pandemic

The number of young people in the United States visiting hospital emergency departments for mental health crises increased sharply during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study led by researchers from the Department of Health Care Policy in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School.

12 Jul 2023

Indiana Medical Scientist Training Program receives $4.6M grant

The Indiana Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) has received $4.6 million in renewed grant funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to sustain and expand its efforts throughout the next five years.

12 Jul 2023

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The long road to reining in short-term plans

Internet-delivered therapy reduces self-harm in young people

LSU Health New Orleans' School of Nursing receives HRSA grant to address health care workforce challenges

Home blood pressure monitoring could reduce cardiovascular events, save healthcare costs

'Broken pipeline' threatens future of surgeon-scientists

Developing a holographic digital mannequin to decipher the code of human life and health

The ethics of nanobiotechnology: A call for global regulation

Detection of antibiotic resistance genes in clinical samples through bioinformatic approaches

Study finds highly specific polygenic signatures across multidimensional symptoms of bipolar disorder

Food insecurity reaches 17% as inflation bites

Wait, What’s a PBM?

Got milk in school? Farmers fight health advocates over the creamy ‘whole’ variety

Government seeks views on proposed changes to the Health Protection Notification Regulations 2010

New study links perfluoroalkyl substance exposure to childhood asthma phenotypes

Study: Shift to telehealth during the pandemic did not deter people seeking mental health services

Child mental health visits to ED increased sharply during the second year of COVID-19 pandemic

Indiana Medical Scientist Training Program receives $4.6M grant

Benefit advice within food banks could help lift people out of poverty

AI-enhanced companion robots may help alleviate the loneliness epidemic in future

Lake Health Foundation donates $5 million to UH to ensure excellent care for Lake County patients

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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