February 24, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, about how to plan for a coronavirus pandemic.February 24, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Two nearly identical drug implants have very different prices. The one for kids has a list price of $37,300. For adults, it's $4,400. A dad fought for his daughter to be able to get the cheaper drug.February 23, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Hong Kong is being forced to innovate as the city struggles with the high number of people who need to be tested and are placed under quarantine.February 23, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Buzzfeed reporter Dan Vergano tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that the ships serve as petri dishes.February 22, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
The coronavirus outbreak in China has pulled vital medical resources and personnel away from regular procedures. This is causing complications for people who need treatment for other diseases.February 22, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Under a system like "Medicare for All," there are questions about job loss and older insurance workers. Studies show that job retraining is less effective for older workers.February 20, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
As evacuees who cleared a 14-day quarantine return home to their communities, a U.S. man talks of his experience in China and the transition home.February 20, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
When patients need long-term treatment with IV antibiotics, hospitals usually let them do it at home — but not if they have a history of injection drug use. A Boston program wants to change that.February 19, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
The firm that staffed the emergency room with doctors at Nashville General Hospital was taking more patients to court for unpaid medical bills than any other hospital or practice in the city.February 18, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Oklahoma used to have more public shelters that could accommodate wheelchairs. But many have closed, and there's still no financial aid for renters with disabilities to build safe alternatives.February 13, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
In a new discovery, researchers have detected widespread inflammation in the brains of veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Illness.February 13, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A new 'smart bandage' could help improve clinical care for people with chronic wounds.February 13, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A new study found that treating soft tissue sarcoma with radiation over a significantly shorter period of time is safe, and likely just as effective, as a much longer conventional course of treatment.February 13, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
So far, only 15 cases of coronavirus disease have been identified in the U.S. But if large numbers of people were to suddenly get infected, would hospitals be prepared to cope?February 13, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A world-first clinical trial has called into question the effectiveness of using more than one antibiotic to treat the deadly 'super-bug', Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Bacteremia, commonly known as Golden Staph.February 13, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Scientists report promising activity of a novel drug that targets a key molecular driver of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) in patients with metastatic disease.February 13, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Bioengineers have developed a prototype patch that does the same job as crucial aspects of heart tissue. Their work essentially takes us one step closer to being able to mend a broken heart.February 12, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Many children who suffer fingertip injuries have been abused, according to a new study. The researchers found that children who had a documented history of abuse or neglect were 23 percent more likely to suffer a fingertip injury before...February 12, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
In the dermis skin layer, the same bacteria are found across age and gender. This has been shown in a new study which has studied skin samples from knees and hips. The researchers hope it is a step in the direction of a better...February 12, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Promising new stimulation treatment increases blood flow to the brain, improves hand strength in patients with minor stroke and may decrease disability in many patients with stroke. Nerve cluster stimulation could provide a new treatment...February 12, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Companies that sell dogs trained to sniff out life-threatening changes in blood sugar for people with diabetes have faced lawsuits or complaints from some of their customers.February 11, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Emerging from the CDC's first quarantine in more than 50 years, one of the evacuees tells NPR that while people are excited, "we're kind of sad saying our goodbyes to each other."February 11, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
In order to provide the best medical care for newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, a method of predicting their cognitive and motor progression, beyond using purely clinical parameters, would have major implications for...February 11, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Information gathered from routine visits to the doctor is enough to accurately predict a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, according to new research. The researchers developed and tested machine...February 10, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
Drug addiction is a major problem in New Hampshire. For many of those affected, the issue shapes their views of the presidential elections.February 10, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Patients with thyroid eye disease who used the minimally invasive insulin-like growth factor I blocking antibody, teprotumumab, experienced improvement in their symptoms, appearance and quality of life, according to a new study.February 10, 2020 from NPR Topics: Health Care
The new cases include 45 Japanese and 11 Americans, as well as smaller numbers of people from Australia, Canada, England, the Philippines and Ukraine.February 10, 2020 from Health Care News
SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network (BHN) announced it will establish and open a new medication-assisted treatment (MAT) outpatient clinic onFebruary 10, 2020 from Health Care News
LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University announced three new members of its faculty across the undergraduate and graduate divisions. Xiaoxia Liu,February 7, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have identified a new protein linked to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) that could offer new hope for the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, which affects over 1.5 million people in the UK alone.February 6, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Engineers have created a tiny portable lab that plugs into your phone, connecting it automatically to your doctor through a custom app. The lab the size of a credit card can diagnose infectious diseases such as coronavirus, malaria, HIV...February 6, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
In the future, robots could take blood samples, benefiting patients and healthcare workers alike. A team has created a blood-sampling robot that performed as well or better than people, according to the first human clinical trial of an...February 6, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A pioneering therapy for lingering depressive symptoms is now available online.February 6, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Nw study findings implicate a specific type of immune cell behind heterotopic ossification, or abnormal bone formation and present a possible target for treatment.February 6, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Steroids should be avoided in the treatment of the current novel coronavirus, experts have advised. A commentary article published in The Lancet concludes that, based on evidence from previous outbreaks of similar types of infection such...February 6, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
About 80 percent of Americans will experience low back pain at some point. Patients are often advised to manage their back pain with exercise and mind-body interventions. But, do they really help? Researchers compared and contrasted...February 6, 2020 from Health Care News
SPRINGFIELD — A transformative new technology, the CardioMEMS system, now available at Baystate Medical Center, is reducing hospitalizations and improvingFebruary 6, 2020 from Health Care News
SPRINGFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services is always looking for new ways to improve the lives of pets in theFebruary 6, 2020 from Health Care News
SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest, HCN’s sister publication, is currently accepting nominations for the 40 Under Forty class of 2020. The deadlineFebruary 6, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
An experimental fingerprint detection approach can identify traces of cocaine on human skin, even after someone has washed their hands -- and the test is also smart enough to tell whether an individual has actually consumed the class A...February 5, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
According to results from a Phase I/IIa trial, treatment with cord blood-derived chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) natural killer (NK)-cell therapy targeting CD19 resulted in clinical responses in a majority of patients with relapsed or...February 5, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Scientists have found a way to distinguish between two progressive neurodegenerative diseases, Parkinson's disease (PD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA).February 5, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
About 29 million Americans use over-the-counter nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to treat pain. Every year in the US, NSAID use is attributed to approximately 100,000 hospitalizations and 17,000 deaths. All of these drugs...February 5, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers looked at prescribing data on more than 50,000 VA patients taking opioids and found that increased doses did not improve pain control.February 5, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
If you're concerned about rising health care costs and overwhelming medical bills, you're not alone.February 5, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers describe CT imaging features that aid in the early detection and diagnosis of Wuhan coronavirus.February 5, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Some of the first biological evidence of the incongruence transgender individuals experience, because their brain indicates they are one sex and their body another, may have been found in estrogen receptor pathways in the brain of 30...February 4, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A new handheld 3D printer can deposit sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds - and its 'bio ink' can accelerate the healing process. The device covers wounds with a uniform sheet of biomaterial, stripe by stripe.February 4, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers describe the benefits of in-home noninvasive ventilation therapy, which includes a type referred to as bilevel positive airway pressure, or BiPAP -- for many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The...February 4, 2020 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A new study reveals promising new strategies to prevent skin scarring after injuries.