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Type 1 diabetes can be well managed with insulin if blood sugar is consistently monitored. But insurance rules can make it hard for patients to get the medical supplies their doctors say they need.September 17, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A researcher ends the debate among physicians regarding sepsis management.September 17, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Blood pressure levels in patients with hypertension did not improve when patients took part in automated texting or were given electronic pill bottles.September 17, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A single high dose of radiation aimed at the heart significantly reduces episodes of a potentially deadly rapid heart rhythm, according to results of a phase one/two study.September 17, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A new ultrasound technique provides a non-invasive way of assessing bone structure on the microscale. Researchers hope to fine-tune the technique for use in assessing osteoporosis risk and treatment.September 17, 2019 from Health Care News
SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center is the first hospital in Massachusetts to receive the community-hospital Center of Excellence (COE) designationSeptember 17, 2019 from Health Care News
EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services announced it has earmarked the proceeds from its upcoming anniversary celebration to rescueSeptember 17, 2019 from Health Care News
WORCESTER — Kimberly Nolen-Mott has joined AdCare Hospital as director of Care Coordination. “In this newly created position, Ms. Nolen-MottSeptember 17, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Female athletes seek specialty medical treatment later than male athletes for sports-related concussions (SRC), and this delay may cause them to experience more symptoms and longer recoveries.September 17, 2019 from NPR Topics: Health Care
The Austin City Council is defying Texas state legislators, setting aside $150,000 in city funds to help local women who seek abortions pay for attendant costs, such as transportation or child care.September 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A simple arthritis drug could be an effective, low cost solution to treat patients with blood cancers such as polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET), a breakthrough study has shown.September 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A new study suggests employee safety could be improved through use of virtual reality (VR) in Health and Safety training, such as fire evacuation drills. Researchers developed an immersive VR system to stimulate participants' perception...September 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A drug used to treat enlarged prostate may also slow the progression of Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.September 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have engineered a plasmid to remove an antibiotic resistance gene from the Enterococcus faecalis bacterium, an accomplishment that could lead to new methods for combating antibiotic resistance.September 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Scientists describe a previously unknown disorder of the immune system: in a distinct subset of immune cells from patients with primary immunodeficiency, cellular respiration is significantly increased. This cellular metabolic...September 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Patients who attend 'Heart School', as almost every patient in Sweden is invited to do after a first heart attack, live longer than non-participating patients.September 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers say they have evidence that hospital emergency departments (EDs) worldwide may be key strategic settings for curbing the spread of HIV infections in hard-to-reach populations if the EDs jump-start treatment and case...September 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Early studies have found Vitamin E could be used to save the muscle from dying during a heart attack.September 16, 2019 from Health Care News
GREENFIELD — The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health and the Legislature’s Food System Caucus announced they will holdSeptember 16, 2019 from Health Care News
CHICOPEE — The National Student Speech Language Hearing Assoc. (NSSLHA) has awarded the NSSLHA chapter at Elms College 2019 GoldSeptember 16, 2019 from Health Care News
HOLYOKE — Attorney Karen Jackson of Jackson Law, an elder-law and estate-planning firm, will teach a series of classes atSeptember 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
While the medical community agrees immune cells inside a tumor leads to improved health outcome, for a subset of colorectal cancer patients, having too much of a good thing is a strong predictor of disease recurrence and reduced chances...September 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Despite its proven success at preventing cancer, many adolescents are still not getting the HPV vaccine. A new study from shows that physicians' delivery and communication practices must improve to boost vaccination completion rates.September 16, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
US physicians are increasingly ordering medications for children for conditions that are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to a new study. The findings highlight the need for more education, research and...September 16, 2019 from NPR Topics: Health Care
The presidential candidate, in a Nevada campaign stop, pushed back on criticism of his "Medicare for All" plan. Instead of asking Sanders questions, people have vented about health insurance problems.September 15, 2019 from NPR Topics: Health Care
There's legislation in Congress to curb surprise medical billing. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Emmarie Huetteman of Kaiser Health News.September 13, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A new study unveils a new, machine-learning derived model that can predict, with a high degree of accuracy, future heart failure among patients with diabetes.September 13, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A new study identifies specific locations where medication and harm reduction services for people with opioid use disorder should be available in order to have the greatest impact on reducing opioid overdose deaths. The data show that...September 13, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A question: 'Would you be surprised if this patient died in the next month?' -- posed to elicit a clinician's overall impression of a patient -- produced a strong correlation. If a clinician answered that they would not be surprised, the...September 13, 2019 from Health Care News
BOSTON — Any suspected cases of unexplained e-cigarette or vaping-associated pulmonary disease must be immediately reported to the Massachusetts Department ofSeptember 13, 2019 from Health Care News
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College (GCC) recently welcomed Joanne Marqusee, president and CEO of Cooley Dickinson Health Care (CDHC), toSeptember 13, 2019 from Health Care News
AMHERST — Ernest Pharmaceuticals, a startup venture based at UMass Amherst’s Institute of Applied Life Sciences (IALS), is one of fourSeptember 13, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Men and ethnic minorities are less likely to wear cycle helmets and more likely to suffer from head and neck injuries in accidents, according to new research.September 13, 2019 from NPR Topics: Health Care
A large chunk of Thursday's Democratic primary debate featured policy brawls about health care policy — including costs, coverage and worries about whether the party is growing too extreme.September 12, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A study involving military veterans with PTSD and cirrhosis of the liver points to an abnormal mix of bacteria in the intestines as a possible driver of poor cognitive performance -- and as a potential target for therapy.September 12, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children. A phase II clinical trial is the first to show improved outcomes in rhabdomyosarcoma in 45 years.September 12, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Patients with sepsis often require surgery or imaging procedures under general anesthesia, yet there is no standard regimen for anesthetizing septic patients. Of volatile (inhaled) anesthetics, sevoflurane and isoflurane are the most...September 12, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
A person with drug resistant epilepsy who gets an early surgical intervention has a better chance of becoming seizure free. This is shown in a systematic review and meta-analysis in which researchers analyzed results from a range of...September 12, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers offer their insights on the non-medical use of prescription drugs among US young adults, exploring patterns and drivers of young adults' non-medical use of prescription drugs -- including prescription sedatives, opioids, or...September 12, 2019 from Health Care News
WHATELY — Mutts and mimosas will share the spotlight with the Dakin Humane Society’s Humane Awards during the seventh annual Mutts &September 12, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Cancer patients who miss an urgent referral appointment for their symptoms are 12% more likely to die within 12 months of diagnosis, a major new study has found. The authors of the study say that more support is needed for patients at...September 12, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have successfully solved a longstanding problem in the diagnosis of head and neck cancers. The researchers used artificial intelligence to develop a new classification method which identifies the primary origins of cancerous...September 12, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
From improving outcomes in children with brain cancer to lowering the risk of damage to the brainstem in children with central nervous system tumors, a pair of new studies published today add to the growing body of research showing the...September 12, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Using precision medicine, healthcare providers may one day be able to identify who is most likely to develop heart failure and which medicines and other treatments are most effective for specific patient groups. Precision medicine is an...September 12, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
An advanced MRI brain scan analysis in patients with stroke-damaged blood vessels helped predict problems with thinking (planning, organizing information and processing speed) and dementia.September 11, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Doctors have successfully treated an infant with a rare childhood leukemia using a targeted therapy approved for adults with inoperable liver cancer and advanced kidney cancer. The decision to use the drug, sorafenib, was made after...September 11, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Paul S. Bernstein, M.D., Ph.D., spent more than a decade working with families at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah on the hunt for the first gene known to cause a rare retinal disease known as MacTel.September 11, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
An observational study including 3.9 million cancer cases in seven high-income countries between 1995-2014 finds that survival of seven cancers is generally improving, although the overall level and pace of improvement varies between...September 11, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
In the face of obesity, the sex hormone progesterone that helps females get and stay pregnant appears to also put them at increased, early risk for cardiovascular disease, investigators report.September 11, 2019 from Today's Healthcare News -- ScienceDaily
Researchers have developed biomaterial-based 'mimics' of heart tissues to measure patients' responses to an aortic valve replacement procedure, offering new insight into the ways that cardiac tissue re-shapes itself post-surgery.