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Strategies proposed to improve impact of comparative effectiveness studies

Comparative effectiveness research conducted over the past decade has had a limited impact on the way medical care is delivered, but many opportunities exist to help doctors and others in the medical system translate such ...

Health created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patient-led advocacy has changed how US government funds medical research

Patient-led advocacy has created a shift in the way the U.S. government has prioritized funding for medical research, and significantly changed the way policymakers think about who benefits the most from these dollars, a ...

Health created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cigarette taxes 'Disproportionately burden' the poor, report says

(HealthDay)—New research finds that high cigarette taxes take a heavy toll on low-income smokers, compared to those who are wealthier.

Health created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Small mercies: Program for children with life-threatening conditions shows early success

(Medical Xpress)—A child is desperately ill, and a family faces a stark choice: Should they try to save the child's life with therapeutic treatments, or ease the pain through hospice and other pain-relief services?

Health created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adoption of new screening guidelines ups GDM diagnosis

(HealthDay) -- Implementation of the International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) recommendations for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening in Israel would increase GDM diagnoses ...

Diabetes created Jul 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

9 out of 10 non-elderly Californians will be covered under Affordable Care Act: study

Nine out of 10 Californians under the age of 65 will be enrolled in health insurance programs as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a joint study by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor ...

Health created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Majority of California's Medi-Cal caregivers live in or near poverty

The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from ...

Health created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stroke Progress Review Group sets priorities for future NIH stroke rehabilitation research

In 2011, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) convened the Stroke Progress Review Group (SPRG) to conduct a final 10-year review of the state of stroke research. The goal is to set priorities ...

Cardiology created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is there good research evidence for health systems interventions?

Research evidence is key to developing strong health systems, but the assessment of such evidence is not always straightforward. This week in PLoS Medicine, the last paper in a three-part series on health systems guidance addres ...

Health created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mothers of kids with autism earn less, study shows

(HealthDay) -- Mothers of children with autism and autism spectrum disorders earn significantly less than what mothers of children who have no health limitations earn, a new study has found.

Autism spectrum disorders created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in four U.S. HIV patients don't stay in care, study shows

(Medical Xpress) -- Only about 75 percent of HIV/AIDS patients in the United States remain in care consistently, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania published online ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Place matters when it comes to health

The community or neighborhood you live in can impact your health in big ways, and disadvantaged, low-income populations in the United States are at an increased risk of experiencing unhealthy conditions, more sickness and ...

Health created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study: Over 100,000 Californians likely to miss out on health care due to language barriers

Language barriers could deter more than 100,000 Californians from enrolling in the Health Benefit Exchange, according to a study released today by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, the UCLA Center for Health Policy ...

Health created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical debt keeps rising, new report shows

Hard hit by one of the worst recessions in nearly a century, hundreds of thousands of Californians lost insurance coverage across the state as employers shed jobs and the health plans that came with those jobs, according ...

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The respective roles of the public and private sectors in pharmaceutical innovation

The study identifies the respective contributions of direct and indirect government support in research and development of new pharmaceutical drugs.

Medications created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0