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Federal safety net health care coverage for kids with diabetes varies significantly by state

Federal funding for health care coverage of children with diabetes varies significantly from state to state across the United States, according to new research from the University of Michigan.

Pediatrics created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study evaluates Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) service vs. usual elder care

A matched cohort study by William W. Hung, M.D., M.P.H., of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, and colleagues examined the use of the Mobile Acute Care of the Elderly (MACE) service compared with general medical ...

Health created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

State with one of highest rates of autism turns out to be in normal range

When New Jersey reported one of the nation's highest rates of autism last year - doubling in six years to one in 49 children - researchers described it as "beyond an emergency." But a federal study released this past week ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Screenings, targeted care reduce heart failure in at-risk patients

For at-risk patients, a simple screening and management program can be effective in preventing heart failure, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session.

Cardiology created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Youths with autism spectrum disorder need help transitioning to adult health care

Health care transition (HCT) services help young people with special health care needs such as asthma or diabetes move from pediatric to adult health care. However, youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have less access ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People having stroke should get therapy within 60 minutes of hospital arrival

People having an ischemic stroke should receive clot-dissolving therapy – if appropriate—within 60 minutes of arriving at the hospital, according to new American Stroke Association guidelines published in the American ...

Cardiology created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors often miss signs of problem drinking in patients, study finds

(HealthDay)—Doctors fail to diagnose most patients with alcohol problems when they rely solely on their suspicions, rather than using proven screening methods, a new study finds.

Addiction created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines autism law, financial burdens

While the causes of autism continue to be debated and bandied about, real families who have children with autism spectrum disorders are left to struggle with expensive health care needs. These costs can be devastating - but ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health-care disparities exist for children with autism spectrum disorders, researcher says

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) require an array of specialized health care services. With these services come higher costs for parents and insurance providers. University of Missouri researchers compared costs ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fewer prostate cancer surgery complications found in teaching hospitals with fellowship programs

Patients who undergo radical surgery for prostate cancer may expect better results, on average, if they're treated in accredited teaching hospitals with residency programs, and better still if the hospitals also have medical ...

Cancer created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Being left out puts youths with special needs at risk for depression

The challenges that come with battling a chronic medical condition or developmental disability are enough to get a young person down. But being left out, ignored or bullied by their peers is the main reason youths with special ...

Pediatrics created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

IOM report identifies public health actions for improving the lives of those with epilepsy

An estimated 2.2 million people in the United States live with epilepsy, a complex brain disorder characterized by sudden and often unpredictable seizures. The highest rate of onset occurs in children and older adults, and ...

Neuroscience created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health care, home, school differ for children with special health care needs

The first federally funded report to compare children with special health care needs to children without reveals 14 percent to 19 percent of children in the United States have a special health care need and their insurance ...

Health created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expert calls for awareness, research of sudden death in patients with epilepsy

Over time, epileptic seizures can lead to major health issues, including significant cognitive decline and even death, warns Orrin Devinsky, MD, professor, Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry at NYU Langone ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Palliative care's promise, concerns

What if a new medication for severely ill patients had no role in curing them but made them feel much better despite being sick? Let's say this elixir were found to decrease the pain and nausea of cancer patients, improve ...

Health created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0