Archive: 01/12/2017
Health care fallout: Fate of 8M low-income children in limbo
TC Bell knows what life is like without health insurance after growing up with a mother who cobbled together care from a public health clinic, emergency room visits and off-the-books visits to a doctor they knew.
Dec 1, 2017
Yemen diphtheria cases soar amid dire vaccine shortage: WHO
Twenty-two people have died of suspected diphtheria in conflict-ravaged Yemen, the World Health Organization said Friday, warning that a port and airport blockade had created a dire shortage of vaccines.
Dec 1, 2017
Fewer urinary tract infections seen postoperatively at ACS NSQIP-participating hospitals
A new study of procedure-specific trends in postoperative complications finds that most of 10 types of operations have improved rates of surgical site and bladder infections since 2008. However, the researchers did identify ...
Dec 1, 2017
Study in Canada identifies sources of HIV discrimination
For many people living with HIV, the stigma associated with their illness is itself a health risk. It impacts their mental health and wellbeing, their social interactions, even how closely they follow medical advice, adhere ...
Dec 1, 2017
Scientists help explain how dietary fat affects stem cell differentiation
You are what you eat when it comes to fat, report scientists from McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) in the journal Science Advances.
Dec 1, 2017