Archive: 11/10/2016
The many health benefits of gardening for elderly women
A study in HortTechnology confirms that gardening has a multitude of physical and psychological benefits for older women. Elderly women who participated in a 15-session gardening intervention significantly reduced their waist ...
Oct 11, 2016
Immunotherapy prolongs life, reduces side effects and improves quality of life
The immunotherapy nivolumab significantly increases survival and causes fewer adverse side-effects in patients with recurrent head and neck cancer, according to a randomized trial co-led by investigators at the University ...
Oct 11, 2016
Postmortem genetic testing may help determine cause of death after sudden unexpected death
In a study appearing in the October 11 issue of JAMA, Ali Torkamani, Ph.D., of Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, Calif., and colleagues report preliminary results from a family-based, postmortem genetic testing ...
Oct 11, 2016
Medicaid expansion associated with increased Medicaid revenue, decreased uncompensated care costs
In a study appearing in the October 11 issue of JAMA, Fredric Blavin, Ph.D., of The Urban Institute, Washington, D.C., estimated the association between Medicaid expansion in 2014 and hospital finances by assessing differences ...
Oct 11, 2016