Archive: 05/01/2016
Palliative care offers greater cost savings for cancer patients with multiple chronic conditions
Patients with incurable cancer and numerous other serious health conditions who consulted with a palliative care team within two days of hospitalization had significant savings in hospital costs, according to a new study ...
Jan 5, 2016
Mexico's murder rate led to decrease in men's average life expectancy in first decade
Mexico's staggering homicide rate has taken a toll on the mortality rate for men—and it could be even worse than the statistics indicate, a new study from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health suggests.
Jan 5, 2016
Traditional Medicaid expansion and 'private option' both improve access to health care
Two different approaches used by states to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income adults—traditional expansion and the 'private option'—appear to be similarly successful in reducing numbers of the uninsured and in expanding ...
Jan 5, 2016
Commensal bacteria regulate immune cells in lungs to produce proteins for host defense
Microbiota—the trillions of bacteria that co-exist in the body—regulate the ability of lung dendritic cells to generate immune responses, according to a study led by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount ...
Jan 5, 2016