Clinical

Cozy Images of Plush Toys and Blankets Counter Messaging on Safe Infant Sleep

Sep 11, 2023 at 05:25 pm by Staff

  By Colleen DeGuzman, KFF Health News    Samuel Hanke is a pediatric cardiologist in Cincinnati, but when you ask him for his title, he follows it by s.... Read More

Releasing a brake that drives obesity and diabetes

Sep 11, 2023 at 03:54 pm by Staff

By Bill Snyder Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have uncovered a potential new way to help curb the rapidly rising worldwide prevalence of metabolic disord.... Read More

Red Cross facing a national blood shortage

Sep 11, 2023 at 02:46 pm by Staff

  Donors needed now as hospital demand outpaces blood donations   NASHVILLE — The American Red Cross is experiencing a national blood shortage. Fewer d.... Read More

MicroRNAs in immune cells help protect against metabolic defects in obesity: study

Sep 05, 2023 at 11:51 am by Staff

  By Leigh MacMillan   Vanderbilt researchers have demonstrated that a cluster of microRNAs — small pieces of RNA that regulate gene expression — work.... Read More

Grow Therapy Releases 2023 Suicide Prevention and Awareness Report

Sep 01, 2023 at 12:15 am by Staff

  National survey reveals key observations from licensed therapists surrounding warning signs, misconceptions, treatments and barriers to care.   Grow Therapy, a.... Read More

Artificial Intelligence May Influence Whether You Can Get Pain Medication

Aug 31, 2023 at 04:35 pm by Staff

  By Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead, KFF Health News    Elizabeth Amirault had never heard of a Narx Score. But she said she learned last year.... Read More

CDC launches new effort aimed at strengthening survival and recovery rates for all sepsis patients

Aug 29, 2023 at 12:00 pm by Staff

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching the Hospital Sepsis Program Core Elements to support all U.S. hospitals in ensuring effecti.... Read More

Study on miscarriage management finds combination treatment is more efficient and cost effective

Aug 28, 2023 at 10:37 pm by Staff

  By Danny Bonvissuto Since November 2018, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has recommended a combination of two drugs for pregnant women who hav.... Read More

How caregivers can reclaim what COVID-19 took away

Aug 28, 2023 at 10:08 pm by Staff

  By Bill Snyder   A year into the pandemic, Rebecca Plowman, RN, realized that all her patients with COVID-19 had died within a month of being admitted to the Me.... Read More

‘All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens

Aug 28, 2023 at 09:36 pm by Staff

    By Liz Szabo, KFF Health News    Juan Campos has been working to save at-risk teens from gun violence for 16 years. As a street outreach work.... Read More