Prices paid to hospitals nationally during 2018 by privately insured patients averaged 247% of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Some states (Arkansas, Michigan and Rhode Island) had relative prices under 200% of Medicare, while other states…
'Body clock' rhythms, not sleep, control brain waste disposal
A study in mice suggests that the “glymphatic system,” which removes the brain’s toxic waste during sleep, may not operate efficiently in shift workers who sleep during the day. This may explain their increased risk of brain disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. In 2012, researchers at the University of Rochester…
Medical consortium unveils COVID19questions.org
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, there is an urgent need to determine who is at greatest risk for severe disease, better understand how the disease and treatments evolve, and predict the need for resources. But to get there, researchers and clinicians need more data about what patients have experienced so…
The Brain Disorder in the New Netflix Show 'Away' Really Can Cause Stroke-Like Symptoms—Here's What Doctors Say About It
The new TV series, Away, dropped on Netflix earlier this month, and at the heart of this space drama is a little-known brain condition called cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM). Hilary Swank stars as NASA astronaut Emma Green, and Josh Charles takes the role of her on-screen astronaut husband, Matt Logan….
I Tried 19 Medications and 5 Years of Therapy to Treat My Suicidal Thoughts Until I Finally Found Something That Helped
When I was 10 years old, my mother, who had never touched a cigarette, died of lung cancer. That was in 2008—the same year the financial crisis hit, costing my dad his job. For my brother, the grief kicked in immediately; I remember him crying every night for quite a…
These Therapy Dogs Advocated for Their Owner While He Was on a Ventilator With COVID—and Their Important Message Is Going Viral
If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can’t persuade everybody to wear a face covering to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, maybe a pair of therapy dogs whose owner was hospitalized with COVID-19 will get the message across? Coco and Cici, Maltese dogs and social media…
Cancer incidence up for adolescents and young adults
(HealthDay)—Among adolescents and young adults (AYAs), cancer incidence increased during 2007 to 2016, according to a report published online Sept. 17 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. Kimberly D. Miller, M.P.H., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues examined population-based cancer incidence and mortality for AYAs by…
‘Alarming rates’ of coronavirus transmission in Europe should serve as ‘wake-up call,’ WHO official warns
Fox News Flash top headlines for September 17 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A World Health Organization official this week warned of the “alarming rates of transmission” of the novel coronavirus in Europe, urging residents there to view the “very serious situation unfolding…
How one health system used TeleTracking to manage the COVID-19 patient flood
Scott Krodel came on board as chief information officer at West Tennessee Healthcare on March 2 this year. Two weeks later, it became clear that changes needed to be made – quickly. “We went on a bit of a buying spree,” Krodel told Healthcare IT News. Like other health systems…
Czechs struggling with record Covid-19 spike
The Czech Republic is struggling to stem a massive spike in coronavirus infections after clocking a record daily rate of infection on par with neighbouring Germany, which has a population that is eight times larger. The EU country of 10.7 million people reported on Thursday that it had confirmed 2,139…