Tag: HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS/SERVICES

Global Quality Solutions will kick off in select countries to track cardiovascular events, educate on quality improvement methods

ASMBS Foundation awards research grants for studies related to COVID-19 & obesity

Newberry, FL – July19, 2021– The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation today announced it has awarded two research grants totaling $50,000 to study the effects of obesity on COVID-19 infections in adolescents and the increasing use…

MRI, clear cell likelihood score correlate with renal mass growth rate

Standardized non-invasive clear cell likelihood score–derived from MRI–correlates with the growth rate of small renal masses and may help guide personalized management

Longer stays in refugee camps increase cases of acute mental illness

New research shows serious effects of time spent in Moria refugee camp on mental health deterioration.

Patients may face barriers due to race, ethnicity and language at hospital discharge

A new study lays out the challenges of achieving equity for diverse patients in communication at hospital discharge.

Knowledge and support improve menopausal health

More knowledge and individual support from primary care services can alleviate women’s menopausal problems, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows. Not feeling well or like one’s normal self, but without any distinct sense of being ill, is experienced by numerous…

Dartmouth study explores race inequity in opioid prescribing among US health systems

A new Dartmouth-led study published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine sheds light on the role U.S. health systems play concerning racial inequality in prescription pain medicine receipt. For more than a decade, research has demonstrated that…

New in the Hastings Center Report, July-August 2021

Should ethicists be activists? Four calls to action, and more

Traditional Japanese food may hold building blocks of COVID-19 treatments

Natto, a fermented soybean dish often served for breakfast in Japan, originated at the turn of the last millennium but may hold an answer to a modern problem: COVID-19, according to a new study based on cell cultures. Long thought…

CEPI and IVI collaborate on clinical research to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

July 20, 2021; Oslo, Norway and Seoul, Republic of Korea: The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) today announced a new programme of clinical research which aims to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in…

Medical debt in US

What The Study Did: Credit reports were analyzed to estimate the amount of medical debt in collections nationally and by geographic region and income group and its association with Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Authors: Neale Mahoney, Ph.D.,…

Most studies of acute kidney injury are flawed due to non-use of standard definitions

In an article published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), researchers found that among 176 studies on acute kidney injury, the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) definitions of kidney injury were inconsistently applied and 80% of studies…

Risk score with 6 routinely available lab tests accurately predicts kidney failure

Researchers developed a new risk equation, based on six routinely available patient parameters, that yielded improved performance in estimating the risk of a chronic kidney disease (CKD) patient to progress to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) requiring kidney replacement therapy (KRT).…

Improving access to mental health services in low-income communities

UH researcher: Communication, coordination, collaboration are key

Health care providers missing opportunities to talk about sexual health with young people

Less than one-third of adolescents report conversations about sexual health during annual visits

Novel autoantibody adds fuel to COVID-19 ‘firestorm’ of inflammation, blood clots

The finding will likely help physicians develop targeted therapies for future COVID patients

Of lives and life years: 1918 influenza vs COVID-19

Next time, vaccination may be too little, too late

Using technology to help informal caregivers manage medication for patients with dementia

NIA grant will fund user-centered design to create and test Helping the Helpers app

Preparing for the next pandemic: Harmonize vaccinations in Canada

To prepare for the next pandemic and provide a coordinated approach to vaccination across the country, Canada should create Canadian Immunization Services based on the Canadian Blood Services model, authors propose in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) . The authors,…

Rapid screening, face masks may prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission at indoor mass-gathering events

Embargoed News from Annals of Internal Medicine

Disparities in outpatient visit rates

What The Study Did: Researchers examined racial/ethnic disparities in outpatient visit rates to 29 physician specialties in the United States. Authors: Christopher Cai, M.D., of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston, is…

Transgender young people accessing health care

What The Study Did: The experiences, perspectives and needs of transgender young people in accessing health care are described in this review of 91 studies. Authors: Lauren S. H. Chong, M.D., of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney, Australia,…

Evaluation of India’s ‘Mission Indradhanush’ finds improvements in vaccination outcomes

Researchers at CDDEP evaluated the performance of India’s Mission Indradhanush (MI) child vaccination campaign to find an increase in vaccination rates and timeliness of vaccination.

Exploring gap between excess mortality, COVID-19 deaths in 67 countries

What The Study Did: N ational health care systems have different capacities to correctly identify people who died of COVID-19. Researchers in this study analyzed the gap between excess mortality and COVID-19 confirmed mortality in 67 countries to determine the…

Outcomes of patients treated by female vs male physicians

What The Study Did: Researchers investigated whether death, other hospital outcomes and processes of care differed between patients cared for by female and male physicians at hospitals in Canada. Authors: Fahad Razak, M.D., M.Sc., of the University of Toronto in…

Primary care payment model, telemedicine use for Medicare Advantage during pandemic

What The Study Did: The association between primary care payment models and the use of telemedicine for Medicare Advantage enrollees during the COVID-19 pandemic was examined in this study. Authors: Brian W. Powers, M.D., M.B.A., of Humana Inc. in Louisville,…

From birth control to mammograms, many women missed out on preventive care for all of 2020

Study shows even after in-person care restarted, women were 20% to 30% less likely to get such services than in 2019, especially those from lower-income and higher-minority areas

COVID-19 vaccination: Examining negative dominance on social media

It’s not all negative

Routine screening for BI-RADS lesions on automated whole-breast ultrasound

Return to routine screening for BI-RADS 3 lesions on supplemental automated whole-breast ultrasound substantially reduces the recall rate, while being unlikely to result in adverse outcome

Association of remdesivir treatment with survival, length of hospital stay among US veterans hospitalized with COVID-19

What The Study Did: I n this observational study using data from the Veterans Health Administration for 2,344 U.S. veterans hospitalized with COVID-19, remdesivir treatment was associated with prolonged hospitalization but wasn’t associated with improved survival. Authors: Michael E. Ohl,…

On the front lines: Correctional nurses and the COVID-19 pandemic

New Rochelle, NY, July 14, 2021-Firsthand reports from nurses in correctional facilities detail the challenges they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. These firsthand accounts are reported in a special issue on correctional nursing in the Journal of Correctional Health Care…

Wearable sensors with wide-ranging strain sensitivity

Researchers draw inspiration from snake skin in sensor’s structural design

The Lancet: One in two hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop a complication

Study is most comprehensive of its kind and included more than 70,000 adults in the UK hospitalised with severe COVID-19 disease. Of these, half (36,367 of 73,197) developed one or more health complication during their hospitalisation. Most common complications included…

Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi receives Rising Star Award in Health Services and Aging Research

Presented by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)

Study shows diet causes 84% drop in troublesome menopausal symptoms–without drugs

WASHINGTON–A new study, published by the North American Menopause Society in the journal Menopause, found a plant-based diet rich in soy reduces moderate-to-severe hot flashes by 84%, from nearly five per day to fewer than one per day. During the…

Zero Childhood Cancer to continue mission of curing childhood cancer with $600k donation

Today we’d like to say a big thank you to the Lott for their generous donation to the Zero Childhood Cancer Program.

Chinese health insurance achieves success decreasing diabetes medication usage, costs

Changes in direct medical cost and medications for diabetes in Beijing, China, from 2016 to 2018: Electronic insurance data analysis

Community health workers identify health-related social needs in patients

Implementation of health-related social needs screening at Michigan health centers: A qualitative study

Early perceptions of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania

Knowledge, perceptions, and preferred information sources related to COVID-19 among central Pennsylvania adults early in the pandemic: A mixed methods cross-sectional survey

July/August 2021 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet