A little health literacy can go a long way, particularly when it is used to add context to a text message vaccine reminder. That’s one of the findings of a new study published in the January 2015 edition of Pediatrics medical journal. The study centered on 660 Latino children between the ages of 6 months through […]
As hospitals speed new mothers out the door, one unintended consequence is that infants can develop signs of jaundice after they’re home. That means it then takes more time to diagnose and treat the condition than if it had been caught before leaving the facility. Computer scientists and professors at University of Washington have developed […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
In a valley wedged between the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, St. Louis often finds itself beset by a stationary air mass that only a severe storm of some kind can dislodge. St. Louis is also an industrial city with high humidity, so it’s no wonder it usually makes the list of worst places for asthmatics […]
When it comes to coverage of abortion services in plans sold on the health insurance marketplaces, opponents and supporters of abortion rights are in complete agreement on one thing: Coverage details need to be clearer. A recent analysis by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health research and policy organization that supports abortion rights, found that […]
Health IT company Kognito has developed a simulation platform to help physicians initiate challenging conversations around child obesity. It's the product of a two year collaboration it and the American Academy of Pediatrics' Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight.
Inside a South Los Angeles classroom filled with plastic dinosaurs, building blocks, stuffed animals and Dr. Seuss books, Mireya Rodriguez counts Hendryk Vaquero’s teeth and looks for cavities. At just 4 years old, he already has nine stainless steel crowns and multiple fillings, and his gums show signs of inflammation and infection. Since a check-up […]
This eBook, in collaboration with Care Logistics, details how hospitals and health systems can facilitate more effective decision-making by operationalizing elevated awareness.
Retired football star and current radio host Boomer Esiason has opened the floodgates of righteous indignation by suggesting that the Mets second baseman should have encouraged his wife to have a scheduled C-section before opening day. That would have prevented him from missing the first two games of the season when he flew home to be with her. […]
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I probably looked ridiculous, sitting in a Starbucks waving two brightly colored bean bags through the air, eyes glued to my computer screen. But Israeli entrepreneur Eran Arden wanted to demonstrate the developmental therapy games for children he’s hoping to bring to the U.S. later this year. The platform is called Timocco, and it was […]
Insurance coverage for maternity care is required in most individual and small group plans under the federal health law, extendingsuch coverage to plans where it used to be rare. But for women who are interested in services provided by midwives and birthing centers, there are no coverage guarantees, despite the law’s provisions that prohibit insurers from discriminating against licensed medical providers. […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
By Kurt R. Karst – Last Friday, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (“BioMarin”) and FDA announced (here and here) the approval of a BLA for a new biological product for patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVA, also known a “Morquio A syndrome”: VIMIZEN (elosulfase alfa) Injection. The approval of VIMIZEN not only marks the first FDA-approved product for Morquio […]
Chris and Alicia Johnson have 10 kids — three biological, five adopted out of foster care and two foster children — all under one roof on the outskirts of Orlando, Fla. While providing love, support and encouragement for their foster kids, they’ve sometimes run into roadblocks trying to get them health care, including needed mental […]
A pediatric physician group has built nine clinics in New York City and New Jersey focused on providing care when parents tend to need it most — at inconvenient hours. PM Pediatrics has raised $14 million from the private equity arm of Scopia Capital Management, bringing Scopia’s total investment in the group to $24 million, […]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Girls who became pregnant before age 15 were more likely to report having sex with much older partners and initially forgoing contraception than their slightly older peers, according to a new study. Nearly 36 percent of girls who first got pregnant before age 15 had sex for the first time […]
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