miR-124-3p and miR-26b-5p Expression in Endometriosis
The following is a summary of “Endometriotic lesions express microRNAs that potentially regulate the transcription of hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 2 (HSD17B2): a pilot study,” published in the December 2024 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Coutinho et...
Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag After Trump Election, Legal Challenges
New enrollments under the Affordable Care Act are on pace to trail last year’s record numbers by as many as a million as the outgoing Biden administration confronts upheavals in the program. Donald Trump’s election to a second term has cast uncertainty...
He Went in for a Colonoscopy. The Hospital Charged $19,000 for Two.
Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause and tried to ignore it. But he became increasingly worried when the bleeding continued for weeks. The Chicago health care consultant contacted...
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: End-of-Year Chaos on Capitol Hill
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is...
DOJ Alleges CVS Facilitated Unlawful Sales, Violating Federal Opioid Regulations
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil complaint against CVS Pharmacy Inc., accusing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain of unlawfully filling prescriptions for highly addictive opioids and violating federal...
California Declares Bird Flu Emergency as Outbreak in Cows Continues
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as bird flu continues to spread among the state’s dairy cattle.“This proclamation is a targeted action to ensure government agencies have the...
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to More Hospital Admissions
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There is an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and increased all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions for both physical and behavioral illnesses, according to a study published online...
Dual-Biomarker Algorithm Can Inform Osteoarthritis Diagnosis
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A new diagnostic test using a dual-biomarker algorithm can inform osteoarthritis diagnosis with high accuracy, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research.Daniel Keter, from CD...
Light-to-Moderate Wine Consumption Tied to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Light-to-moderate consumption of wine, measured through an objective urinary biomarker, is associated with lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in an older Mediterranean population, according to a study published online...
Artificially and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to New Chronic Kidney Disease
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Higher intakes of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are positively associated with developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Nov. 25 in...
miR-124-3p and miR-26b-5p Expression in Endometriosis
The following is a summary of “Endometriotic lesions express microRNAs that potentially regulate the transcription of hydroxysteroid 17-beta dehydrogenase 2 (HSD17B2): a pilot study,” published in the December 2024 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Coutinho et...
Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag After Trump Election, Legal Challenges
New enrollments under the Affordable Care Act are on pace to trail last year’s record numbers by as many as a million as the outgoing Biden administration confronts upheavals in the program. Donald Trump’s election to a second term has cast uncertainty...
He Went in for a Colonoscopy. The Hospital Charged $19,000 for Two.
Tom Contos is an avid runner. When he started experiencing rectal bleeding in March, he thought exercise could be the cause and tried to ignore it. But he became increasingly worried when the bleeding continued for weeks. The Chicago health care consultant contacted...
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: End-of-Year Chaos on Capitol Hill
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the Health?” A noted expert on health policy issues, Julie is...
DOJ Alleges CVS Facilitated Unlawful Sales, Violating Federal Opioid Regulations
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil complaint against CVS Pharmacy Inc., accusing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain of unlawfully filling prescriptions for highly addictive opioids and violating federal...
California Declares Bird Flu Emergency as Outbreak in Cows Continues
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as bird flu continues to spread among the state’s dairy cattle.“This proclamation is a targeted action to ensure government agencies have the...
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to More Hospital Admissions
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- There is an association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and increased all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions for both physical and behavioral illnesses, according to a study published online...
Dual-Biomarker Algorithm Can Inform Osteoarthritis Diagnosis
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A new diagnostic test using a dual-biomarker algorithm can inform osteoarthritis diagnosis with high accuracy, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research.Daniel Keter, from CD...
Light-to-Moderate Wine Consumption Tied to Lower Cardiovascular Disease Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Light-to-moderate consumption of wine, measured through an objective urinary biomarker, is associated with lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in an older Mediterranean population, according to a study published online...
Artificially and Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to New Chronic Kidney Disease
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Higher intakes of artificially sweetened beverages (ASBs) and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are positively associated with developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Nov. 25 in...
