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Released: 17-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Clinicians Lose more than they Can Expect to Gain when Challenging Insurer Payments Under the No Surprises Act
Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that clinicians who dispute insurer payments under the No Surprises Act (NSA) will typically pay fees in excess of recovered payments. Across affected medical specialties, only one-half to two-thirds of out of network (OON) claims would result in any net return if submitted through the NSA’s Independent Dispute Resolution Process (IDR) process, demonstrating this is not a financially viable option to resolve payment disputes. This American Journal of Roentgenology study was based on 1.5 million commercial OON claims (2017-2021) for individuals covered by a large commercial payer and focused on specialties most affected by the NSA: anesthesiology, emergency medicine, hospitalist, intensivist, laboratory, neonatology, pathology, and radiology.

Newswise: New research finds half-cardio, half-strength training reduces cardiovascular disease risks
Released: 17-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
New research finds half-cardio, half-strength training reduces cardiovascular disease risks
Iowa State University

Approximately one in three deaths in the U.S. is caused by cardiovascular disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Newswise: Diets rich in plant protein may help women stay healthy as they age
10-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
Diets rich in plant protein may help women stay healthy as they age
Tufts University

Women who consume higher amounts of protein, especially protein from plant-based sources, develop fewer chronic diseases and are more likely to be healthier overall as they age, according to a study led by Tufts University researchers and published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Newswise: Glowing COVID-19 diagnostic test prototype produces results in one minute
12-Jan-2024 10:15 AM EST
Glowing COVID-19 diagnostic test prototype produces results in one minute
American Chemical Society (ACS)

What if your COVID-19 test, instead of taking 15 minutes, only took one minute —and used luminescence for the read-out? Researchers report the proof-of-concept in ACS Central Science.

   
12-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
Microplastics from natural fertilizers are blowing in the wind more often than once thought
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Though natural fertilizers from treated sewage sludge provide crops with nutrients, they bring along microplastics too. Recent research shows these plastics are easily spread by even slight winds.

10-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Amnesia Caused by Head Injury Reversed in Early Mouse Study
Georgetown University Medical Center

A mouse study designed to shed light on memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes, suggests the condition could potentially be reversed. The research in mice finds that amnesia and poor memory following head injury is due to inadequate reactivation of neurons involved in forming memories.

   
Released: 16-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Cannabis activates specific hunger neurons in brain
Washington State University

While it is well known that cannabis can cause the munchies, researchers have now revealed a mechanism in the brain that promotes appetite in a set of animal studies at Washington State University.

   
Newswise: A new approach to predicting the binding properties of forever chemicals (PFAS) and human PPARα
Released: 16-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
A new approach to predicting the binding properties of forever chemicals (PFAS) and human PPARα
Ehime University

7000 forever chemicals (PFAS) and human PPARa binding properties predicted using AI technology.

12-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Largest-ever study of palliative care demonstrates scalable strategy to increase support for seriously ill patients in the hospital
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Ordering a palliative care consultation by “default” – via an automatic order programmed into the electronic medical record that doctors may cancel if they choose – is an effective strategy to give more hospitalized patients the opportunity to benefit from palliative care, and sooner, according to a new study led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Newswise: Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance is Flattening Worker Wages, Contributing to Income Inequality
12-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Cost of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance is Flattening Worker Wages, Contributing to Income Inequality
Tufts University

The rising cost of health insurance is an ongoing concern in the United States. New research from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University shows that increasing health insurance costs are eating up a growing proportion of worker’s compensation, and have been a major factor in both flattening wages and increasing income inequality over the past 30 years.

Newswise: Bioengineered approach shows promise in ulcerative colitis
Released: 16-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Bioengineered approach shows promise in ulcerative colitis
UT Southwestern Medical Center

By taking advantage of mechanisms that allow cancer cells to evade immune attack, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have developed a new strategy in animal models that has potential for treating ulcerative colitis.

Newswise: Innovative COVID-19 Analysis Supports Prevention Protocols in Health Care Settings
11-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Innovative COVID-19 Analysis Supports Prevention Protocols in Health Care Settings
UC San Diego Health

Advanced research and leading-edge tracing technology show infection prevention safety measures were effective in stopping viral spread at UC San Diego Health.

Released: 16-Jan-2024 9:30 AM EST
A roadmap for rescuing Utah's Great Salt Lake
University of Utah

Conserving water won’t be enough to restore the depleted Great Salt Lake, the signature Utah landscape whose existence as a functioning ecosystem remains seriously imperiled from low water levels and rising salinity.

Newswise: AI and robots will play an active role at manufacturing sites
Released: 16-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
AI and robots will play an active role at manufacturing sites
National Research Council of Science and Technology

The research team led by Chang-hyun Kim, head of the Department of AI Machinery of the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials(KIMM) has succeeded in developing an AI technology for robot work that can be easily applied to manufacturing processes.

Released: 16-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
Can recycled pacemakers from the U.S. save lives overseas? Study seeks to find out
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

For years, researchers and clinicians at University of Michigan have sent recycled, or reconditioned, pacemakers to low- and middle-income countries for compassionate use cases in 2010 through the “My Heart Your Heart” program. Currently, the U-M team is leading an international clinical trial that is testing the impact of sending reconditioned pacemakers abroad for standard use. If successful, the trial could greatly increase access to pacemaker treatment for patients who otherwise would not receive it.

Newswise: Urgent Message from WCS as the Avian Influenza Virus Threatens Wildlife Across the Globe
Released: 15-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Urgent Message from WCS as the Avian Influenza Virus Threatens Wildlife Across the Globe
Wildlife Conservation Society

Massive Die-Off of Elephant Seals in Argentina Due to Avian Influenza Is Latest Sign that the Virus Is an Existential Threat to Wildlife.

Released: 15-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Scientific study shows we are not addicted to mobile phones but to the social interaction they facilitate
University of Granada

A University of Granada (UGR) research team has shown for the first time that we are not “addicted” to mobile phones, but to the social interaction that these electronic devices provide.

   
Released: 15-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Water molecule discovery contradicts textbook models
University of Cambridge

Textbook models will need to be re-drawn after a team of researchers found that water molecules at the surface of salt water are organised differently than previously thought.

Released: 15-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning
University of Cambridge

Researchers have developed a platform that combines automated experiments with AI to predict how chemicals will react with one another, which could accelerate the design process for new drugs.

   
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Released: 15-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
Chasing the light: Sandia study finds new clues about warming in the Arctic
Sandia National Laboratories

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are taking a closer look at what’s causing a decrease in sunlight reflectivity, or albedo, in the Arctic.

Newswise: Sasin Offers Sasin Sustainability Advisory
Released: 15-Jan-2024 8:55 AM EST
Sasin Offers Sasin Sustainability Advisory
Chulalongkorn University

or over two decades, Sasin School of Management has been pushing forth sustainability efforts in Thailand and Sasin’s Southeast Asia through Sustainability & Entrepreneurship Center.

Newswise: From University Research to Commercial Products: Chula Signs MOU with Archanawat to Develop Plastic Packaging
Released: 15-Jan-2024 8:55 AM EST
From University Research to Commercial Products: Chula Signs MOU with Archanawat to Develop Plastic Packaging
Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology (PETROMAT) and Archanawat Co., Ltd., signed an MOU on research and development of plastic packaging innovations.

Newswise: Breakthrough in High-Resolution Vegetation Mapping: China's Leap Towards Advanced Environmental Monitoring
Released: 15-Jan-2024 8:15 AM EST
Breakthrough in High-Resolution Vegetation Mapping: China's Leap Towards Advanced Environmental Monitoring
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Fractional Vegetation Cover (FVC), key for ecological studies, has historically been mapped at coarse resolutions. Recent high-resolution satellite data have increased the demand for finer FVC products.

Newswise: Bladder tumours reduced by 90% using nanorobots
Released: 15-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
Bladder tumours reduced by 90% using nanorobots
Fundació Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB BARCELONA)

The research, which was conducted on mice, demonstrates how these tiny nanomachines are propelled by urea present in urine and precisely target the tumour, attacking it with a radioisotope carried on their surface.

   
Released: 14-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
2024 Economic report to the governor highlights resilient Utah and U.S. economies
University of Utah

The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute today presented the 36th Economic Report to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox at the 2024 Economic Outlook & Public Policy Summit, hosted by the Salt Lake Chamber.

11-Jan-2024 6:05 AM EST
Few older adults use direct-to-consumer health services; many who do don’t tell their regular provider
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Only a small percentage of older Americans have jumped on the rising trend of getting health care services and prescriptions directly from an online-only company, rather than seeing their usual health care providers in person or via telehealth, a new poll finds.

Newswise: Psychotherapy effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder following multiple traumatic events
Released: 12-Jan-2024 10:05 PM EST
Psychotherapy effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder following multiple traumatic events
University of Münster

Psychotherapy is an effective treatment for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following exposure to multiple traumatic events.

Newswise: Cellular clean energy: Can mitochondria make more energy without collateral damage?
Released: 12-Jan-2024 10:05 PM EST
Cellular clean energy: Can mitochondria make more energy without collateral damage?
Gladstone Institutes

Is it possible to amp up the energy production of mitochondria, the “power centers” of cells, without also boosting potentially harmful byproducts? If so, such a method could be used to treat a host of neurodegenerative diseases in which impaired mitochondria are believed to play a central role.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 10:05 PM EST
Reflective materials and irrigated trees: study shows how to cool one of the world’s hottest cities by 4.5°C
University of New South Wales

It’s possible to significantly reduce the temperatures of a major city in a hot desert climate while reducing energy costs, a new study by UNSW Sydney shows.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 10:05 PM EST
Africans discovered fossils first
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones usually goes to British gentlemen for their finds between the 17th and 19th centuries in England.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 10:05 PM EST
Phishing scams: Don't drop your guard
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

Recently, one of my acquaintances, Frank, received an email late on a Monday afternoon with the subject line, “Are you still in the office?” It appeared to come from his manager, who claimed to be stuck in a long meeting without the means to urgently purchase online gift vouchers for clients.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Nutritional acquired immunodeficiency (N-AIDS) is the leading driver of the TB pandemic
Boston University School of Medicine

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious killer worldwide, with 10.6 million cases and 1.6 million deaths in 2021 alone. One in five incident TB cases were attributable to malnutrition, more than double the number attributed to HIV/AIDS.

Newswise: Researchers sequence the first genome of myxini, the only vertebrate lineage that had no reference genome
Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Researchers sequence the first genome of myxini, the only vertebrate lineage that had no reference genome
University of Malaga

An international scientific team made up of more than 40 authors from seven different countries, led by the researcher at the University of Malaga Juan Pascual Anaya, has managed to sequence the first genome of the myxini –also known as ‘hagfish’–, the only large group of vertebrates for which there was no reference genome of any of its species yet.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Want safer prescribing? Provide doctors with a plan for helping patients in pain
University of Southern California (USC)

Physicians who are notified that a patient has died of a drug overdose are more judicious in issuing controlled substances if the notification includes a plan for what to do during subsequent patient visits, according to a study published today in Nature Communications.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:05 PM EST
Study uncovers potential origins of life in ancient hot springs
Newcastle University

Newcastle University research turns to ancient hot springs to explore the origins of life on Earth.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Male gender expression in schools is associated with substance abuse later in life
University of Chicago Medical Center

A new study led by UChicago researchers found that changes in male gender expression from adolescence to young adulthood align closely with the gender norms present in individuals’ school environments, and that these trajectories are associated with subsequent patterns of substance abuse.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
MIND Diet Ranked Among Best in 2024
RUSH

For the seventh consecutive year, a diet created, studied and reported on by researchers at RUSH has been ranked among the top five diets for 2024 in multiple categories by U.S. News & World Report.

Newswise: Medicaid Expansion Improves Post-Surgery Survival Among Adults With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, New Study Shows
11-Jan-2024 6:35 PM EST
Medicaid Expansion Improves Post-Surgery Survival Among Adults With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, New Study Shows
American Cancer Society (ACS)

In a new, national, hospital-based study, researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that Medicaid expansion was associated with a statistically significant reduction in early mortality following surgical resection of stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Newswise: Researchers Create Light-Powered Yeast, Providing Insights Into Evolution, Biofuels, Cellular Aging
11-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Researchers Create Light-Powered Yeast, Providing Insights Into Evolution, Biofuels, Cellular Aging
Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Tech researchers have engineered one of the world’s first yeast cells able to harness energy from light, expanding our understanding of the evolution of this trait — and paving the way for advancements in biofuel production and cellular aging.

Newswise: Smartphone app could help prevent falls in older adults
Released: 12-Jan-2024 10:55 AM EST
Smartphone app could help prevent falls in older adults
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York's Motion Analysis Research Laboratory have developed an app to help study and prevent falls in older adults.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 10:15 AM EST
Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s ALS Center is the First in the Nation to Offer Patients a New Interventional Clinical Study
Hackensack Meridian Health

Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s ALS Center is the first ALS care provider in the United States to offer patients a new interventional clinical study.

Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
High Court’s Ruling in EMTALA Cases Could Extend Beyond Emergency Abortions
George Washington University

Last week the Supreme Court announced it would hear oral arguments in two related cases from Idaho that focus on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and its relationship to state abortion bans. The immediate issue raised by the cases is whether EMTALA protects pregnant women experiencing health-endangering emergencies against state abortion bans that limit emergency care to life-or-death situations. According to a new analysis published by a George Washington University health law expert, the outcome in these cases will also decide whether states can deprive people of their federal right to emergency care by outlawing disfavored emergency treatments.

   
Released: 12-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
For surgery patients, AI could help reduce alcohol-related risks
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Using artificial intelligence to scan surgery patients’ medical records for signs of risky drinking might help spot those whose alcohol use raises their risk of problems during and after an operation, a new study suggests.

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Released: 11-Jan-2024 3:45 PM EST
How can the brain compete with AI?
Bar-Ilan University

In an article just published in Physica A, researchers from Bar-Ilan University in Israel show how shallow learning mechanisms can compete with deep learning.

Released: 11-Jan-2024 3:35 PM EST
Merging computer science and robotic technology to modernize processing of radioisotopes
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne is leading a U.S. Department of Energy-funded project to safely speed up medical isotope production through a remotely-operated “hot box.”

Newswise: Flagging Dementia Patients for Better Hospital Care
Released: 11-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Flagging Dementia Patients for Better Hospital Care
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai investigators are using electronic health records to identify hospitalized patients likely to have dementia. The method they developed, detailed in a study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, is designed to help medical staff tailor care to best serve these patients.



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