“In the present circumstances we do not think it right to seek or accept further donations from the Sacklers,” the…
Tate Galleries Will Refuse Sackler Money Because of Opioid Links
“In the present circumstances we do not think it right to seek or accept further donations from the Sacklers,” the…
Stricter US state gun laws linked to safer high schools
Adopting stricter state gun laws is linked to a safer school experience for students, a new study has found. Strengthening…
New drug combination shows promise for common pediatric brain tumor
A new combination treatment aimed at resistant and recurrent low-grade gliomas slowed tumor growth and killed tumor cells in laboratory…
Specialist palliative care support is associated with improved pain relief at home during the last 3 months of life in patients with advanced disease: analysis of 5-year data from the national survey of bereaved people (VOICES)
Studies have shown that more than half of patients with advanced progressive diseases approaching the end-of-life report pain and that…
Obscured in Transparency: Healthcare Quality and Hospital Price Disclosure
On January 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began requiring hospitals to disclose online lists of…
Obscured in Transparency: Health Care Quality and Hospital Price Disclosure
On January 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began requiring hospitals to disclose online lists of…
Breast ultrasound and cancer detection rates increased under new laws
State breast density notification laws that mandate reporting of mammogram results can prompt further screening and modestly boost cancer detection…
First of its kind statistics on pregnant women in US prisons
In what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind systematic look at pregnancy frequency and outcomes among imprisoned US women, researchers…
Brain region discovered that only processes spoken, not written words
Patients in a new study were able to comprehend words that were written but not said aloud. They could write…