Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 Contact: NHLBI Engagement and Media Relations Branch The National Institutes of Health announced the launch of a new initiative to help speed the development of cures for sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood disorders affecting at least 100,000 people in the United States and[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
8 in 10 Puerto Rican Residents Report Hurricane Maria Affected Lives in Major Ways from Loss of Power for Months, Job Losses, Drinking Water Shortages, New/Worsening Health Problems
A Quarter Say Day-to-Day Life is Still Disrupted. Majorities Rate Government Response to Hurricane Maria Negatively and Say Rebuilding after Maria Not a Priority for the Federal Government PUERTO RICO—(ENEWSPF)—September 13, 2018 By: Chris Lee Nearly a year after Hurricane Maria swamped their island, eighty-three percent of the residents of[Read More…]
High Blood Sugar During Pregnancy Ups Risk of Mother’s Type 2 Diabetes, Child’s Obesity
Researchers followed mothers and their children 10-14 years after birth. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2018 Contact: Amy F. Reiter Mothers with elevated blood gluc ose during pregnancy – even if not high enough to meet the traditional definition of gestational diabetes – were significantly more likely to have developed type 2[Read More…]
Poll: The ACA’s Pre-Existing Condition Protections Remain Popular with the Public, including Republicans, As Legal Challenge Looms This Week
As Health Care Costs Remain on Top of Voters’ Minds, Americans Cite Unexpected Medical Bills as Their Top Problem, Ahead of Premiums, Deductibles and Drugs CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2018 Contacts: Rakesh Singh and Chris Lee Public Not Confident in President Trump’s Calls on Drug Companies to Lower Prices As a federal[Read More…]
Genetics and Pollution Drive Severity of Asthma Symptoms
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 Contact: Robin Arnette Asthma patients, with a specific genetic profile, exhibit more intense symptoms following exposure to traffic pollution, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and collaborators. The study appeared online in Scientific Reports. The research team, made up of scientists from the[Read More…]
Study Provides an Early Recipe for Rewiring Spinal Cords
NIH-funded preclinical results suggest returning nerve cells to a younger state could aid in repair Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 Contact: Carl P. Wonders, Ph.D. For many years, researchers have thought that the scar that forms after a spinal cord injury actively prevents damaged neurons from regrowing. In a study of[Read More…]
The $109K Heart Attack Bill Is Down To $332. What About Other Surprise Bills?
TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 By: Chad Terhune A Texas hospital that charged a teacher $108,951 for care after a heart attack slashed the bill to $332.29 Thursday — but not before the huge charge sparked a national conversation over what should be done to combat surprise medical bills that afflict a growing[Read More…]
NIOSH Launches New Framework to Tackle Opioid Crisis in the Workplace
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Opioid use and misuse in the workplace are a definite part of America’s opioid crisis – and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has a new plan to fight it. Approaching the[Read More…]
John McCain’s Complicated Health Care Legacy: He Hated the ACA. He Also Saved It.
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 By: Emmarie Huetteman There are many lawmakers who made their names in health care, seeking to usher through historic changes to a broken system. John McCain was not one of them. And yet, the six-term senator from Arizona and decorated military veteran leaves behind his own health[Read More…]
On International Overdose Awareness Day, Parents Across the Nation Will Gather to Remember and Honor Lives Lost and Educate Communities about Solutions to the Overdose Crisis.
Moms United to End the War on Drugs Partners are Creating Events in Several Cities in the United States and with Moms Stop the Harm Partners in Canada as Overdose Deaths Reach a Record High CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 Contact: Gretchen Burns Bergman Moms United to End the War on Drugs[Read More…]
