NEWS-Line for HealthCare Providers

02/18/2024

Helping Hospitalized Patients Address Addiction With Empathy

For any patient in the hospital, their stay entails a constant stream of health care professionals visiting the room; physicians and nurses and techs monitor their condition and map out their care plan, administer IVs and medication, food services deliver their meals, a social worker may stop in to....

02/18/2024

Good Hearing Is Critical For Brain And Body

Growing evidence shows that good hearing is essential for keeping your brain in good working order. Two new studies underscore just how important good hearing can be. In one of the largest studies to explore the links between hearing loss and dementia to date, researchers at the University of Southe...

02/18/2024

Switching To Vegan Or Ketogenic Diet Rapidly Impacts Immune System

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health observed rapid and distinct immune system changes in a small study of people who switched to a vegan or a ketogenic (also called keto) diet. Scientists closely monitored various biological responses of people sequentially eating vegan and keto diets f...

02/18/2024

Why the Top Cause of Death for Women Has Been Ignored

Experts at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai who have studied progress made over decades of research say there’s still a long way to go before medical science fully understands how heart disease is different in women than men. But there is hope, according to Natalie Bello, MD, MPH, directo...

02/18/2024

For any patient in the hospital, their stay entails a constant stream of health care professionals visiting the room; physicians and nurses and techs monitor their condition and map out their care plan, administer IVs and medication, food services deliver their meals, a social worker may stop in to....

02/18/2024

Growing evidence shows that good hearing is essential for keeping your brain in good working order. Two new studies underscore just how important good hearing can be. In one of the largest studies to explore the links between hearing loss and dementia to date, researchers at the University of Southe...

02/18/2024

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health observed rapid and distinct immune system changes in a small study of people who switched to a vegan or a ketogenic (also called keto) diet. Scientists closely monitored various biological responses of people sequentially eating vegan and keto diets f...

02/18/2024

Experts at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai who have studied progress made over decades of research say there’s still a long way to go before medical science fully understands how heart disease is different in women than men. But there is hope, according to Natalie Bello, MD, MPH, directo...

02/05/2024

NIH Analysis Reveals A Significant Rise In Use Of Complementary Health Approaches, Especially For Pain Management

NIH analysis reveals a significant rise in use of complementary health approaches, especially for pain management What An analysis conducted by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) reveals a substantial increase in the overall use of ...

02/05/2024

NIH analysis reveals a significant rise in use of complementary health approaches, especially for pain management What An analysis conducted by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) reveals a substantial increase in the overall use of ...

02/04/2024

Nurses Face Worsening Working Conditions Amid Winter Surge In Covid And Other Respiratory Viruses, As CDC Looks To Weaken Infection Control Guidance

As Covid and other respiratory viruses are surging once again, National Nurses United’s (NNU) latest nationwide survey of more than 2,600 registered nurses reveals continued failure by health care employers to protect staff and patients from Covid-19, other significant safety issues, and the ongoi...

02/04/2024

Diet Quality Is Associated With Metabolites Indicative Of Cardiovascular Health Already In Childhood

A healthier diet is associated with serum metabolite concentrations indicative of better cardiovascular health already in school-aged children, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Published in European Journal of Nutrition, the findings are from the ongoing Physical Activity...

02/04/2024

A Weight Lifted: 70-Year-Old Bench Press Competitor Tackles Rare Cancer

In January 2023, 70-year-old fitness coach Howard Aaron was preparing for the Arnold Classic, an international weightlifting competition—one of the many he has participated in throughout his nearly 40 years as a fitness coach. In March, training came to a sudden halt. After several months in which...

02/04/2024

Flagging Dementia Patients for Better Hospital Care

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 se...

02/04/2024

Light Therapy May Ease The Agitation Of Alzheimer's

Exposure to bright light, or light therapy, may help people with Alzheimer’s disease sleep more soundly, according to a new report. Light therapy may also help to ease depression and some of the behavioral problems like agitation that arise as Alzheimer’s progresses. Reducing such symptoms may h...

02/04/2024

A Common Marker Of Neurological Diseases May Play Role In Healthy Brains

Researchers have discovered that a protein called phosphorylated α-synuclein, which is associated with several neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, is also involved in the normal processes of how neurons communicate with each other in a healthy brain. The...

02/04/2024

As Covid and other respiratory viruses are surging once again, National Nurses United’s (NNU) latest nationwide survey of more than 2,600 registered nurses reveals continued failure by health care employers to protect staff and patients from Covid-19, other significant safety issues, and the ongoi...

02/04/2024

A healthier diet is associated with serum metabolite concentrations indicative of better cardiovascular health already in school-aged children, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. Published in European Journal of Nutrition, the findings are from the ongoing Physical Activity...