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VOA News Brazil has announced an agreement with a U.S. university to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus within 12 months. At a news conference Thursday, Health Minister Marcelo Castro said the Brazilian government will invest $1.9 million towards the partnership between the University of Texas and Brazil’s Evandro Chagas Institute over the next […]Load more...
Reuters BRASILIA—Brazilian health authorities believe three adults died last year of suspected complications related to the Zika virus, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.Researchers found the virus in the body of a 20-year-old woman who died in April from respiratory problems, a ministry spokesman said, confirming a report in O Estado de S. Paulo and […]Load more...
State launches HealthFacts RI database, Rhode Island’s comprehensive all-payer claims database CRANSTON, R.I. (February 10, 2016) – Rhode Island launched today the HealthFacts RI database, a new all-payer healthcare claims database, to better understand healthcare spending, utilization and the effectiveness of healthcare policies. As part of the launch, the state’s Executive Office of Health and […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI) today underscored the significant and tangible benefits that the Affordable Care Act continues to provide for Rhode Islanders. “There’s no question – the Affordable Care Act works for Rhode Island,” said Cicilline, who serves as a member of the Affordable Drug Pricing Task Force in the U.S. […]Load more...
ANN ARBOR– La mayoría de los niños inmigrantes e hijos de inmigrantes con necesidades médicas especiales carecen de un «hogar médico» que les permitiría manejar mejor su condición y evitar desperdicio de recursos, de acuerdo a un nuevo estudio. En un artículo en la revista Pediatrics, un equipo de la Facultad de Medicina de la […]Load more...
Spain confirmed Thursday that a pregnant woman was diagnosed with the Zika virus, the first known case in Europe. The Health Ministry said in a statement that she was presumably infected during a trip to Colombia and is in her second trimester of pregnancy. The woman is among seven people who showed symptoms of Zika […]Load more...
Preeclampsia is a mysterious disease, experts say, striking up to 60 percent of pregnant women globally. It is marked by high blood pressure and the presence of protein in the urine. Untreated, preeclampsia can progress to eclampsia, which can cause seizures and lead to comas. Eclampsia causes 13 percent of maternal deaths around the world. […]Load more...
Providence – Almost four years after creating a multidisciplinary Palliative Care Program and joining 10 other pioneering organizations nationally to support the Conversation Project with a goal of promoting discussions about palliative care and end-of-life decisions, Care New England Health System is bringing palliative care into the outpatient setting. In addition to an inpatient consult […]Load more...
Jessica Berman Eating seafood has a number of well-known health benefits. The vitamins and minerals in fish protect against heart disease and stroke and are good for brain development. Now, a new study shows that consuming fish at least once per week, even seafood that contains mercury, lowers the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in […]Load more...
VOA News It is ethical, under certain conditions, to create an embryo from the DNA of three people, according to a new report. The report from the Institute of Medicine said using DNA from three people, a man and two women, was ethical in certain situations. Researchers think creating embryos this way could one day […]Load more...
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