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Certified Nurse Midwife Marie (Gudz) Gerecke has joined the Knox County Community Health Center’s staff of health practitioners.
Gerecke, who grew up in Mount Vernon, said she looks forward to returning to her roots and bringing her family, as well as her medical practice, back to Knox County. … Read full story
Breakthrough findings could lead to more effective prevention and treatment strategies for multiple substance use disorders.
By combing through genomic data of over 1 million people, scientists have identified genes commonly inherited across addiction disorders, regardless of the substance being used.… Read full story
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced the award of $560 million this week in addition to the $1 billion awarded last month for a total of $1.56 billion to help cover American households home heating and cooling costs.
Eliminating out-of-pocket costs in Medicare Part D for recommended vaccines including shingles and others is bringing cost savings to consumers and is likely to increase vaccine uptake
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new report showing that in 2021, 3.4 million people with Medicare paid $234 million in out-of-pocket costs for recommended vaccines covered under Medicare Part D.
Occipital place area supports visually guided navigation, but only when walking; not crawling.
Using vision to efficiently move through an area by foot uses a unique region of the brain’s cortex, according to a small study funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI).… Read full story
New mouse model may inform potential therapeutic options for Down syndrome.
National Institutes of Health researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be more similar to the changes seen in humans.… Read full story
Tool has the potential to assist with preterm birth, labor management and clinical decision-making.
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new imaging tool, called electromyometrial imaging (EMMI), to create real-time, three-dimensional images and maps of contractions during labor.… Read full story
Results in cell and mouse studies may have implications for the development of a new class of anticancer drugs.
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have uncovered a potential new approach against liver cancer that could lead to the development of a new class of anticancer drugs.… Read full story
For the first time, awardees will be required to provide mental health services in schools.
March 10, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the availability of approximately $25 million to expand primary health care, including mental health services, in schools.
A small portion of adults in remission from a deadly blood cancer had persisting mutations that were detected, which predicted their risk of death from having the cancer return.
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health show the benefits of screening adult patients in remission from acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for residual disease before receiving a bone marrow transplant. … Read full story