In the first 2 years of the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model, beneficiaries aligned with these ACOs, as compared with general Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, showed smaller…
Category: HEALTHCARE/MEDICAL
Primary care visits available to most uninsured, but at a high price
Secret shopper’ study finds cost of basic new patient visit without health insurance far more than most uninsured can affordUninsured people don’t have any more difficulty getting appointments…
CWA supports medicinal cannabis legalisation
The Country Women’s Association has thrown its support behind legalising medicinal cannabis at its annual conference in Tamworth.
Feeling Grey About Fifty Shades
The following post originally ran on Huffington Post Women on April 16th and can be seen here. The author is Aimee Gallagher, MPH, MS the Scientific Program Manager at the Society for Women’s Health Research. The much-anticipated release of the Fifty Shades of Grey movie and its novel series precursor struck chords of concern among women’s health advocates. While the book sold over 100 million copies worldwide and has been heralded as an erotic romance novel that is sexually liberating, the nature of the protagonists’ relationship is troubling because of its multiple aspects of domestic violence. Domestic violence affects approximately one in three women [1]. Stalking, manipulation, intimidation, and rape all are forms of domestic violence and abuse. Anastasia Steele, the lead character in
Ayer Mom who fought breast cancer encourages support for Emerson run
In 2013 Lindsay McGloughlin, an Ayer resident and 28-year-old mother of 18-month-old Charlie, had just started a new job as a firefighter and an EMT with the Concord Fire Department when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. With the unwavering support of her new co-workers, her friends, and her family, she began a six- month journey to regain her health.
High-net-worth investors prioritize their health and building their wealth
Not all that glitters is worry-free gold. An insight into the mind of the wealthy and what keeps them up at night.
Dr. Robert W. Eisinger to serve as Acting Associate Director for AIDS Research, NIH
Announcing the selection of Robert Eisinger, Ph.D., as Acting Associate Director for AIDS Research and Acting Director, Office of AIDS Research (OAR).
Alzheimer’s culprit causes memory loss even before brain degeneration
A brain protein believed to be a key component in the progress of dementia can cause memory loss in healthy brains even before physical signs of degeneration appear, according to new research.
Constructing complex molecules with atomic precision
Researchers have developed a waste-free and cost-effective approach for preparing complex organic molecules and revealing the physical nature of the processes that control the direction of chemical transformations.
Lipid Nanoparticle Therapeutic Treats Ebola in Monkeys
Lipid Nanoparticle Therapeutic Treats Ebola in MonkeysA newly designed agent was effective in treating monkeys infected with a deadly Ebola virus strain. The therapy is now being tested in Sierra Leone in people infected with Ebola.
Devices Assess Cancer Drugs in Tumors
Devices Assess Cancer Drugs in Tumors Two devices, developed independently, can gauge how tumors respond to various drugs. With further development, they could help determine ideal individual treatments.