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What We're Reading: Moderate Drinking May Have No Health Benefits
What we're reading, March 23, 2016: moderate alcohol consumption may not have any health benefits; Johnson & Johnson researching the development of 2 diseases; and 2 more California hospitals received ransom demands from hackers.
A study comparing participants based on how much alcohol they drink has determined that there is little evidence alcohol has any benefit on living longer or on heart health. NPR reported that the findings cast doubt on the belief that moderate drinking has some health benefits. The researchers found that while moderate drinkers, those who have 1 to 3 drinks a date, usually are healthier, this group of people are also well-educated and more affluent, which is likely the link to their better health.
Johnson & Johnson will now be researching which pregnant women will develop gestational diabetes and identifying and treating people in the early stage or at risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The research is part of an ambitious project to learn how to predict which people will develop certain diseases and how to stop or prevent the disease early, reported The Washington Post. Researchers will be looking to discover biomarkers for the diseases as they develop and then determine what therapies can be used to stop the development of the disease in those people.
Two more California hospitals have received ransom demands from hackers. The company that owns both hospitals said that the attack has not affected patient safety or compromised records, according to Kaiser Health News. The hospitals are still operating despite the attack and some IT systems were shut down as a preventive measure.
Emily Goldberg Shares Insights as a Genetic Counselor for Breast Cancer Risk Screening
October 30th 2023On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Emily Goldberg, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor at JScreen, breaks down how genetic screening for breast cancer works and why it is so important to increase awareness and education around these screening tools available to patients who may be at risk for cancer.
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Examining Telehealth Uptake to Increase Equitable Care Access
January 26th 2023To mark the publication of The American Journal of Managed Care®’s 12th annual health IT issue, on this episode of Managed Care Cast, we speak with Christopher M. Whaley, PhD, health care economist at the RAND Corporation, who focuses on health economics issues, including the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care delivery.
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Help to Uncover Frailty Patterns in Those With Acute COPD Exacerbations
April 22nd 2024Study findings demonstrate the pivotal role of patient-reported outcomes in identifying frailty among individuals experiencing acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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