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27-Aug-2025

The no surprises act has reduced patients’ out-of-pocket spending for medical care

Mass General Brigham
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The team found that the law dramatically reduced out-of-pocket costs, with an average annual savings of nearly $600 per patient.

Journal: BMJ

27-Aug-2025

Partial heart transplant for congenital heart disease

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: In this case series, 19 patients underwent partial heart transplant, which appears to be a safe and feasible procedure that enables valve growth, representing a promising solution to overcome the limitations of current nongrowing valve replacement options. Careful follow-up and monitoring are crucial to support the continued expansion of this novel technique.

Journal: JAMA

27-Aug-2025

UCLA scientists uncover brain network controlling stress and social behavior in mice

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A UCLA study has mapped a critical brain hub in mice that regulates stress responses and social behavior, shedding new light on the neural roots of psychiatric conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety.

Journal: Nature

27-Aug-2025

Housing aid linked to lower medical financial hardship among U.S. renters with cancer

University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Government housing assistance was associated with a nearly seven-percentage point lower risk of experiencing financial hardship related to medical expenses among US renters with a history of cancer. The findings demonstrate that this assistance is associated with improvement in overall financial security, quality of life, and health outcomes for renters with cancer.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: National Institutes of Health/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute

27-Aug-2025

Tracking mood instability in bipolar disorder: Advances in neuroimaging and digital monitoring

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Meeting Announcement

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) will host a free webinar, “Tracking Mood Instability in Bipolar Disorder: Advances in Neuroimaging and Digital Monitoring” on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 2:00 pm ET. In this webinar, Danella Hafeman, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, will present how her lab uses neuroimaging (fMRI) and mobile sensing to identify neural and behavioral markers of BD and mood recurrence. The session will be hosted by Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., President & CEO of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation and host of the Emmy® nominated television series Healthy Minds.

27-Aug-2025

In a challenging labor market, Black women with disabilities are choosing self-employment

American Counseling Association
Peer-Reviewed Publication

While the employment landscape for Black women continues to shift in 2025, Black women with disabilities are actively pursuing self-employment as a viable career option, according to new research published in the Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, a publication of the American Counseling Association.

Journal: Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

27-Aug-2025

Gene therapy leads to improved quality of life in patients with sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia

American Society of Hematology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

(WASHINGTON — August 27, 2025) – Treatment with exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) led to robust and sustained improvements in quality of life for patients with severe sickle cell disease (SCD) or transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia, according to two studies published in Blood Advances.

Journal: Blood Advances