Many of the nation’s most prominent hospitals are blatantly violating federal mandates requiring transparency in pricing, and all too often patients are being kept in the dark about dramatic differences between publicly reported prices for services and their actual cost, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rachel Schneider has been named the new director of the Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP), which will now be housed in Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance.
Visible light triggers Rice’s molecular machines to treat infections
Rice engineers model nanoscale crystal dynamics in easy-to-view system
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) could be identified in the future using an already established national database of serious injuries, according to new University of Bristol-led research.
Rice-led study quantifies effect of black carbon particles on health
MIT engineers are working on a new kind of device that could streamline the process of blood glucose measurement and insulin injection.
Experiencing higher rates of certain cancers than non-Hispanic whites, many Native Americans have to travel especially large distances to access radiation therapy, according to a study led by Washington State University researchers.
A pilot project in Washington to make online grocery buying more widely available to SNAP recipients is already near its goal, buoyed in part by pandemic shutdowns.
Throughout the COVID‑19 pandemic, Washington State University pharmacy students were on the frontline, helping to test for the virus thanks in part to legislation they helped pass in 2019.
A $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow Washington State University researchers to take the next steps toward blocking transmission of Lyme disease and anaplasmosis.
A new method for generating potent, specific binding proteins yields candidate medicines for cancer, diabetes, inflammation and more.
Discovery that Lamin B1 mutation causes odd-shaped nuclei may lead to improved leukemia care.
UW Medicine’s contribution to finishing the sequence covered highly repetitive regions, include those related to human evolution.
Carrying behaviors differ from those seen among urban youths, offering more specific context to firearm-prevention programs.
MRI demonstrate that the amygdala grows too rapidly between 6 and 12 months of age, before characteristics of autism fully emerge
The study's lead author expresses surprise that patients still under the care of cancer specialists would forgo these diagnostic exams.
A one-shot vaccine schedule could contribute greatly to the elimination of cervical cancer worldwide, researchers say.
Providing artificial intelligence tools with the data they need takes time. How much time do first responders have to spare? ¬50 seconds.
If resource shortages became dire, triage team members would have to deprioritize some patients from getting life-sustaining care.