Physician burnout: Resilience training is only part of the solution
Although many health systems have turned to resilience training as a solution to physician burnout, quality/safety researcher Alan Card, PhD, ...
Month: May 2018
Two family physicians reflect on white privilege in health care and the need for action
"Our medical system is structured to individually and systemically favor white physicians and patients in ways that white people are ...
Social challenges are associated with poorer health outcomes
Among more than 600,000 primary care patients, half live with some degree of social challenge, which has a negative effect ...
Patients and caregivers value caring, continuity, and accountability in care transitions
In the transition from hospital to home, patients and caregivers seek clear accountability, continuity, and caring attitudes across the care ...
Case management reduces psychological distress in frequent users of health care
Research has shown that frequent users of health care services tend to have higher levels of psychological distress. A new ...
Free children’s visits increase care and workforce burden
In July 2015, all children under six years of age gained free access to daytime and out-of-hours general practice services ...
A theoretical model to alleviate primary care strain
Co-management of patients by more than one primary care clinician is among new models of care designed to meet the ...
UA researchers to study how to stop stress from causing pain
Credit: Nadia Whitehead, UA College of Medicine - Tucson More than 50 million people in the United States suffer from ...
Roles and functions of community health workers in primary care
Community health workers in primary care provide clinical services, community resource connections, and health education and coaching. As trained individuals ...
Antibodies against one hemorrhagic fever virus found to disarm a related virus
Hemorrhagic fever viruses, so named for their ability to induce massive, and at times fatal, internal bleeding, captured the world's ...
Centralized infrastructure facilitates medical education research
The Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance has enabled a large number of research teams to conduct meaningful ...
UCLA biologists ‘transfer’ a memory
Credit: Christelle Snow/UCLA UCLA biologists report they have transferred a memory from one marine snail to another, creating an artificial ...
Gene variant may increase psychiatric risk after traumatic brain injury
Credit: Kevin Walsh A variant of the APOE gene may be linked to worse psychiatric symptoms in people who have ...
‘Universal antibodies’ disarm various pathogens
Bacteria and other microorganisms display structures from sugar molecules on their surfaces. These sugar structures play an important role for ...
New procedure to improve nasal airflow aims to help patients breathe easy
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are exploring how ...
New molecule to improve pharmaceuticals draws inspiration from nature’s toolbox
Credit: Robert Paton/Colorado State University In the race to create more potent and stable medicines, scientists know that adding fluorine ...
Restoring epigenetic balance reinstates memory in flies with alzheimer’s disease symptoms
Researchers from Drexel University reversed symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in fruit flies by restoring the balance between two epigenetic enzymes ...
CU researchers: infant growth patterns affected by type of protein consumed
AURORA, Colo. (May 14, 2018) - A new study by CU School of Medicine researchers has determined that choices of ...
NIH scientists develop novel technique to study brain disease
Credit: NIEHS A new tool developed by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has determined, for the first time, ...
University of Cincinnati study examines impact of poor functional kidney status
Credit: Colleen Kelley CINCINNATI -- A study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) finds poor functional kidney status ...
