Up to 8 million deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries yearly due to poor-quality health care
WASHINGTON - Recent gains against the burden of illness, injury, and disability and commitment to universal health coverage (UHC) are...
Training for parents referred to CPS improves toddler’s physiological regulation
A parental training program for families referred to Child Protective Services improved toddlers' unconscious reactions to mildly stressful situations, as...
Diagnosis is not best predictor of avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home residents
Credit: Indiana University Center for Aging Research and Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - The care of long-term nursing home patients can...
Wolters Kluwer and the Family Physicians Inquiries Network enter publishing partnership
August 28, 2018 - Wolters Kluwer Health announced today it will begin electronic publishing of Evidence-Based Practice, the official journal...
Rethinking a healthy diet from a global perspective
Credit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON (August 28, 2018)-Recommendations for a high quality diet to avoid cardiovascular disease were developed in...
GW report delivers recommendations aimed at preparing Puerto Rico for hurricane season
Credit: NOAA WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 29, 2018) -- In an independent report published today, researchers at the George Washington University...
More patients survive sudden cardiac arrest with new EMS technique that uses a breathing tube
Credit: Courtesy of Rob Cahill, UTHealth. A new study showed that a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics...
Differences between combined, isolated use of cannabis, nicotine on brain networks
Credit: Center for BrainHealth Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth® at the University of Texas at Dallas investigated the effects...
Philips acquires Air Force technology for mobile patient monitoring
Credit: Richard Eldridge/US Air Force ANDOVER, Mass. - Philips Healthcare, a global leader in the health technology market, has signed...
Does chemotherapy harm ability to function for older women with breast cancer?
Older women are at higher risk for developing breast cancer than younger women are--almost half of all breast cancer cases,...
Clinical trials needed to study cannabinoid use in Canadian children
Canadian parents use unregulated cannabinoids for seizure control in children with neurologic conditions like epilepsy, and clinical trials are needed...
Teenagers have a hard time reading one another’s tones of voice
Credit: McGill University Your teenage daughter gets into a shouting match with another kid at school. It turns out that...
New cancer treatment uses enzymes to boost immune system and fight back
Credit: Norah Ashoura Graduate student Molecular Biology College of Natural Sciences, UT. AUSTIN, Texas -- Researchers at The University of...
Crowdsourcing campaigns increase HIV testing among at-risk men in China
Credit: Shufang Wei, UNC Project-China Chapel Hill, NC - Approximately 14 million people living with HIV worldwide have yet to...
Migrating monarchs facing increased parasite risks
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - During their annual migration to wintering sites in Mexico, monarch butterflies encounter dangers ranging from...
The link between obesity, the brain, and genetics
Credit: Uku Vainik Clinicians should consider how the way we think can make us vulnerable to obesity, and how obesity...
Research brief: Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’
Credit: University of Minnesota, McAlpine Group A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota have, for the first time,...
CU researchers identify potential target for treating pain during surgery
AURORA, Colo. (Aug. 28, 2018) - A research team lead by faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine...
126 patient and provider groups to CMS: Proposed E/M service cuts will hurt sickest patients
WASHINGTON, DC - A broad coalition of 126 patient and provider groups - led by leading national organizations including the...
Scientists develop alternative treatment for peripheral artery disease
Credit: LSU Cristina Sabliov, LSU Biological and Agricultural Engineering professor, and Tammy Dugas, professor in the LSU School of Veterinary...
