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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Using MRSA’s strength against it
Credit: Photo by Derrick Turner EAST LANSING, Mich. - Antibiotic-resistant infections cause more than 30,000 deaths annually in the U.S....
Consumer sleep technology is no substitute for medical evaluation
Credit: American Academy of Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - May 14, 2018 - According to a position statement from the...
Early depression diagnosis is deadly serious for patients with coronary artery disease
Credit: Pragle TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- For clinicians providing comprehensive care to patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), proactive depression screening...
Wearable technology to track brain, predict illness
Credit: University of Houston University of Houston electrical engineer Rose T. Faghih has been awarded $175,000 by the National Science...
UA sleep researcher receives $3.6 millin grant to study sleep health on US-Mexico border
Credit: UA BioComminications Michael A. Grandner, PhD, MTR, director of the University of Arizona Sleep and Health Research Program, has...
Caring, accountability, and continuity: What patients and caregivers want during hospital care trans
(Boston)-- Hospitals are continuously working to improve care transitions, the time when patients are discharged from the hospital and moved...
ACP tells Congress: Spending cuts would hurt public health
Washington, DC (May 14, 2018) -- In a letter to congressional leadership, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said that...
UA sleep researcher receives $3.6 million grant to study sleep health on US-Mexico border
Credit: UA BioComminications Michael A. Grandner, PhD, MTR, director of the University of Arizona Sleep and Health Research Program, has...
Homeless veterans at increased risk of hospital readmission after surgery
May 14, 2018 - For veterans undergoing surgery in the VA healthcare system, homelessness is an important risk factor for...
Caring, accountability, and continuity: What patients and caregivers want during hospital care transition
(Boston)-- Hospitals are continuously working to improve care transitions, the time when patients are discharged from the hospital and moved...
Call for low-cost approach to tackle disease afflicting millions of the world’s poorest
Credit: Brighton and Sussex Medical School Researchers at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) are asking governments in the developing...
Even low concentrations of silver can foil wastewater treatment
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Research at Oregon State University has shed new light how an increasingly common consumer product component -...
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