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Purdue startup developing novel treatment for life-threatening lung condition
Credit: Davis Arick, Spirrow Therapeutics WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A Purdue University-affiliated startup developing a novel treatment for a life-threatening...
Vitamin D no defense against dementia
New research from South Australian scientists has shown that vitamin D (also commonly known as the sunshine vitamin) is unlikely...
Scribes may be more financially viable under capitated payment
Team documentation (i.e., the use of scribes) has the potential to improve primary care clinician satisfaction and efficiency, yet little...
What is the role of the physician when a patient discloses intimate partner violence perpetration?
(Boston)--Intimate partner violence (IPV) is prevalent and has lasting impacts on the health and well-being of the entire family involved....
The relationship between alcohol outlets and traffic crashes
A new study by the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation examines the relationship between...
Removing barriers to advance care planning for cancer patients and their family caregivers
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Thinking about death and discussing emotionally challenging topics such as end-of-life preparations are difficult for...
Physicians and patients perceive good communication differently
Family physicians have a different view of what constitutes good communication compared to patients and trained clinical raters. In a...
New human study: Short-term improved vascular function after consuming red raspberries
Credit: The National Processed Raspberry Council A recent randomized controlled trial, published in the Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, provides...
Evolution does repeat itself after all
Credit: Copyright: Andreas Kautt For every two species of mammal there is one species of cichlid fish, which goes to...
Drug’s impact on amino acid transporter may offer non-small cell lung cancer patients new hope
Credit: Georgia State University An amino acid transporter named xCT may affect the growth and progression of non-small cell lung...
Wider access to HIV prevention drugs still needed
Credit: San Francisco State University Despite highly effective anti-HIV pharmaceuticals having been used worldwide for almost a decade, HIV (human...
New technology for early detection of type 1 diabetes
Credit: RMIT University Researchers are developing early detection technology for Type 1 diabetes that can accurately predict if a child...
Perceptions of primary care notes by patients with mental health diagnoses
Primary care patients with mental health diagnoses are as enthusiastic about the utility of viewing their doctors' notes as other...
UA researchers preparing for quick radiation diagnostic test in case of a nuclear disaster
Credit: Sun Czar Belous, UA College of Medicine - Phoenix Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine -...
Project aims to improve asthma control in African schoolchildren
The investment from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is part of its Global Health Research Programme and will...
Alcohol consumption is associated with nocturnal leg cramps
New research finds that, among patients over 60 years old, there is a strong association between consumption of alcoholic beverages...
Living in areas with less sun may increase your risk of OCD
Credit: Binghamton University, State University at New York BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Living at higher latitudes, where there is also less...
East German past and mental health
The Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy at the Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) is coordinating one...
July/August 2018 Annals of Family Medicine media tip sheet
Alcohol Consumption is Associated With Nocturnal Leg Cramps New research finds that, among patients over 60 years old, there is...
Patients with early kidney cancer benefit from robotic partial nephrectomy
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES - For patients with early kidney cancer, removing part of the kidney instead of...
