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Researcher honored for improving health and safety of home care workers
LOWELL, Mass. - A UMass Lowell researcher dedicated to improving the quality and safety of home health care recently received...
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....
Differences in the mouths of youth born with HIV may increase their risk of dental decay
A team of scientists from The Forsyth Institute, a global leader in oral health research, in collaboration with the NIH-funded...
World Trade Center response crews may face higher heart attack, stroke risk
DALLAS, July 10, 2018 - Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may increase the long-term risk for stroke and heart attack in...
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...
Can nanoparticles be used to lower antibiotic resistance?
Credit: University of Houston Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most serious threats to public health, forcing the use...
Multivitamins do not promote cardiovascular health
DALLAS, July 10, 2018 - Taking multivitamin and mineral supplements does not prevent heart attacks, strokes or cardiovascular death, according...
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...
The ‘Big Bang’ of Alzheimer’s: Scientists ID genesis of disease
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - July 10, 2018 - Scientists have discovered a "Big Bang" of Alzheimer's disease - the...
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...
Carbon is the new black
Credit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative Services Engineers with the University of Cincinnati are leveraging a partnership with Wright-Patterson Air Force...
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...
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...
Making sense of cancer’s ‘big data’ problem to revolutionize patient care
A new institute at the University of Cambridge aims to revolutionize cancer care by using cutting edge analytics to maximize...
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...
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...
Researchers prevent, reverse renal injury by inhibiting immune-regulating molecule
Special cells called podocytes aid the kidneys as they clean the blood and balance the body's fluid levels. Podocytes filter...
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...
Seal serum offers protection from inflammation
Credit: Neil Smith Illustration, reproduced with permission from Journal of Experimental Biology Seal lungs can take a terrible pounding when...
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...
