New tool measures primary care as a whole
There are a number of measures to assess aspects of primary care, but a new measure breaks new ground by combining experiences of patients, clinicians,...
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More than a half-million parents with opioid use disorder live with children
An estimated 623,000 parents with opioid use disorder in the United States are living with children under the age of 18, and fewer than one-third...
May/June 2019 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
More Than a Half-Million Parents With Opioid Use Disorder Live With Children An estimated 623,000 parents with opioid use disorder in the United States are...
Novel scale correlates children’s snacking behaviors with external food cues
Dartmouth researchers develop and validate a brief, parent-reported scale to measure external food cue responsiveness and conditioned eating behaviors for preschool-age childrenCredit: Norris Cotton Cancer...
Generating high-quality single photons for quantum computing
New dual-cavity design emits more single photons that can carry quantum information at room temperature MIT researchers have designed a way to generate, at room...
Online intervention reduces mothers’ intentions to visit doctor for respiratory tract infection
Visits to the doctor for a respiratory tract infection can lead to unnecessary antibiotic prescribing, but an online intervention with real-time information on locally circulating...
New theory of dissemination and implementation shifts direction of practice change
Primary care dissemination and implementation science has focused on evaluating strategies to help practices implement evidence-based care to achieve quality metrics and meet policy requirements....
Does health care help us live longer?
A widely cited statistic suggests that health care services account for only a small percentage of the variation in American life expectancy. However, the methodology...
In rural areas, buprenorphine is provided by primary care clinicians
As the United States undertakes intense efforts to increase the number of prescribers of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, it is critical to understand who...
Learning more about opioid prescribing in primary care
Chronic opioid prescribing in primary care varies significantly by patient and clinician characteristics, according to a new study. Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University analyzed 2016...
CUNY SPH team joins consortium in major effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths in NY
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded $86 million to a consortium of researchers and implementers convened by Columbia University's School of Social...
Being wise is good for your health — review looks at emerging science of wisdom
May 14, 2019 - Can science measure what it means to be wise? A growing body of evidence suggests that wisdom is a complex concept...
New research identifies patterns of tree distribution in African savannas
Understanding the patterns underlying vegetation distribution is vital for creating predictive models to forecast responses of natural systems to global change. Savanna ecosystems cover at...
NEOMED receives $500,000 OhioMHAS grant
To collaborate with all Ohio medical schools to tackle pain management and opioid use disorder treatmentCredit: NEOMED ROOTSTOWN, OHIO-- Northeast Ohio Medical University was recently...
Escaped pet parrots are now naturalized in 23 US states, study finds
Credit: Jennifer Uehling When Stephen Pruett-Jones, PhD, an ecologist at the University of Chicago, first came to Chicago in 1988, he stumbled on a unique...
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