A new approach to primary care: Advanced team care with in-room support
Powering-up primary care teams: Advanced team care with in-room support In this special report, the authors argue that the current primary care team paradigm is...
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UCI child neurologist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram is awarded $15 million Conte Center grant
NIH funding supports continued research into early-life origins of mental disorders Irvine, Calif., July 10, 2019 -- The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded...
Nonphysician practitioners absorbing more new patient requests post Affordable Care Act
Primary care appointments for Medicaid beneficiaries with advanced practitioners The advent of the Affordable Care Act has led to millions of new patients seeking primary...
How to capture waste heat energy with improved polymers
UMass Amherst chemists, electrical engineers identify new variable for material designCredit: UMass Amherst/Meenakshi Upadhyaya By one official estimate, American manufacturing, transportation, residential and commercial consumers...
Diabetes patients experiencing empathy from PCPs have lower risk of mortality
A United Kingdom study designed to examine the association between primary care practitioner empathy and incidence of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality among type 2...
No more trial-and-error when choosing an electrolyte for metal-air batteries
Engineering researchers demonstrate how electrolytes for alkali-metal air batteries can be selected using a single, easy-to-measure parameterCredit: Ramani lab Metal-air batteries have been pursued as...
Metformin could lower risk of dementia in African Americans with type 2 diabetes
A large observational cohort study examining male veterans aged over 50 years with type 2 diabetes found that metformin use was associated with a significantly...
A structured approach to detecting and treating depression in primary care
A questionnaire-based management algorithm for major depressive disorder in primary care is feasible to implement, though attrition from treatment is high. Among 25,000 patients in...
Caught in the middle: Family physicians discuss their role in the opioid crisis
Family physician perceptions of their role in managing the opioid crisis Family physicians prescribe the greatest volume of opioids (22.9%) and number of prescriptions (31.2%)...
Many still uninsured after Affordable Care Act Implementation
Following uninsured patients through Medicaid expansion: Ambulatory care use and diagnosed conditions In community health centers in Medicaid expansion states, among established patients who were...
‘Flash mob’ study puts clinical decision rules for ACS to the test
A nationwide flash-mob study for suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome A novel "flash mob" study finds that, in emergency care, acute coronary syndrome cannot be safely...
Cleveland Clinic releases fourth installment of Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Pipeline Report
Despite several high profile failures, Alzheimer's drug development continues with a diverse pipeline beyond amyloid Cleveland Clinic's fourth annual analysis of Alzheimer's disease drug development...
Genetic breakthrough in cereal crops could help improve yields worldwide
Clemson University scientists announce genetic breakthrough in cereal cropsCredit: Pete Martin / College of Science CLEMSON, South Carolina -- A team of Clemson University scientists...
Redesign of opioid medication management shows impact in rural clinics
Team-based clinic redesign of opioid medication management in primary care: Effect on opioid prescribing In rural practice, a system redesign resulted in declines in the...
‘Traffic light’ food labels reduce calories purchased in hospital cafeteria
BOSTON - A new study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators released today in JAMA Network Open, a publication of the Journal of the American...
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