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 study from the University of...
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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 has been known about the...
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 international recognition for her work....
Physician views of self-monitoring blood glucose in patients not on insulin
Physicians continue to recommend routine self-monitoring of blood glucose for patients with non-insulin treated type 2 diabetes, in spite of its lack of effectiveness, because...
Booklet on childhood fever reduces antibiotic prescriptions if used
Antibiotic prescribing rates are not affected (to a statistically significant degree) when physicians have access to a parent-focused booklet on childhood fever but do decrease...
Individual characteristics that predict multiple chronic conditions are identified
If multimorbidity (multiple medical conditions in an individual) is to be prevented, it is important to identify the characteristics that contribute to it. Results of...
Warm handoffs do not improve attendance at behavioral health intake appointments
In programs that integrate behavioral health services into primary care, "warm handoffs," in which primary care clinicians introduce patients to behavioral health professionals, are commonly...
Diagnosis is a collaborative process
According to family physician Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, building an effective relationship with a patient and making a diagnosis are not separate skills. Rather, diagnosing a patient...
UMN Medical School discovery could mean improved immunity against reinfections
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- July 10, 2018- For years, researchers have had an established viewpoint of the function of a unique protein in the body called purinergic...
American Cancer Society outlines blueprint for cancer control in the 21st century
The American Cancer Society is outlining its vision for cancer control in the decades ahead in a series of articles that begins publishing today. The...
Big Data analysis identifies new cancer risk genes
Credit: CRG There are many genetic causes of cancer: while some mutations are inherited from your parents, others are acquired all throughout your life due...
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 one of the mammals leaves...
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 of the 14 projects that...
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 fund the three year project...
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 is at risk of the...
