Health Care Systems/Services

A new pilot has launched to support people with their mental health at 10 pharmacies across Greater Manchester.It has been ...

Policymakers join experts at the European Parliament for radioligand therapy report launch

by Bioengineer

January 22, 2020

The event, co- hosted by Tanja Fajon MEP (S&D, Slovenia) and Ewa Kopacz MEP (EPP, Poland) saw the launch of ...

Improving cardiovascular health of the most vulnerable

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January 21, 2020

Heart disease and stroke are major causes of pre-mature mortality and morbidity in North Carolina, and there are significant racial ...

Helping patients prep mind and body for surgery pays off, study suggests

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January 16, 2020

'Prehabilitation' for at-risk patients linked to lower length of stay and total costs by encouraging walking, breathing exercises, nutrition, and ...

Older undiagnosed sleep apnea patients need more medical care

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January 16, 2020

Credit: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine DARIEN, IL - Older adults with undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea seek more health care, ...

Sepsis associated with 1 in 5 deaths globally, double previous estimate

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January 16, 2020

Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Jan. 16, 2020 - Twice as many people as previously believed are dying of sepsis worldwide, according ...

First randomized clinical trial found no harms from dementia screening in primary care

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January 15, 2020

Dementia screening did not induce depression or anxiety in older adultsCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Research scientists at Regenstrief Institute ...

Prolonged ECG monitoring of ED patients with syncope is safe alternative to hospitalization

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January 13, 2020

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL -- Prolonged cardiac rhythm monitoring ...

Study questions routine troponin testing for ACS in geriatric patients with NSCs

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January 13, 2020

Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM DES PLAINES, IL-- The results of a study ...

Innovative CareView app provides patient data on 7 conditions related to 40% of ED visits

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January 13, 2020

Clinician decision support app spreading across an entire stateCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Doctors at Indiana University Health hospitals now ...

Israeli docs strike big blow to superbugs

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January 13, 2020

Hebrew University team brings hope to patients with life-threatening, drug-resistant infectionsCredit: Nathalie Balaban and Jiafeng Liu Every year in the ...