Tag: Health Care Systems/Services

December 18, 2018

Anxiety claim lines rose over 200 percent, FAIR Health study showsCredit: FAIR Health NEW YORK, NY--December 18, 2018--Private insurance claim ...

Inclusive primary care improves people's health, finds UBC-Western study

December 18, 2018

Credit: University of British Columbia Respectful, inclusive practices in primary care clinics can significantly improve the health of low-income, marginalized ...

End-of-life care quality remains a problem — nurses may be a solution

Credit: Karen Lasater PHILADELPHIA (December 17, 2018) - Everyone wants a dignified death - yet few actually experience one. Despite ...

10-year follow-up after negative colonoscopies linked to lower colorectal cancer risk

Kaiser Permanente study published in JAMA Internal Medicine OAKLAND, Calif., December 17, 2018 -- Ten years after a negative colonoscopy, ...

New epigenetic cervical cancer test has 100 per cent detection rate

A new test for cervical cancer was found to detect all of the cancers in a trial of 15,744 women, ...

Scientists report CRISPR restores effectiveness of lung cancer treatment

New study from Gene Editing Institute at Delaware's Christiana Care Health System embodies cautious, patient-focused approach to cutting-edge toolCredit: Christiana ...

Researchers develop global checklist for hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs

CDDEP researchers lead development of an evidence-based and globally applicable checklist for antimicrobial stewardship programs Researchers at the Center for ...

Patients with heart failure have lower risk of death, hospital admission if seen by physician in first 7 days after emergency department discharge

For patients who receive emergency department care for heart failure, early follow-up by a physician within 7 days after emergency ...

UMass Amherst biostatistician and national team assist CDC in influenza forecasting

an influenza-tracking model developed by a team led by biostatistician Nicholas Reich at UMass Amherst is the CDC's preferred model ...

DNA study shows stethoscopes loaded with bacteria, including staphylococcus

Findings suggest common cleaning methods leave bacteria behind NEW YORK (December 12, 2018) -- Stethoscopes carried by health care practitioners ...

Cancer patients face higher risk for shingles, new vaccines hold promise for prevention

People newly diagnosed with cancer, particularly blood cancers, and those treated with chemotherapy have a greater risk of developing shingles, ...

A holiday gift to primary care doctors: Proof of their time crunch

A study with a satirical spin drives home a real point about the demands on general practitioners' time, and expectations ...

First line immunotherapy combination fails to improve overall survival in lung cancer

ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress, Dec. 13-16, Geneva, SwitzerlandCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Geneva, Switzerland, 13 December 2018 - First ...

Exploring ways to reduce child deaths in low-income countries