EHRs not meeting the challenges of primary care according to new study
Human factors approach to EHR design can improve patient careCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - Much needs to be accomplished during ...
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Nursing shortage affects rural Missourians more, MU study finds
Rural Missouri counties also have highest percentage of nurses over age 54, nearing retirementCredit: Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. ...
Gaps to fill: Income, education may impact inequalities in seeking dental care
University of Tsukuba study finds urgent and substantial dental care have small regional inequalities in Japan, while periodontal care and ...
Many prolonged sick leaves for COVID-19
Credit: Photo: Josefin Bergenholtz Nearly 12,000 people in Sweden received sickness benefit from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency for COVID-19 ...
NUS engineers devise novel approach to wirelessly power wearable devices
Researchers successfully demonstrated the use of the human body as a medium for transmitting and harvesting energy to power wearablesCredit: ...
Children cannot understand sadness and happiness in people wearing facemasks
The study published in Frontiers in Psychology shows that children aged from 3 to 5 years old are able to ...
AMA awards Penn State College of Medicine $1.8 million for education initiative
Credit: Penn State The American Medical Association (AMA) has awarded Penn State College of Medicine $1.8 million to lead a ...
Screening uptake may contribute to higher risk of colon cancer for black people
Credit: Regenstrief Institute Black people have a higher risk of colorectal cancer than white people, but this risk is likely ...
UMass Amherst researcher probes effects of ACOs on childhood asthma care
NIH awards $3 million grant for the five-year studyCredit: UMass Amherst University of Massachusetts Amherst health services researcher Dr. Sarah ...
Sleep Number presents new data from its 360® Smart Beds at SLEEP 2021 Annual Meeting
Credit: Sleep Number Real-world data from Sleep Number® smart bed sleepers shows a potential model for predicting and tracking COVID-19 ...
Poll finds risky drinking patterns in older adults during pandemic
Those who drink to boost their mood, to relieve stress, boredom or pain may be more at risk in pandemic ...
New defence against superbugs
Taking fish oil may reduce antibiotic resistanceCredit: Flinders University For the first time, Australian scientists have confirmed a link between ...
Important to reduce patients’ time respiratory intensive care with mechanical ventilation
Credit: Photo: private More active efforts to reduce patients' time on a ventilator in an ICU can both spare their ...
Colorectal Cancer: UVA Health Expert Helps Develop New National Screening Guidelines
Screenings Recommended to Begin at Age 45Credit: UVA Health Most Americans should get screened for colorectal cancer beginning at age ...
University study highlights alarming rise in usage and costs of antidepressants
Credit: University of Huddersfield RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have warned there is an urgent need for the country's ...
First in US: New device implanted to treat heart failure, improve kidney function
Thinner than a #2 pencil, the heart pump is being studied for boosting blood flowCredit: Procyrion, Inc. DETROIT (June 3, ...
Pandemic shows essential role of ECT as treatment for severe depression
Survey of 20 centers nationwide reveals impacts of reduced servicesCredit: University of Michigan When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in North ...
Study finds specialty behavioral health establishments increased, but more needs to be done
Credit: Indiana University The number of specialty behavioral health establishments, their workforce and their wages have increased steadily between 2011 ...
App helps pregnant women to a healthy lifestyle
Credit: Emma Busk Winquist/LiU Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed an app to help women achieve a healthy ...
Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare awarded to immigrant cofounders of pre-health dreamers
The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation have announced Dr. Jirayut 'New' Latthivongskorn and Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez ...
