Charlene Compher to receive 2019 Norma M. Lang Award for Scholarly Practice & Policy
Credit: Penn Nursing Charlene Compher, PhD, RD, CNSC, LDN, FADA, FASPEN, is the Shearer Endowed Term Chair in Healthy Community ...
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Researchers receive $7.8 million to establish rare disease network for myasthenia gravis
This is the first large, organized effort to search for improvements in myasthenia gravis, in not only research and treatment, ...
Newborn baby deaths in Africa targeted in $68M initiative
NEST360° will work with sub-Saharan hospitals to transform infant careCredit: Graphic by E. Andrade-Guerrero/Rice 360° LONDON -- (Oct. 4, 2019) ...
Some ICU admissions may be preventable, saving money and improving care
Credit: ATS Oct. 4, 2019--Many admissions to the intensive care unit may be preventable, potentially decreasing health care costs and ...
Patients say ask before using medical records for research
Learning health care systems using electronic medical records for quality improvement and research should seek patient consentCredit: University of Michigan ...
Different views on vaginal birth after previous caesarean section (VBAC)
Credit: Photo by Malin Arnesson There is considerable variations in different countries´ health care systems and professionals in the views ...
Virtual reality may help foster learning and collaboration across health professions
A new study says a simulated educational experience has the potential to enable convenient and effective interprofessional education in palliative ...
Will new CDC measures work to control nursing home infections?
Researchers receive federal grant to determine whether new government recommendations can prevent antibiotic-resistant infections in nursing homesCredit: UMSOM The Centers ...
Reshaping rehab recovery
More than $3 million in NIH grants will help assess, monitor patients recovering from strokeCredit: MU News Bureau COLUMBIA, Mo. ...
Doctor offers unique perspective as father of a child with rare genetic disease
Credit: Photo credit: Nathan Hoot, MD/UTHealth From a professional standpoint, Nathan Hoot, MD, PhD, understands the value of medical research ...
Room for improvement in drug dosage timing in hospitals
Credit: Cincinnati Children's Too many hospitals provide medications according to the practicalities of their staffing schedules rather than the ideal ...
Geriatrics experts on gender equity in health care: ‘When women rise, we all rise’
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Putting power and potential behind gender equity in health care isn't just common sense. ...
Virtual medical visits get wary welcome from older adults, poll finds
Few over 50 have tried telehealth and most see in-person care as better -- but half would consider it for ...
Targeted therapy slows progression of advanced prostate cancer
ESMO 2019 Congress, Sept. 27 -- Oct. 1, Barcelona, SpainCredit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Barcelona, Spain, 30 September ...