Tag: Health Care Systems/Services

National study shows prescription opioid use disorder is twice as high among deaf and hard-of-hearing young and middle-aged adults, compared ...

Community pharmacies are well placed to screen patients for type 2 diabetes, which could increase early diagnosis and significantly reduce ...

Indigenous peoples in Canada have high rates of psychological distress, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, and these mental health issues ...

A recent study from King's College London and Cambridge University highlighted that people may experience multiple subtle changes before being ...

Current approaches to identifying people who are at high risk for overdosing on opioids target many who are not truly ...

Key takeaway: New research identifies guidelines for prioritizing the treatment of hepatitis C infections in the U.S. prison system, resulting ...

Next-generation magnetocardiography and cloud computing enable rapid, noninvasive cardiac imaging in the emergency departmentCredit: Genetesis (Mason, OH March 22, 2019 ...

Those who chose gift cards in study had better results in the program Employee wellness programs are popular among businesses ...

Arlington, Va., March 21, 2019 - Beware the ball pit. Ball pits used in children's physical therapy - similar to ...

Seven bacteria and immune factors in the vagina and cervix may be the key to predicting and preventing premature birth ...

Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office An international research team from the George Washington University, U.S., and the Moscow Institute of Physics ...

In Finland, the health data collected in national registries already serves fairly well the needs of clinical care and academic ...

Testing, antibiotic treatment often unnecessary, say IDSA guidelines ARLINGTON, Va. - Doctors should think carefully before testing patients for a ...

A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine demonstrates the ACA's positive impact on healthcare affordability and access, ...

Tuberculosis can be treated, prevented and cured, yet it kills 1.6 million people a year, more people than any other ...

Researchers developed the seats to measure biometrics during 'natural' processesCredit: A. Sue Weisler/RIT With 1 million new cases of congestive ...

Women contemplating abortion say they would like more support from the health care communityCredit: Photo: NTNU Almost half of all ...

Credit: Nick Romanenko A new model for intensive care, developed by Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health System, can help identify preventable ...

Errors cause spread of drug-resistant bacteria NEW YORK (March 19, 2019) --More than one-third of healthcare workers were contaminated with ...

Credit: Virginia Tech Is it normal to pee a little when you laugh? It's a simple question many women ask, ...