Patients see multiple clinicians on one visit, thanks to new scheduling protocol
A new patient-centered scheduling protocol is improving the quality, efficiency and convenience of multiprovider health care, according to a recently ...
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Meals on Wheels drivers good early warning system for senior’s health and safety issues
Study shows app-based program effective for drivers to alert care coordinators about health and safety issues before they become seriousCredit: ...
The Lancet: HPV vaccination programmes have substantial impact in reducing HPV infections and precancerous cervical lesions
A meta-analysis including 60 million individuals in high-income countries finds significant decreases in HPV infections, anogenital wart diagnoses and precancerous ...
Interdisciplinary approach decreases broad spectrum antibiotic usage
An interdisciplinary approach to antimicrobial stewardship involving comprehensive blood culture identification (BCID) testing decreased broad spectrum antibiotic use, according to ...
A hidden truth: Hospital faucets are often home to slime and biofilm
Credit: University of Michigan Health System Hand hygiene is a critical component of infection prevention in hospitals, but the unintended ...
Use of evidence-based therapies for youth psychiatric treatment is slow to catch on
Intensive training and practices with 'proficient culture' are critical to evidence-based therapy use PHILADELPHIA--We all hope--and probably expect--that clinicians use ...
Immune damage may explain ineffectiveness of high-dose radiation against lung cancer
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center When it comes to using radiation against lung cancer, preliminary clinical studies were pretty ...
Infrared imaging technology being developed to better detect breast cancer
Non-invasive technology developed through RIT and Rochester Regional Health partnership may provide complementary testing options to reveal tumors hidden behind ...
Study: No outcome differences after hernia surgery by medical doctors vs surgeons in Ghana
Credit: Temple University Health System (Philadelphia, PA) - Inguinal hernia is one of the most common general surgical conditions in ...
Older adults’ independence is most significant factor for vulnerability in hot weather
Efforts to support older people during extreme heat should focus on those who lack independence or have pre-existing health issues, ...
FAU receives $1.5 million to train veteran nursing students to care for other veterans
Project funded by HRSA will serve veterans in rural, underserved communitiesCredit: Florida Atlantic University Florida is home to approximately 1.5 ...
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries run higher risk of readmission compared with traditional Medicare
1. Medicare Advantage beneficiaries run higher risk of readmission compared with traditional Medicare Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M18-1795 Editorial: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10.7326/M19-1599 URLs go live ...
More monitoring needed to reduce post-hospitalization urinary tract infections
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Broader monitoring of patients is needed to reduce the number of people who develop a urinary tract ...
Bringing neuromodulation therapies to drug-resistant epilepsy patients
A specialized clinic in a tertiary hospital is effective at treating patients from 5 statesCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Despite ...