Progress with geriatrics legislation highlights collaboration for care as we age
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society New York (Jan. 31, 2019)--The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today offered a ringing endorsement ...
Tag: Health Care Systems/Services
Hurricane Katrina's aftermath included spike in heart disease hospitalizations
Increase in hospitalization rates lasted more than a month; higher among older black population compared to older white populationCredit: Elena ...
Highly sensitive method to detect potential cancer biomarker
New platform created using molecular imprinting technologyCredit: Kobe University Exosomes regulate intercellular communication in cancers, and are drawing attention as ...
Cultural practices improve health care for Indigenous women living with violence
Credit: University of British Columbia The health of Indigenous women recovering from the trauma of partner violence improves when the ...
Many women get unnecessary mammograms before breast reduction surgery
Nearly one-third of younger women without a known cancer risk receive the screening before breast reduction surgery, a test that ...
Women twice as likely to suffer from severe depression after a stroke
New research today published in the European Journal of Neurology has found that women are twice as likely to suffer ...
The Lancet: Major progress against hepatitis C by 2030 is possible, but will need vast improvements in screening, prevention and treatment
First global estimates to determine the impact of improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and examine how achievable the WHO elimination ...
How to create health care centaurs, half doctors and half managers
Organizational support, more than professionals' attitude, is the fundamental element for the success of the process of managerialization of hospital ...
The growing role of precision and personalized medicine for cancer treatment
Credit: Authors In a paper published in the September/December 2018 issue of TECHNOLOGY, a group of researchers from Rutgers University ...
Injection of opioids linked to significant increase in bacterial heart infections
Credit: ICES LONDON, ON - People who inject drugs are at a high risk for a number of health issues. ...
Addressing dietary inequities in Canada
To address the root causes of poor diets, improve nutrition and reduce dietary inequities in Canada requires a broad approach, ...
Rutgers researchers highlight need for more smoking cessation programs in state prisons
Many inmates in state prison facilities want to quit smoking but lack resources and tobacco dependence education programs to help ...
Tachycardia in cancer patients may signal increased mortality risk
Once other causes are ruled out, tachycardia is a marker of a poor prognosis in these patients Cancer patients who ...
Yale psychologists find that adults take girls' pain less seriously
Gender stereotypes can hurt children -- quite literally. When asked to assess how much pain a child is experiencing based ...
Giving children the skills they need to tackle life's toughest challenges
How one doctor born and raised in a tightly knit Filipino culture is poised to dramatically improve the health and ...
ACR responds to CMS Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage proposed rule
Rheumatology leaders urge CMS to adopt safeguards protecting Medicare Advantage beneficiaries from step therapy; encourage more price transparency in Part ...
Low-cost changes in hospital canteens could 'nudge' customers to healthier diets
Increasing proportion of healthy options, making them easier to reach and reducing portion size were most effective Low or zero-cost ...
New kidney research sheds light on harms of certain drugs
Credit: Richard Coward Scientists have identified an enzyme that is a "master regulator" of kidney function that if excessively suppressed, ...
Free lung cancer screening program builds valuable relationships with patients
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Augusta, Ga. (Jan. 24, 2019) - A free, simple screening for lung cancer ...
Study finds correlation between eviction rates in the US and high number of STIs
Almost 2.3 million people are evicted from their homes annually and four evictions are filed every minute in the United ...
