Good medicine depends on diversity
Columbia University leads a national study to facilitate greater inclusion of ethnic minorities in genetic studiesCredit: Photo courtesy of National ...
Tag: Health Care
Women missing class and missing out due to period pain
1 July 2019 Period pain significantly impacts young women’s academic performance worldwide, according to new Australian-led research – and women ...
My health: consumers empowered by sharing medical ‘selfies’
Credit: QUT Taking medical 'selfies' and sharing them with a doctor empowers and reassures healthcare consumers, and can improve doctor-patient ...
In the drive to decrease low-value care, many don’t assess the right impacts on patients
As health care providers push to reduce low-value care, they should put more emphasis on assessing unintended consequences, listening to ...
Medically unnecessary ambulance rides soar after ACA expansion
By 2016, two years into the expansion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 17.6 million previously uninsured people around the ...
Despite the ACA, millions of Americans with cardiovascular disease still can’t get care
Harvard researchers found that nearly 10 million Americans with cardiovascular conditions gained coverage, but twice as many still lack insurance ...
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 ...
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: ...
New Australian-Pacific scabies treatment has lasting results, study finds
Update of the world's first comparative trial of mass drug administration against scabiesCredit: MCRI Results of a two-year update of ...
Childhood leukemia cannot hide from the immune system
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists found that despite having few mutations, pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia does not escape immune ...
Research advances smartphone solution for diagnostic testing in remote rural areas
Credit: SFU A Simon Fraser University researcher is hoping to help women in rural areas access information about their reproductive ...
Long delays prescribing new antibiotics hinder market for needed drugs
MADISON, Wis. -- U.S. hospitals wait over a year on average to begin prescribing newly developed antibiotics, a delay that ...
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 ...
Are testosterone-boosting supplements effective? Not likely, according to new research
Over-the-counter 'T boosters' are a popular choice for men looking to raise testosterone levels, and are frequently marketed as an ...
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 ...
Prostate cancer urine test shows who needs treatment and when
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have developed a urine test to ...
NEOMED receives $3.7 Million HRSA Award to improve the health and wellness of older adults
Partners to transform geriatrics with interprofessional training for students, practitioners, caregivers and patientsCredit: NEOMED ROOTSTOWN, OHIO-- Northeast Ohio Medical University ...
Repeat ER users changed how they used ERs after gaining medicaid coverage
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded health insurance coverage, including eligibility for Medicaid, the public insurance program for low-income Americans. ...
Adding clinical variables improves accuracy of lung allocation score
Improved scoring better identifies sickest cystic fibrosis and COPD patients Tuesday, June 25, 2019, Cleveland: Implemented back in 2005, the ...
George Mason University to teach communities collaborative approach to financing health
Model helps reduce costs and improve health by channeling investment 'upstream'Credit: George Mason University Research shows that investments in housing, ...