Better planning could save millions in health care costs
Credit: PxHere EAST LANSING, Mich. - Nearly 30% of the $3.6 trillion spent on health care costs in the United ...
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American Journal of Roentgenology names Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, MD next editor in chief
Dr. Rosenkrantz will become just the 13th editor in chief of the 113-year-old 'yellow journal' of radiology in July 2020Credit: ...
Improved work environments enhance patient and nurse satisfaction
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (March 2, 2020) - Healthcare provider burnout is a mounting public health crisis with up to ...
A new strategy to prevent the most aggressive tumors from generating resistance to chemotherapy
This strategy can open new avenues to improve the effectiveness of therapies in thousands of patients who are currently being ...
Two neuroplasticity breakthroughs come together for a synergistic impact in brain health
Abilities Neurological Rehabilitation, Surrey Neuroplasticity Clinic and ABI Wellness join forces to offer innovative neuro-rehabilitation program for individuals with chronic ...
Lab-free infection test could eliminate guesswork for doctors
Credit: University of Southampton A new infection test, made up of sheets of paper patterned by lasers, has been developed ...
Medicine and flyfishing
Gilbert Thompson's Medicine My Vocation, Fishing My RecreationCredit: World Scientific What do medicine and flyfishing have in common? Gilbert Thompson's ...
Study investigates moral distress of physicians who care for older adults
Compromising professional integrity is correlated with physician burnout and depressionCredit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- In a new study, researchers from ...
Validating Toolbox to evaluate cognitive processing in people with intellectual disability
UC Davis Health study a 'big first step' in standardizing assessmentsCredit: UC Davis Health Researchers at the UC Davis MIND ...
Delivering bad news: ‘Patients remember these conversations forever’
Study finds new simulation-based training helps doctors break bad news more effectivelyCredit: Northwestern University We've all feared hearing a doctor ...
Paying attention to complaints can protect nurses from violence
Credit: ©The University of British Columbia Complaints from patients and their family members could signal future violence against nurses and ...
AGS: Trump Administration’s 2021 budget ‘deeply troubling’ for older americans
Credit: (C) 2019, American Geriatrics Society Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) raised grave concerns with President Trump's 2021 ...
Think all BPA-free products are safe? Not so fast, scientists warn
MU scientists find BPA alternative, bisphenol S, could negatively affect both a mother's placenta and potentially a developing baby's brainCredit: ...
Heavy backpack? Good for you
Rice study suggests public school students have healthier core strength than home-schoolersCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 17, 2020) ...
IVF-conceived children have somewhat higher mortality risk in their first weeks of life
Credit: Anders Norderman Children conceived with assisted reproductive techniques including in vitro fertilization (IVF) have a somewhat higher mortality risk ...
Researchers challenge new guidelines on aspirin in primary prevention
Credit: Florida Atlantic University The most recent guidelines for primary prevention recommend aspirin use for individuals ages 40 to 70 ...
Rush earns National Center of Excellence for Pancreatic Cancer designation
Rush is the only Illinois hospital to earn this prestigious National Pancreatic Foundation designationCredit: Rush Production Group The National Pancreas ...
Clinical practice guideline approval process introduces potential conflicts of interest
Study finds that most of the approval processes used by medical specialty societies in the US have the potential to ...
ORNL researchers develop ‘multitasking’ AI tool to extract cancer data in record time
Credit: Hong-Jun Yoon/ORNL As the second-leading cause of death in the United States, cancer is a public health crisis that ...
Gene therapy prevents disorders with alcohol exposure in ALDH2 deficiency
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 12, 2020--A new study has shown that gene therapy to ...
