Tag: Health Professionals

February 27, 2019

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Study after study has shown that for cancer survivors, exercise is good. But what ...

CVIA special issue on women’s heart health to coincide with ‘The Heart Truth’

February 27, 2019

CVIA Volume 3 Issue 4 now publishedCredit: Compuscript Limited. The first Friday of February is an annual celebration by millions ...

New continuity of care tracking method for GPs

February 27, 2019

New research has outlined a simple way to measure continuity of care for GPs, to benefit patients. Led by St ...

PCORI Board approves $2.8 million to support implementation of findings

Projects focus on sleep apnea and community health worker interventions WASHINGTON, DC (February 26, 2019) -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research ...

Zoonoses: Antimicrobial resistance shows no signs of slowing down

ECDC/EFSA report 'rings alarm bells,' says EU CommissionerCredit: ECDC/EFSA, 2019 Data released today by the European Centre for Disease Prevention ...

Drug interactions in ER’s common but preventable, Rutgers study finds

In a recent Rutgers study, 38 percent of patients discharged from the emergency department had at least one drug interaction ...

UVA expanding telehealth to better treat diabetes, heart disease

Expanded capacity, pilot programs supported by $750,000 grantCredit: UVA Health System The University of Virginia Health System is expanding its ...

Student-led rheumatology interest group increases interest in field

A recent study published in the International Journal of Rheumatology shows establishing Rheumatology Interest Group increased student engagement with the ...

Medications: As many as needed, as few as possible!

New endowed chair for polypharmacy and health services research at Goethe University Marjan van den Akker worked at the Maastricht ...

For young adult cancer survivors, debt and work-related impairments

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Student loans aren't the only reason young adults end up in debt. One of ...

Over half of home health care clinicians say they lack adequate information from hospitals

CU Anschutz researchers say this can lead to potentially deadly medical errors AURORA, Colo. (Feb. 25, 2019) - A survey ...

Rare cancers: A growing focus of early-stage clinical trials

TAT International Congress 2019 -- Paris, France -- Feb. 25-27, 2019Credit: ©European Society for Medical Oncology Paris, France, 25 February ...

Mothers with children taken into out-of-home care at risk of poor prenatal care in next pregnancies

Mothers whose first child was taken into care were found to have inadequate or no prenatal care during subsequent pregnancies, ...

Height gap with parents, not genetics, determines onset of puberty — Ben-Gurion U. study