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Study highlights need for regular home and doctor's blood pressure measurements for white-coat syndrome

Researchers analyze the long-term reproducibility of the white-coat effect as a continuous variable in untreated individuals.

30 Mar 2023

Scientists uncover how some skin cancers resist treatment at the end of life

Scientists have found out how some skin cancers stop responding to treatment at the end of life.

30 Mar 2023

States try to obscure execution details as drugmakers hinder lethal injection

In 2011, Jeffrey Motts was executed in South Carolina. More than a decade later, the state hasn't carried out another execution because officials have struggled to obtain the drugs needed for lethal injection.

30 Mar 2023

$50 billion in opioid settlement cash is on the way. We’re tracking how it’s spent.

More than $50 billion in settlement funds is being delivered to thousands of state and local governments from companies accused of flooding their communities with opioid painkillers that have left millions addicted or dead.

30 Mar 2023

Anxiety attack or panic attack: Both may have come from the brain

An attack can come crashing in like a storm on a clear spring day. In an instant, your heart pounds, sweat soaks you and you struggle to breathe.

29 Mar 2023

Shape of the heart determines your risk for two common heart conditions

Curious to know if you're at risk for two common heart conditions? Your doctor may want to check the shape of your heart.

29 Mar 2023

Study shows benefits of expanding the use of telehealth services for people with opioid use disorder

The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood of fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study.

29 Mar 2023

Cluster headache and migraine are strongly linked to the circadian system

Both cluster headache and migraine have strong links to the circadian system, the internal clock that regulates body processes, according to a meta-analysis published in the March 29, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

29 Mar 2023

An apple a day keeps the doctor away: polyphenol-enriched apples alter immune cell gene expression and fecal microbiota composition

Researchers compared the effects of consuming red-fleshed apples and white-fleshed among healthy adults.

29 Mar 2023

ER’s error lands a 4-year-old in collections (for care he didn’t receive)

Dr. Sara McLin thought she made the right choice by going to an in-network emergency room near her Florida home after her 4-year-old burned his hand on a stove last Memorial Day weekend.

29 Mar 2023

A progress check on hospital price transparency

For decades, U.S. hospitals have generally stonewalled patients who wanted to know ahead of time how much their care would cost. Now that's changing — but there's a vigorous debate over what hospitals are disclosing.

29 Mar 2023

Collaboration between family doctors and periodontists essential for effective management of systemic health conditions

Close collaboration between family doctors and periodontists and other oral health professionals is necessary for an effective prevention, early detection and management of widespread systemic health conditions, affecting millions of patients everywhere.

28 Mar 2023

Truly random drug testing: ADHD patients face uneven urine screens and, sometimes, stigma

Some adults who take prescription medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are required to have their urine tested for drugs several times a year. Others never are tested.

28 Mar 2023

Study finds best strategies to reduce the number of medication discrepancies in hospitals

A new study from researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, has shed new light on the best strategies hospitals can use for medication reconciliation, the critical and difficult task of updating and verifying a patient’s medication lists and orders, regardless of where they are in the health care system.

28 Mar 2023

Combination treatment for advanced endometrial cancer significantly reduces disease growth

In a study published in the March 27, 2023, online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health found the combination of immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) and chemotherapy in patients with advanced or recurrent/advanced endometrial cancer resulted in a significant reduction in disease growth when compared with chemotherapy alone.

27 Mar 2023

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Study highlights need for regular home and doctor's blood pressure measurements for white-coat syndrome

Scientists uncover how some skin cancers resist treatment at the end of life

States try to obscure execution details as drugmakers hinder lethal injection

$50 billion in opioid settlement cash is on the way. We’re tracking how it’s spent.

Anxiety attack or panic attack: Both may have come from the brain

Shape of the heart determines your risk for two common heart conditions

Study shows benefits of expanding the use of telehealth services for people with opioid use disorder

Cluster headache and migraine are strongly linked to the circadian system

An apple a day keeps the doctor away: polyphenol-enriched apples alter immune cell gene expression and fecal microbiota composition

ER’s error lands a 4-year-old in collections (for care he didn’t receive)

A progress check on hospital price transparency

Collaboration between family doctors and periodontists essential for effective management of systemic health conditions

Truly random drug testing: ADHD patients face uneven urine screens and, sometimes, stigma

Study finds best strategies to reduce the number of medication discrepancies in hospitals

Combination treatment for advanced endometrial cancer significantly reduces disease growth

Banning noncompete contracts for medical staff riles hospitals

Substance use disorders not associated with COVID-19-related mortality

Being ‘socially frail’ comes with health risks for older adults

People with epilepsy have an increased risk of early death based on various factors

Understanding why many patients are given unnecessary care

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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