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Poll: More older adults log on to patient portals, but disparities exist

Far more older adults these days log on to secure websites or apps to connect with their health information or have a virtual health care appointment, compared with five years ago, a new poll shows.

25 May 2023

Study sheds light on global disparities in mortality rates from liver disease

New research is shedding light on global disparities in mortality rates from late-stage liver disease, also called cirrhosis.

25 May 2023

This panel will decide whose medicine to make affordable. Its choice will be tricky.

Catherine Reitzel's multiple sclerosis medication costs nearly $100,000 a year. Kris Garcia relies on a drug for a blood-clotting disorder that runs $10,000 for a three-day supply. And Mariana Marquez-Farmer would likely die within days without her monthly $300 vial of insulin.

25 May 2023

A trans teen no longer feels welcome in Florida. So she left.

Josie had put off packing long enough. The high school sophomore in St. Augustine, Florida, sat on her bed while her mom, Sarah, pulled clothes from her closet.

25 May 2023

UNC Health to join a program with Epic as early adopter of Generative AI

UNC Health will participate as early adopters of Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools through a program with Epic. It will be one of the initial few healthcare systems nationwide to do so.

25 May 2023

United States Surgeon General’s Advisory highlights social media’s effects on youth mental health

Today, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health.

25 May 2023

Empowering patients to choose their care could help reduce hospital waiting lists

Patients will be empowered to choose where they receive their NHS care under new plans to help cut waiting lists, one of the Prime Minister's five priorities.

25 May 2023

Using digital engineering to explore conditions that lead to brain injuries

A University of Texas at Arlington engineering researcher who studies traumatic brain injuries has received funding to use computer motion simulation that replicates the movements of a person performing activities that could lead to injury.

24 May 2023

Digital version of a positive psychology intervention tested among health care workers

Researchers tested a digital version of a positive psychology intervention called "Three Good Things" (3GT) among health care workers to assess whether gratitude practice improved well-being.

24 May 2023

Study supports the value of 'patient-guided tours' for understanding the experiences of patients with disabilities

Researchers looking to better understand patient experiences are turning to patient-guided tours (PGT) of health facilities, an approach drawn from the experience-based design literature.

24 May 2023

Domestic violence shelters move out of hiding

Sara Young packed a bag of essentials, gathered her kids, and fled her home to a refuge: an old, green house that blended in with the neighborhood in this southwestern Montana city.

24 May 2023

As water levels drop, the risk of arsenic poisoning rises

When John Mestas’ ancestors moved to Colorado over 100 years ago to raise sheep in the San Luis Valley, they “hit paradise,” he said.

24 May 2023

Abortion bans are driving off doctors and closing clinics, putting basic health care at risk

The rush in conservative states to ban abortion after the overturn of Roe v. Wade is resulting in a startling consequence that abortion opponents may not have considered: fewer medical services available for all women living in those states.

24 May 2023

Rural patients have worse diabetic quality metrics than urban counterparts

Mayo Clinic researchers conducted a study within their health care system to identify factors associated with quality of care among rural and urban patients with diabetes.

24 May 2023

Hypnotic drug class may not have increased the risk of exacerbations and death among COPD patients

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients newly prescribed non-benzodiazepine benzodiazepine receptor agonists (NBZRAs) such as zolpidem (Ambien, Intermezzo and other brands), a class of hypnotic drugs prescribed for insomnia, did not have an increased risk of exacerbations requiring hospitalizations or of death than those prescribed other types of hypnotics, according to research published at the ATS 2023 International Conference.

24 May 2023

New trial data validates a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis

Critical care physician Hollis O'Neal, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's Baton Rouge campus, presented data that validate a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis at the American Thoracic Society 2023 International Conference.

23 May 2023

Magnetic stimulation treats depression by reversing the direction of abnormal brain signals

Powerful magnetic pulses applied to the scalp to stimulate the brain can bring fast relief to many severely depressed patients for whom standard treatments have failed.

23 May 2023

PCCT offers better cardiovascular imaging quality in infants with suspected congenital heart defects

A new advanced form of CT imaging called photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) offers better cardiovascular imaging quality at a similar radiation dose compared to dual-source CT (DSCT) in infants with suspected cardiac heart defects, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America.

23 May 2023

AI can help triage patients with respiratory symptoms before primary care clinic visit

Researchers from Iceland trained a machine learning model with artificial intelligence to triage patients with respiratory symptoms before the patients visit a primary care clinic.

23 May 2023

Small, rural communities have become abortion access battlegrounds

In April, Mark Lee Dickson arrived in this 4,500-person city that hugs the Utah-Nevada border to pitch an ordinance banning abortion.

23 May 2023

Health Care News and Research

Poll: More older adults log on to patient portals, but disparities exist

Study sheds light on global disparities in mortality rates from liver disease

This panel will decide whose medicine to make affordable. Its choice will be tricky.

A trans teen no longer feels welcome in Florida. So she left.

UNC Health to join a program with Epic as early adopter of Generative AI

United States Surgeon General’s Advisory highlights social media’s effects on youth mental health

Empowering patients to choose their care could help reduce hospital waiting lists

Using digital engineering to explore conditions that lead to brain injuries

Digital version of a positive psychology intervention tested among health care workers

Study supports the value of 'patient-guided tours' for understanding the experiences of patients with disabilities

Domestic violence shelters move out of hiding

As water levels drop, the risk of arsenic poisoning rises

Abortion bans are driving off doctors and closing clinics, putting basic health care at risk

Rural patients have worse diabetic quality metrics than urban counterparts

Hypnotic drug class may not have increased the risk of exacerbations and death among COPD patients

New trial data validates a rapid diagnostic test for sepsis

Magnetic stimulation treats depression by reversing the direction of abnormal brain signals

PCCT offers better cardiovascular imaging quality in infants with suspected congenital heart defects

AI can help triage patients with respiratory symptoms before primary care clinic visit

Small, rural communities have become abortion access battlegrounds

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