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Communications training could help physicians effectively manage patient requests

Patients who ask for specialist referrals, laboratory tests or certain medications and don't get them tend to be less satisfied with their doctors than those whose requests are fulfilled, new research from UC Davis Health shows.

28 Nov 2017

Using AFM to characterize cancer cells

An interview with Dr. Jim Gimzewski, UCLA conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, MA (Cantab).

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 28 Nov 2017

Heated and deep-pocketed battle erupts over 340B drug discount program

A 25-year-old federal drug discount program has grown so big and controversial that it faces a fight for survival as federal officials and lawmakers furiously debate the program's reach.

28 Nov 2017

84 year old doctor refused license renewal due to inability to use a computer

An 84 year old doctor - Dr. Anna Konopka was denied a license renewal by a New Hampshire Judge because she is unable to use a computer.

27 Nov 2017

Researchers explore new method of destroying tumor cells

Researchers from Lomonosov MSU Faculty of Biology have studied the stages of entosis, a process of cell death when one cell invades the other and gets digested inside of it. Entosis could become a new method of destroying cancer cells.

27 Nov 2017

Marketplace confusion opens door to questions about skinny plans

Consumers coping with the high cost of health insurance are the target market for new plans claiming to be lower-cost alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that fulfill the law's requirement for health coverage.

27 Nov 2017

Arthritis prevalence in the U.S. substantially underestimated, research shows

New research indicates that the prevalence of arthritis in the United States has been substantially underestimated, especially among adults <65 years old. The Arthritis & Rheumatology findings indicate that research is needed to better monitor arthritis prevalence in the US population and to develop better prevention strategies.

27 Nov 2017

UCLA study: ACA appears to have encouraged more people to use preventive care for heart health

By reducing out-of-pocket costs for preventive treatment, the Affordable Care Act appears to have encouraged more people to have health screenings related to their cardiovascular health, a UCLA study found.

23 Nov 2017

UVA researchers developing new tool to help cancer patients make complex care decisions

Researchers at the University of Virginia Cancer Center are developing a tool to help patients with prostate cancer better understand the potential risks and rewards of their treatment options. And that tool could ultimately benefit not just those patients but a broad spectrum of patients making complex care decisions based on their tumor's genomic information.

23 Nov 2017

Problems with your hospital care? Speak up!

My dad was in excruciating pain over Labor Day weekend, so my mom rushed him to the emergency room of a renowned university hospital.

22 Nov 2017

Decompression surgery may offer no additional benefit for people with shoulder impingement

Decompression surgery does not reduce shoulder pain any more than placebo surgery for people with shoulder impingement – when the tendon rubs and catches in the joint, according to the first placebo-controlled trial in shoulder surgery published in The Lancet.

22 Nov 2017

Season of festivities can increase opportunities to overindulge in alcohol

With the end of the year approaching, it is the season of festivities. From work parties to friends and family gatherings, all of these celebrations can lead to increased opportunities to drink alcohol, which can make it easy to overindulge.

22 Nov 2017

Survey: Majority of LGBTQ people experience violence, threats, or sexual harassment

This report is part of a series titled "Discrimination in America." The series is based on a survey conducted for National Public Radio, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

21 Nov 2017

Uncontrolled lung diseases could lead to costly A&E visits and hospital stays

People with potentially fatal chronic lung diseases are not in control of their condition,new research by Chiesi reveals today. This could be leading to costly A&E visits and hospital stays which may be dramatically reduced if they were being treated adequately.

21 Nov 2017

Most health professionals may not recommend medicine as career to their children, survey reveals

A new survey released on 16th November 2017, conducted amongst senior hospital doctors, GPs, trainees and charity supporters by the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund, finds that an alarming two-thirds (67%) would now not recommend medicine as a career to their children. This news comes despite the fact that traditionally it has been a family career throughout generations.

21 Nov 2017

Cystic fibrosis patients have more good and bad bacteria in their lungs, study finds

A large multicenter study found that patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) – who tend to develop chronic lung infections – had more good and bad bacteria in their lungs compared to controls.

20 Nov 2017

Small molecules in saliva may offer clues to diagnose and predict duration of concussions

Diagnosing a concussion can sometimes be a guessing game, but clues taken from small molecules in saliva may be able to help diagnose and predict the duration of concussions in children, according to researchers at Penn State College of Medicine.

20 Nov 2017

UZH leads Europe's largest research on aging

What began in 2012 is now entering its final stages: Europe's largest study on aging. The international research network behind the DO-HEALTH study is led by Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Aging Research at the University of Zurich, and Head of the Department of Geriatrics at the UniversityHospital Zurich and the Waid City Hospital in Zurich, Switzerland.

20 Nov 2017

Canadians root for an underdog U.S. health policy idea

Ask people in Canada what they make of American health care, and the answer typically falls between bewilderment and outrage.

20 Nov 2017

Research highlights potential solutions to fill policy gaps and advance breast cancer control in Asia

Education conducted by civil society can play an important role in filling breast cancer policy gaps and advancing cancer control, including advanced breast cancer, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2017 Congress.

20 Nov 2017

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Communications training could help physicians effectively manage patient requests

Using AFM to characterize cancer cells

Heated and deep-pocketed battle erupts over 340B drug discount program

84 year old doctor refused license renewal due to inability to use a computer

Researchers explore new method of destroying tumor cells

Marketplace confusion opens door to questions about skinny plans

Arthritis prevalence in the U.S. substantially underestimated, research shows

UCLA study: ACA appears to have encouraged more people to use preventive care for heart health

UVA researchers developing new tool to help cancer patients make complex care decisions

Problems with your hospital care? Speak up!

Decompression surgery may offer no additional benefit for people with shoulder impingement

Season of festivities can increase opportunities to overindulge in alcohol

Survey: Majority of LGBTQ people experience violence, threats, or sexual harassment

Uncontrolled lung diseases could lead to costly A&E visits and hospital stays

Most health professionals may not recommend medicine as career to their children, survey reveals

Cystic fibrosis patients have more good and bad bacteria in their lungs, study finds

Small molecules in saliva may offer clues to diagnose and predict duration of concussions

UZH leads Europe's largest research on aging

Canadians root for an underdog U.S. health policy idea

Research highlights potential solutions to fill policy gaps and advance breast cancer control in Asia

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