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More evidence of effectiveness required to sustain simulation education, say experts

Simulation education has evolved significantly over the years and has become essential to preparing nurses for clinical practice, but sustaining its evolution will require greater evidence of its effectiveness.

4 Dec 2019

ACCC project develops resources to support treatment of patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Due to the rarity of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), staying current with the latest information on diagnosing, treating, and supporting patients with this diagnosis can be challenging for clinicians who do not often encounter advanced cSCC in practice.

4 Dec 2019

Agape Clinic dermatologist felicitated for providing free, multidisciplinary care to Dallas patients

The American Academy of Dermatology has named dermatologist Amit G. Pandya, MD, FAAD, as a Patient Care Hero for his work providing free dermatologic care to patients at the Agape Clinic in Dallas.

4 Dec 2019

Less access to specialists associated with higher death, hospitalization rates among rural patients

Residents of rural areas are more likely to be hospitalized and to die than those who live in cities primarily because they lack access to specialists, recent research found.

3 Dec 2019

Receiving housing voucher during childhood linked to fewer hospital admissions over time

Young children whose household received a housing voucher were admitted to the hospital fewer times and incurred lower hospital costs in the subsequent two decades than children whose households did not receive housing vouchers, according to a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

3 Dec 2019

Research leverages emergency room visits to connect at risk populations to preventive services

With a disproportionate number of black cisgender women in the U.S. becoming HIV positive, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are sharing critical health information through an atypical venue: the emergency room.

3 Dec 2019

New PA program in Massachusetts to provide knowledge, skills to prescribe opiates safely

Morbidity and mortality from prescription and synthetic opioid use and abuse continues to be a U.S. public health issue. In an effort to help curtail this crisis, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine describe an approach to ensure Physician Assistant (PA) students graduating from any PA program in Massachusetts will have the knowledge and skills to prescribe opiates safely.

3 Dec 2019

Deep learning shows potential to improve chest X-ray interpretation

A sophisticated type of artificial intelligence can detect clinically meaningful chest X-ray findings as effectively as experienced radiologists, according to a study published in the journal Radiology.

3 Dec 2019

Social media could be harnessed to identify people with depression symptoms

Social media has been identified by a number of studies as being a significant factor in mental health problems, especially in young people. But imagine if the power of Twitter, Facebook and Instagram could also be harnessed to identify those with depression symptoms and signpost them to support services.

3 Dec 2019

Homeless people experience a high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury

People who are homeless experience a disproportionately high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI), according to a new UBC-led study published today in The Lancet Public Health.

3 Dec 2019

Researchers propose aspirin as possible treatment option for patients with migraine

Migraine headache is the third most common disease in the world affecting about 1 in 7 people. More prevalent than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined, migraine headaches are among the most common and potentially debilitating disorders encountered by primary health care providers.

3 Dec 2019

New study explores the effect of obesity on non-surgical periodontal care

Obesity and gum (periodontal) disease are among the most common non-communicable diseases in the United States--and studies show these chronic conditions may be related.

3 Dec 2019

Candidates are betting big on health. Is that what voters really want?

The one thing we know about health care in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race is that it's a top issue for voters.

3 Dec 2019

Reducing STAT demand can improve patient care, suggests new study

While a lab test might be ordered STAT to help save a life, a new study suggests that the STAT test order should rest in peace, and instead the time standard for most clinical lab tests, like the commonly requested complete blood count, or CBC, should be more efficient.

3 Dec 2019

KHN’S ‘What the health?’: How’s that open enrollment going?

Open enrollment for 2020 health coverage under the Affordable Care Act is halfway over. So far, sign-ups appear to be lagging behind last year’s, but not dramatically.

3 Dec 2019

New spatial index measures connections between poverty and poor accessibility in Brazil

Researchers from the School of Engineering in Trinity College Dublin have developed a new spatial index that measures the connections between poverty and poor accessibility.

3 Dec 2019

Tweets and online searches provide a faster way to track alcohol use

Collecting rigorous public health data through large survey-based studies is a slow, expensive process.

2 Dec 2019

UC San Diego Health joins national initiative to improve care for seniors

According to the National Council of Aging, approximately 92 percent of seniors have at least one chronic disease and 77 percent have at least two.

2 Dec 2019

Infant and toddler food pouches have lower nutritional value than foods sold in other packaging

Infant and toddler foods sold in pouches have lower nutritional value than foods sold in jars and other packaging, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

2 Dec 2019

New $300,000 grant-funded program to address opioid prescribing for cancer patients

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a grant from the Coleman Foundation to develop a screening process for prescribing opioids and managing opioid use disorders in cancer patients who receive care at UI Health, UIC's clinical health enterprise.

2 Dec 2019

Health Care News and Research

More evidence of effectiveness required to sustain simulation education, say experts

ACCC project develops resources to support treatment of patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Agape Clinic dermatologist felicitated for providing free, multidisciplinary care to Dallas patients

Less access to specialists associated with higher death, hospitalization rates among rural patients

Receiving housing voucher during childhood linked to fewer hospital admissions over time

Research leverages emergency room visits to connect at risk populations to preventive services

New PA program in Massachusetts to provide knowledge, skills to prescribe opiates safely

Deep learning shows potential to improve chest X-ray interpretation

Social media could be harnessed to identify people with depression symptoms

Homeless people experience a high lifetime prevalence of traumatic brain injury

Researchers propose aspirin as possible treatment option for patients with migraine

New study explores the effect of obesity on non-surgical periodontal care

Candidates are betting big on health. Is that what voters really want?

Reducing STAT demand can improve patient care, suggests new study

KHN’S ‘What the health?’: How’s that open enrollment going?

New spatial index measures connections between poverty and poor accessibility in Brazil

Tweets and online searches provide a faster way to track alcohol use

UC San Diego Health joins national initiative to improve care for seniors

Infant and toddler food pouches have lower nutritional value than foods sold in other packaging

New $300,000 grant-funded program to address opioid prescribing for cancer patients

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