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EHRs get 'F'rating for usability from health care professionals

The transition to electronic health records (EHRs) was supposed to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare for doctors and patients alike -- but these technologies get an "F" rating for usability from health care professionals, and may be contributing to high rates of professional burnout, according to a new Yale-led study.

14 Nov 2019

Improved method for predicting retinopathy of prematurity could reduce unnecessary tests

A multicenter group of 41 hospitals led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has confirmed that an improved method for predicting retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a leading cause of blindness in children, was able to reduce the number of babies having invasive diagnostic examinations by nearly a third, while raising disease detection up to 100 percent.

14 Nov 2019

KHN’s ‘What the Health’: Spending bill slowdown

The fiscal year started a month and a half ago, but Congress has still not agreed on an annual spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services - or any of the other annual spending bills that fund the government.

14 Nov 2019

California: More than 47% of schools do not have athletic trainers

A study published today in the Journal of Athletic Training, the National Athletic Trainers' Association's peer-reviewed scientific publication, finds that more than 47 percent of schools in California do not have an athletic trainer (AT), a health care professional who provides preventative services, emergency care, clinical assessment, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions, considered to be the gold standard of care according to the sports medicine community.

14 Nov 2019

Understanding how pressure is regulated in the eye could lead to new treatments for glaucoma

Scientists in the University of Arizona Department of Physiology have identified a potential molecular mechanism that may hold the key to understanding how pressure is regulated in the eye.

14 Nov 2019

Despite increasing support, LGBTQ+ community continues to face discrimination

Despite increasing support for the rights of people in the LGBTQ+ community, discrimination remains a critical and ongoing issue for this population, according to researchers.

14 Nov 2019

Antibiotic Resistance Threats report highlights significant gaps and impact of federal investments

The Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control today shows that while recent federal investments to combat antibiotic resistance have had meaningful impacts, the continued spread of infections that are not effectively treated by existing medicines pose deadly threats to patients and public health.

14 Nov 2019

Researchers develop, test new blood assay that predicts patients at risk of death from sepsis

After decades of little or no progress, biomedical researchers are finally making some headway at detecting and treating sepsis, a deadly medical complication that sends a surge of pathogenic infection through the body and remains a major public health problem.

14 Nov 2019

Nursing home safety violations put residents at risk, report finds

As huge swaths of California burned last fall, federal health officials descended on 20 California nursing homes to determine whether they were prepared to protect their vulnerable residents from fires, earthquakes and other disasters.

14 Nov 2019

Survey highlights overuse of antibiotics in aged-care homes in Australia

On any given day, almost 10% of residents in aged-care homes in Australia are using an antibiotic, but only around 3% have any signs or symptoms of infection.

14 Nov 2019

A regulatory haze: Vape marketers are online, creating new headaches for feds

In one picture, Hannah — or, as her 133,000 Instagram followers know her, @__justpeachyy — reclines in a car, her blue vape accenting the matching tattoo ink on her arms. Her curls are messy by design, and eyes heavily lined. (The post has more than 1,300 likes.)

14 Nov 2019

Women most affected by diabetes-related vascular complications

Women are most affected by the vascular complications of diabetes - a situation likely to escalate in the coming decades, reports a paper published on World Diabetes Day in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

14 Nov 2019

Dialysis patients panic as financial ‘life raft’ becomes unmoored

Russell Desmond received a letter a few weeks ago from the American Kidney Fund that he said felt like "a smack on the face."

14 Nov 2019

Nurse-researcher to help develop culturally appropriate Native American palliative care programs

Associate professor Mary Isaacson of the South Dakota State University College of Nursing in Rapid City is part of a national research team that will develop culturally appropriate Native American palliative care programs.

13 Nov 2019

Frail patients more likely to die even after low-stress surgical procedures

The threshold for when to perform elective surgery in a frail patient may be much higher than previously thought, according to new research coauthored by Paula Shireman, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., of UT Health San Antonio. The journal JAMA Surgery published the findings Nov. 13.

13 Nov 2019

Timely identification of prenatal exposure to opioids, gabapentin could mean more appropriate care

Timely identification of newborns exposed to both opioids and gabapentin during pregnancy could mean more appropriate care for newborns experiencing withdrawal, according to researchers at Marshall University, in collaboration with Marshall Health, Cabell Huntington Hospital and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

13 Nov 2019

Tips to help parents share family health history with children

Parents spend hours planning to talk with their children about the "birds and bees." But moms and dads often ignore an equally important conversation - discussing their family's overall health history.

13 Nov 2019

Colorado researchers find lower vaccination rates among pediatric transplant patients

University of Colorado researchers have found lower vaccination rates among children who receive liver transplants, increasing the risk of sickness for those children, who already face significant health issues.

13 Nov 2019

Regular co-use of pain and sleep medications may increase risk of frailty in older adults

Researchers from the Oregon Research Institute and Florida Atlantic University are the first to demonstrate statistically significant links between self-reported regular use of prescription drugs for pain and/or sleep, and longitudinal risk of frailty in adults ages 65 and older.

13 Nov 2019

Certain professions and late dinners bad for women’s heart health

A new study from a team from Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has revealed that post-menopausal women in certain professions are more likely to suffer from heart diseases and other heart problems.

13 Nov 2019

Health Care News and Research

EHRs get 'F'rating for usability from health care professionals

Improved method for predicting retinopathy of prematurity could reduce unnecessary tests

KHN’s ‘What the Health’: Spending bill slowdown

California: More than 47% of schools do not have athletic trainers

Understanding how pressure is regulated in the eye could lead to new treatments for glaucoma

Despite increasing support, LGBTQ+ community continues to face discrimination

Antibiotic Resistance Threats report highlights significant gaps and impact of federal investments

Researchers develop, test new blood assay that predicts patients at risk of death from sepsis

Nursing home safety violations put residents at risk, report finds

Survey highlights overuse of antibiotics in aged-care homes in Australia

A regulatory haze: Vape marketers are online, creating new headaches for feds

Women most affected by diabetes-related vascular complications

Dialysis patients panic as financial ‘life raft’ becomes unmoored

Nurse-researcher to help develop culturally appropriate Native American palliative care programs

Frail patients more likely to die even after low-stress surgical procedures

Timely identification of prenatal exposure to opioids, gabapentin could mean more appropriate care

Tips to help parents share family health history with children

Colorado researchers find lower vaccination rates among pediatric transplant patients

Regular co-use of pain and sleep medications may increase risk of frailty in older adults

Certain professions and late dinners bad for women’s heart health

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