Healthcare News

RSS

Well-healed minor facial scars have little or no effect on ratings of attractiveness, study suggests

After healing, minor facial scars have little or no effect on ratings of attractiveness – while some scars are even linked to more favorable ratings, suggests a survey study in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

29 Nov 2022

Study reports high rates of complications, rehospitalizations among patients undergoing abdominal ostomy surgery

Patients undergoing abdominal surgery for ostomy placement have high rates of hospital readmissions and emergency department visits – often involving ostomy-related complications, reports a study in the November/December issue of the Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, the official journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society.

29 Nov 2022

How flawed ‘droplet spread’ narratives shaped the UK's COVID policy response

In a recent analysis published in the British Medical Journal, Trisha Greenhalgh and colleagues explored inaccurate narratives of the mode of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission, propagating that it spreads through droplets and fomites but not air. The authors examined four complementary hypotheses to explain why these flawed narratives prevailed in the United Kingdom (UK) for so long.

29 Nov 2022

COVID-19 pandemic fatigue in Hong Kong

Pandemic fatigue impeded the mitigation of COVID-19 in Hong Kong.

29 Nov 2022

Cannabidiol and the shifting perspective of epilepsy drug discovery

Researchers discuss the research hat contributed to cannabidiol as a potential antiseizure medication in the 21st century.

29 Nov 2022

Benzodiazepine-related beliefs may influence clinicians' willingness to prescribe the drug

Despite the continuing growth of benzodiazepine (BZD)-related overdoses, BZD prescription rates have held constant.

29 Nov 2022

Researchers assess reasons for non-follow-up after a positive colorectal cancer test

While screening by Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) can detect colorectal cancers early, successful treatment depends on the patient undergoing follow-up colonoscopy after an unfavorable test result.

29 Nov 2022

Consultation on insurance issues and training needed to improve the use of continuous glucose monitoring in primary care

Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is associated with improved health outcomes for patients with diabetes.

29 Nov 2022

Automated point-of-care approaches have great potential to reach Spanish-preferring smokers

Researchers conducted a study examining the differences in smoking treatment between Spanish- and English-preferring primary care patients linked with evidence-based tobacco treatment using Ask-Advise-Connect (AAC).

29 Nov 2022

Interprofessional primary care for dementia patients linked with increased ER visits

Individuals with dementia require care from a variety of healthcare providers. Interprofessional team care has been touted as most beneficial to this patient population.

29 Nov 2022

Competencies for the effective deployment of AI‐based tools in primary care

Family medicine professional associations have sought to identify how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can support primary care.

29 Nov 2022

Validity and reliability testing for CoC measure

Continuity of care is essential to the clinician/patient relationship within family medicine. However, researchers have few ways to track continuity of care as a measurement of clinical quality.

29 Nov 2022

Two risk measurement tools can help clinicians to estimate COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, researchers have developed and validated two simple risk measurement tools to help clinicians more accurately estimate a hospitalized patient's COVID-19 risk of death.

29 Nov 2022

Terminally ill patients across the West Midlands still living in fear of early death from Covid-19

People with terminal illness across the West Midlands are still living in fear of catching Covid-19 and dying early according to research.

29 Nov 2022

Emory doctors join forces with the Family Heart Foundation to help patients with familial hypercholesterolemia

Doctors from the Emory Heart & Vascular Center are joining forces with the Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, to find and more widely treat undiagnosed patients living with a common genetic condition that causes very high levels of unhealthy cholesterol, heightening the risk for heart attacks and strokes even at a young age.

29 Nov 2022

Portwell launches new medical-grade solutions to support efforts in response to the COVID-19

American Portwell Technology, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Portwell, Inc., a world-leading innovator in the Industrial PC market and a member of the Intel® IoT Solutions Alliance, has launched a portfolio of medical touch monitors and medical all-in-one touch computers to support efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

From American Portwell Technology, Inc 29 Nov 2022

Rural Colorado tries to fill health worker gaps with apprenticeships

During her 12-hour overnight shift, Brianna Shelton helps residents at BeeHive Homes Assisted Living go to the bathroom. Many of them have dementia, and some can't get out of bed on their own. Only a few can remember her name, but that doesn't matter to her.

29 Nov 2022

An unexplained injury discovered after eye surgery. What should happen next?

When Jerry Bilinski, a 67-year-old retired social worker, scheduled cataract surgery with Carolina Eye Associates near his home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he expected no drama, just a future with better vision.

29 Nov 2022

COVID-19 lockdown did not cause a mass surge in dispensing of opioids, study finds

While some feared that New Yorkers would re-fill prescriptions to stockpile opioid medications in the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown much in the way people hoarded toilet paper, in fact, New York State opioid prescriptions declined in the period around the March 20, 2020 "PAUSE" order, according to new research.

28 Nov 2022

Introducing ADAS across all vehicles could reduce car crashes by 24% in the UK

Installing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) on all cars in the United Kingdom could reduce car crashes by 24%, researchers in Ireland and Luxembourg have found.

28 Nov 2022

1
2
3
4
...
4462
Next

Healthcare News

Well-healed minor facial scars have little or no effect on ratings of attractiveness, study suggests

Study reports high rates of complications, rehospitalizations among patients undergoing abdominal ostomy surgery

How flawed ‘droplet spread’ narratives shaped the UK's COVID policy response

COVID-19 pandemic fatigue in Hong Kong

Cannabidiol and the shifting perspective of epilepsy drug discovery

Benzodiazepine-related beliefs may influence clinicians' willingness to prescribe the drug

Researchers assess reasons for non-follow-up after a positive colorectal cancer test

Consultation on insurance issues and training needed to improve the use of continuous glucose monitoring in primary care

Automated point-of-care approaches have great potential to reach Spanish-preferring smokers

Interprofessional primary care for dementia patients linked with increased ER visits

Competencies for the effective deployment of AI‐based tools in primary care

Validity and reliability testing for CoC measure

Two risk measurement tools can help clinicians to estimate COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients

Terminally ill patients across the West Midlands still living in fear of early death from Covid-19

Emory doctors join forces with the Family Heart Foundation to help patients with familial hypercholesterolemia

Portwell launches new medical-grade solutions to support efforts in response to the COVID-19

Rural Colorado tries to fill health worker gaps with apprenticeships

An unexplained injury discovered after eye surgery. What should happen next?

COVID-19 lockdown did not cause a mass surge in dispensing of opioids, study finds

Introducing ADAS across all vehicles could reduce car crashes by 24% in the UK

Pioneering new medical imaging solutions

Pioneering new medical imaging solutions

Using human iPSC-derived cells to revolutionize the field of neurodegenerative disease

Latest News

Antibodies eBook