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Simulation-based training helps doctors deliver bad news more effectively to patients

We've all feared hearing a doctor say, "We need to talk." It's even scarier if the physician is robotic, speaks in jargon or isn't clear about next steps.

21 Feb 2020

UV technology eliminates more than 96% of pathogens in ORs and on medical equipment

Ultraviolet technology developed by the New York-based firm PurpleSun Inc. eliminates more than 96 percent of pathogens in operating rooms and on medical equipment, compared to 38 percent using manual cleaning methods that rely on chemicals to disinfect surfaces, according to a study published this month in the American Journal of Infection Control.

21 Feb 2020

Study highlights the need to promote fair, standardized measurement of cardiovascular care quality

In a new study published today in JAMA Cardiology, a team of researchers led by Rishi Wadhera, MD, MPP, MPhil, an investigator in the Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, found that hospitals that received awards from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology for the delivery of high-quality care for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure were more likely to be financially penalized under value-based programs than other hospitals.

21 Feb 2020

Survey reveals trends in condom use to prevent STIs and pregnancy

Researchers at McMaster University have peered into the most intimate moments of sexually active women and men across Canada to ask if they're using condoms, all in an effort to gather data that could inform decisions around public health and sex education.

21 Feb 2020

Bundled-payment program for hip and knee replacement has not led to 'cherry-picking' of patients

A pilot program introducing bundled payments for hip and knee replacement (HKR) in Medicare patients hasn't led hospitals to "cherry-pick" healthier patients at lower risk of complications, reports a study in the February 19, 2020 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

21 Feb 2020

Study finds higher risk of poisoning at the beginning and after end of methadone treatment

A new study, led by RCSI researchers, has found that patients receiving methadone treatment are most at risk of overdosing in the month following the end of methadone treatment and during the first four weeks of treatment.

20 Feb 2020

Harmful levels of metal linked to DNA damage found in the urine of e-cigarette users

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have completed a cross-sectional human study that compares biomarkers and metal concentrations in the urine of e-cigarette users, nonsmokers, and cigarette smokers.

20 Feb 2020

Proactive outreach can be an effective way to improve long-term opioid use disorder care

Proactive outreach, including knocking on the doors of individuals who recently overdosed on opioids, can be an effective way to engage more people who have opioid use disorder with long-term care, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

20 Feb 2020

A positive example set by parents promotes fruit and vegetable consumption among children

A positive example set by both the mother and the father promotes the consumption of vegetables, fruit and berries among 3-5-year-old children, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

20 Feb 2020

New UChicago Medicine River East facility to offer high-quality outpatient care

The University of Chicago Medicine will open its new $20 million outpatient care center in Chicago's River East neighborhood on Feb. 24. The facility, at 355 E. Grand Ave., will offer a wide range of primary and specialty care services.

20 Feb 2020

UT One Health Initiative to focus on animal and environmental health issues

The University of Tennessee System has announced the creation of the UT One Health Initiative, an effort to enhance research collaborations across the state and region to address rapidly emerging health challenges.

20 Feb 2020

Researchers develop pill-sized heating device for point-of-care applications

Researchers at the University of Toronto Engineering have developed a tiny "heater" - about the size of a pill - that could allow resource-limited regions around the world to test for infectious diseases without the need for specialized training or costly lab equipment.

20 Feb 2020

Hispanics/Latinos underrepresented in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease

A University of Houston researcher is working to increase health literacy among Hispanics/Latinos when it comes to Alzheimer's disease.

20 Feb 2020

The fat around our arteries may play key role in keeping the blood vessels healthy

A Michigan State University researcher is adding new evidence to the argument that the fat around our arteries may play an important role in keeping those blood vessels healthy.

20 Feb 2020

UTHealth Consortium On Aging leads movement to improve health care for older adults

When she asked an elderly patient, who had high blood pressure and diabetes, what was most important to her, Jessica Lee, MD, MS, was surprised by the answer.

20 Feb 2020

New insights about the 'extra' heartbeat in some people

People may feel a flip-flop in their chest when they're under stress, haven't slept well or even during normal activity.

20 Feb 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The labor pains of ‘Medicare for All’

Labor unions are divided over whether to endorse a Democratic candidate for president in 2020 — and, if so, whom to choose.

20 Feb 2020

Image-based sexual abuse rising in Australia, research reveals

Image-based sexual abuse in Australia is increasing, according to new research.

20 Feb 2020

Patients taking antidepressants for years likely to face dangerous withdrawal symptoms

Patients who have taken antidepressants for years should consider coming off the medication. However, researchers say they will likely face difficult and even dangerous withdrawal symptoms due to a physical dependence.

20 Feb 2020

McCormack Innovation signs significant supply agreement to the Yemen

McCormack Innovation, working alongside strategic partners including the University of Dundee to develop the world’s first soluble medical dressings that will dissolve in seconds when immersed in water, has signed a significant supply agreement to the Yemen.

20 Feb 2020

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Simulation-based training helps doctors deliver bad news more effectively to patients

UV technology eliminates more than 96% of pathogens in ORs and on medical equipment

Study highlights the need to promote fair, standardized measurement of cardiovascular care quality

Survey reveals trends in condom use to prevent STIs and pregnancy

Bundled-payment program for hip and knee replacement has not led to 'cherry-picking' of patients

Study finds higher risk of poisoning at the beginning and after end of methadone treatment

Harmful levels of metal linked to DNA damage found in the urine of e-cigarette users

Proactive outreach can be an effective way to improve long-term opioid use disorder care

A positive example set by parents promotes fruit and vegetable consumption among children

New UChicago Medicine River East facility to offer high-quality outpatient care

UT One Health Initiative to focus on animal and environmental health issues

Researchers develop pill-sized heating device for point-of-care applications

Hispanics/Latinos underrepresented in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease

The fat around our arteries may play key role in keeping the blood vessels healthy

UTHealth Consortium On Aging leads movement to improve health care for older adults

New insights about the 'extra' heartbeat in some people

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The labor pains of ‘Medicare for All’

Image-based sexual abuse rising in Australia, research reveals

Patients taking antidepressants for years likely to face dangerous withdrawal symptoms

McCormack Innovation signs significant supply agreement to the Yemen

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