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New clinical decision rules diagnose rhinosinusitis with good accuracy

A new series of clinical decision rules integrating signs, symptoms, and C-reactive protein diagnose acute rhinosinusitis and acute bacterial rhinosinusitis with good accuracy.

10 Jul 2017

Around-the-clock physician care helps improve cardiac ICU outcomes

Around-the-clock care from senior physicians helped reduce major complications in cardiac surgery patients as compared to receiving care from resident physicians, according to a new University of Alberta study.

10 Jul 2017

Millions of kids fall outside Senate plan to shield disabled from Medicaid cuts

Aidan Long is a 13-year-old from Kalispell, Mont., who has suffered multiple daily seizures since he was 4. The seizures defy medical cure, and some of them continue for weeks, requiring Aidan to be airlifted to children's hospitals in Denver or Seattle, said his father, Ben Long.

10 Jul 2017

BSACI to publish updated guidance on diagnosis, management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis

The Standards of Care Committee of the British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology is to publish updated guidance on the diagnosis and management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis is common and affects between 10-15% of children and 26% of adults in the UK.

10 Jul 2017

New study investigates ways to increase protein intake in older people living in the community

A new study from Bournemouth University has investigated how to increase protein intake in older people living in the community.

10 Jul 2017

Care farming helps improve veterans' mental and social well-being, study shows

Care farming—using working farms and agricultural landscapes to promote mental and physical health—helped improve veterans' well-being in a recent study.

10 Jul 2017

Cancer diagnosis now more common than marriage, says MacMillan Cancer Support

A new report from MacMillan Cancer Support has revealed that cancer diagnosis is now one of the most common events in people’s lives, with new cases being more common each year in the UK than marriage.

10 Jul 2017

Senate GOP bill aims to add psych beds; squeeze on Medicaid signals their undoing

A little-discussed provision in the Senate health care bill is designed to boost the number of hospital beds for psychiatric care, providing a long-sought victory for mental health advocates.

10 Jul 2017

Study analyzes exposures to medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes

Every 21 seconds someone in the United States calls Poison Control because of a medication error. A new study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital analyzed calls to Poison Control Centers across the country over a 13-year period about exposures to medication errors which resulted in serious medical outcomes.

10 Jul 2017

Feeling of purpose in life linked to reduced sleep disturbances in the elderly, study reveals

A new study carried out by Northwestern Medicine and Rush University Medical Center on older adults reports that a person is more likely to sleep better, with less sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, if he has a good purpose to wake up in the morning.

10 Jul 2017

Medicaid cuts will drive up cost of private coverage, Montana insurers say

Montana was among the last states to expand Medicaid, and its Obamacare marketplace has fared reasonably well.

10 Jul 2017

Delays for emergency surgery linked to higher risk of death

Delays for emergency surgery were associated with a higher risk of death for patients in hospital -- and higher costs -- yet these delays were largely due to lack of operating rooms and staff, and other system issues, found a new study published in CMAJ.

10 Jul 2017

Study estimates disease burden of congenital toxoplasmosis in Denmark

Congenital toxoplasmosis - an infection passed on from mother to fetus - has a high disease burden per case. However, only a relatively small number of cases occur each year in Denmark.

10 Jul 2017

Handwritten drug prescriptions contribute heavily to trio of major errors

In a small study of opioid prescriptions filled at a Johns Hopkins Medicine outpatient pharmacy, researchers found that handwritten orders for the drugs contribute heavily to a trio of prescribing and processing errors in contrast to those created electronically.

10 Jul 2017

Cancer research at University of Warwick receives £8.5k to improve detection, treatments and care

Cancer research at the University of Warwick has received a boost. The University's Cancer Research Centre has been given £8.5k to spend on its research to improve detection, treatments and patient care using the expertise of the University's Warwick Medical School and its partners.

10 Jul 2017

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New clinical decision rules diagnose rhinosinusitis with good accuracy

Around-the-clock physician care helps improve cardiac ICU outcomes

Millions of kids fall outside Senate plan to shield disabled from Medicaid cuts

BSACI to publish updated guidance on diagnosis, management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis

New study investigates ways to increase protein intake in older people living in the community

Care farming helps improve veterans' mental and social well-being, study shows

Cancer diagnosis now more common than marriage, says MacMillan Cancer Support

Senate GOP bill aims to add psych beds; squeeze on Medicaid signals their undoing

Study analyzes exposures to medication errors resulting in serious medical outcomes

Feeling of purpose in life linked to reduced sleep disturbances in the elderly, study reveals

Medicaid cuts will drive up cost of private coverage, Montana insurers say

Delays for emergency surgery linked to higher risk of death

Study estimates disease burden of congenital toxoplasmosis in Denmark

Handwritten drug prescriptions contribute heavily to trio of major errors

Cancer research at University of Warwick receives £8.5k to improve detection, treatments and care

Study explores how hospitalized older adults make decisions about choosing skilled nursing facilities

Healthy lifestyle changes linked to survival and high functionality in older adults

Family-based treatment found to be effective in addressing childhood obesity

Psychosocial factors play major role in well-being of older people, study says

Adherence to prescribed medication improves health and increases cost savings

Exploring the nanoscale: How AFM is transforming cosmetic science

Innovating Texture and Culture in Plant-Based Foods

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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