Healthcare News

RSS

‘I am just waiting to die’: Social Security clawbacks drive some into homelessness

More than a year after the federal government first cut off her disability benefits, Denise Woods drives nightly to strip malls, truck stops, and parking lots around Savannah, Georgia, looking for a safe place to sleep in her Chevy.

20 Dec 2023

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used?

Erinn Maury knew Remicade wasn't the right drug for Patti Schulte, a rheumatoid arthritis patient the physician saw at her Millersville, Maryland, practice. Schulte's swollen, painful joints hadn't responded to Enbrel or Humira, two drugs in the same class.

20 Dec 2023

Widespread cannabis use linked to increase in psychiatric disorders, UMSOM review finds

The widespread use of cannabis (marijuana) and its increased potency are associated with a rise in cannabis-related psychiatric conditions, according to a new University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) review article that was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

19 Dec 2023

Over 1 million deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance in Africa

Over 1.05 million deaths were associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and 250,000 deaths were attributable to AMR in the WHO African region, posing an unprecedented health threat.

19 Dec 2023

AI in healthcare: A double-edged sword? Study reveals impact on diagnostic accuracy

Study investigates the impact of AI on clinicians' diagnostic accuracy, revealing that AI explanations don't significantly mitigate the harmful effects of biased AI models, emphasizing the need for careful validation of AI tools in clinical settings.

19 Dec 2023

Daily toothbrushing in hospitals linked to significant drop in pneumonia cases and ICU mortality rates

Study shows that daily toothbrushing significantly reduces the incidence of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), especially in mechanically ventilated patients, leading to shorter ICU stays and lower ICU mortality rates.

19 Dec 2023

Hip-focused physical therapy provides faster low back pain relief in older adults

When the University of Delaware's Gregory Hicks started his research career two decades ago, he was one of only a few people in the United States studying chronic low back pain in people over 60 years old.

19 Dec 2023

SMU study explores substance use motivations and concerns in young psychotics

A new study led by SMU medical and psychological anthropologist Neely Myers indicates that while young people diagnosed with early psychosis understand the importance of discontinuing use of substances like cannabis, many are ambivalent about stopping.

19 Dec 2023

Biased AI models can trick doctors, study finds

AI models in health care are a double-edged sword, with models improving diagnostic decisions for some demographics, but worsening decisions for others when the model has absorbed biased medical data.

19 Dec 2023

Study pinpoints ideal locations for public bleeding control kits in shopping centers

Where should bleeding control equipment be located to save as many lives as possible? Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden, in collaboration with US researchers, have found the answer to this through computer simulations of a bomb exploding in a shopping center.

19 Dec 2023

Study reveals low rates of social factors documentation in healthcare

A new study provides the latest data on the low rates for screening and documenting Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in healthcare settings.

19 Dec 2023

Unleashing the power of machine learning for health improvement

In an editorial, Monica M. Bertagnolli assesses the promise of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to study and improve health.

19 Dec 2023

New vaccine could offer affordable hope for millions with high cholesterol

Nearly two in five U.S. adults have high cholesterol, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Untreated, high cholesterol can lead to heart disease and stroke, which are two of the top causes of death in the U.S. Worldwide;, cardiovascular diseases claim nearly 18 million lives every year, according to the World Health Organization.

19 Dec 2023

Study: Barbie lags in diversity and accuracy of medical and scientific careers

Barbie should consider expanding her medical and scientific careers into areas where women and other under-represented groups remain a minority, suggests a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

19 Dec 2023

Patients' imaginative solutions can fuel healthcare innovation

Routinely collected patient experience surveys provide an opportunity for patients to share their creative ideas for improvement, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

19 Dec 2023

AGA releases the first comprehensive evidence-based guideline on management of pouchitis

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released the first comprehensive evidence-based guideline on the management of pouchitis, the most common complication people with ulcerative colitis experience following surgery to remove their colon.

19 Dec 2023

Healthcare News

‘I am just waiting to die’: Social Security clawbacks drive some into homelessness

A new test could save arthritis patients time, money, and pain. But will it be used?

Widespread cannabis use linked to increase in psychiatric disorders, UMSOM review finds

Over 1 million deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance in Africa

AI in healthcare: A double-edged sword? Study reveals impact on diagnostic accuracy

Daily toothbrushing in hospitals linked to significant drop in pneumonia cases and ICU mortality rates

Hip-focused physical therapy provides faster low back pain relief in older adults

SMU study explores substance use motivations and concerns in young psychotics

Biased AI models can trick doctors, study finds

Study pinpoints ideal locations for public bleeding control kits in shopping centers

Study reveals low rates of social factors documentation in healthcare

Unleashing the power of machine learning for health improvement

New vaccine could offer affordable hope for millions with high cholesterol

Study: Barbie lags in diversity and accuracy of medical and scientific careers

Patients' imaginative solutions can fuel healthcare innovation

AGA releases the first comprehensive evidence-based guideline on management of pouchitis

When a quick telehealth visit yields multiple surprises beyond a big bill

Patients facing death are opting for a lifesaving heart device — but at what risk?

New doula benefit ‘life-changing’ for California mom

Hospital coffee machines not responsible for spreading superbugs, study finds

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

Latest News