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Study provides "nuanced insights into individuals' access to health services during the pandemic

A national study on access to healthcare visits, medicine/medical equipment and community resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, shows disparities related to sociodemographic characteristics, like race, gender, and age.

8 Feb 2023

AI can be a powerful tool to help identify lung nodules on chest X-rays

In a pioneering, randomized controlled study evaluating the effect of artificial intelligence (AI)-based software in real clinical practice, researchers found that AI significantly improved the detection of lung nodules on chest X-rays.

7 Feb 2023

New scientific statement proposes ideal foundational requirements for stroke centers

A new American Heart Association scientific statement provides guidance on staffing, leadership and resource requirements for hospital stroke centers to reduce variability and improve quality of care at stroke centers across the U.S.

7 Feb 2023

The Pill Club reaches $18.3 million Medicaid fraud settlement with California

The Pill Club, an online women's pharmacy, has reached an $18.3 million settlement with California authorities over claims it defrauded the state's Medicaid program by prescribing birth control pills without adequate consultation and shipping tens of thousands of female condoms to customers who didn't want them.

7 Feb 2023

Increase in resistant Shigella infections among men who have sex with men

Researchers report a rise in Shigella flexneri type 2a infections in men who have sexual intercourse with men in England from September 2021 onward.

7 Feb 2023

Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy increases risk of complications for mother and infant

Researchers investigate the obstetric and neonatal outcomes in unvaccinated pregnant females infected with the SARS-CoV-2.

7 Feb 2023

Study reports two cases of ocular MPox in HIV-infected patients

Researchers review the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of ocular Mpox syndrome in men living with HIV infection.

7 Feb 2023

Liver surgery may be safer in high-volume hospitals

A new paper in the British Journal of Surgery, published by Oxford University Press, finds that patients undergoing liver surgery fare better in higher-volume hospitals; their mortality rates are lower.

7 Feb 2023

Decisions by CVS and Optum panicked thousands of their sickest patients

The fear started when a few patients saw their nurses and dietitians posting job searches on LinkedIn.

7 Feb 2023

A secret weapon in preventing the next pandemic: Fruit bats

More than four dozen Jamaican fruit bats destined for a lab in Bozeman, Montana, are set to become part of an experiment with an ambitious goal: predicting the next global pandemic.

7 Feb 2023

VUMC’s Shed-MEDS protocol reduces exposure to potentially inappropriate medications

An estimated one in six older adults in the United States who take multiple prescription drugs risk major drug-drug interactions and other adverse drug effects that can worsen their medical conditions, increase the likelihood of cognitive impairment and falls, and lead to hospitalization or death.

6 Feb 2023

Multi-country study examines clinical and community antibiotic use during the pandemic

Globally, during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, antibiotics were prescribed to 75 percent of COVID-19 patients despite bacterial coinfection rates averaging less than 10 percent.

6 Feb 2023

Urine-diverting toilets can reduce a person’s exposure to virus particles

Parents often give their children useful advice: Wash your hands, cover your cough and put the toilet lid down before flushing.

6 Feb 2023

Mandating cognitive screening for older drivers associated with decrease in motor vehicle collisions and increase in road injuries

It is generally assumed that older people make more mistakes and cause more crashes when driving, but there has been very little research to back up this assumption.

6 Feb 2023

Combination of time-restricted eating and high-intensity interval training can help reduce belly fat

A combination of interval training and eating only within fixed times of the day could be the key to getting rid of dangerous belly fat.

6 Feb 2023

Why two states remain holdouts on distracted driving laws

Max Herrick pulled over on the interstate near Harrisonville, Missouri, on a spring night in 2020 to offer antifreeze to a woman whose car had overheated.

6 Feb 2023

A technicality could keep RSV shots from kids in need

After more than five decades of trying, the drug industry is on the verge of providing effective immunizations against the respiratory syncytial virus, which has put an estimated 90,000 U.S. infants and small children in the hospital since the start of October.

6 Feb 2023

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Study provides "nuanced insights into individuals' access to health services during the pandemic

AI can be a powerful tool to help identify lung nodules on chest X-rays

New scientific statement proposes ideal foundational requirements for stroke centers

The Pill Club reaches $18.3 million Medicaid fraud settlement with California

Increase in resistant Shigella infections among men who have sex with men

Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy increases risk of complications for mother and infant

Study reports two cases of ocular MPox in HIV-infected patients

Liver surgery may be safer in high-volume hospitals

Decisions by CVS and Optum panicked thousands of their sickest patients

A secret weapon in preventing the next pandemic: Fruit bats

VUMC’s Shed-MEDS protocol reduces exposure to potentially inappropriate medications

Multi-country study examines clinical and community antibiotic use during the pandemic

Urine-diverting toilets can reduce a person’s exposure to virus particles

Mandating cognitive screening for older drivers associated with decrease in motor vehicle collisions and increase in road injuries

Combination of time-restricted eating and high-intensity interval training can help reduce belly fat

Why two states remain holdouts on distracted driving laws

A technicality could keep RSV shots from kids in need

New research examines how COVID-19 affects immune-compromised people

Rural areas in the U.S. have significantly less access to telehealth and cancer care services

Using genetic risk scores for predicting venous thromboembolism

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