Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find sleep disturbances prevalent in long COVID
Cleveland Clinic researchers found 41% of patients with long COVID, had moderate to severe sleep disturbances.
Apr 5, 2023
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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds high rates of burnout across health care professions
Burnout is associated with adverse outcomes including medical errors and lower quality of care. While many studies have focused on physician or nurse burnout, the COVID-19 pandemic increased stress across the health care ...
Mar 31, 2023
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Diabetes
Bridging the gap: Addressing medical and social needs improves diabetes care and outcomes
Nearly one in five American adults has diabetes. But that doesn't mean the common condition is simple to treat or manage. Diabetes and its complications are the No. 1 cause of kidney failure, adult blindness, and lower-limb ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Medical research
Most patients unaware of how race is used to make risk assessments, guide clinical care
Algorithms that incorporate race as a modifying factor to guide clinical decision-making have recently been criticized for propagating racial bias in medicine. The calculation of lung or kidney function are examples of equations ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Medications
New Jersey regulation not associated with curbed opioid prescriptions or shortened usage
Regulation designed to reduce prescription opioid pain medications in New Jersey may not have had the intended effect: A Rutgers analysis of Medicaid records found that progression from short-term to long-term opioid use ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Medical economics
Fewer surprise bills: Most US hospitals now transparent on prices
Shopping for cataract surgery, a heart valve replacement or a colonoscopy?
Feb 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research identifies potential long COVID racial disparities
Black and Hispanic Americans appear to experience more symptoms and health problems related to long COVID, a lay term that captures an array of symptoms and health problems, than white people, but are not as likely to be ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer risk models may incorrectly classify many women
Breast cancer risk estimates for individual women vary substantially depending on which risk assessment model is used, and women are likely receiving vastly different recommendations depending on the model used and the cutoff ...
Feb 14, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
High physical activity does not offset obesity risk among preteens with high screen time
The American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidance for evaluating and treating obesity last month, recommending proactive treatment for children and teens. But despite the fact that behavioral recommendations for obesity ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Medical economics
National study of hospitals finds low adherence to the federal price transparency mandate
In January 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) passed a federal law that requires hospitals to make the costs of standard healthcare services transparent. Investigators at the Brigham systematically ...
Feb 8, 2023
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