A UCSF telecare program that improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers also has the surprising bonus of cutting Medicare costs, according to UC San Francisco research.
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A new blood test called p-tau217 shows promise as an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, and when used in a two-step workflow very high accuracy to either identify or exclude brain amyloidosis, the most important and earliest ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Most individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder are not on recommended medications and even fewer remain in care, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine by lead author Ashley Leech, Ph.D., ...
Aug 7, 2023
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A new talking therapy for depression has shown encouraging early signs of being more effective and cheaper to deliver than the current best practice of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
Jul 13, 2023
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Researchers and physicians at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC used machine learning to create and deploy an accurate and flexible model for predicting patients at high-risk for complications after surgery, according ...
Jul 10, 2023
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When a patient with chronic kidney disease finally reaches the point that their kidneys fail, doctors have a treatment available: dialysis. But undergoing dialysis often brings a high burden of other unpleasant symptoms—fatigue, ...
Jun 20, 2023
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In recent years, the use of genomic sequencing panels in cancer treatment has become widespread. These are tests that search the DNA of the patient's tumor for gene variants for which validated drugs are known, making the ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Over the past decade, the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors has revolutionized treatment for patients with advanced lung cancer, helping many live longer lives and improving overall survival for the disease. However, ...
Jun 4, 2023
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Scientists say tonsil removal is both cost- and clinically effective for adults who get recurrent severe sore throats.
May 17, 2023
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The behaviors and actions of hypersocial species like humans are heavily influenced by the behaviors and actions of those around them. This was evidenced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; protective measures such as masking ...
May 9, 2023
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