Health
Primary care tele-mentoring program model shows potential to lead to improved patient care
Tele-mentoring for primary care providers was associated with a decrease in hospitalizations for Medicaid patients with diabetes.
Mar 24, 2022
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News tagged with echoes
Autism spectrum disorders
Mizzou program significantly reduces delay in autism diagnosis
When Katie New first suspected her son had autism, she had to wait 18 months for a diagnosis. She also had to travel nearly 100 miles from her hometown of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to see an autism specialist in Cape Girardeau. ...
Aug 15, 2018
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Health
Could Amazon's Alexa help you cut down on your drinking?
It can tell you the time, read you the news and even crack a joke or two, but could Amazon's Alexa play a role in your health too?
Nov 14, 2017
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Autism spectrum disorders
Telehealth reduces wait time, improves care for children with autism living in remote areas
Long wait times have been a persistent issue for families waiting to see an autism specialist, with waits often exceeding a year. Additionally, children with autism living in rural areas have added costs associated with traveling ...
Jun 1, 2017
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Medical research
New study finds two ears attuned to high frequencies help us find objects using echoes
The ability that some people have to use echoes to determine the position of an otherwise silent object, in a similar way to bats and dolphins, requires good high-pitch hearing in both ears, according to new research from ...
May 8, 2015
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Health
Pediatricians offer first report on organic foods (Update)
Parents who want to reduce their kids' exposure to pesticides may seek out organic fruits and vegetables, but they aren't necessarily safer or more nutritious than conventional foods, America's leading pediatricians group ...
Oct 22, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bias found in mental health drug research presented at major psychiatric meeting
When thousands of psychiatrists attend their field's largest annual meeting each year, the presentations they hear about research into drug treatments report overwhelmingly on positive results.
May 22, 2012
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Cardiology
Negative prediction for sudden cardiac death high with ECG
(HealthDay) -- Electrocardiogram (ECG), with or without echocardiogram (ECHO), may have potential value as a mass screening tool to identify the most common causes of pediatric sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to a meta-analysis ...
Mar 6, 2012
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Neuroscience
'I can hear a building over there': Researchers study blind people's ability to echolocate
It is common knowledge that bats and dolphins echolocate, emitting bursts of sounds and then listening to the echoes that bounce back to detect objects. What is less well-known is that people can echolocate too. In fact, ...
May 25, 2011
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Radiology & Imaging
Research proposes new MRI technology for non-invasive assessment of interstitial fluid flow
Interstitial fluid flow is closely related to drug delivery and distribution, playing a crucial role in their therapeutic effects on tumors. However, few non-invasive measurement methods are available for measuring low-velocity ...
Dec 12, 2023
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