Patients given transitional care before and during discharge from hospital—such as joint discharge planning follow up visits or phone calls—are less likely to be readmitted according to University of Manchester researchers.
Dec 1, 2023
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The gap in life expectancy between American men and women is now the biggest it has been since the mid-1990s—almost six years.
Nov 13, 2023
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Hearing loss is one of the most common chronic conditions as we age and is linked with increased risk for dementia and depression. Despite that, only one-fifth of adults with hearing loss actually seek intervention.
Oct 30, 2023
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After 12 initial weeks of weight loss with intensive lifestyle intervention alone, participants in the SURMOUNT-3 study who were randomly assigned to tirzepatide for 72 weeks achieved a total mean reduction in baseline body ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Patients who had common procedures performed outside of the operating room (OR) were more likely to go home instead of to a long-term care facility when they were discharged from the hospital if their sedation was administered ...
Oct 14, 2023
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Civica Rx, a not-for profit drug manufacturer founded by seven US health systems and three philanthropic organizations, increased supply security and lowered cost on aggregate for 20 drug products, according to the first ...
Sep 20, 2023
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The United States is experiencing its highest overall death rates in more than a century, fueled in part by drug overdose mortality. The origins of the current epidemic are due, at least in part, to a 1986 World Health Organization ...
Sep 12, 2023
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It is estimated that globally, mental disorders affect about one in seven children and adolescents aged 10–19 years. A recent analysis of published studies indicates that most research on child and adolescent mental health ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Receiving therapy for problematic social media use can be effective in improving the mental well-being of people with depression, finds a new study by University College London researchers.
Aug 11, 2023
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We usually associate aging with a shrinking life span, sickness and death. The difficulty of imagining ourselves as old means that we go to great lengths to avoid planning for later life. Yet researchers argue that we have ...
Jul 25, 2023
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