Trust is very important in medicine. Increasing numbers of people are using the internet to manage their health by looking for facts about specific illnesses and treatments available. And patients, their carers and the public ...
Jul 23, 2015
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When clinical psychiatrist and University of Queensland researcher Dr. Cathy Franklin saw her first patient with Catatonia and Acute Regression in Down syndrome in 2009, she was shocked.
Mar 22, 2022
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(Medical Xpress) -- The federal government is pushing doctors and hospitals to convert to electronic medical records by 2015, touting reductions in costs, increased patient safety and greater efficiencies in the U.S. health ...
Jul 4, 2011
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Unvalidated health information received from online forums could be placing people at risk according to recently published research from the University of Melbourne.
Dec 12, 2014
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A study of how chronically ill teenagers manage their privacy found that teen patients spend a great deal of time online and guard their privacy very consciously. "Not all my friends need to know": a qualitative study of ...
Sep 20, 2012
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It's 2013. The Harlem Shake is on the radio and e-cigarettes are becoming a thing. A group of researchers convene to discuss these and other products containing nicotine.
Apr 28, 2023
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A new app developed by scientists at Stanford Medicine and other institutions can detect skin lesions caused by mpox, previously known as monkeypox, in images with an accuracy of 90%, the researchers found in a study. To ...
Mar 3, 2023
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A new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs study found that pharmacogenomic testing can help providers avoid prescribing antidepressant medications that may have undesirable outcomes. Pharmacogenomics is the study of how genes ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Although personal health records are now securely accessible online to a large and growing number of individuals, little research has been conducted on opinions about their ease of use.
Jan 5, 2012
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Genetic counseling is essential when dealing with individuals who are affected by, or at risk of, inherited disease. Although it is known to be useful in helping patients cope with test results and deal with uncertainty, ...
Jun 10, 2023
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