Private radiology practices have been especially hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the steps they take to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on their practice will shape the future of radiology, according to a special ...
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Francesca Rinaldo, MD, Ph.D., became interested in the plight of older adults during a rotation in the intensive care unit at Stanford Hospital. She noticed how often elderly patients were admitted after sustaining rib fractures, ...
Jul 17, 2020
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact health and livelihoods of millions, there is increasing attention focused on vaccine development. But an effective treatment has a critical role to play—before and after a vaccine ...
Jul 16, 2020
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Only 26 states have publicly available guidelines for the allocation of ventilators in a public health emergency, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, the guidelines vary widely from state to state.
Jul 14, 2020
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The first disease-modifying Alzheimer's disease treatments are on the horizon, but health systems in the United States and Europe would have to take a number of steps to ensure they are ready to provide those treatments to ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Nurse practitioners (NPs) represent 1-in-5 primary care clinicians and their ranks are growing faster than doctors particularly in rural areas, where nearly half of all primary care practices employ at least one NP. Some ...
Jul 31, 2020
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A UCLA-led study has found that dermatopathologists, who specialize in diagnosing skin diseases at the microscopic level, are motivated both by patient safety concerns and by malpractice fears—often simultaneously—when ...
Jul 20, 2020
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There are reports that Kenya's hospital beds are filling up because of a surge in COVID-19 patients. This highlights concerns since the start of the pandemic, that the health systems of many African countries would quickly ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Excessive pricing or 'price gouging' of essential hygiene and medical products during the current global pandemic could be prevented, claims a new paper from the University of Portsmouth.
Jul 16, 2020
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Izzy Benasso was playing a casual game of tennis with her father on a summer Saturday when she felt her knee pop. She had torn a meniscus, one of the friction-reducing pads in the knee, locking it in place at a 45-degree ...
Jul 29, 2020
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