Archive: 03/03/2015
Brain tumor patients fare better with private insurance, new study finds
Brain tumor patients who are uninsured or use Medicaid stay hospitalized longer and develop more medical complications than those with private insurance, University of Florida Health researchers have found.
Mar 3, 2015
Family based interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed preadolescents
A recent study published in the March 2015 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry finds that Family Based Interpersonal Psychotherapy (FB-IPT) is more effective in treating preadolescent ...
Mar 3, 2015
African leaders urge Ebola 'Marshall Plan'
Leaders of the west African countries worst hit by Ebola urged the world on Tuesday to back a "Marshall Plan" to help them stamp out the disease and rebuild their shattered economies.
Mar 3, 2015
Uganda on defensive over medical 'brain drain' uproar
Uganda's government on Tuesday hit back at mounting criticism of plans to 'export' over 200 health workers to the Caribbean, insisting it was only seeking to regulate an existing labour market and prevent abuses.
Mar 3, 2015
Early benefit assessment increases transparency for study data
Four years have passed since the introduction of the German Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products (AMNOG). AMNOG was primarily aimed at containing the increasing drug expenditure of the statutory health insurance ...
Mar 3, 2015
Neuropsychological, neuropsychiatric and functional assessments help follow the course of Alzheimer's disease
The cognitive performance of persons with Alzheimer's disease and behavioural and psychological problems are linked to their performance of activities of daily living, according to a recent study completed at the University ...
Mar 3, 2015