Archive: 04/06/2014
GW Cancer Institute conducts survey on moving toward quality patient-centered care
In order to meet new cancer program accreditation standards, institutions have placed new focus on patient navigation, psychosocial distress screening, and survivorship care plans. Recently published research by the George ...
Jun 4, 2014
Hemorrhagic fevers can be caused by body's antiviral interferon response
Hemorrhagic fevers caused by Lassa, dengue and other viruses affect more than one million people annually and are often fatal, yet scientists have never understood why only some virus-infected people come down with the disease ...
Jun 4, 2014
Courts face challenges when linking genetics to criminal behavior
Studies suggest that some people may be at increased risk of criminal behavior due to their genes. Such research holds potential for helping judges and juries with some of the difficult decisions they must make, but it also ...
Jun 4, 2014
Doctors reluctant to discuss end-of-life care with heart failure patients
Healthcare providers are reluctant to discuss end-of-life care with heart failure patients and their families because they feel uncomfortable broaching the topic or lack time, according to a new study presented at the Quality ...
Jun 4, 2014
Saturated fat intake may influence a person's expression of genetic obesity risk
Limiting saturated fat could help people whose genetic make-up increases their chance of being obese. In a new study, researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts University ...
Jun 4, 2014
Heart disease without coronary plaque buildup linked to heart attack risk
Non-obstructive coronary artery disease was associated with a 28 to 44 percent increased risk of a major adverse cardiac event such as a heart attack or death, in a new study presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Jun 4, 2014