Archive: 05/10/2015
Blood clots may complicate aortic valve replacements
Heart valve replacements made from tissue (bioprosthetic valves) have long been thought to be spared the complication of blood clot formation. Researchers have now found that about 15 percent of all bioprosthetic aortic heart ...
Oct 5, 2015
Hospital care patterns vary greatly for children with complex medical issues
Although children with high health care needs represent a small percentage of the overall pediatric population, they account for a large percentage of pediatric health care costs, including up to 40% of pediatric hospital ...
Oct 5, 2015
Gut bacteria population, diversity linked to anorexia nervosa
Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine found that people with anorexia nervosa have very different microbial communities residing inside their guts compared to healthy individuals and that this bacterial imbalance is associated ...
Oct 5, 2015
Unconscious bias among physicians results in low quality care for LGBT, disabled patients
Physicians' unconscious attitudes toward special patient populations like disabled and LGBT patients may be partially responsible for poorer overall health observed in these communities, according to a Rowan University professor ...
Oct 5, 2015