Archive: 17/11/2015
Minority patients less likely to receive analgesic medications for abdominal pain
New research indicates that minority patients seeking care in the emergency department were 22-30 percent less likely than white patients to receive analgesic medication.
Nov 17, 2015
Midwife-led maternity care costs EUR 182 less per woman than consultant-led care
The average cost of maternity care for a woman in a midwife-led unit is €182 less than in a consultant-led unit, according to new research conducted by the School of Nursing and Midwifery and School of Medicine (Health ...
Nov 17, 2015
Researchers find new risk posed by opioid pain medication
Patients with no recent history of taking opioid pain medication had a 25 percent higher risk of chronically using the drugs if they received them when discharged from the hospital, according to researchers at the University ...
Nov 17, 2015