Archive: 26/08/2013
Pediatric readmission rates aren't indicator of hospital performance
Readmission rates of adult patients to the same hospital within 30 days are an area of national focus and a potential indicator of clinical failure and unnecessary expenditures.
Aug 26, 2013
Task Force recommends that physicians counsel youth against tobacco use
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care clinicians provide interventions, including education or brief counseling, to prevent initiation of tobacco use in school-aged children ...
Aug 26, 2013
Sweaty palms and racing heart may benefit some negotiators
The idea of having to negotiate over the price of a new car sends many into the cold sweats, but new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that sweaty ...
Aug 26, 2013
New screening strategy may catch ovarian cancer at early stages
Evaluating its change over time, CA-125, the protein long-recognized for predicting ovarian cancer recurrence, now shows promise as a screening tool for early-stage disease, according to researchers at The University of Texas ...
Aug 26, 2013
Healthcare professionals need to look out for fabricated illness in children, professor says
While it's rare for a parent to fabricate an illness in their child, a McMaster University researcher says physicians and other health professionals need to be on the alert for this form of child abuse.
Aug 26, 2013