Archive: 06/02/2019

Impact of acne relapses on quality of life and productivity

In a study of teenagers and adults suffering from acne who consulted their dermatologist, the acne relapse rate was 44 percent (39.9 percent of ≤20-year-olds and 53.3 percent of >20-year-olds).

Feb 6, 2019

High-need, high-cost patients offer solutions for improving their care and reducing costs

By many estimates, only 5% of U.S. patients are high-need, high-cost (HNHC), yet they account for about 50% of health care spending. It has become a national priority to understand the needs of this patient cohort, identify ...

Feb 6, 2019

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Dutch dash to secure 'critical' medicines after Brexit

The Netherlands is scrambling to secure 50 "critical" medicines currently supplied by Britain if London leaves the European Union without a deal next month, a minister said Wednesday.

Feb 6, 2019

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Expand the role of patients, the true experts, in neuromuscular disease research

The old-fashioned paternalistic relationship between doctors and patients has gradually evolved into a more collaborative one in the era of patient-centered medicine. Shared decision-making (SDM), in which doctors and patients ...

Feb 6, 2019

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See-through fish aid scientists in autism-related breakthrough

University of Miami researchers have discovered a clue in the humble zebrafish's digestive tract that, one day, could help people on the autism spectrum alleviate one of the most common yet least studied symptoms of their ...

Feb 6, 2019

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The good and evil of ghosts, governments, and machines

Good and evil may spring from the human mind, but new research reveals how they extend beyond humans to the artificial and supernatural.

Feb 6, 2019

Research finds shrinking population in more than a third of rural counties

Nearly 35 percent of rural counties in the United States are experiencing protracted and significant population loss, according to new research released by the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. ...

Feb 6, 2019

Study links adult fibromyalgia to childhood sexual abuse

A new Tel Aviv University study finds that fibromyalgia syndrome—a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain, fatigue and cognitive difficulties—may be a consequence of post-traumatic physical and psychological ...

Feb 6, 2019