A researcher's prescription for better health care: A dose of humility for doctors, nurses and clinicians
Better health care for patients begins with humility—a term not often associated with medicine.
Nov 28, 2023
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Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation: News and Research on Treatment Outcome
MeSH tree: N05.715.360.575.575.800
Study shows patient support programs for prescription drugs are common, especially for expensive drugs
About one in 10 prescription drugs—mainly brand-name and expensive drugs and those for rare diseases—has a manufacturer-sponsored patient support program, which usually includes financial, nursing and educational supports.
Nov 27, 2023
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Patients in nursing homes after hospitalization found to have better outcomes at specialized facilities
People who temporarily stay at a nursing home for short-term, post-acute care—rehabilitation and recovery after a hospitalization—may be better off at facilities that specialize in this service. They have lower rates of death ...
Nov 17, 2023
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Using a neuromonitoring platform to improve care for traumatic brain injuries
Tracking heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels is a standard practice to give doctors valuable information on patients' heart and lung health over time and guide treatment decisions.
Nov 16, 2023
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Clinical trial generates promising results for obinutuzumab in patients with lupus nephritis
In a post hoc analysis of the Phase II NOBILITY trial, researchers found that treatment with obinutuzumab—an antibody that targets a protein expressed on certain immune cells—was superior to placebo for preserving kidney ...
Nov 10, 2023
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AI predictive models shown to be unreliable over time in clinical settings
Models built on machine learning in health care can be victims of their own success, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine and the University of Michigan. Their study assessed the impact of implementing ...
Oct 9, 2023
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Discrimination is the biggest career obstacle for women of color in the NHS—new research
In March 2023, NHS midwife Olukemi Akinmeji won an employment tribunal case against the hospital in Kent where, as an employee, she had faced race discrimination and victimization.
Oct 4, 2023
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Study finds two antibiotics for children with sinusitis equally effective, but one has fewer side effects
In a new study published in JAMA and led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that patients prescribed amoxicillin-clavulanate had higher rates of gastrointestinal symptoms and yeast infections than those ...
Sep 19, 2023
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Younger patients with multiple myeloma can achieve durable survival
Younger adults with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who receive an autologous stem cell transplant (auto-HCT) have a median progression-free survival (PFS) of approximately 3.5 years and a median overall survival (OS) of ...
Jul 27, 2023
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Combating the gold rush-mentality in AI and mental health care
Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Anxiety disorder will affect almost one-third of U.S. adults during their lifetime. Problems of mental health are burdensome and ubiquitous.
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