On-screen prompts for prescribers decreased long-term, high-dose opioid prescriptions and increased orders for a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug, according to a new USC study that examined Kaiser Permanente prescribing ...
May 26, 2022
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Although big data is revolutionizing health care, its potential has been limited by underrepresentation of vulnerable populations, including marginalized racial and socioeconomic groups that are at higher risk for poor health ...
May 25, 2022
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Up to three out of every 1,000 infants in the United States are born with profound hearing loss.
May 24, 2022
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Populations underrepresented in clinical trials face worse health outcomes that will cost the U.S. trillions of dollars over the next three decades, according to a new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering ...
May 19, 2022
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A new analysis of data collected from more than 82,000 autistic children across seven years reveals significant differences in their health care utilization according to sex, race and ethnicity.
May 2, 2022
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Examining a range of research from studies in laboratory animals to epidemiological research in human populations gives scientists a clearer picture of what kind of nutrition can offer the best chance for a longer, healthier ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Did you drink a cup of coffee this morning? If so, was it because you actually felt tired, or did you simply follow a habitual morning routine?
Apr 25, 2022
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Scientists have provided the strongest evidence yet that a protein that enables us to detect the sensation of cold may also be responsible for migraines. The findings appear in the journal Pain.
Apr 11, 2022
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Researchers from a USC-led consortium have discovered 15 "hotspots" in the genome that either speed up brain aging or slow it down—a finding that could provide new drug targets to resist Alzheimer's disease and other degenerative ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Remember the early days of the pandemic? As people flocked to stores—often to find empty shelves—scientists and politicians shared what they knew about the virus. Since then, our understanding of COVID-19 has improved ...
Apr 4, 2022
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