A table in a recently published paper tells the story of 30 families who have, sometimes after years of searching, finally received an answer about the condition that has plagued one or more family members. The Brigham Genomic ...
Sep 17, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Few participants in clinical trials have strong concerns about the risks of data sharing, according to a study published June 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Aug 27, 2018
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(HealthDay)—There are very few published descriptions of programs that address the mistreatment of medical trainees, according to a review published online July 27 in JAMA Network Open.
Jul 31, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Patients do in fact care what doctors wear, according to a study recently published in BMJ Open.
Jul 19, 2018
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A major goal of hospitals is to prevent unplanned readmissions of patients after they are discharged. A new study reveals that the preventability of readmissions changes over time: readmissions within the first week after ...
Jul 12, 2018
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In a small study based on conversations with 20 hospital-based surgeons, Johns Hopkins researchers say they found that most report feeling pressure to operate under severe emergency situations, even when they believe the ...
Jul 9, 2018
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Most participants in clinical trials believe the benefits of broadly sharing person-level data outweigh the risks, according to a new study by Stanford University researchers.
Jun 6, 2018
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When you go to the doctor or hospital, one piece of information that you're always asked to provide—in addition to your name, address, and insurance information—is an emergency contact. Often, that person is a blood relative. ...
May 17, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Early general medicine readmissions are more likely than late readmissions to be preventable with hospital-based interventions, according to a study published online May 1 in the Annals of Internal of Medicine.
May 1, 2018
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Medical school students receive little formal instruction in radiation oncology, a Loyola study has found.
Mar 22, 2018
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