Health informatics

Improving health care in rural areas

With long waiting lists, significant journey times, an ever-shrinking number of doctor's practices and the aging population, medical care services in sparsely populated regions are under mounting pressure. As part of its ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Stopping the cycle of recurrent urinary tract infections in women

A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to demonstrate the long-term efficacy of electrofulguration, a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that treats chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) ...

Cardiology

Head to heart: Linking Alzheimer's disease to heart failure

The passing of June's summer solstice, the longest day of the year, prompts reflection on all of the ways people work to shine a light in the darkness. June is also Alzheimer's Awareness Month, a time in which we strive to ...

Gastroenterology

Incidence of IBD 10.9 per 100,000 person-years in the US

The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is 10.9 per 100,000 person-years and prevalence is 721 per 100,000 population, according to a study published online July 20 in Gastroenterology.

page 6 from 40