(HealthDay)—An app-directed protocol is feasible, brief, and accurate for diagnosing delirium among inpatients, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Nov 9, 2021
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A new report published today authored by leading autism experts and members of the autistic community argues that much greater support is needed to help individuals and their families navigate the long and often complex process ...
Nov 3, 2021
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Chest discomfort associated with a heart attack or heart event may often be felt beyond the chest, with many people reporting pain in their shoulders, arms, jaw, neck, back and upper abdomen. A new approach to evaluate the ...
Oct 28, 2021
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An assessment tool can make it easier for healthcare professionals to identify pain in residents with dementia. The right treatment can improve residents' quality of life.
Oct 26, 2021
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The Baycrest-developed, at-home Cogniciti Brain Health Assessment performs as well as a widely used, clinician-led test at assessing patients' cognitive health, reports a new study.
Oct 12, 2021
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Neuropsychological assessment is an integral component of rehabilitation for individuals with a history of neurological illness or injury. In this themed issue of NeuroRehabilitation, international experts discuss its clinical ...
Oct 7, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Providing individualized breast cancer risk estimates as a component of primary health care is associated with an increased use of mammography among women of racial- and ethnic-minority groups who are at high ...
Sep 22, 2021
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Every year in America, women spend at least US$2.8 billion on sanitary pads and tampons that can take hundreds of years to decompose. Is there a more economical and environmentally friendly way? To find out, we asked Susan ...
Sep 16, 2021
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A suicide screening tool developed by researchers from Duke Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs is far more accurate at identifying patients at risk for attempting suicide than current clinical assessments, which ...
Sep 15, 2021
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Health system executives tend to rate the performance of their organizations more favorably and "higher performing" than objective clinical quality measures indicate—likely reflecting differences between what subjective ...
Sep 8, 2021
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