Medical research
Research on 'weaning' patients from ventilation aims to improve outcomes
A new study from University of Galway has found high death rates in weaning intensive care patients from ventilation.
Jan 24, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Screen all adults under age 65 for anxiety disorders, expert panel says
For the first time ever, the nation's top panel of preventive health experts has recommended that doctors routinely screen all adult patients under 65 for anxiety disorder.
Jun 20, 2023
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Surgery
New guidance on hip fracture services could improve recovery for thousands of patients
A new "toolkit" for senior doctors and hospital managers, that will help make changes to their organizational arrangements and improve the quality of hip fracture care across the U.K. has been launched by The Royal Osteoporosis ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
An updated look at prostate cancer disparities
Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have found that Black men respond as well as white men to systemic therapies for advanced prostate cancer when access to quality health care is equal, regardless of socioeconomic status. ...
Oct 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Health care-associated infections higher for patients hospitalized with COVID-19
The incidence of health care-associated infections (HAIs) was higher among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 than for patients without COVID-19, according to a study published online April 13 in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 14, 2023
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Other
Children's hospital design impacts nurse, patient and family experience
Curtin University research has found that the design of Perth's new Children's Hospital in Western Australia had positive outcomes for privacy and natural light, but initially left nurses feeling exhausted, isolated and less ...
Jan 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New technology illuminates bladder cancer detection
UC San Diego Health is the first health system in San Diego County to offer a new technology that detects and monitors bladder cancer in both the clinic and operating room settings by using blue light, white light and an ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Health
Enhancing pharmacy services for patients does not impact health care utilization
New research from Boston Medical Center found that enhancing pharmacy services for patients with high levels of health care utilization did not lead to reduced hospital admissions and emergency department visits. Published ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Gastroenterology
Digestive problems in 'long COVID' linked to psychological trauma, according research
Many people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 when the virus arrived in spring 2020 experienced a high rate of gastrointestinal problems and psychological trauma more than a year later, according to a recently published ...
Mar 15, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer organizations recommend mindfulness-based interventions to treat anxiety and depression in patients
The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) formally recommend mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and other integrative therapies to manage anxiety and depression symptoms ...
Aug 15, 2023
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