People who have primary care physicians tend to have better health care, to receive timelier diagnoses and to get more prompt treatment when it is needed. So, it comes as small surprise that reliable access to primary care ...
Mar 22, 2021
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As soon as the news broke that 98-year-old former President Jimmy Carter had entered hospice care after many years of treatment for cancer, the salutes to his life of public service began flowing.
Feb 27, 2023
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A new tool that predicts risk of death and admission to a long-term care facility for patients with dementia may help conversations between health care providers, patients and their families, according to new research in ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Patients have lower rates of mortality and hospital readmissions when treated by female physicians, with female patients benefitting more than their male counterparts, new research suggests.
Apr 22, 2024
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When a patient is in urgent need of a doctor for illness or injury, expecting that doctor to help is natural.
Aug 18, 2015
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More than 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), most physicians still lack basic knowledge about "reasonable accommodations" the law requires them to provide to people with disabilities, ...
Jan 4, 2022
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Doctors from the University of Pittsburgh showed that providing an online computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (CCBT) program both alone and in combination with Internet Support Groups (ISG) is a more effective treatment ...
May 12, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Many primary care patients are not given tests recommended for monitoring diabetes, according to a study published in the December issue of Family Medicine and Community Health.
Jan 11, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Patients and primary care physicians (PCPs) need to communicate better after urgent care visits, and patients value their relationships with their PCPs, according to research conducted by Harris Poll on behalf ...
Oct 14, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Making regular visits to a primary care doctor increases the odds you'll be screened for colon cancer, a new study says.
Jul 4, 2016
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