The UK Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) is a medical exam with strong stakeholder support and is associated with increased confidence in prescribing and decreased reporting of medication-related patient harm. The PSA is ...
Nov 10, 2023
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July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, bringing attention to a group of cancers that begin in the bones or soft tissues of the body. There are more than 70 types of sarcoma, including bone cancer. Treatments for bone cancer include ...
Jul 13, 2022
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More than one-third of people diagnosed with major depressive disorder don't respond sufficiently to specific antidepressant treatments. Patients often need to try different options until one is effective. To help arrive ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Auricular acupuncture, recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and offered as an integrative practice since 2006 by the SUS (Sistema Única de Saúde), Brazil's national health service, is safe for patients with ...
Feb 27, 2024
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New research from The University of Queensland has found that women who have hot flushes and night sweats after menopause are 70 percent more likely to have heart attacks, angina and strokes.
Jul 2, 2020
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Numerous studies have shown that monitoring physical activity promotes better health—from reducing body mass index to watching for signs of hypertension, for example. A new study suggests step counters could play yet another ...
Jan 8, 2020
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Radiologists and artificial intelligence systems yield significant differences in breast-cancer screenings, a team of researchers has found. Its work, which appears in the journal Scientific Reports, reveals the potential ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Chronic stress has far-reaching consequences for our bodies. For example, many stress-related psychiatric illnesses, such as depression, are associated with changes in the immune system. However, the underlying mechanisms ...
Feb 7, 2024
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive brain tumor in adults. Currently, it can be treated with neurosurgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Still, the median life expectancy of patients affected with this pathology is ...
Dec 5, 2019
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Like many sectors, health care has benefited from the rising use of artificial intelligence, but it has sometimes happened at the expense of minority patients.
Oct 3, 2022
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