A new research study published today in Family Practice finds that when doctors tell patients living with obesity to lose weight, the guidance they give is generally vague, superficial, and commonly not supported by scientific ...
Dec 13, 2022
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A new program for treating the emotional health of mothers of children with ADHD has shown significant benefits for the children themselves, finds a new study by University of Maryland researchers. The program combines treatment ...
May 24, 2013
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Many people, when they hear "palliative care," may think of hospice. But over the last 15 years, another practice has emerged for people who aren't ready for that ultimate step: palliative care consults. Early research has ...
Sep 20, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Almost half of patients whose primary care physicians recommend a lumbosacral or cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan go on to receive a surgical consultation, but few end up undergoing spinal ...
Jan 2, 2013
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Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) is associated with improved health outcomes for patients with diabetes. Primary care practices, however, have been slow to adopt the technology. Researchers used a web-based survey to assess ...
Nov 29, 2022
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Patient-initiated care supported with smartphone self-monitoring is noninferior to usual care for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients with stable low disease activity, according to a study published online July 11 in Arthritis ...
Aug 12, 2022
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Patient-generated health data - a new phenomenon that includes taking medical selfies, wearing body monitoring devices, and recording info on mobiles and health apps - has come under the lense of medical photographer and ...
Aug 10, 2015
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In the past decade, a growing number of academic medical centers have begun offering research ethics consultation services, in which bioethics experts help scientists address the ethical and societal implications of their ...
Jan 26, 2012
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Girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are significantly more likely to attempt suicide or injure themselves as young adults than girls who do not have ADHD, according to research published by the American Psychological ...
Aug 14, 2012
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Black Medicare patients have lower odds of receiving a surgical consultation after being admitted from the emergency department with an emergency general surgery condition versus similar White Medicare patients, according ...
Oct 18, 2022
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