Respiratory tract infections (RTI) with cough are the most common reason children are prescribed antibiotics by their doctors, but up to a third of prescriptions may be unnecessary. A new study of over 8000 children has identified ...
Sep 1, 2016
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A new paper in Family Practice indicates that overweight patients are more inclined to disagree with their health care providers on advice on weight loss and lifestyle.
Aug 31, 2022
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Patients posting their opinions about doctors on online ratings websites are much less likely to discuss physicians with low perceived quality and are more prone than offline populations to exaggerate their opinions, according ...
Jun 14, 2011
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While preventive health care is usually associated with primary care providers, a majority of office visits for preventive services among reproductive-age women happened with obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs), a University ...
Dec 22, 2022
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For many, hearing the word "Parkinson's" conjures an image of tremors. But Parkinson's disease, brought about by loss of nerve and other brain cells, is actually an incredibly complex movement disorder that can cause symptoms ...
Sep 8, 2017
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Specialised group yoga classes could provide a cost-effective way of treating patients with chronic or recurrent low back pain, according to the UK's largest ever study of the benefits of yoga.
Aug 16, 2012
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If doctors in hospital emergency departments are trained to carry out ultrasound on patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), they can nearly halve the time the patients spend in these departments.
Sep 17, 2023
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Emissions from livestock farms cause asthma and COPD patients living nearby to experience more exacerbations, according to research presented today at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Amsterdam.
Sep 27, 2011
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Over 75 percent of newspaper articles regarding out-of-hours healthcare services were found to be negative in tone, according to a new study.
Mar 26, 2019
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Mobile phones should be used to express and store our end-of-life medical care preferences, experts say.
Apr 10, 2013
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