Psychology & Psychiatry
Food and exercise can treat depression as well as a psychologist, our study found. And it's cheaper
Around 3.2 million Australians live with depression.
Aug 3, 2024
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News tagged with guidelines
Diabetes
Significant link found between heme iron, found in red meat and other animal products, and type 2 diabetes risk
Higher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products—as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods—was associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in ...
Aug 13, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
BRCA1/2: Why men should be screened for the 'breast cancer gene'
More and more studies show that men face risks of cancer from BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations that are most often associated with breast and ovarian cancers in women.
Jul 26, 2024
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Health informatics
Making clinical guidelines work for large language models
Clinical guidelines are essential to the practice of evidence-based medicine, but they are long and complex, which makes it hard for busy doctors to quickly and easily find the information they need to care for each patient.
Jul 19, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Many breast cancer survivors do not receive genetic testing, despite being eligible
As cancer treatment and survivorship care relies more on understanding the genetic make-up of an individual's tumor, a new study from the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center finds that many breast cancer survivors ...
Jul 16, 2024
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Medications
Study finds biosimilars offer improved outcome and lower cost for rheumatoid arthritis treatment
A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) performed a cost-effectiveness analysis of treatment strategies for patients in Hong Kong with rheumatoid arthritis.
Jul 25, 2024
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Medical research
World-first international guidelines weeds-out potentially critical scientific fraud
The number of retractions issued for scientific research articles in 2023 exceeded 10,000—smashing annual records. To date, publishers have struggled to clean up a slew of papers with serious integrity concerns.
Jul 16, 2024
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Health
Even light drinking harms health of older adults: Study
New research confirms that alcohol is not your friend as you age: Even light drinking was linked to an increase in cancer deaths among older adults, with the raised risk most pronounced in those who had other health problems ...
Aug 13, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA approves another blood test for colon cancer screening
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new blood test that can spot colon cancer.
Jul 29, 2024
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Gastroenterology
Guidelines updated for diagnosis, management of focal liver lesions
In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published online in the July issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology, updated recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management ...
Jul 23, 2024
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Guideline
A guideline is any document that aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine. By definition, following a guideline is never mandatory (protocol would be a better term for a mandatory procedure). Guidelines are an essential part of the larger process of governance.
Guidelines may be issued by and used by any organization (governmental or private) to make the actions of its employees or divisions more predictable, and presumably of higher quality.
Examples or guidelines are:
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