Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 variant JN.1 is on the rise. Here's what you need to know
A new COVID-19 variant is now estimated to make up about 20% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
Dec 21, 2023
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Medications
New study challenges belief that opioids are effective at treating cancer pain
The world's largest review on opioid medicines for cancer pain has found it is unclear whether some commonly used opioid medicines are better than a placebo and suggests that non-opioid medicines, including aspirin, may be ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Health
Researchers seek to revolutionize health care waiting rooms for underserved communities
Researchers from Florida State University have examined how a doctor's office waiting room design can impact health outcomes for women.
Dec 14, 2023
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Health
Researchers: Health service quality must be a priority, not an afterthought
Countries need to ensure continuous attention to the quality of their health care services, including during emergencies, contends a new collection of articles launched in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The authors call ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Medical economics
How can health care systems research improve health equity?
In the United States, health care inequities based on racial and ethnic sociodemographics are pervasive and persistent. Research has shown the systems that deliver health care have both contributed to and maintain these disparities.
Nov 29, 2023
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Health
New framework for using AI in health care considers medical knowledge, practices, procedures, values
Health care organizations are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to improve patient care, but their translation into clinical settings has been inconsistent, in part because evaluating AI in health care remains ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Health
A sugar tax in Germany could save as much as 16 billion euros and improve population health
A simulation study conducted by a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) demonstrates that a soft drink tax in Germany would have significant positive effects. In all of the simulated variants evaluated, less ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Ask the pediatrician: COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy and breastfeeding
A question I commonly get from patients and friends is this: Should I get a COVID vaccine if I'm pregnant or want to become pregnant?
Nov 20, 2023
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Health informatics
Q&A: How AI and machine learning can enhance social media as a public health tool
Health organizations such as hospitals, medical clinics, pharmaceutical companies and community health centers are increasingly turning to social media to promote their brand and connect with patients by delivering personally ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Medications
Study tracks the number of pharmacies participating in discounted drug pricing program
For more than 30 years, section 340B of the Public Health Service Act has required drug manufacturers to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to certain safety-net hospitals and health care organizations that serve ...
Oct 27, 2023
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