While new drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease tend to receive the most public attention, many well-researched ways to care for people with dementia don't involve medication. A new evaluation compared the cost-effectiveness ...
Apr 6, 2023
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A new University of California study shows long-term success when health care providers make electronic referrals (e-referrals) for their patients to California's tobacco quitline. The paper was published today in the journal ...
Mar 29, 2023
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For patients with psychiatric conditions, illness severity and instability are key factors in predicting future risk of hospitalization, according to a new study by researchers associated with Holmusk, a behavioral health ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Receiving medication for opioid use disorders, such as buprenorphine after an overdose, leads to lower mortality risk, according to a Rutgers study.
Mar 24, 2023
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As the U.S. takes steps to move past the pandemic, its health care system is in a fragile financial state. At the end of 2022, about half of U.S. hospitals were in the red–making it the worst year for the industry since ...
Mar 24, 2023
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A new Series published in The Lancet describes how, although commercial entities can contribute positively to health and society, the products and practices of some commercial actors are responsible for escalating rates of ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Americans are facing shortages of drugs critical for cancer treatment, breathing problems and more—shortages that increased nearly 30% between 2021 and 2022, a new report shows.
Mar 23, 2023
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Ascension Health recently announced that it would eliminate midwife care from its Alternative Birthing Center in Southfield, Michigan, despite increased demand for services in the state—a demand that follows a national ...
Mar 23, 2023
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A new study from researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, has shed new light on the best strategies hospitals can use for medication reconciliation, the ...
Mar 22, 2023
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In 2012, Michael Cruz exercised a lot. Four years into a 15-year prison sentence, this was one of the only things he had, he says, until he noticed a numb, tingling sensation in one of his toes while working out. At first, ...
Mar 21, 2023
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