Medications
No evidence of added benefit for most new drugs, say researchers
More than half of new drugs entering the German healthcare system have not been shown to add benefit, argue researchers in The BMJ today.
Jul 10, 2019
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
'Robopets' can benefit health and wellbeing of older care home residents
Researchers found evidence that 'robopets' can provide comfort and pleasure and reduce agitation and loneliness. Funded by NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula PenCLAHRC), ...
May 9, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mobile prenatal app shown to reduce in-person visits during pregnancy
Using the mobile app Babyscripts reduced in-person prenatal care visits while maintaining patient and provider satisfaction, according to research published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth by physician researchers from the George ...
May 2, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers warn of problems using mobile technologies in public health
Many health care providers in remote locations around the world are actively using newer mobile technologies like text messaging and fingerprint identification to deliver important services and timely information to their ...
Jan 4, 2019
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Health
Stress from using electronic health records is linked to physician burnout
While electronic health records (EHRs) improve communication and access to patient data, researchers found that stress from using EHRs is associated with burnout, particularly for primary care doctors such as pediatricians, ...
Dec 5, 2018
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Medical economics
HHS issues draft strategy for reducing health IT burden
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed a draft strategy to reduce the health information technology (IT) burden, and the strategy is open for public comment through Jan. 28, 2019.
Dec 5, 2018
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Surgery
3-D-printed bones are helping doctors prepare for surgeries
Orthopaedic surgeons can now get their hands on the bones of patients before they reach the operating table – with the help of 3-D printing.
Oct 25, 2018
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Health
Smart pills dumb down medical care, experts warn
Enthusiasm for an emerging digital health tool, the smart pill, is on the rise but researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have published a paper in the American Journal of Bioethics that cautions health care ...
Sep 21, 2018
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Pediatrics
Researchers develop biometric tool for newborn fingerprinting
Researchers at the University of California San Diego say they have dramatically advanced the science of biometric identification, creating a novel technology that can capture the fingerprints of infants and children, even ...
Sep 17, 2018
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Health
Recommendations issued for enhancing ICU diagnostic safety
(HealthDay)—Identifying and reducing diagnostic errors in the intensive care unit (ICU) should be a top priority, according to a perspective article published in the Aug. 1 issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Sep 15, 2018
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