Pediatrics
Decision support tool reduces unneeded referrals of low-risk patients with chest pain
Few events strike more fear in parents than hearing their child's heart "hurts."
Oct 25, 2019
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Mothers help young people with arthritis through the tough times
Young people with arthritis rely heavily on their mums for support during times of change and uncertainty – despite claiming to be independent, according to new research from Arthritis Research UK.
Mar 16, 2015
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Other
Computer program aids patients in end-of-life planning
A new program developed by researchers at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine and Pennsylvania State University may make it easier for patients with moderate/severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to make ...
May 16, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers outline bias in epidemic research and offer a new simulation tool to guide future work
A team of researchers unpacks a series of biases in epidemic research, ranging from clinical trials to data collection, and offers a game-theory approach to address them, in a new analysis. The work sheds new light on the ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Medications
Study reveals way to predict side-effect risk from common immune suppressant medication
A major new study has found a method to identify people who may experience blood, kidney, or liver related side effects from methotrexate, the most commonly used immune-suppressing medicine with 1.3 million users in the UK.
May 30, 2023
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Health
Study explores the decisions made by physicians in the delivery room, and why they may be making them
Clinical decisions made in the delivery setting as to whether to employ vaginal delivery or cesarean section are often made under high pressure, and with great uncertainty, and have serious consequences for mother and baby. ...
Oct 14, 2021
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Health
Legal review concerning the use of health impact assessments in non-health sectors
A report released today finds that a wide variety of existing laws offer important opportunities to improve Americans' health. The first comprehensive study of its kind found an unexpectedly large number of laws that facilitate ...
Apr 4, 2012
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Health
US to revise cigarette warning labels (Update)
The U.S. government is abandoning a legal battle to require that cigarette packs carry a set of large and often macabre warning labels depicting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit.
Mar 19, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Doctors need to talk through treatment options better for black men with prostate cancer
African-American men have the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer as well as dying from it compared to any other ethnic group in the U.S. This trend has remained unchanged for over four decades.
Mar 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Newly developed scoring system can correctly predict suicide risk after self-harm, suggests study
A newly developed risk calculator that is based on 11 key social, demographic, and clinical factors can correctly predict suicide risk in those who have self-harmed within the previous 6 to 12 months, suggests research published ...
Jun 29, 2023
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