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Psychology & Psychiatry

Study shares wāhine Māori birth experiences

Improving the sometimes-devastating birth and post-natal experiences of wāhine Māori in Aotearoa is the aim of a group of University of Otago researchers.

Mar 5, 2024

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Medical economics

Study provides rural perspective on COVID-19 vaccination rollout

Health initiatives in rural areas need to be geographically tailored, culturally anchored, and locally driven, academics argue.

Mar 4, 2024

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

CDC shortens recommended COVID isolation period

New guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.

Mar 4, 2024

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Cardiology

Urgent need to develop best practices to advance use of AI in cardiovascular care

Artificial intelligence (AI) may transform cardiovascular medicine. For now, though, many challenges remain, and few AI tools have been proven to improve care, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement ...

Feb 28, 2024

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

AI finds key signs that predict patient survival across dementia types

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have harnessed the power of machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients.

Feb 28, 2024

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Health informatics

Pioneering statewide genomic screening in South Carolina

Physicians and scientists have known for many years that our genetics not only shape our physical features like our smiles but also our risk for developing certain diseases.

Feb 23, 2024

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Medical economics

Having a 'regular doctor' can significantly reduce GP workload, study finds

If all GP practices moved to a model where patients saw the same doctor at each visit, it could significantly reduce doctor workload while improving patient health, a study suggests.

Feb 23, 2024

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Medical economics

AI aids efforts to cut nuisance alerts for health care teams: Study

A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center demonstrates the promise of artificial intelligence to help refine and target the myriad computerized alerts intended to assist doctors and other team members in day-to-day ...

Feb 22, 2024

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Health

Recommendations address impact of climate change on child health

In a policy statement and accompanying technical report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online Feb. 20 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for addressing the impact of climate change on ...

Feb 20, 2024

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