Health
Policies in Ghana spur increased childbirths in medical facilities
Women with health insurance were 15 percentage points more likely to have facility-based childbirth.
Apr 20, 2020
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What about the sick who don't have COVID-19?
How long would it take for you to get in to see your primary care physician? Do you even have one?
Mar 31, 2020
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New research finds that ACOs are struggling to integrate social services with medical care
New findings from a Dartmouth-led study, published in the February issue of Health Affairs, show that despite effort and attention on the part of some healthcare providers to better address their patients' social needs—such ...
Feb 3, 2020
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Researchers develop tool to tackle diet epidemic in India
New research led by Queen's University Belfast aims to better understand the link between diet and disease in India.
Jan 23, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Many cancer patients interested in pathology consultations
(HealthDay)—When surveyed, a majority of cancer patients expressed interest in participating in a patient-pathologist consultation program, according to a study recently published in the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Opioid use hospitalization rates increased for patients with common rheumatic diseases
New research findings presented this week at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting show an increase in opioid-use disorder (OUD) hospitalizations among patients with five musculoskeletal conditions, trends that healthcare providers, ...
Nov 10, 2019
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Medications
Academics call for structured drug monitoring in care homes
Professor Sue Jordan from the University's College of Human and Health Sciences led the research which is newly published in the PLOS ONE journal. The study showed how care home residents' adverse side effects were picked ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Study examines association between care management and outcomes in Medicare ACOs
A new study from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, published this week in JAMA Network Open, finds that Accountable Care Organization (ACO)-reported care management and coordination activities ...
Jul 12, 2019
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Assessing attitudes and readiness for a sugar sweetened beverage-free healthcare center
In a study published in the multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal PLOS One, CUNY SPH Associate Professor Chris Palmedo and co-author Lauren Gordon, Research Project Manager at the Mount Sinai Health System, assess the ...
May 22, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds that quitting smoking during pregnancy lowers risk of preterm births
There is an important association between maternal cigarette smoking cessation during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth, according to a new Dartmouth-led study published in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 19, 2019
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