(HealthDay)—The prevalence of urinary tract malignancy is low among postmenopausal women evaluated for asymptomatic microscopic hematuria, according to a study published in the April issue of The Journal of Urology.
Apr 19, 2016
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) today shared its perspectives on what the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the medical profession itself, needs to do to ensure that the Medicare Access and CHIP ...
Apr 19, 2016
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The U.S. presidential campaign season has reignited debates on how best to deliver cost-effective, high quality care. A new perspective paper in the New England Journal of Medicine advocates for a comprehensive approach to ...
Mar 30, 2016
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A new study launched today (Thursday 19 November) has revealed key steps for hospitals to improve care for pregnant mums and babies.
Nov 18, 2015
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Nearly four in ten older adults say that managing their health care needs is difficult for them or their families, that medical appointments or tests get delayed or don't get done, or that all of the requirements of their ...
Oct 13, 2015
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Physicians' unconscious attitudes toward special patient populations like disabled and LGBT patients may be partially responsible for poorer overall health observed in these communities, according to a Rowan University professor ...
Oct 5, 2015
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To encourage hospitals to improve quality of care, Medicare penalizes those with higher than expected rates of readmission within 30 days of discharge. The logic behind the penalties is that if patients receive high quality ...
Sep 14, 2015
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A new study forecasting how life expectancy will change in England and Wales has predicted people will live longer than current estimates.
Apr 29, 2015
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In results characterized as "very surprising," UCLA researchers found for the first time that higher-earning clinicians make more money by ordering more procedures and services per patient rather than by seeing more patients, ...
Dec 9, 2014
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Researchers at the University of Southampton are launching a study to improve the compassion and care experienced by older people on hospital wards.
Oct 22, 2014
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