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Virtual reality useful in addressing social determinants of health
Virtual Reality (VR) is not just fun and games any more. Beyond entertainment, applications extend to military training, business and education.
Jun 16, 2022
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News tagged with medical assistance
Psychology & Psychiatry
Does grief depend on how the loved one died?
Is the grief experience different for individuals who have lost a loved one by medical assistance in dying (MAiD) compared to natural death with palliative care (NDPC)?
Jun 09, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dynamics of adaptive immunity in tuberculosis uncovered
Unlike other infectious diseases that affect the lungs, the immune response to fight tuberculosis (TB) infections develops at least twice as slowly. Until recently, the dynamic interplay between bacteria and the host's immune ...
May 17, 2022
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Health
Tips on preventing falls at home
Each year, millions of people are treated in emergency departments across the country for fall injuries. In fact, falling accounts for the most trauma center visits in all ages. A fall can put you at risk of serious injury ...
May 09, 2022
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Medical economics
After medical bills broke the bank, this family headed to Mexico for care
The Fierro family of Yuma, Arizona, had a string of bad medical luck that started in December 2020.
May 04, 2022
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Medications
Ohio has room to expand medication-assisted opioid treatment
Medication-assisted treatment is among the most effective approaches to treat opioid dependency, but not as many Ohio clinicians who could be administering drugs like buprenorphine or naltrexone are doing so, found a recent ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Comparison of intimate partner violence injuries among sexes uncovers higher level of severity for male victims
Intimate partner violence (IPV) remains severely underreported in emergency departments (ED), and women represent most reported cases. Few studies have evaluated how men present with IPV injuries, leaving ED physicians unprepared ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Health
'It's stressful to kill somebody': The healthcare workers who support assisted dying
The first approval of the principle of legalizing assisted dying in a British jurisdiction in November signals an urgent need to understand the implications of such legislation on healthcare professionals.
Dec 08, 2021
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Medical economics
This title fight pits physician assistants against doctors
After 23 years as a physician assistant, Leslie Clayton remains rankled by one facet of her vocation: its title. Specifically, the word "assistant."
Dec 06, 2021
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Health
New study finds medical debt is a double whammy for the poor
Earlier this summer, Stanford economist Neale Mahoney sounded an alarm with a study he coauthored: Americans have at least $140 billion in unpaid health care bills sitting in collection agencies—making the country's medical ...
Oct 07, 2021
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