(HealthDay)—Increased bonus size for physicians caring for patients with chronic disease is associated with improvements in care quality, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in JAMA Network Open.
Feb 13, 2019
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Tungiasis, a tropical disease associated with poverty, is caused by the penetration of female sand fleas into a person's skin, usually in their toes or feet. This week in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, researchers report ...
Feb 7, 2019
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(HealthDay)—In a report published in the January issue of Value in Health, an ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research working group indicates the lack of good practices in three areas ...
Jan 25, 2019
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The Brain Injury Research Institute reports that high school athletes who sustain a concussion are three times more likely to sustain a second concussion, and a lack of proper diagnosis and management of concussion may result ...
Jan 17, 2019
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(HealthDay)—That shiny new Apple Watch you got this holiday could potentially alert you to heart trouble you didn't know you had.
Dec 27, 2018
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Reuse and recycle. Americans employ the concept on nearly everything. Now, medical researchers are working hard to apply it to pacemakers and defibrillators.
Dec 18, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Mail-based, at-home self-collection of cervicovaginal samples is valid for detecting high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) among infrequently screened women, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in Obstetrics ...
Dec 4, 2018
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A research team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has invented a smart handheld medical device that could enable early intervention for patients with congestive ...
Nov 30, 2018
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Roughly 3,000 medical devices enter the U.S. market every year through a system that generally requires little or no patient testing to verify safety and effectiveness.
Nov 27, 2018
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When Polly Varnado's 9-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, it didn't take long for the family to hear about insulin pumps.
Nov 27, 2018
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