Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals
Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week, the city's leader said Monday.
Aug 8, 2022
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Medications
Communication breakdowns when planning older people's medications put them at risk
Problems with medication communication across transitions of care for older people are the key reasons for increased risk of medication-related problems and hospital readmissions, according to the authors of a Perspective ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Health
Researchers propose 80-80-80 target for national hypertension policy
A team of researchers from the University of Washington's Department of Global Health and the Resolve to Save Lives project, working with colleagues from the World Health Organization and Nanjing Medical University, is proposing ...
Health
Clinicians who responded to recent mass shootings release recommendations for effective future healthcare response
The number of mass shooting incidents (MSI) has been increasing in recent years, rising nearly 40 percent from 2019 to 2021. Although research has been done to identify ways to prevent mass shootings and reduce death and ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
If woman's life is in danger, doctors must offer abortion: Biden administration
Citing federal law, the Biden Administration on Monday said that if a pregnant woman's life is in danger, hospitals must provide her with care, including abortion services.
Jul 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New diagnosis category in post-traumatic stress disorder
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently listed a new sibling diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), termed complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). An international team with the involvement of the ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
California skilled nursing facility reports infection prevention improvements amid pandemic
A skilled nursing facility (SNF) embedded within a California hospital improved hand hygiene rates and compliance with critical infection prevention practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a result of hiring a full-time, ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Amid global shortage, study shows how to cut contrast dye use by 83%
As a worldwide shortage of contrast dye for medical imaging continues, a new UC San Francisco research letter in JAMA quantified strategies medical facilities can employ to safely reduce dye use in computed tomography (CT) ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The history of physician burnout
According to a 2022 Medscape poll, burnout rates among physicians are steadily increasing. The publication defines burnout as a "long-term, unresolvable job-related stress that leads to exhaustion, cynicism and feelings of ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New report shows COVID-19 pandemic increased cancer-related deaths in the United States
According to a new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS), the COVID-19 pandemic increased the number of cancer-related deaths by 3.2% in the United States from 2019- 2020. Compared to 2019, the monthly ...
May 31, 2022
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