A plan to tackle "serious flaws in the creation, dissemination and implementation of medical evidence" is set out by experts from The BMJ and Oxford University's Centre for Evidence Based Medicine today, ahead of Evidence ...
Jun 20, 2017
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(HealthDay)—The majority of medical practices have dismissed patients, according to a research letter published online May 15 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
May 22, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Medicaid patients have slightly longer waits at medical appointments than those with private insurance, according to a report published in the May issue of Health Affairs.
May 11, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Use of an electronic medication administration record (eMAR) application can reduce the rate of medication errors in medication administration recording (ME-MAR), according to a study published online April ...
Apr 20, 2017
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Survival rates for people suffering from heart failure have not improved since 1998, according to a study led by University of Oxford researchers.
Jan 30, 2017
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(HealthDay)—A standardized sliding scale insulin (SSI) order sheet can reduce the incidence of SSI-related medication errors, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice.
Dec 14, 2016
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Handgrip could be used for early detection of health problems that may lead to premature death, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, by IIASA researcher Nadia Steiber. The study provides a comprehensive ...
Oct 4, 2016
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More babies than ever got their start in the petri dish of a fertility clinic in the United States in 2014. In its yearly review, the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology reported a total of 65,175 live births resulting ...
Apr 17, 2016
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A study published today in Health Affairs found that while 14 of the nation's 24 medical marijuana programs were essentially nonmedical in practice, they enrolled more than 99 percent of overall participants. Fewer than one ...
Mar 7, 2016
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Research into views on whether doctors should be fully registered to practise on graduation has highlighted scope for improvements in the medical education training system. Students would benefit from more hands-on training ...
Feb 23, 2016
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