Medical research
Hospital interns spend only 13.4% of time in patient rooms
Interns spend only a small proportion of time with hospitalized patients, according to a study published online June 8 in JAMA Network Open.
Jun 14, 2022
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News tagged with medical residents
Medical economics
Emergency residents lacking in rural areas of United States
Rural areas of the United States have a lack of emergency medicine residents and residency training programs, according to a study published online May 12 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
May 17, 2022
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Medical research
Study finds that limiting resident-physician work hours improved patient safety outcomes
In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) limited first-year resident-physicians' work hours to no more than 16 consecutive hours after studies indicated that longer shifts may increase risk ...
May 11, 2022
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Medications
In-house pharmacists essential for aged care
Medicines are the most common treatments used in healthcare, especially for older people. But when they're not used correctly, they can cause serious and sometimes fatal outcomes.
May 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US nursing home deaths reach lowest levels reported since pandemic began
Fresh government data shows that COVID deaths among nursing home residents data have fallen to the lowest levels seen since the pandemic began.
Apr 5, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Doctors diagnosing fetal heart disease benefit from explanatory AI
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) and colleagues have tested AI-enhanced diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease in a clinical setting. Both hospital residents and fellows made ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Medical economics
Study: Spike in hospitals suing patients over unpaid medical bills
A study by researchers at Yale and Stanford universities reveals a significant increase in lawsuits over unpaid hospital bills in Wisconsin, providing further evidence of the financial hardship that the U.S. health care system ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Burnout in resident doctors is common; study found unionization doesn't help
Unionized surgical resident programs are more likely to offer additional vacation time and housing stipends, but unions had no impact on burnout, mistreatment or other benefits, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Sep 1, 2021
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Neuroscience
Immigrants to Canada may have lower rate of stroke than long-term residents
Immigrants to Canada have a 33% lower rate of stroke than long-term residents, according to a study published in the August 18, 2021, online issue of Neurology.
Aug 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Looking beyond the numbers to see pandemic's effect on nursing home residents
Nursing homes throughout the United States have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic with many perceptions and misperceptions but little documentation about what has happened on a day-by-day basis to residents in these ...
Jul 14, 2021
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