Psychology & Psychiatry
Post-trauma support can prevent repeat hospitalizations
When hospitals support trauma survivors' mental health during and after treatment, patients are less likely to return in crisis, researchers report.
Dec 31, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thyrotoxicosis linked to risk for incident cognitive disorder
For older adults, exposure to a low thyrotropin (TSH) level from either endogenous or exogenous thyrotoxicosis is associated with an increased risk for incident cognitive disorder, according to a study recently published ...
Dec 30, 2023
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Surgery
ASA: Deep learning model can improve pain assessment
An automated pain recognition system is promising for detecting pain before, during, and after surgery, according to a study presented at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023, the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, ...
Dec 29, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Updated guidelines issued for management of anaphylaxis
In a practice parameter update published online Dec. 17 in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, new guidelines are presented for the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis.
Dec 27, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Palliative care is underused for patients with malignant urinary obstruction, say researchers
Less than half of patients with malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO)—a serious complication of advanced cancer, with a poor prognosis—receive palliative care (PC) for their condition, reports a paper in the January issue ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Report says Parkinson's disease diagnoses must include a message of hope
As Parkinson's disease diagnoses continue to rise in the U.S., limited patient access to movement disorder specialists means the job of delivering the often-devastating, life-changing news falls on primary care physicians ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Medical research
New tool assesses role of 'embeddedness' in learning health systems
Learning health systems (LHS) is a multidisciplinary research field that seeks to improve clinical decision-making, promote personalized medicine, and identify best practices to optimize patient outcomes. By creating a feedback ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Medical economics
Patients' creative ideas can inform a health care organization's learning and innovation, finds study
Routinely collected patient experience surveys provide an opportunity for patients to share their creative ideas for improvement, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Researchers ...
Dec 19, 2023
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Immunology
New web app for COVID-19 immune antibody helps guide vaccine timing
With SARS-COV-2 infection rates rising again, you may be wondering if you should get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Yale physicians have built a tool to help answer these questions.
Dec 19, 2023
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Health informatics
Health data, faster: Wearable stretchy sensor can process, predict health data
Wearable medical sensors have opened doors for remote health monitoring and treatment evaluation. But making diagnoses and treatment plans based on many datapoints—such as muscle movements, heart rate, breathing or speaking ...
Dec 19, 2023
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