Health
Social networks could revolutionise patient care
Facebook-style online health communities are helping to improve patient care and provide rich data for new health innovations, a study has found.
Jun 6, 2016
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Medications
Researchers recommend closer monitoring of liver during methotrexate treatment for psoriasis
Using the immunosuppressant medication methotrexate to treat psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis is more likely to lead to serious liver complications than using the same medication to treat rheumatoid arthritis, according ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Medications
Increased risk of dementia diagnosis, benzodiazepine exposure in seniors with anxiety
Research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine finds that among patients 65 and older, a diagnosis of anxiety was significantly associated with an increased risk of dementia diagnosis, and benzodiazepine exposure ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Medications
Survey finds uneven training in cannabis therapy among cannabis dispensary staff
With research suggesting that many patients with cancer are using cannabis for medical purposes—and oncology teams tending to offer little guidance about its use—patients are often turning for advice to staff at cannabis ...
Aug 15, 2022
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Neuroscience
Time is of the essence when it comes to stroke treatment
Time is of the essence when it comes to stroke treatment. But a new image guided technique could help shift the criterion from one that is determined by how long after the start of symptoms a patient receives medical care, ...
Sep 20, 2011
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Cardiology
New algorithm expands neurologists' ability to assess for clot-removing procedure
An algorithm developed by faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) can help physicians outside of major stroke treatment centers assess whether a patient suffering from ischemic stroke ...
Sep 24, 2019
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Health
Study defines disparities in memory care
Patients who live in less affluent neighborhoods and those from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups are less likely than others to receive specialized care for dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, a new study from ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Multi-center study sheds light on understudied breast cancer type
A multi-center analysis of patients with invasive lobular carcinoma, or ILC—the second most common histological subtype of invasive breast cancer in the U.S.—showed that, despite its prevalence, ILC is detected later ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Health informatics
Better over-the-phone health care using artificial intelligence
In health care, triage involves categorizing patients by urgency levels so that the most urgent patients are prioritized to receive care. When patients are assigned a less urgent category than they really need, it is considered ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug-resistant E. coli continues to climb in community health settings
Drug-resistant E. coli infections are on the rise in community hospitals, where more than half of U.S. patients receive their health care, according to a new study from Duke Medicine.
Oct 13, 2015
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