Patients who shared the same racial or ethnic background as their physician were more likely to give the maximum patient rating score, according to a new analysis of 117,589 patient surveys from 2014 to 2017. The findings, ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Last year, there were 338,082 non-emergency, planned hospital out-patient appointments in England everyday (NHS Digital, 2019).
Aug 13, 2020
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Is my heart beating slightly fast? Is a heart attack coming? I didn't sleep as much as I thought I had last night—is that bad for my heart?
Aug 4, 2020
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Researchers have identified two brain phenomena that may explain some of the side-effects of ketamine. Their measurements of the brain waves of sheep sedated by the drug may explain the out-of-body experience and state of ...
Jun 11, 2020
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A new study by integrated primary care researcher and physician Paula Gardiner, MD, finds that an interactive website can bring proven, effective nondrug treatments like mindfulness, meditation and yoga to chronic pain patients ...
Apr 8, 2020
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An artificial intelligence tool accurately predicted which patients newly infected with the COVID-19 virus would go on to develop severe respiratory disease, a new study found.
Mar 30, 2020
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A joint University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services project to provide virtual hospital services at home for patients with complex medical issues is showing promising early results, according to its senior medical director.
Feb 11, 2020
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Proton therapy leads to significantly lower risk of side effects severe enough to lead to unplanned hospitalizations for cancer patients when compared with traditional radiation, while cure rates between the two groups are ...
Dec 26, 2019
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A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that age plays a critical role in the well-being of people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, with younger patients more susceptible to psychological distress resulting ...
Nov 15, 2019
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Having blood drawn by a courteous health care provider can really take the sting out of those procedures, suggests a study being presented at the Anesthesiology 2019 annual meeting.
Oct 21, 2019
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