Black patients with cancer experienced significantly worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Hispanic white cancer patients in a study published March 28 in JAMA Network Open. Investigators of the COVID-19 and Cancer ...
Mar 28, 2022
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Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution was associated with an increase in hospital procedures in heart failure patients, according to a study published May 3, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...
May 3, 2023
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For anyone who regularly uses a computer, the experience of clicking through multipage user agreements is a shared frustration. Being bombarded with too much information can lead to people ignoring vital material.
Feb 13, 2019
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In an International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry study of individuals diagnosed with dementia in the United Kingdom, people from minority ethnic backgrounds (Asian and Black patients) had lower cognitive scores and were ...
Jan 24, 2019
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Accurate linking of medical records from different sources, known as patient matching, plays a critical role in patient safety and quality of medical care, but has proven difficult to accomplish. A new study from the Regenstrief ...
May 20, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Most physicians feel they are not maximizing use of mobile applications, and would utilize additional electronic health record (EHR) functionalities if they were available, according to poll conducted by Black ...
Jun 11, 2013
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For patients with psychiatric conditions, illness severity and instability are key factors in predicting future risk of hospitalization, according to a new study by researchers associated with Holmusk, a behavioral health ...
Mar 28, 2023
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People hospitalized for COVID-19 are often discharged in much worse shape than before their illness—underscoring the value of preventing severe cases with vaccination.
Jun 7, 2021
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A new study reveals a significant sex bias in pain management at emergency departments, showing that female patients are consistently less likely to receive pain medication prescriptions compared to male patients with similar ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Around the country, non-profits and local governments are testing the idea of food as medicine through "produce prescription programs"—with promising results, according to researchers from the Friedman School of Nutrition ...
Aug 29, 2023
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