A federal program created to attract physicians to medically underserved areas of the United States has not achieved this intended effect or reduced mortality rates in these regions, a new Yale study finds. The researchers ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Investigators have implemented an automated health maintenance tool created by the National Kidney Foundation into electronic medical records to prompt primary care physicians to screen for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Many of America's doctors who were heroes on the frontlines of the pandemic paid the ultimate price for their efforts, a new analysis shows.
Feb 6, 2023
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Researchers from Stanford University and University of Washington published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines the impact of user-generated online ratings on healthcare choices.
Jan 18, 2023
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An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm trained to listen to patients pass urine is able to identify abnormal flows and could be a useful and cost-effective means of monitoring and managing urology patients at home. It ...
Jul 4, 2022
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In a cardiac arrest, everything comes down to how quickly you "get on the chest." Every minute CPR is not initiated or an automated external defibrillator, or AED, is not utilized, the chance of survival decreases by 7-10%.
Mar 29, 2022
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Consumers are increasingly using smartwatches and other wearable devices to measure their heart rate and rhythm during exercise and for overall health monitoring. However, those measurements may be less accurate in people ...
Mar 23, 2022
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New UCLA research suggests that elderly patients of female physicians are more likely than those of male physicians in the same outpatient practice to be vaccinated against the flu.
Apr 14, 2021
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Convenience and access win out over reputation when people over 50 look for a doctor for themselves, a new study finds.
Apr 12, 2021
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Reinfection with COVID-19 in people who've already had the illness is very rare, and most people are protected against reinfection for at least six months, a new report finds. However, immunity appears to drop sharply in ...
Mar 18, 2021
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