Health
Health care safety net catches suburban poor
A new study shows significant health benefits for uninsured people living under the federal poverty level in the suburbs when they receive access to primary care.
Sep 12, 2013
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Health
Medical safety innovation gets a boost from systematic analysis
If all medical errors were counted together as a single cause, they would likely rank as the third leading cause of death in the United States. As health care personnel race to improve the quality of their care to save lives ...
Jul 8, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Screening fails to affect breast cancer mortality statistics
New research analysing breast cancer mortality data spanning almost 40 years concludes that breast cancer screening does not yet show an effect on mortality statistics. The research, published in the Journal of the Royal ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Cardiology
ESC says 50 percent of CVD deaths in Europe could be avoided with proper regulation
Up to 50% of deaths from cardiovascular disease in Europe could be avoided by implementing population level changes such as taxation and regulation of advertising. Population level prevention will produce greater impacts ...
Jul 24, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Access to clinical trials drives dramatic increases in survival from childhood cancer
More children are surviving cancer in Britain than ever before according to new research published in the cancer journal Annals of Oncology [1] today (Wednesday). The improvement in survival has been driven by the increasing ...
Jul 17, 2012
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Health
Urban groups help women but no effect on perinatal outcomes in Mumbai
In this week's PLoS Medicine, David Osrin of the UCL Institute of Child Health, UK and colleagues report findings from a cluster-randomized trial conducted in Mumbai slums that aimed to evaluate whether facilitator-supported ...
Jul 3, 2012
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Genetics
Epigenetics and epidemiology -- hip, hype and science
Epigenetics is the new hip science. Time Magazine's front cover and article, 'Why your DNA isn't your Destiny' from January 2010 explains why. Its more explicit subtitle provided the hook - 'The new science of epigenetics ...
Mar 15, 2012
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Health
Computer-assisted tools alert pediatricians to obese patients
Electronic health records and embedded tools can alert and direct pediatricians so they can better manage the weight of children and teenagers, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published online in The Journal of ...
Feb 21, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Physician notifications improve postfracture care for patients
A simple physician notification system can help prevent further fractures in osteoporotic patients who have had already had fractures, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Dec 19, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
Scale-up of voluntary male circumcision cost-effective way to prevent HIV in S. and E. Africa
A collection of nine new articles to be published in PLoS Medicine and PLoS ONE, in conjunction with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ...
Nov 30, 2011
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