Surgery
Researchers use AI and de-identified health records to identify the safest hip implants
Researchers use AI and de-identified health records to identify the safest hip implants
Oct 8, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sepsis common in terminal hospitalizations, discharges
(HealthDay)—More than half of hospitalized patients who die or are terminally discharged have sepsis, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in JAMA Network Open.
Feb 17, 2019
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Cyberattacks remain serious threat to health providers
(HealthDay)—Cyberattacks remain a serious threat to small providers as well as big institutions, according to a report published in Medical Economics.
Feb 24, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Remember—a bad memory is actually good for you
It's not uncommon to hear people wishing that they had a better memory. "If only I weren't so forgetful", they complain. "If only I could reliably remember my computer password, and that my neighbour's name is Sarah, not ...
Mar 17, 2016
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Health
Facing up to online health care
When our medical records are all in the cloud and available to be discussed among our health care professionals via online networks for diagnostics, treatment, and training purposes, how will we, as patients, know that our ...
Sep 17, 2015
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Health
Students' device helps people take meds as prescribed
Steven Graf '15 (BUS) couldn't stop thinking about what he had seen in Ghana after a May 2013 trip there with Global Brigades, a student organization that focuses on helping developing countries.
Apr 9, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Women seeking emergency contraception more likely to use IUDs if offered counseling and 'same-day service'
(Medical Xpress)—Health care clinics should routinely offer same-day placement of intrauterine devices (IUDs) to women seeking emergency contraception, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of ...
Apr 4, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
US approves pill camera to screen colon (Update)
A kinder, gentler approach to one of the most dreaded exams in medicine is on the way: U.S. regulators have cleared a bite-size camera to help screen patients who have trouble with colonoscopies.
Feb 3, 2014
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Health
Tablets more useful than smartphones for docs using EHRs
(HealthDay)—Although tablets are less often used by physicians than smartphones, they are more frequently used for accessing electronic health records (EHRs), and time spent on tablets is much higher, according to two reports ...
Jul 10, 2013
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Survey of physicians suggests tablets more useful than smartphones
Two reports from AmericanEHR Partners based on a survey of nearly 1,400 physicians suggests that tablets are of greater use for clinical purposes than smartphones.
Jun 12, 2013
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