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Study uses GPS technology to predict football injuries
Footballers' injuries may be predicted by looking at players' workloads during training and competition, according to new research.
Aug 2, 2016
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User satisfaction with electronic health records down
(HealthDay)—Since 2010, there has been a decrease in the satisfaction and usability ratings for certified electronic health records (EHRs), according to survey results presented by the American College of Physicians (ACP) ...
May 10, 2013
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Report discusses impact of ACGME 2011 requirements
(HealthDay)—Although many residency program directors approve of individual components within the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Common Program Requirements introduced in 2011, less than half ...
Feb 21, 2013
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Patients like medical practices' use of electronic communications, but roadblocks to widespread use remain, study finds
Patients like it and so do health organizations, but electronic communications in clinical care will likely not be widely adopted by primary care physicians unless patient workloads are reduced or they are paid for the time ...
Aug 6, 2013
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Eye-movement tracking glasses are used to evaluate mental stress in first naturalistic study of critical care nurses
The mental workload of intensive care unit nurses can successfully be evaluated using eye-movement tracking glasses.
May 31, 2022
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Personal mobile computing increases doctors' efficiency
Providing personal mobile computers to medical residents increases their efficiency, reduces delays in patient care and enhances continuity of care, according to a "research letter" in the March 12, 2012, issue of the Archives ...
Mar 12, 2012
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Only two-thirds of trainee GPs plan to work in NHS general practice
A new study by the University of Warwick indicates that only two in three doctors who are completing their training to become GPs plan to work in NHS general practice.
Aug 17, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Combination therapies are a cost-effective alternative when treating visceral leishmaniasis
Visceral leishmaniasis is the second-deadliest parasitic disease after malaria. Each year, thousands fall victim among poor and marginalised populations in low-income countries. Filip Meheus is the first to detail the economic ...
Sep 16, 2013
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Daily sedation interruption for critically ill patients does not improve outcomes
For critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, daily sedation interruption did not reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation or appear to offer any benefit to patients, and may have increased both sedation ...
Oct 17, 2012
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Work-family conflict translates to greater risk of musculoskeletal pain for hospital workers
Nurses and other hospital workers, especially those who work long hours or the night shift, often report trying to juggle the demands of the job and family obligations. A study out today by The George Washington University ...
Sep 27, 2012
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