Education and training matter when it comes to who provides healthcare, but do most patients know the qualifications of their healthcare provider? A dozen states have now implemented laws that require healthcare providers to be...
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I love the GPS analogy for healthcare. Patients need a GPS for their health, showing them the...
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The number of women applicants to medical school has increased steadily over the past few decades,...
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Telestroke appears to be a widespread and growing practice model in the United States. ED...
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A cohort study of patients with advanced cancer and their informal caregivers has found that five...
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk-factor counseling of patients with indications for statin...
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The Endocrine Society has revised its clinical practice guideline for the management of thyroid...
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Mepolizumab, an experimental monoclonal antibody against interleukin, appears to be effective and...
Read MoreThe presence of urinary tract infections and surgical site infections appears to be significantly associated with patient-to-nurse ratios, according to a study from Rutgers University. Hospitals that reduced burnout by 30% had...
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Swedish research indicates that half of women aged 20 to 70 have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)....
Read MoreSurvey results from more than 2,600 medical students suggest that positive mental health may help reduce the severity of consequences resulting from burnout. As mental health improved, the prevalence of suicidal ideation and...
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The Particulars: Among children aged 2 and younger, influenza-associated morbidity is high. It is...
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The Particulars: Little is known about the impact of viral coinfections and recently discovered...
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The Particulars: The standard method for monitoring hand hygiene compliance before and after...
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The Particulars: In some settings, access to CD4 testing for determining the eligibility for...
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The Particulars: Central venous catheters (CVCs) are frequently used throughout hospitals...
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New research was presented at ICAAC 2012, the 52nd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents...
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University of North Carolina researchers have found that decision-making patterns appear to vary...
Read MoreIntimate partner violence (IPV) occurs in an estimated 2 million women in the United States each year and in up to 26% of American women over the course of their lifetime. IPV involves any pattern of assaultive and coercive...
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Despite the apparently high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among patients hospitalized...
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