COPD & Provider Accessibility
According to recent data, the prevalence of COPD and its related mortality and hospitalization...
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Interventions Like Telephone Calls Can Reduce Suicide
In perhaps the largest national suicide intervention trial ever conducted, researchers at the...
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Opioid Abuse Drops When Doctors Check Patients’ Drug History
There’s a simple way to reduce the opioid epidemic gripping the country, according to new...
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Analyzing Pain Coping Strategies
“When compared with white patients, black individuals tend to report higher levels of pain for a...
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Stroke Prevention May Also Reduce Dementia
Ontario’s stroke prevention strategy appears to have had an unexpected, beneficial side...
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Nearly Half of Medical Students Turn to Google, Medical Websites before Textbooks, Survey Says
The next generation of physicians was raised with information at their fingertips, yet studying...
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Implementing COPD Pulmonary Function Tests at the Point of Care
COPD is the third leading cause of death in the United States, with millions diagnosed and an...
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Aspirin, Anticoagulants, & Atrial Fibrillation
Previous research shows that aspirin is not as beneficial as oral anticoagulant agents for...
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If You’re a Patient in the Hospital, Your Personal Information Could be at Risk
The study, by Xuefeng “John” Jiang, MSU associate professor of accounting, and...
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Assessing Injection Drug Use-Related Infective Endocarditis
In recent years, clinicians have seen an uptick in viruses like HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
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Prevalence of Heroin Use Rises in Decade, Greatest Increase Among Whites
The proportion of the population using heroin and having heroin use disorder increased over the...
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Is Sexual Activity Safe After a Heart Attack?
According to recent data, about one in five acute myocardial infarctions (AMIs) occur among people...
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Does Vitamin D Decrease Risk of Cancer?
The study, conducted by Creighton University with cooperation from the University of California...
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Blood Test That Measures Protein Levels Can Determine Which Medication to Take to Overcome Depression
Doctors for the first time can determine which medication is more likely to help a patient...
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Loss of Smell Linked to Increased Risk of Early Death
During the study, 411 of 1774 participants (23%) died. After controlling for demographic,...
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Treating Hard-to-Reach Patients with Health Information Exchanges & Mobile Devices
With more Americans owning mobile devices than ever before and increasingly using them for health...
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New Study Highlights Fatal Risks of Sepsis
The study, published online in March in Lancet Infectious Diseases, is one the most comprehensive...
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Quality of the Inpatient Experience at US Children’s Hospitals
A survey of more than 17,000 parents of hospitalized children, conducted by the Center of...
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New Study Finds Potential Breakthrough in Determining Who’s at Risk for Heart Attacks
Researchers are revisiting their views on the relative dangers soft and hard atherosclerotic...
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The 20 Fattest Cities in America: 2017
March is National Nutrition Month, and with healthy lifestyles and diets in mind, WalletHub has...
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