Scottish research suggests that dehydration appears to be common among hospital-admitted stroke patients and is associated with poor outcomes. At any point during their admission in the study, 62% of stroke patients were...
Read MorePatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) appear to be at increased risk of venous thromboembolism when compared with those who did not have RA, according to a Mayo Clinic study. Rates of cerebrovascular and peripheral arterial...
Read MoreA University of Pennsylvania study of an intervention that integrates type 2 diabetes and depression treatment suggests that such an approach successfully improves outcomes in primary care. The intervention consisted of...
Read MoreResearchers in Oregon have found that adults with diabetes who receive care at safety net clinics appear to need greater access to primary care and continuous insurance. When compared with patients who had continuous insurance...
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Alcohol abuse and dependence appears to be a significant problem among surgeons in the United...
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Unexpected findings from a new study published in Archives of Internal Medicine found that higher...
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Almost one-third of new physicians said they would choose a different field if they had to it over...
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At the end of last year, an expert panel convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute...
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by Katie Matlack The iPhone and iPad are changing the world of medical devices as we know...
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App developers and education and informatics researchers from the University of Edinburgh have...
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Needle pricks may be a glucose test of the past as people with diabetes may soon be able to use...
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During the transition from medical school to independent practice, residency training is critical...
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Proposed changes to the definition of autism, currently under review by an expert panel appointed...
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The overuse of some screening and diagnostic tests that fail to provide high-value, cost-conscious...
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U.S. physicians are not nearly as sold on the benefits of healthcare IT as are their international...
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While inexperience is an obvious disadvantage in surgery, being in the profession for decades is...
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Lifelens has created an innovative point-of-care smartphone application that diagnoses malaria...
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A recent analysis published in BMJ finds that the widespread use of surrogate endpoints in...
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Excerpted from “Outlook for the healthcare industry in 2012” by Steven Greer, MD, The...
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While the retiring baby-boomer nurses have warned of a dangerous nursing shortage, the number of...
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