UK heat risk leaves vulnerable people dangerously exposed
Older people, care home residents and those living in poor-quality housing are facing growing danger from extreme heat, as new research warns that the UK is failing to… read more.
Older people, care home residents and those living in poor-quality housing are facing growing danger from extreme heat, as new research warns that the UK is failing to… read more.
Advance directives document patient preferences for future care, including end-of-life. An analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that older patients with an advance directive that had… read more.
When health policy researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health tracked data from primary care practices that had been acquired by private equity firms, they found… read more.
Ramandeep Kaur did not plan a career in digital health. In 2014, newly arrived at Leicester Royal Infirmary as a locum pharmacist, she spotted a job advertisement related… read more.
Emergency Medicine & Intensive Care
A large, multi-center study led by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago derived “achievable benchmarks of care” (ABCs) using electronic health record data, which allows… read more.
A Kaiser Permanente study published by NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery provides real-world data on a new approach to cervical cancer screening: giving patients the option to skip the… read more.
Pet owners love their dogs but may not always love the smell of their breath. Because this bad odor can signal oral disease, veterinary clinics will prescribe daily tooth brushing, antibiotics or chemical rinses… read more.
While most parents say it’s important for health care providers to speak privately with teens during checkups, far fewer are putting that belief into practice, according to a… read more.
Researchers have identified the best dosage for each ADHD medication using data from thousands of people with the condition. A new study published today [14 May] in The Lancet… read more.
Current evidence does not support a causal link between the use of almost all antidepressants during pregnancy and an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity… read more.
A new UK drug approval pathway, designed to speed up the availability of new medicines, benefits industry over patients and the NHS, argues an expert in The BMJ today. The… read more.
A research team co-led by investigators at Mass General Brigham and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has developed and validated an artificial intelligence model, known as ECG2Stroke, that… read more.
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