ACC Quality Summit 2020 goes virtual
The ACC Quality Summit 2020 Virtual, Oct. 8-9, 2020, will deliver best practices through education sessions, networking and posters. This
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Food-based approach to lowering cholesterol provides significant healthcare cost savings
Findings support offering insurance-based incentives for clinically proven diet-based lipid lowering interventions such as Step One Foods
Read moreUnread second-opinion radiology reports waste health care resources
AJR finds clinicians not reading a considerable proportion (11.4%) of second-opinion radiology reports, especially sonography, pediatrics, interventional radiology
Read moreCOVID-19 outcomes in french nursing homes with staff confinement
What The Study Did: COVID-19-related outcomes in French nursing homes that implemented voluntary staff confinement with residents are investigated in
Read moreMany medical ‘rainy day’ accounts aren’t getting opened or filled, study finds
People with high-deductible health plans aren’t using health savings account option as intended
Read moreEngineer developing out-of-this-world solutions for COVID-19 challenges
Xin Ning, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to translate foldable space tools into medical equipment on Earth
Read moreTrustful collaboration critical for outcome of therapy
A trusting therapeutic relationship and outcome-oriented collaboration between therapist and patient are critical for the successful treatment of mental illness.
Read moreSurvey finds most parents nervous to take their kids for vaccinations due to COVID-19
Experts warn low vaccination rates can cause the next pandemic of dangerous, preventable childhood diseases
Read moreNovateur Ventures explores new strategy to reduce hyperinflammatory response caused by COVID-19
A novel strategy has been developed by Novateur Ventures , which provides new hope in battle against COVID-19. The study
Read moreSMART researchers find new way to make bacteria more sensitive to antibiotics
Study finds that exposing bacteria to hydrogen sulfide can increase antimicrobial sensitivity in bacteria that do not produce H2S
Read moreSignificantly improved COVID-19 outcomes in countries with higher TB vaccination coverage
New study by Ben-Gurion University and Hebrew University researchers
Read moreNew Analysis Reveals Worsening Shortage of Emergency Physicians in Rural Areas
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Despite the nation’s growing reliance on emergency departments, large areas of rural America are experiencing shortages emergency physicians, according
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