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Dementia care programs help, if caregivers can find them

There's no cure, yet, for Alzheimer's disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers.

27 Feb 2023

The impact of COVID-19 on consultations and antibiotic prescribing for URTI in England

In a recent study published in the journal JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, researchers investigated the trends in antibiotic prescriptions for upper respiratory tract infections to determine whether the decrease in in-person medical consultation appointments during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had an impact on the prescribing practices.

15 Feb 2023

Pediatric telemedicine consults with clinicians in rural, community EDs result in fewer interfacility transfers

Many rural and community emergency departments lack access to pediatric specialty care physicians. So, when an acutely ill child is seen in one of these facilities, they are typically transferred to regional pediatric centers for more comprehensive care.

13 Feb 2023

The Pill Club reaches $18.3 million Medicaid fraud settlement with California

The Pill Club, an online women's pharmacy, has reached an $18.3 million settlement with California authorities over claims it defrauded the state's Medicaid program by prescribing birth control pills without adequate consultation and shipping tens of thousands of female condoms to customers who didn't want them.

7 Feb 2023

Rural areas in the U.S. have significantly less access to telehealth and cancer care services

Researchers analyze telehealth provisions and oncological services available in hospitals throughout the United States

5 Feb 2023

A protocol to review the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with fibromyalgia

A protocol for the systematic review of previous publications to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with fibromyalgia.

3 Feb 2023

What are the existing support models for caregivers and patients with long COVID?

Researchers presented existing data on support models for the post-COVID-19 condition or long COVID patients and their caretakers.

3 Feb 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of the NHS online consultation system in England

The use of the online health consultation system in England rapidly increased during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and the first lockdown.

2 Feb 2023

New NHS plan to provide tailored support at home for elderly, vulnerable people

Tens of thousands of elderly and vulnerable people will receive tailored support at home each month as part of a new NHS plan to curb unnecessary trips to hospital, help at-risk patients receive faster treatment and improve ambulance response times.

30 Jan 2023

Study shows increase in medical encounters six months post-SARS-CoV-2 infection, with vaccination lowering persistent symptoms risk

Researchers identified factors related to PCC [post-COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019] symptoms and assessed changes in PCC medical visits.

20 Jan 2023

Transient ischemic attack needs emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke

Stroke symptoms that disappear in under an hour, known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), need emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association's journal Stroke.

19 Jan 2023

New community diagnostic center set to benefit thousands of patients in Stockton-on-Tees

Thousands of patients in Stockton-on-Tees are set to benefit from quicker access to tests, checks and scans - with a new community diagnostic center set to open later this year.

16 Jan 2023

Study reveals how inflammation alters the tumor microenvironment in acute myeloid leukemia

Severe inflammation weakens the body's ability to kill cancerous blood cells in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a new study shows.

11 Jan 2023

NHS App' total sign ups top 30 million

Millions more patients across England are benefitting from easier access to their health records and medical services through the NHS App, as sign ups top 30 million - including seven million new sign ups in 2022.

30 Dec 2022

OMC-New Orleans wins The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Palliative Care Certification

Ochsner Medical Center – New Orleans (OMC-New Orleans) has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval® for Palliative Care Certification by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.

21 Dec 2022

Non-invasive artificial intelligence approach for IVF embryo selection

An artificial intelligence algorithm can determine non-invasively, with about 70 percent accuracy, if an in vitro fertilized embryo has a normal or abnormal number of chromosomes, according to a new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

20 Dec 2022

Inhibiting inflammatory signaling pathway could reduce the chances of heart disease in cancer survivors

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York have discovered that common cancer treatments, such as radiotherapy or anthracycline drugs, cause long-term damage to heart tissue by activating a key inflammatory signaling pathway.

19 Dec 2022

Scientists launch UK's first comprehensive transformation strategy for managing phosphorus across the food system

As phosphate fertilizer prices remain at very high levels after spiking this year, scientists are calling for urgent measures to manage phosphorus, a vital element essential for food production, but which is also behind environmental pollution in our rivers and lakes.

16 Dec 2022

Global Access Diagnostics joins consortium to co-develop on-farm rapid test for calf pneumonia, RaDiCal

Global Access Diagnostics (GADx) today announced the development of RaDiCal, a one-step molecular lateral flow test to enable rapid diagnosis of pneumonia, one of the most significant diseases affecting calves

From Global Access Diagnostics 16 Dec 2022

Two Cents' Worth: Shared decision making in renal cell carcinoma (RCC)

In this interview, we speak to Steve Pointon, patient advocate in remission from RCC, and Dr Harm van Melick, Consultant Urologist, about their experiences with shared decision-making and the impact it can have on people living with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

From Ipsen 15 Dec 2022