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Faxes and snail mail: Will pandemic-era flaws unleash improved health technology?

Jamie Taylor received two letters from the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division that began, "Good news," before stating that she was denied Medicaid coverage.

1 Feb 2022

Improving prognosis conversations with stroke survivors and their loved ones

Conversations with stroke survivors and their loved ones about possible lasting impairment can be traumatic, but there's also potential for them to be therapeutic, according to research from The University of Queensland.

31 Jan 2022

In California nursing homes, omicron is bad, but so is the isolation

Dina Halperin had been cooped up alone for three weeks in her nursing home room after her two unvaccinated roommates were moved out at the onset of the omicron surge. "I'm frustrated," she said, "and so many of the nursing staff are burned out or just plain tired."

31 Jan 2022

Language used to describe 'long COVID' can impact patient outcomes

Researchers utilize an online experimental platform to explore the effect of different messages about long COVID on expectations of illness outcomes.

26 Jan 2022

The Role of Glycans in the Cell and Glycans Imaging Method

In this interview, News-Medical talks to a pioneer of glycan imaging, Richard Drake about glycans, their role in maintaining cellular homeostasis, glycopeptide analysis, and method development for glycan imaging.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 26 Jan 2022

How artificial intelligence is poised to reshape medicine

In a recent review published in the journal of Nature Medicine, researchers discussed the results of a two-year weekly effort to track and communicate significant developments in medical (artificial intelligence) AI. They included prospective studies as well as developments in medical image analysis that have narrowed the gap between research and implementation.

24 Jan 2022

Staff preconceptions about minoritized groups linked to variability in advanced dementia care

A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine found several factors – including staff assumptions about minoritized groups – may play a role in the variability in the quality of care provided to U.S. nursing home residents with advanced dementia.

24 Jan 2022

WashU part of major study aimed at identifying causes, effects of schizophrenia in young people

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is part of a major international study aimed at identifying causes and effects of the early stages of schizophrenia in young people, with the goal of improving early diagnosis and treatment.

24 Jan 2022

Screening of non-smoking women in Taiwan associated with lung cancer overdiagnosis

A new study based on data from a national cancer registry in Taiwan found evidence that lung cancer screening may be leading to overdiagnosis at the population level.

24 Jan 2022

Africa’s shortfall in neurologists needs to be addressed to help people with brain disorders

A critical shortfall in neurologists in Africa must be addressed in order to meet the health needs of patients with disorders that affect the brain, nerve and spinal cord, a study says.

22 Jan 2022

Researchers design neural network to predict severity of COVID-19 variants

In a new study, researchers predict the risk of infection with severe coronavirus disease 2019 from the sequence of the spike protein.

21 Jan 2022

Researchers develop new biological parts to shape the flow of cellular processes along DNA

Scientists at the University of Bristol have developed new biological parts that are able to shape the flow of cellular processes along DNA.

21 Jan 2022

Biden administration’s rapid-test rollout doesn’t easily reach those who need it most

In the past week, the Biden administration launched two programs that aim to get rapid covid tests into the hands of every American. But the design of both efforts disadvantages people who already face the greatest barriers to testing.

20 Jan 2022

‘Heart’ of Little Shell: Newest federally recognized tribe to open first clinic

Louella Fredrickson has long created workarounds to fill gaps in the spotty medical care available to her as a member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.

20 Jan 2022

Study shows inequalities in addressing post-acute neurological manifestations of COVID-19

Researchers have explored the inequities in understanding and addressing the neurological complications of COVID-19 among marginalized communities in the United States.

19 Jan 2022

New findings show the potential for language to enhance trust in COVID-19 vaccines

A simple language intervention has the potential to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates, by strengthening trust in the vaccines, researchers say.

19 Jan 2022

Study analyzes emotional regulation in children diagnosed with SLI/DLD

Problems when talking, communicating and expressing feelings are common among children and adolescents, in particular at an early age. These difficulties increase in the case of those diagnosed with developmental language disorder, which affects approximately 7% of the child population.

18 Jan 2022

Using action video games to enhance reading skills in children

Decoding letters into sound is a key point in learning to read but is not enough to master it.

17 Jan 2022

Review explores patients' and physicians' experiences with remote consultations in primary care

According to the Royal College of General Practitioners, at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ways in which patients accessed their GP reversed from around 70% face-to-face and 30% by phone, video or online pre-pandemic to around 30% face-to-face and 70% remote.

17 Jan 2022

New pioneering test helps predict the spread of deadly skin cancer

A pioneering test which reliably predicts the spread or return of the most deadly form of skin cancer has been developed by a team of Newcastle scientists and clinicians.

16 Jan 2022

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Faxes and snail mail: Will pandemic-era flaws unleash improved health technology?

Improving prognosis conversations with stroke survivors and their loved ones

In California nursing homes, omicron is bad, but so is the isolation

Language used to describe 'long COVID' can impact patient outcomes

The Role of Glycans in the Cell and Glycans Imaging Method

How artificial intelligence is poised to reshape medicine

Staff preconceptions about minoritized groups linked to variability in advanced dementia care

WashU part of major study aimed at identifying causes, effects of schizophrenia in young people

Screening of non-smoking women in Taiwan associated with lung cancer overdiagnosis

Africa’s shortfall in neurologists needs to be addressed to help people with brain disorders

Researchers design neural network to predict severity of COVID-19 variants

Researchers develop new biological parts to shape the flow of cellular processes along DNA

Biden administration’s rapid-test rollout doesn’t easily reach those who need it most

‘Heart’ of Little Shell: Newest federally recognized tribe to open first clinic

Study shows inequalities in addressing post-acute neurological manifestations of COVID-19

New findings show the potential for language to enhance trust in COVID-19 vaccines

Study analyzes emotional regulation in children diagnosed with SLI/DLD

Using action video games to enhance reading skills in children

Review explores patients' and physicians' experiences with remote consultations in primary care

New pioneering test helps predict the spread of deadly skin cancer

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