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Is COVID-19 self-testing effective?

Real-world evidence on the performance of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) self-testing strategies.

15 Aug 2023

Study reveals coping mechanisms used by South African healthcare workers during the pandemic

A new study by UC Berkeley Anthropology Professor Andrew Wooyoung Kim reveals resilient coping mechanisms used by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in metro Johannesburg, South Africa.

15 Aug 2023

Integrated mental health care improves children's mental health and school performance

New research led by Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Public Health found that children who received integrated mental health care showed improvements in both mental health and school performance.

14 Aug 2023

Social factors account for racial disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality, study finds

Black Americans are 54% more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than White Americans, despite a substantial overall reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality nationwide.

14 Aug 2023

Scientists identify key proteins driving cancer across multiple tumor types

Scientists have completed a deep analysis of the proteins driving cancer across multiple tumor types, information that can't be assessed by genome sequencing alone.

14 Aug 2023

Expert consensus on how to help patients with chronic pain get adequate care and coverage

The pendulum of opioid prescribing for pain has swung sharply in the last decade, as the epidemic of opioid overuse, addiction and overdose led policymakers and health care providers to ratchet back on the prescriptions patients receive.

14 Aug 2023

Intensive lifestyle intervention linked to increased employment for people with type 2 diabetes

USC Schaeffer Center and University of Minnesota researchers found that study participants without a college degree had even larger employment gains from lifestyle changes recommended by specialists.

14 Aug 2023

New diagnostic tool could revolutionize early bladder cancer detection

Bladder cancer has a five-year survival rate of over 80% when detected early, but this rate declines significantly as the disease progresses to advanced stages.

14 Aug 2023

Study provides key insights into the communication process surrounding innovative surgical procedures

Patients are not given sufficient information about the novel status of a procedure, possible uncertainties or potential risks when deciding to go ahead with the procedure, research led by the University of Bristol and published in the Annals of Surgery has found.

14 Aug 2023

Study: Pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain under-reported to healthcare providers

A new study has shown that pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain is under-reported to healthcare providers (HCPs), and under-treated, even though treatment is usually effective.

14 Aug 2023

Advanced maternal age increases the risk of maternal mortality in Japan

Researchers investigate the relationship between advanced maternal age and maternal mortality in Japan.

14 Aug 2023

New insights into severe obesity genetics: Evidence from adults seeking treatment reveals intriguing oligogenic patterns

Researchers explore the prevalence of rare genetic forms of obesity in a United Kingdom-based clinical obesity cohort.

14 Aug 2023

Significant association found between the rs1205 T-Dom genotype and risk of COVID-19 death or hospitalization among American Indians

Researchers identify an association between the C-reactive protein gene variant rs1205 and COVID-19 severity.

14 Aug 2023

Patients in California county may see refunds, debt relief from charity care settlement

California's largest public hospital plans to start notifying 43,000 former patients Monday that they may be eligible for refunds or billing corrections, part of what advocates called a major legal settlement that will help force the hospital to fulfill its charity care obligations.

14 Aug 2023

Healthcare News and Research

Latest Healthcare News and Research

Is COVID-19 self-testing effective?

Study reveals coping mechanisms used by South African healthcare workers during the pandemic

Integrated mental health care improves children's mental health and school performance

Social factors account for racial disparities in cardiovascular disease mortality, study finds

Scientists identify key proteins driving cancer across multiple tumor types

Expert consensus on how to help patients with chronic pain get adequate care and coverage

Intensive lifestyle intervention linked to increased employment for people with type 2 diabetes

New diagnostic tool could revolutionize early bladder cancer detection

Study provides key insights into the communication process surrounding innovative surgical procedures

Study: Pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain under-reported to healthcare providers

Advanced maternal age increases the risk of maternal mortality in Japan

New insights into severe obesity genetics: Evidence from adults seeking treatment reveals intriguing oligogenic patterns

Significant association found between the rs1205 T-Dom genotype and risk of COVID-19 death or hospitalization among American Indians

Patients in California county may see refunds, debt relief from charity care settlement

Study calls for action to capture real-time data on climate change impact on human health

Study identifies 135 genes associated with human skin color

Your exorbitant medical bill, brought to you by the latest hospital merger

Key exercises for asthmatic people help improve their lung function, finds study

Personalized exercise testing may be more effective for fat loss

Illustrating the safety of a new drug treatment designed for spinal cord injury

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

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