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Is Primary-care Research A Lost Cause? (p 977)
This week's editorial discusses the status of primary-care research, and is critical of leaders in family medicine who have failed to identify a clear course of action for future research in this crucial area. Primary-care researchers have voiced concerns that their discipline is complex, and that as researchers they are misunderstood by academia,... view more... (2003-03-20)
Lack of health insurance associated with decreased use of health care services
Higher-income adults without health insurance are nearly as likely as lower-income adults without insurance to not use recommended health care services such as cancer screening, cardiovascular risk reduction and diabetes management. view more (2006-05-03)
Guided care reduces cost of health care for older persons with chronic conditions
The nation's sickest and most expensive patients need fewer health care resources and cost insurers less when they are closely supported by a nurse-physician primary care team that tracks their health and offers regular support, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. view more (2009-08-07)
MIGRATING DOCTORS (pp 177, 245)
The increasing divide between less-developed and more-developed countries in the quality of health care is well recognised. In this week's LANCET, Peter E Bundred and colleagues, from Liverpool and Canada describe how the prospects of a better standard of life are attracting large numbers of doctors to more-developed countries and away from... view more... (2000-07-12)
Packages of care for epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries
In the second in a six part series on treating mental health problems in resource-poor settings, Caroline Mbuba and Charles Newton (Centre for Geographic Medicine Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kilifi, Kenya) discuss "packages of care" for treating epilepsy. view more (2009-10-13)
Primary care provides patients with better outcomes at lower cost
A white paper, How is a Shortage of Primary Care Physicians Affecting the Quality and Cost of Medical Care?, released today by the American College of Physicians (ACP) documents the value of primary care by reviewing 20 years of research. view more (2008-11-20)
Treating osteoporosis calls for physician, dentist collaboration: ADA Journal
Physicians and dentists should collaborate to improve early detection and treatment of patients who have or may develop osteoporosis, say researchers in the cover story of the May issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association. view more (2008-05-16)
NHS set for "airline style" transformation
UK health care may soon be transformed by the introduction of new providers, just as low-cost airlines Ryanair and Easyjet have radically changed European air travel in recent years, suggests an article in this week's BMJ. view more (2004-02-05)
Invitation to the media - Government to get health message from Sheffield conference
Eminent scientist and broadcaster Lord Robert Winston will address the massive challenges of modernising health and social care in the UK at a national conference next week. In a keynote speech to the Sheffield Hallam University Chancellor's Conference Lord Winston will tackle a range of issues including how best to meet the health care needs of... view more... (2002-06-21)
Older patients not involved in decisions about their health care
Despite the move towards greater patient involvement in decisions about their health care, the reality is somewhat different, suggests research in a special supplement to Quality in Health Care. The supplement looks at various factors, such as knowledge of risk, doctors' communication skills, and the doctor-patient relationship that are critical... view more... (2001-09-04)
Care-seeking behavior associated with 'upper-GI symptoms'
Patients with upper gastrointestinal (GI) complaints visit their general practitioner (GP) more often than patients with other conditions. view more (2009-09-09)
Needs of people dying of heart failure not being met
The needs of people dying of heart failure are not being met, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh compared the experiences of 20 people with lung cancer with those of 20 people with advanced heart failure, using interviews every three months for up to one year with patients, their carers, and key... view more... (2002-10-22)
Study: Online information may improve cancer patients' opinions about doctors
Accessing high-quality health information on the Internet may improve breast cancer patients' opinions about their doctors, according to a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research, funded by the National Cancer Institute. view more (2007-03-22)
Retail medical clinics attract patients who do not have regular health care providers
Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores typically attract insured and uninsured patients who are seeking help for a small group of easy-to-treat illnesses or preventive care and do not otherwise have a regular health care provider, according to a new RAND Corporation study. view more (2008-09-10)
Building efficient, effective, locally sensitive solutions for dementia care
Dementia is a growing burden for society, propelling patients and caregivers to increasingly use the health-care system. view more (2007-10-12)
Home visiting to older people reduces death rates and the need for long-term institutional care
Home visits to older people appear to reduce their risk of death and admission to long term institutional care, reports a study in this week's BMJ. Given the shortcomings and inconsistencies of previous studies the research team at the University of Nottingham's Faculty of Medicine decided to review and compare the results of 15 previous studies... view more... (2001-09-26)
Access to care leads Americans' priorities in first-ever public study of health value
When Americans were asked to value the most important of dozens of health products and services as they consider spending their own money, they chose access to care over everything else, a new study revealed. view more (2009-05-13)
New course offers hope to dementia sufferers
The first nationally accredited training course aimed at improving the lives of people with dementia is being launched at the University of Sunderland. view more (2005-03-24)
Gains in access to antiretroviral treatment come with some costs
In this week's PLoS Medicine magazine, Yibeltal Assefa, from the National HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office in Addis Ababa, and colleagues describe the successes and challenges of the scale-up of antiretroviral treatment (ART) across Ethiopia. view more (2009-04-28)
Depression care improved
German researchers from the Institutes for General Practice in Frankfurt / Main and Jena have achieved positive results from a sustainable intervention in the primary care practice (Annals of Internal Medicine, volume 151, number 6, Sep. 15, 2009). The view more (2009-09-17)
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