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Heart-failure patients benefit from pharmacist care
Heart-failure patients take their medicine more reliably when under the care of a pharmacist, resulting in fewer emergency-room visits and hospital stays as well as lower health-care costs, according to a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Pharmacy. view more (2007-05-15)
Trimming US health care spending will require new approaches, study finds
Slowing the growth in U.S. health care spending will most likely require adoption of an array of strategies as well as an improved approach to moving promising strategies into widespread use, according to a new analysis by the RAND Corporation. view more (2009-11-12)
ACPM recommends primary care have systems in place for screening and treating depression
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) supports the recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that primary care providers should screen all adults for depression, and further recommends that all primary care providers should have systems in place to ensure the accurate diagnosis and treatment of this condition. view more (2009-10-07)
HOW DO WE COPE WITH AN AGEING SOCIETY?
One of the major challenges for the millennium is the social and economic implications of an ageing society. To address these issues Bristol University has launched a new International Institute on Health and Ageing. view more (1999-02-09)
Research Scrutinises Place Of Nursing In New Nhs
A new study looking at the impact of the modernization of the National Health Service on nursing will examine the structural and functional changes in the profession as it fits into a new health care situation. University of Edinburgh Professor of Nursing Studies, Kath Melia, will assess how the modernisation affects the education of nurses and... view more... (2002-09-04)
Patients with chronic illness not benefiting from advances in care
Many patients with chronic diseases are not benefiting from advances in care because of a lack of financial and staff resources, inadequate information systems, and doctors' heavy workload, argue US researchers in this week's BMJ. They assessed the extent to which evidence-based chronic care management processes and computer based clinical... view more... (2002-10-22)
Depression, health care services and heart attacks -- what's the connection?
Depression symptoms are associated with significantly higher use of healthcare services following a heart attack, according to a new study released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). view more (2008-10-22)
Can email help doctors use their time more productively?
In almost every era doctors have perceived themselves as "running faster" but there is little evidence to support this. Doctors feel stressed because there is now so much more they can do. There are more external forces impinging on their practice and patients and the public have raised expectations, yet patients value meaningful time... view more... (2001-08-01)
Study examines quality and duration of primary care visits
Adult primary care visits have increased in quality, duration and frequency between 1997 and 2005, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2009-11-10)
Use of Information Technology is Minimal in Nursing Homes
In short-term health care settings, sophisticated information technology (IT) systems assist in the diagnosis of patients, support care management, and enhance adherence to clinical guidelines. view more (2008-04-09)
Baby Boomer Health Care Crisis Looms; GSA Bolsters Call for Stronger Workforce
America's aging citizens are facing a health care workforce too small and unprepared to meet their needs, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) titled "Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce." view more (2008-04-18)
Home chemotherapy is a viable alternative to hospital treatment
Home chemotherapy is a safe and acceptable alternative to hospital treatment for patients with colorectal cancer that may improve compliance with treatment, according to a study in this week's BMJ. Of 87 patients receiving chemotherapy for colorectal cancer, 42 were treated at an outpatient clinic and 45 at home, over a 12-month period. The two... view more... (2001-04-03)
Health Care Barriers for Undocumented Immigrants: Raising Tuberculosis Risk?
A new study raises the question, do barriers to health care for undocumented immigrants increase the public health risk of tuberculosis? The study, published in the November 15, 2008 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and now available online, suggests that undocumented immigrants with tuberculosis have symptoms longer before seeking care than... view more... (2008-10-30)
Re-Designed Care Could Reduce Postnatal Depression (pp 370, 380)
A UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how a new model of postnatal care led by midwives and tailored to meet individual needs could reduce the risk of mental illness among women in the first four months after childbirth. A Commentary article also published this week concludes that the study has implications for the delivery of... view more... (2002-01-30)
Throat swabbing underestimates meningococcal infection (p 1653) and increased risk of meningococcal infection among health-care workers (p 1654)
A research letter published in this week’s issue of THE LANCET suggests that the technique of throat swabbing to detect neisseria meningitidis (N meningitidis; the bacterium that causes meningitis) only identifies a quarter of infections. The relation between carriage of N meningitidis and the progression to disease is not fully understood.... view more... (2000-11-08)
Consumer Electronics Can Help Improve Patient Health
Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes, such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. view more (2009-10-28)
Mental health linked to amputation risk in diabetic veterans
For U.S. veterans with diabetes, lower scores on a test of mental health functioning are associated with an increased risk of major amputations, reports a study in the November/December issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry. view more (2007-12-20)
Canada's universal health care system should fund in-vitro fertilization
Canada should extend universal health coverage to fund in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. view more (2009-08-31)
Elderly care is inadequate, especially in nursing homes
The quality of medical care that elderly patients receive, particularly those in nursing homes, is inadequate, concludes researchers in this week’s BMJ. view more (2003-03-12)
Primary care health consultations can be cost-effective and may help reduce cardiovascular risk
Offering health tests and health consultations in primary care settings can be cost-effective and may help in the fight against the increased burden of lifestyle diseases, according to new research published today in the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health (August issue published this week by SAGE). view more (2008-08-21)
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