Patients' creative ideas can inform a health care organization's learning and innovation, finds study

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthConceptual Framework. Credit:The Milbank Quarterly(2023). DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12682Routinely collected patient experienc

Technology & AI December 28,2023

Patients' creative ideas can inform a health care organization's learning and innovation, finds study

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthConceptual Framework. Credit:The Milbank Quarterly(2023). DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12682Routinely collected patient experienc

Technology & AI December 28,2023

Research suggests statins may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainStatins could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, at least for some patients. This is the result of a new study led by Karolinska Ins

Neurology December 28,2023

Research suggests statins may slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainStatins could slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, at least for some patients. This is the result of a new study led by Karolinska Ins

Neurology December 28,2023

New study sheds light on the connection between the microbiome and kidney stones

byLawson Health Research InstituteCompositional analysis of urine and stone microbiota. A PCA was performed on CLR-transformed Aitchison distances of all urine and stone samples. Each colored po

Nephrology & Urology December 28,2023

New study sheds light on the connection between the microbiome and kidney stones

byLawson Health Research InstituteCompositional analysis of urine and stone microbiota. A PCA was performed on CLR-transformed Aitchison distances of all urine and stone samples. Each colored po

Nephrology & Urology December 28,2023

New health mapping study pinpoints cancer risk factors at local level

byQueensland University of TechnologyThe maps show areas where unhealthy behaviors are more (marked in red) or less (in blue) common than the national average. The deeper the shade, the greater

Oncology December 28,2023

New health mapping study pinpoints cancer risk factors at local level

byQueensland University of TechnologyThe maps show areas where unhealthy behaviors are more (marked in red) or less (in blue) common than the national average. The deeper the shade, the greater

Oncology December 28,2023

An electric nudge to the head could help doctors operate a surgical robot, suggests new research

byJohns Hopkins UniversityA study participant undergoing noninvasive brain stimulation sits at the surgical robot console using virtual reality simulations of needle-driving exercises. Credit: G

Technology & AI December 28,2023

An electric nudge to the head could help doctors operate a surgical robot, suggests new research

byJohns Hopkins UniversityA study participant undergoing noninvasive brain stimulation sits at the surgical robot console using virtual reality simulations of needle-driving exercises. Credit: G

Technology & AI December 28,2023

Three potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend genre identified

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere are three potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend musical genres, suggests research published in the

World medicine December 28,2023

Three potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend genre identified

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere are three potentially unique acoustic features of healing music that transcend musical genres, suggests research published in the

World medicine December 28,2023

More than morning sickness: Researcher studies hyperemesis gravidarum survivor stories

byUniversity of ConnecticutCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImagine waking up one morning feeling ill, like you've come down with an unrelentingly bad stomach bug.You throw up once, and the

OB & GYN December 28,2023

More than morning sickness: Researcher studies hyperemesis gravidarum survivor stories

byUniversity of ConnecticutCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainImagine waking up one morning feeling ill, like you've come down with an unrelentingly bad stomach bug.You throw up once, and the

OB & GYN December 28,2023

Study identifies factors for disparities in preoperative goals-of-care documentation rates

by Elana GotkineFor a cohort of veterans, disparities in preoperative life-sustaining treatment (LST) documentation rates persist based on race and ethnicity, rurality of residence, and history of men

World medicine December 28,2023

Study identifies factors for disparities in preoperative goals-of-care documentation rates

by Elana GotkineFor a cohort of veterans, disparities in preoperative life-sustaining treatment (LST) documentation rates persist based on race and ethnicity, rurality of residence, and history of men

World medicine December 28,2023

Study finds that nearly 30% of caregivers for severe stroke survivors experience psychological distress

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStroke is an abrupt, devastating disease that instantly changes a person's life and has the potentially to cause lasting disability o

Psychiatry & Mental Health December 28,2023

Study finds that nearly 30% of caregivers for severe stroke survivors experience psychological distress

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainStroke is an abrupt, devastating disease that instantly changes a person's life and has the potentially to cause lasting disability o

Psychiatry & Mental Health December 28,2023

Predicting prenatal care to improve pregnancy outcomes

byChildren's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSocioeconomic factors, like education and location, can affect access to life-saving prenatal care services. Researchers at Bost

OB & GYN December 28,2023

Predicting prenatal care to improve pregnancy outcomes

byChildren's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSocioeconomic factors, like education and location, can affect access to life-saving prenatal care services. Researchers at Bost

OB & GYN December 28,2023