Researcher discusses issues with 'vaccine hesitancy'
Every now and then, a virus emerges that captures the world's attention and sparks a rush to create a vaccine to prevent its further spread: think H1N1, Ebola, and now Zika, a flu-like disease with...
View ArticleHealth care intervention lessons from the development of eight related...
Rigorous evidence of 'what works' to improve health care is in demand, but methods for the development of interventions have not been scrutinized in the same ways as methods for evaluation. The article...
View ArticleStructured pretravel advice should be provided to patients
(HealthDay)—Structured advice should be provided to individuals planning to travel internationally, according to a review article published in the July 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
View ArticleNew set of recommendations developed to improve quality of cost-effectiveness...
The Second Panel on Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine reviewed the current status of the field of cost-effectiveness analysis and developed a new set of recommendations, with major changes...
View ArticleCoke, Pepsi fund health groups... but fight them too: study
Coca-Cola and Pepsi, the two major US soda giants, have given millions of dollars to health organizations while quietly fighting anti-obesity measures such as taxes on soft drinks, a new study shows.
View ArticleBehavioral intervention reduces anxiety, depression among adults impaired by...
In a study published online by JAMA, Atif Rahman, Ph.D., of the University of Liverpool, England, and colleagues evaluated the effectiveness of a multicomponent behavioral intervention delivered in...
View Article'Nudges' an inexpensive, effective way to increase completion of health...
Keeping messages brief and simple can produce gains when trying to encourage patients to complete a health care program, says research co-written by a University of Illinois expert in social psychology.
View ArticleMost doctors ignore one of the most potent ways to improve health, experts say
Leveraging existing relationships with friends and family may be a more effective way to improve patients' health and encourage new healthy habits and behaviors than increasing interactions with...
View ArticleCaregiver phone support ups use of community resources
(HealthDay)—A telephone-delivered psychosocial intervention for dementia caregivers increases use of community resources and reduces caregiver use of hospital-based health care resources, according to...
View ArticlePrimary care exercise counseling cost-effective for older men
(HealthDay)—For older male veterans, improvements in physical activity and rapid gait speed can be obtained at a relatively low cost relative to patient annual health care costs, according to a study...
View ArticleAllow some people to continue to self-injure as part of harm minimization,...
Some people in mental health units should be allowed to continue to injure themselves as part of a harm reduction regime, says a researcher with experience of mental health care in the Journal of...
View ArticleTailored preventive oral health intervention improves dental health among...
A tailored preventive oral health intervention significantly improved the cleanliness of teeth and dentures among elderly home care clients. In addition, functional ability and cognitive function were...
View ArticleResearchers increase HIV treatment success rates by almost 18 percent
Researchers have been successful in increasing HIV treatment success rates by almost 18 percent.
View ArticleMinimally invasive, less expensive treatment for uterine fibroids underutilized
A large nationwide study examining the treatment of uterine fibroids shows that the uterine fibroid embolization (UFE), a minimally invasive, image-guided treatment performed by interventional...
View ArticleStudy underscores benefit of smartphone use to track children's health
A new, wide-ranging review of available research shows parents and caregivers can improve health outcomes for kids by using mobile-phone apps and text messaging.
View ArticleMaximizers vs. minimizers—the personality trait that may guide your medical...
Do certain people want more medical care than others do? And, does that matter?
View ArticleDisplaying lab test costs in health records doesn't deter doctors from...
Patients are stuck for a blood draw almost every day they are admitted to a hospital. Lab tests are one of the most common orders placed by doctors, but research indicates that nearly one-third of...
View ArticleIntervention ups appropriate dysglycemia screening
(HealthDay)—Implementation of an intervention, including electronic health record (EHR)-based decision support and training for use of the American Diabetes Association guidelines for dysglycemia...
View ArticleTraining/support have ongoing impact on delivery of alcohol intervention
In primary care settings, training and support of clinicians has a lasting effect on the proportion of adult patients given an alcohol intervention at nine months. A cluster randomized factorial trial...
View ArticleSafety-net and non-safety-net hospitals deliver similar PCI outcomes
Patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) at safety-net hospitals experienced similar outcomes as patients treated at non-safety-net hospitals, according to research published today...
View ArticleLay interventions for depression and drinking
Brief psychological interventions delivered by lay counsellors in primary care were effective and cost-effective for patients with depression and harmful drinking in India, according to two studies in...
View ArticleLife-saving post-ER suicide prevention strategies are cost effective
Three interventions designed for follow up of patients who are identified with suicide risk in hospital emergency departments save lives and are cost effective relative to usual care. A study led by...
View ArticlePeople with schizophrenia have threefold risk of dying
People with schizophrenia are three times more likely to die, and die younger, than the general population, indicating a need for solutions to narrow this gap, according to research published in CMAJ...
View ArticleFoster care damages the health of mothers
Spending time in foster care can have serious consequences for the health and well-being of children. But what about their mothers?
View ArticleMidwifery care at hospitals is associated with fewer medical interventions
In a new, hospital-level analysis by health policy researcher Laura Attanasio at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Katy Kozhimannnil at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health,...
View ArticleRelevant health care price info hard to find online
(HealthDay)—Overall, 17 percent of websites provide geographically relevant health care price estimates relating to specific interventions, according to a research letter published online Dec. 4 in...
View ArticleProgram aids quality of life for older adults with T2DM
(HealthDay)—A community-based program improves quality of life and self-management in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and comorbidities, according to a study published online Nov. 27...
View ArticleState Medicaid expansions led to more prenatal care for low-income mothers
The Medicaid expansions for low-income parents that took place in 34 states between 1996 and 2011 led to a 2.3 percent decrease in the uninsured rate among women who already had a child and became...
View ArticleInterventions increase attendance for diabetic retinopathy screening, says study
Targeted interventions can significantly improve screening for diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes and the leading cause of vision loss amongst working-age adults in the Western word,...
View ArticleCulturally adapted intervention may help Hispanics with serious mental illness
The first study to examine the initial impact of a culturally-adapted health care manager intervention aimed at helping Hispanics with serious mental illness finds the intervention shows potential for...
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