Even The Best Healthcare Facilities Can Do More To Prevent Infections
Healthcare-associated infections can be reduced by up to 55 percent by systematically implementing evidence-based infection prevention and control strategies, according to a review of...
‘Mindful People’ Feel Less Pain
Ever wonder why some people seem to feel less pain than others? A study conducted at Wake Forest School of Medicine may have found...
Patient Beware: Researchers Diagnose Crowdsourced Hospital Ratings
Consumers can go to Google, Yelp and Facebook for crowdsourced insight about the experiences they'll have at a hospital, but they shouldn't expect foolproof...
Wearable Devices: Useful Medical Insights Or Just More Data?
Do you track your steps with a FitBit or monitor your heart rate with an Apple Watch?
Wearable devices are increasingly bought to track and...
Lead Or Follow: What Sets Leaders Apart?
Leaders are more willing to take responsibility for making decisions that affect the welfare of others. A new study identified the cognitive and neurobiological processes...
Healthier Hearts Equal Healthier Guts
It turns out that exercise can do more than slim down your waistline and boost heart health. It might also make what's inside your...
Majority Of US Physicians Say They’re Burned Out Or Depressed
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. physicians report feeling burned out, depressed - or both - with one in three physicians admitting that their feelings of...
Algorithm Shows Differences Between Nurse, Doctor Care
A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago has published the first quantitative study on the divergent scopes of practice...
Words Matter
A new John Hopkins study found stigmatizing language in medical records may affect the care a patient receives.
When doctors and nurses read notes and...
Sitting Is Bad For Your Brain — Not Just Your Metabolism Or Heart
Studies show that too much sitting, like smoking, increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes and premature death. Researchers at UCLA wanted to see...
