• OpenNotes -funded by private foundations, federal grants and generous donors-started in 2009, with the goal of studying the effects of having doctors, nurses and other clinicians invite patients to review what they wrote. (redhat.com)
  • Patients reported many exciting and clinically important benefits, and growing numbers of clinicians soon decided to adopt this fundamental change in practice. (redhat.com)
  • By the time the film was released, 10 million patients in the U.S. had gained access to their clinicians' notes via secured, online 'patient portals,' and Tom and Jan were finalizing plans to lead a seminar in Salzburg, Austria, designed to generate ideas and initiatives that would bring to other nations what was happening in America and other parts of the world. (redhat.com)
  • At that seminar, teams of clinicians, policy experts, patients and assorted change agents from 11 countries worked hard for a week. (redhat.com)
  • A lot may change over the next five years as patients, who are for the first time reading the words their clinicians write, are themselves opening new lines of inquiry. (redhat.com)
  • Right now, patients are beginning to co-generate their notes with clinicians. (redhat.com)
  • Patient-centred outcomes of imaging tests: recommendations for patients, clinicians and researchers. (cam.ac.uk)
  • The name of each condition on MedlinePlus Genetics reflects terminology used by researchers, clinicians, and patients. (medlineplus.gov)
  • SCAN-B is a project and network of researchers and clinicians that was initialised in the fall 2009. (lu.se)
  • SAN ANTONIO - Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have discovered how to predict whether triple negative breast cancer will recur, and which women are likely to remain disease-free. (iu.edu)
  • INDIANAPOLIS-A group of researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Bloomington have developed a program called Multi-Omics Graph cOnvolutional NETworks (MOGONET) that integrates omics data - such as DNA, RNA and proteins - to help researchers get a comprehensive understanding of human diseases. (iu.edu)
  • We also compared the genomes of these strains with those of E. coli strains isolated in different parts of the world in order to see if any globally disseminated pathogenic bacteria were present in the study sample," said Ana Carolina de Mello Santos, a postdoctoral researcher working on the LEPE team. (fapesp.br)
  • In 1970, Vaitukaitis came to NIH as a postdoctoral researcher with the intention of studying human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a reproductive hormone that's also secreted by certain malignant tumors. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dr. Angela Cheung, co-lead of a national long COVID research network and senior physician-scientist at the University Health Network in Toronto, said the study confirms what long COVID researchers have suspected for some time. (tricitynews.com)
  • SEATTLE, WA, March 5, 2019 - Researchers have reported that a stem cell transplant patient from London has not experienced a rebound of his HIV during the past 18 months off antiretroviral therapy (ART). (amfar.org)
  • They will present their findings on December 13, 2019, at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the most influential gathering of breast cancer researchers and physicians in the world. (iu.edu)
  • Of 425 patients with vascular infections during January 2004-June 2020, 16 had Q fever, including 7 since 2019, when BUH and Bayonne Hospital began conducting systematic Q fever serologic assays for all patients with vascular infections. (cdc.gov)
  • says Moore Vogel, a COVID-19 researcher with the Scripps Research Translational Institute in San Diego. (medscape.com)
  • As a COVID-19 patient-researcher who still struggles with fatigue and migraines, she has learned to cope with her condition. (medscape.com)
  • Medical researchers in Milwaukee and Madison are working to collect blood from people who have recovered from COVID-19. (wpr.org)
  • He said they have partnered with a national grassroots organization of researchers and physicians from 34 institutions called the National COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Project . (wpr.org)
  • She said partnering with Versiti on their own convalescent plasma treatment program is a way to have more control over treatment options for patients suffering from COVID-19. (wpr.org)
  • After recovering from COVID, some patients are now suffering from serious cardiovascular complications, such as heart attacks and strokes, even if they never had any prior issues. (kunr.org)
  • STONE: For some of the most serious outcomes, including heart attack and stroke, the rate of those problems was 4% higher among the patients who had COVID. (kunr.org)
  • It is a crowdsourcing initiative: Patients with severe, mild or no symptoms of COVID-19 are able to upload their genetic data from 23andMe, Ancestry, FamilyTreeDNA, LivingDNA, MyHeritage, HomeDNA or from other sources. (healthit.gov)
  • SHREVEPORT - LSU researchers say they are encouraged by the preliminary results for a therapeutic COVID-19 treatment they are testing. (wbrz.com)
  • Hospitalized patients on ventilators and patients with mild cases of COVID-19 have been inhaling the colorless, odorless gas daily in moderate and high doses. (wbrz.com)
  • When the COVID-19 pandemic swept into New Mexico in the spring of 2020, seriously ill patients from all over the state were brought to The University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where many wound up in intensive care, breathing with the help of ventilators. (unm.edu)
  • Cancer patients are at higher risk of poor outcomes from COVID-19 infection due to their disease and therapies that may weaken the immune system. (medicalxpress.com)
  • In a new study published online ahead of print in the journal Vaccine , Moffitt Cancer Center researchers identify factors associated with high and low COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among cancer patients. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The researchers wanted to assess the attitudes, beliefs and sociodemographic factors associated with acceptance of COVID-19 vaccinations among patients with cancer. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Survey results revealed that most cancer patients (86.8%) were high accepters of COVID-19 vaccines. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Alternatively, cancer patients who were less likely to accept COVID-19 vaccination were more likely to be living with more than one other person and were more socioeconomically disadvantaged. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The researchers hope that their findings will help identify specific cancer patient populations to educate about the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Cassandra A. Hathaway et al, Individual-level factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among U.S. patients with cancer, Vaccine (2022). (medicalxpress.com)
  • In the new study, the team found blood serum from patients in the ICU with diabetes and severe COVID-19 had reduced levels of interferon-beta compared to patients without diabetes. (weather.com)
  • Researchers have been trying to understand what causes the many symptoms of long COVID, including neurological issues suffered by an estimated hundreds of thousands of Canadians like Coles. (tricitynews.com)
  • The researchers did positron emission tomography (PET) scans on the brains of 20 participantswho had started suffering from depression within three months of testing positive for COVID-19. (tricitynews.com)
  • This concrete evidence will hopefully bring understanding and guidance' to family doctors who encounter patients describing neurological symptoms after COVID infection, Goulding said in a text message to The Canadian Press. (tricitynews.com)
  • Since the onset of COVID-19, oncology practices across the US have integrated telemedicine (TM) and remote patient monitoring (RPM) into routine care and clinical trials. (bvsalud.org)
  • Early on, researchers from the UNM Center for Global Health launched a study of hospitalized patients to gauge the severity of symptoms from the infection, gathering data on 475 patients from April 2020 through December 2021. (unm.edu)
  • They included 5,814 patients with invasive cancer who received care at Moffitt and were surveyed between June 2020 and July 2021. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The authors say the next step is a new clinical study expected to begin in early 2020, which utilizes this discovery to enroll patients who are at high risk for recurrence and evaluates new treatment options for them. (iu.edu)
  • A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that using telemedicine to evaluate patients with rare genetic conditions resulted in a similar rate of proper diagnosis as in-person visits. (chop.edu)
  • In a significant step for the treatment of neuroblastoma, an international group of researchers led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) Consortium has shown that the targeted therapy lorlatinib is safe and effective in treating high-risk neuroblastoma. (emory.edu)
  • The results of this study are exciting for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma whose tumors have a genetic alteration in the ALK gene and who have lacked effective targeted treatment options for this often lethal cancer," said senior study author Yael P. MossĂ©, MD , Professor of Pediatrics in the Cancer Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). (emory.edu)
  • The multidisciplinary team of researchers spent the past year laying the infrastructural groundwork, obtaining Institutional Board Review approvals, purchasing equipment, and fine-tuning the process for collecting samples. (phillymag.com)
  • Once we collect samples from all of the participants in these studies, we would make these samples available to researchers who are doing work in this field, to enable them to continue performing studies about opioid use disorder. (phillymag.com)
  • In a new West Virginia University study, researcher Adam Baus led a team that looked at opioid use disorder treatment through the eyes of patients. (wvu.edu)
  • Patients would be more willing to enter medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder if existing stigmas were reduced and more accessible payment support was readily available, a West Virginia University study finds. (wvu.edu)
  • Count Me In allows cancer patients to send their medical information - including blood, saliva and tumor samples - to a public database that any researcher can access. (time.com)
  • The tumor samples and blood samples are genetically sequenced, and that data, along with the patient's medical history (including which treatments patients received and how well they worked) , is then translated into an anonymous database. (time.com)
  • Currently, patients' tumor and blood samples are only used to help their doctors make decisions about their individual treatment. (time.com)
  • By utilizing drugs that target the specific genetic defects in a patient's tumor or by looking at the genetics of their cancer to determine which therapies will work best, this individualized approach can offer patients the most effective treatment with the fewest side effects. (kumc.edu)
  • Before precision oncology, a patient got a biopsy or surgery to remove their tumor, a pathologist looked at it to stage the tumor, which helps determine what treatment they should have, and then they visited their oncologist to start treatment. (kumc.edu)
  • Patients who did not have circulating tumor DNA , or ctDNA, in their plasma had an 81 percent chance that the cancer would not return after the same amount of time. (iu.edu)
  • Huang and his colleagues have demonstrated the capabilities and versatility of MOGONET through a wide range of biomedical applications, including Alzheimer's disease patient classification, tumor grade classification in low-grade glioma (LGG), kidney cancer type classification, and breast invasive carcinoma subtype classification. (iu.edu)
  • Mapping the location of certain immune cells associated with a tumor could be a new biomarker to predict patient survival," said Aleksander S. Popel, PhD , Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Systems Biology Laboratory at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a member of the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. (ascopost.com)
  • In previous research on pancreatic cancer, researchers tallied up how many immune cells were present in the tumor microenvironment and found no association with patient outcomes, but Dr. Popel and colleagues hypothesized that the physical arrangement of immune cells might be more important than the total number. (ascopost.com)
  • More studies are needed to verify the hypotheses surrounding how the cells are interacting in the pancreatic tumor microenvironment, the researchers said, as well as determine whether targeting any of the cell types could lead to new immunotherapies for pancreatic cancer. (ascopost.com)
  • In 2011 he was named as the world's most highly cited Parkinson's disease researcher. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lees is recognised as a highly cited neuroscientist on the Institute for Scientific Information "ISI Highly Cited Researchers" database with an h-index of 130 and is the world's most highly cited Parkinson's disease researcher with over 23,000 citations since 1985 and co-author of 8 citation classics. (wikipedia.org)
  • We think we have a reason for why these patients are developing a cytokine storm,' said researcher W. James Melvin from the University of Michigan. (weather.com)
  • The researchers found that a type of cytokine that promotes inflammation decreased while anti-inflammatory cytokines increased. (beingpatient.com)
  • Alongside the biobank, the researchers have launched two companion studies, one that will assess genetic risk factors for opioid addiction in chronic pain patients and another that will attempt to determine which treatments work best for opioid addiction patients based on the patient's genetic makeup. (phillymag.com)
  • What we hypothesise is that due to the location of the cells showing highest levels of BCRP, the presence of this protein may create a barrier for treatments entering the synovium of RA patients. (genengnews.com)
  • Testing RA patients for the presence of BRCP may help us determine which patients will respond better to certain treatments. (genengnews.com)
  • There are few effective treatments for pancreatic cancer, since most patients are diagnosed at late stages. (time.com)
  • I think aggregating the most information we possibly can about the rarest cancers is really the logical first step for us being able to figure out which patients should go on which treatments, and what new ideas are out there," says Jobs. (time.com)
  • Rural cancer patients have less access to targeted treatments than non-rural patients and are more likely to die from their disease. (kumc.edu)
  • But that's true only for patients who have access to these treatments. (kumc.edu)
  • Rural cancer patients, who are more likely to die from their disease than non-rural patients, have an especially hard time accessing targeted treatments. (kumc.edu)
  • The researchers collected data on patient demographics, infection duration, blood test results, comorbidities (underlying health risks), treatments that the patients received, major clinical events and in-hospital deaths. (unm.edu)
  • We show where the patients are that match the clinical protocols and treatments. (swissbiotech.org)
  • in this case, with Citeline, we are re-imagining trial start-up processes to get new drugs and treatments quicker to patients. (swissbiotech.org)
  • Assistant professor Jennifer Wenzel and colleagues report that a brisk 30-minute walk five days a week can help reduce the fatigue and emotional distress that may accompany treatments like chemotherapy and radiation in patients from age 20 to 80. (jhu.edu)
  • Other School of Nursing researchers, including professor Fannie Gaston-Johansson, instructor Nancy Goldstein, and doctoral student Tokunbor A. Lawal, are looking more closely at the debilitating downside of breast cancer treatments-pain, depression, fatigue, and nausea can heighten stress and impair a woman's quality of life. (jhu.edu)
  • International non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients. (dndi.org)
  • Hospital based cross sectional study design was employed to review patients' chart visited the hospital from March to April 2021. (who.int)
  • Jobs, whose father died of pancreatic cancer in 2011, has been discussing the patient-based project with Eric Lander, president of the Broad Institute, for several years and says it appealed to him because of his own experience with his father's illness. (time.com)
  • Researchers have discovered that the organization of different types of immune cells within pancreatic tumors may be associated with how well patients with pancreatic cancer respond to treatment, as well as how long they survive. (ascopost.com)
  • researchers have long been searching for more cells, molecules, or genes that may aid in stratifying patients with pancreatic cancer by survival. (ascopost.com)
  • In general, researchers in this specialty appreciate the value of patients as partners in research. (iasp-pain.org)
  • The results also showed that the patients' gut microbiota contained at least two genetically different populations of E. coli and that about 30% were colonized by non-lactose-fermenting E. coli strains, which are less common, with some of the patients studied having only such strains in their gut microbiota. (fapesp.br)
  • The study will conduct an in-depth assessment of contextual factors impacting implementation across multiple healthcare systems representing diversity in geography and patient populations served. (cdc.gov)
  • As with any treatment, careful patient selection and an individualized approach based on the patient's risk profile and preexisting conditions are critical, the researchers added. (newswise.com)
  • Our research is showing that maybe if we are able to target patients with diabetes with interferon, especially early in their infection, that may actually make a big difference,' Melvin said. (weather.com)
  • Study finds BCRP expression in synovial tissue only occurs in RA patients and not healthy controls. (genengnews.com)
  • The results of our study show that the presence of BRCP was only detected in patients with RA and that arguably it is found more prominently in patients with high disease activity," Dr. Kalyoncu remarks. (genengnews.com)
  • A study found that a lack of interpersonal connection with patients left millennial nurses feeling unfulfilled in their careers. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • As one study finds, the quality of nurse and patient communication can affect HCAHPS scores. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • At the time, Caramanzana was enrolled in a PhD program and decided to study what connecting with patients means to millennial nurses. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • The study participants voiced an awareness of the importance of forming connections with patients, Caramanzana found. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • During Caramanzana's interviews, the study participants expressed feelings of failure or guilt when they failed to connect with patients. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • The study analyzed outcomes among 66,430 patients, ages 18 to 90, undergoing eight common procedures at eight medical centers across the United States between 2010 and 2018. (newswise.com)
  • Using this contract funding, HCI, along with researchers from the Boise State Center for the Study of Aging developed relationships with older adults, healthcare providers, and other community partners to engage in research focused on meaningful advance care planning. (boisestate.edu)
  • As physicians look for ways EHRs can be used to improve patient care, limited access to patient data due to incompatible EHR platforms threatens those improvements, a study published in BMC Health Services Research found. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • The study examined factors that lead hospitals to adopt EHRs and how their vendor choice can affect the way patient health information is shared. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • The study was led by Center Director D.J. Perkins, PhD, Professor of Medicine, and Research Associate Professor Ivy Hurwitz, PhD, both of whom donned protective gear to visit the ICU and obtain consent from patients willing to participate in the study. (unm.edu)
  • As a practicing geneticist, I have long emphasized the importance of a detailed physical examination to inform the diagnosis of my patients," said Ian M. Campbell, MD, PhD , an attending physician in the Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics at CHOP and a senior author of the study. (chop.edu)
  • The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study of 5,854 outpatient visits that took place before and after the widespread implementation of telemedicine due to restrictions related to the pandemic. (chop.edu)
  • The study utilized surveys to assess patient satisfaction. (chop.edu)
  • The primary endpoint for the study was ending the diagnostic odyssey for patients by identifying a new rare genetic diagnosis. (chop.edu)
  • The study found that genetic testing was recommended for 79.5% of patients evaluated by telemedicine while only 70.9% for those evaluated in person. (chop.edu)
  • Some providers reported less certainty in their diagnostic process when evaluating patients by video," noted Sarah E. Sheppard, MD PhD, a senior author of the study who conducted this work while at CHOP. (chop.edu)
  • Additionally, the study found that patients seen by telemedicine providers were more likely to report non-Hispanic White ancestry, preferred to speak English, lived in zip codes with higher median incomes, and have commercial insurance. (chop.edu)
  • In their latest study, Sarafianos and his colleagues, including researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the National Institutes of Health, helped define how EFdA works on a molecular level. (health.am)
  • Our findings suggest that similar to the general population, targeted interventions to improve vaccine acceptance in cancer patients should focus on younger individuals, those living with others and those who are more socioeconomic disadvantaged," said study author Cassandra A. Hathaway, MPH, CPH, a member of the Department of Cancer Epidemiology at Moffitt. (medicalxpress.com)
  • VANCOUVER, B.C. - A new study co-led by BC Cancer researchers has found that the use of Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy (SABR) technology may improve survival rates for patients with limited metastatic cancer. (bccancer.bc.ca)
  • The study, led at BC Cancer by Dr. Robert Olson, along with an international team of researchers was recently published in The Lancet . (bccancer.bc.ca)
  • The results of this study will open the door for patients in the upcoming trial titled SABR-COMET-3, a Phase III randomized controlled trials for patients across the province with 1-3 metastatic tumours being led by Dr. Robert Olson from BC Cancer - Prince George. (bccancer.bc.ca)
  • The Clinerion and Citeline™ partnership allows clinical teams to overlay the deep clinical data about a patient from Clinerion with the site and investigator data from Citeline's Sitetrove to make more informed decisions on where to place a study. (swissbiotech.org)
  • The result is a more effective evidence-based approach to study feasibility, allowing clinical researchers to better understand which sites have patients that match their criteria, along with the experienced investigators to run the study. (swissbiotech.org)
  • If existing stigmas did not exist and more accessible payment support was available, the study found patients would be more willing to enter medication-assisted treatment. (wvu.edu)
  • We present the findings of the Patient Reported Outcomes of Diagnostics (PROD) research study in response to a methodological gap in the area of diagnostic test comparative effectiveness research. (cam.ac.uk)
  • Specifically, the study showed that patients with circulating t umor DNA were four times more likely to die from the disease when compared to those who tested negative for it. (iu.edu)
  • Just telling a patient they are at high risk for reoccurrence isn't overly helpful unless you can act on it," said Schneider, who is senior author of this study and Vera Bradley Professor of Oncology at IU School of Medicine. (iu.edu)
  • Our study focused on hospitalized patients because patients who stay in hospital for a long period are more likely to undergo various procedures, such as urine catheter insertion or venous access. (fapesp.br)
  • The article reports the findings of a broader study led by Amaral, with 12 co-authors who are researchers and graduate students, on the virulence and drug resistance of E. coli strains associated with urinary tract infections. (fapesp.br)
  • In the new study, researchers used a method called multiplexed immunohistochemistry to pinpoint the locations of 27 different immune molecules in surgically resected tumors from 45 individuals with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. (ascopost.com)
  • To assess the benefits of yoga and exercise in MS patients, researchers studied 69 people randomized into three study groups for six months. (ohsu.edu)
  • The overall goal of the study was to determine the effect of aerobic exercise and yoga on cognitive function, fatigue, mood and quality of life in MS patients," explained Barry Oken , M.D., professor of neurology in the OHSU School of Medicine and director of ORCCAMIND. (ohsu.edu)
  • Researchers at the NIH used RNA-Seq cells from skin and blood to study the underlying mechanisms in DIHS/DRESS and identified both HHV-6 and JAK-STAT pathways as potential targets. (hhv-6foundation.org)
  • A second study found that adding religious coping as a strategy was of particular benefit to African-American breast-cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. (jhu.edu)
  • The aim of the current study was to evaluate the impact of an educational programme on knowledge, beliefs, practices and expectations towards glaucoma and eye care among adolescent patients with glaucoma. (who.int)
  • Some simple methods of The study was conducted at the oph- incorrect beliefs and attitudes to- self-care are available to patients with thalmology outpatient clinics in Ain wards glaucoma (the effect of night- glaucoma. (who.int)
  • The project is centred on a prospective study where all new breast cancer patients in southern Sweden are asked to enrol. (lu.se)
  • For most surgeries, and most patients, our findings should be reassuring," said Anupam Jena, the Ruth L. Newhouse associate professor of health care policy in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School and an internal medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. (newswise.com)
  • Our findings show that the likelihood of a hospital exchanging clinical summaries with hospitals outside its health system increases as the percentage of hospitals with the same EHR vendor in the region increases," the researchers wrote. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • These findings suggest that researchers should focus on addressing these disparities as telemedicine is implemented more broadly. (chop.edu)
  • This kind of research is rare: less than 1% of research on cancer genomics addresses how to actually deliver genomic medicine to patients. (kumc.edu)
  • There is an urgent need for researchers and implementers of genomic medicine to incorporate implementation science into their translational research efforts. (cdc.gov)
  • This pivotal phase 1/2 trial led to the FDA approval of crizotinib for pediatric patients with relapsed/refractory ALK+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma and for pediatric patients with ALK+ unresectable/relapsed inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors . (emory.edu)
  • Even before the pandemic, researchers were studying telemedicine in genetics to provide better access to patients. (chop.edu)
  • However, given the more widespread use of telemedicine during the pandemic, CHOP researchers wanted to ensure that telemedicine is an appropriate method to assess patients with suspected rare genetic disease. (chop.edu)
  • The researchers compared those scans to 20 brain scans from 'healthy' people that had been done prior to the pandemic. (tricitynews.com)
  • Among these individuals, 62% had never provided remote care to trial patients before the pandemic . (bvsalud.org)
  • Like the Berlin patient-Timothy Ray Brown-he received donor cells with a genetic mutation (CCR5-delta 32) rendering them resistant to HIV infection. (amfar.org)
  • US researchers have identified an enzyme that may explain the reason why people with diabetes are at especially high risk of developing severe illness or dying from coronavirus infection. (weather.com)
  • E. coli is the main agent of this type of infection among both healthy people and hospitalized patients or users of healthcare services. (fapesp.br)
  • The authors also note the presence of bacteria with all the genetic markers required for classification as pathogenic and the detection of pathogenic bacteria in the gut microbiota of all patients that had not yet developed an infection. (fapesp.br)
  • Adding to CDC's current recommendations for administering isoniazid preventive therapy to HIV-infected persons with positive tuberculin skin tests and to HIV-infected persons who were exposed to patients with infectious TB, this report also describes in detail the use of new short-course (i.e., 2 months) multidrug regimens (e.g., a rifamycin, such as rifampin or rifabutin, combined with pyrazinamide) to prevent TB in persons with HIV infection. (cdc.gov)
  • The researchers will continue studying the effectiveness of thyroid hormone after MI and encourage clinical researchers to consider examining low dose T3 treatment of MI patients who cannot tolerate beta blockers. (news-medical.net)
  • Pipeline to Proposal Awards enable individuals and groups that are not typically involved in clinical research to develop the means to develop community-led funding proposals focused on patient-centered comparative effectiveness research. (boisestate.edu)
  • Patients who were high accepters were more confident in the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine than low accepters. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Researchers are now testing the safety and effectiveness of tecovirimat for all people with mpox. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers establish connections between Alzheimer's-linked genetic alterations and the functioning of brain cells. (medindia.net)
  • Frustrated by the lack of an editorially independent source of information on brain health and Alzheimer's disease, we decided to create Being Patient. (beingpatient.com)
  • We are a team of dedicated journalists covering the latest research on Alzheimer's, bringing you access to the experts and elevating the patient perspective on what it's like to live with dementia. (beingpatient.com)
  • A team led by Steven Jacobson, PhD at NINDS analyzed RNA-seq datasets from 901 brains, and found only 1.2% of Alzheimer's patients and 0.4% of controls positive for HHV-6 RNA. (hhv-6foundation.org)
  • In 2005, researchers identified a genetic mutation in most PV patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Common Connections: Healthcare Made Human" brings together Dr. Tom Delbanco, co-founder of OpenNotes, Liz Salmi, senior strategist of Research Dissemination for OpenNotes and Jan Walker, co-founder of OpenNotes who first met after appearing together in our film, " The Open Patient: Healing through sharing . (redhat.com)
  • Ideas about patients leading research initiatives took hold, and many voices joined in supporting patients as advocates for open communication. (redhat.com)
  • Roy says it will likely take research funding, philanthropy and private industry to help academic researchers get to that point. (scrippsnews.com)
  • The research team has since opened enrollment for two clinical trials and have begun building what they believe is a first-of-its-kind research biobank comprising health records, genetic data and entire brains from patients who have died from opioid overdoses. (phillymag.com)
  • For her research, Caramanzana posed the question, "What is the experience of the millennial nurse connecting with patients in the 21st century? (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • The patient is part of amfAR's ICISTEM research consortium, which has so far enrolled 45 patients with cancer and HIV who have received or soon will receive stem cell transplants. (amfar.org)
  • Although it's too early to say for sure, we're certainly hopeful that the London patient is cured," said Dr. Rowena Johnston, amfAR vice president and director of research. (amfar.org)
  • Kim Martz, associate professor in Boise State's School of Nursing has been approved for a $25,000 funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to support a project on "Advanced Care Planning Research Collaborative. (boisestate.edu)
  • The research team, in collaboration with Kendall House, lecturer for Boise State's Department of Anthropology, and John Ziker, professor and chair of Boise State's Department of Anthropology, is hosting a "Design Jam" with community members to continue development of patient- or person-centered research questions that will guide the project. (boisestate.edu)
  • Scott says the research has shown that the gas helps to improve patients' oxygen levels. (wbrz.com)
  • An earlier phase of the research prior to emergence of the Delta variant showed that AI/AN patients had significantly higher and protracted SARS-CoV-2 viral loads in their blood. (unm.edu)
  • There is an increasing recognition of the importance of patient engagement and involvement in health research, specifically within the field of rheumatology. (iasp-pain.org)
  • In practice, however, the majority of researchers does not involve patients on their research teams. (iasp-pain.org)
  • In this Viewpoint, we provide researchers and patients practical tips for matching 'supply and demand,' based on our own experiences as patient engagement consultants and trainers in rheumatology research. (iasp-pain.org)
  • We submit that all types of patients have their own experiences, qualities and skills, and can add specific input to research. (iasp-pain.org)
  • Regardless of individual qualities and knowledge, we believe that all patients engaged in research have a single goal in common: to contribute to research that ultimately will change the lives of many other patients. (iasp-pain.org)
  • Adam Baus , director of the Office of Health Services Research , and his team gained insight from patients on what helped or hindered medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, to support recovery. (wvu.edu)
  • A lawsuit accuses former University of Kansas adjunct research professor, Jerry Rea, of using more than 200 severely disable patients at a state-run home in Iowa as subjects in research for sexual arousal. (cohenandcohen.net)
  • According to the lawsuit, Rea was determined to turn the Glenwood Resource Center into a research center through medical experimentation, including sexual arousal on very fragile and dependent patients. (cohenandcohen.net)
  • The suit says that Rea and other top-level administrators at Glenwood were involved in a scheme to destroy healthcare and supervisory systems, "-designed by the DOJ and other agencies to safeguard the health and civil rights," of these patients in an attempt to make Glenwood into a research center that conducted "sexual arousal" experiments on the center's residents. (cohenandcohen.net)
  • The researchers, along with colleagues from the Hoosier Cancer Research Network , analyzed plasma samples taken from the blood of 142 women with triple negative breast cancer who had undergone chemotherapy prior to surgery. (iu.edu)
  • Subsequent research has showed that abnormal ALK changes drive approximately 20% of newly diagnosed high-risk neuroblastoma and that this frequency is substantially higher among relapsed patients. (emory.edu)
  • Our research is driven by curiosity, passion and desire of our researchers to move forward the state-of-the-art, supported by technical and administrative facilities that combine excellent instrumentation and dedicated staff.Check the upcoming events at iMM. (ulisboa.pt)
  • In accordance with national legislation, surviving patients did not object to the analysis of their data for research purposes. (cdc.gov)
  • Among oncology researchers , higher levels of comfort compared with real-world experience with TM/RPM reveal opportunities for expanding TM/RPM policies and guidelines in oncology research . (bvsalud.org)
  • Patients and research subjects have a right to give informed consent when participating in molecular epidemiologic research. (cdc.gov)
  • Regular exercise can boost well-being among adults being treated for prostate, breast, or other cancers, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing . (jhu.edu)
  • A group of scientists claim testing for expression of the breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) in the synovial tissue of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients can help predict which individuals are least likely to respond to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). (genengnews.com)
  • Researchers have found a "significant improvement" in the quality of life of focal epilepsy patients who received CBD as an additional treatment. (epilepsy.org.uk)
  • As seen in the March 26 issue of Thyroid , researchers at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) now pose a new treatment for patients with beta blocker intolerance: thyroid hormone therapy. (news-medical.net)
  • Preclinical studies have shown thyroid hormone treatment to be a safe and effective method for managing cardiovascular disorders, and may offer a better option for these patients. (news-medical.net)
  • Researchers from Aarhus University and Aarhus University Hospital replace sick intestinal bacteria with intestinal bacteria from healthy donors in a treatment intended to help patients with cirrhosis of the liver. (news-medical.net)
  • The researchers are therefore now carrying out a treatment trial with faeces-microbiome transplantation, with the patients' sick bacteria being replaced by intestinal bacteria from healthy donors. (news-medical.net)
  • In comparison with RA patients who didn't express the protein, those who did also tended to have higher concurrent disease activity scores, despite receiving treatment for their condition, states Umut Kalyoncu, M.D., and colleagues at Hacettepe University's department of rheumatology and department of pathology. (genengnews.com)
  • Another ICISTEM patient was also reported on at CROI-a man from DĂĽsseldorf, Germany, who shows no evidence of viral rebound after a similar transplant procedure, though he has been off treatment only since November. (amfar.org)
  • It includes cure researchers who systematically assess changes in the HIV reservoir resulting from stem cell transplantation, and who provide treatment and monitoring guidance to the collaborating transplant doctors. (amfar.org)
  • With additional patients in the cohort about to stop ART in what is known as an analytic treatment interruption, researchers are cautiously optimistic that there may soon be additional cases of sustained undetectable virus in the absence of therapy. (amfar.org)
  • Lander says Count Me In is an attempt to take advantage of an underappreciated resource: the data that every cancer patient provides in the form of their tumor's DNA, their treatment decisions and their outcomes. (time.com)
  • Harish noted that a ransomware attack on five Ontario hospitals last month forced an unknown number of patients, including those that needed cancer treatment, to be diverted to another site because their medical records may have been inaccessible. (richmond-news.com)
  • Patient-centered treatment requires collaboration, coordination and accountability. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • Associate Professor Rajesh Katare, of the Department of Physiology , leads a team of Otago researchers who have been working to develop a treatment for people with type 2 diabetes who develop heart disease. (otago.ac.nz)
  • TEAMSPORT will create a standardized approach to ordering genomic tests and adapt it for use in community cancer centers, where most cancer patients receive testing and treatment. (kumc.edu)
  • Implementation scientists also work to improve care delivery processes, which includes shortening the time it takes for patients to receive a detailed diagnosis and treatment. (kumc.edu)
  • The disease accounts for up to 10% of childhood cancer deaths, and survival rates are low - less than 50% of patients with the disease survive, and there is still no known curative therapy for patients who suffer a relapse, despite recent improvements in our understanding of this disease and the development of new treatment options. (emory.edu)
  • It adds to what we know and how we can help improve the quality of life for all cancer patients during treatment," Wenzel said. (jhu.edu)
  • Researcher Experience and Comfort With Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring in Cancer Treatment Trials. (bvsalud.org)
  • Early diagnosis and effective treatment of TB among HIV-infected patients are critical for curing TB, minimizing the negative effects of TB on the course of HIV, and interrupting the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to other persons in the community. (cdc.gov)
  • All HIV-infected patients undergoing treatment for TB should be evaluated for antiretroviral therapy, because most patients with HIV-related TB are candidates for concurrent administration of antituberculosis and antiretroviral drug therapies. (cdc.gov)
  • Ideally, the management of TB among HIV-infected patients taking antiretroviral drugs requires a) directly observed therapy, b) availability of experienced and coordinated TB/HIV care givers, and in most situations, c) use of a TB treatment regimen that includes rifabutin instead of rifampin. (cdc.gov)
  • Because alternatives to the use of rifampin for antituberculosis treatment are now available, the previously recommended practice of stopping protease inhibitor therapy to allow the use of rifampin for TB treatment is no longer recommended for patients with HIV-related TB. (cdc.gov)
  • Physicians and patients also should be aware that paradoxical reactions might occur during the course of TB treatment when antiretroviral therapy restores immune function. (cdc.gov)
  • The ultimate hope is that the nitric oxide will shorten the duration of the virus, allowing seriously ill virus patients to stop using ventilators and preventing mild cases from becoming severe. (wbrz.com)
  • The American Indian patients were also younger on average, but more likely to need ventilators and have blood results indicating more severe disease. (unm.edu)
  • While two of us, Tom and Jan (doctor and nurse), were focusing on leveling the playing field by inviting patients (and often their families) to read what we wrote about them in their medical records (we call these "open notes"), Liz and Steven Keating, both patients with a life-threatening illness, were working hard to take charge of their own health information… and by extension, their care. (redhat.com)
  • It is important to remember that overlapping surgeries have clear advantages, the researchers said, including maximizing the use of top surgeons and busy operating rooms, increasing patient access to necessary care and providing crucial training experience for junior surgeons. (newswise.com)
  • Hospitals must do more to protect patients' personal data from cyberattacks that can lead to disruptions in care, urges an article published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. (richmond-news.com)
  • A growing number of cyberattacks in Canada's health-care sector call for more vigilance to protect patients' personal information in digital networks that are often shared among several sites for convenient access, making them more vulnerable to widespread disruption, researchers say. (richmond-news.com)
  • I think sometimes the risk that we run is people sort of rolling their eyes and looking at this as just another thing that they need to do on top of their busy clinical practice and all the documentation that they need to do to take care of patients. (richmond-news.com)
  • The goal of TEAMSPORT is to create a standardized approach to the ordering of genomic tests, on which precision medicine targeted therapies are based, and adapt it for use in community cancer centers, where most cancer patients in the United States receive care. (kumc.edu)
  • The researchers also found lower rates of telemedicine use among families reporting historically marginalized backgrounds, indicating possible disparities in care. (chop.edu)
  • The implementation of "telegenetics" could overcome geographic barriers to care and increase patient access. (chop.edu)
  • Starting Oct. 3, medical masks are required in patient care areas and ambassadors are at main entrances to screen for symptoms of respiratory illnesses, hand out medical masks, and ask people to clean their hands. (bccancer.bc.ca)
  • This trial will truly change the paradigm of clinical care and improve outcomes for our neuroblastoma patients. (emory.edu)
  • Learn about our patient and family-centred care model. (sickkids.ca)
  • It is crucial to get the patient to feel responsible for his own care. (cdc.gov)
  • By actively collaborating with the patient in his own care, he maintains his dignity and is personally empowered in taking next steps. (cdc.gov)
  • A purposive sample of 50 patients with glaucoma aged 12-18 years, attending ophthalmology outpatient clinics in Cairo, Egypt, were given an educational programme focusing on information about glaucoma, correcting patients' incorrect beliefs and expectations, and demonstrations and retraining about eye care. (who.int)
  • The programme significantly improved patients' knowledge and beliefs about glaucoma and their practices and expectations concerning eye care. (who.int)
  • While Brown had intensive chemotherapy and irradiation to prep for the transplant, the London patient had low intensity conditioning and no irradiation, and the DĂĽsseldorf patient received myeloablative conditioning but no irradiation. (amfar.org)
  • Collaboration between Clinerion and Citeline leads to more informed decisions for clinical researchers, grounded in real-world evidence. (swissbiotech.org)
  • Citeline, part of the Informa Pharma Intelligence family, and Clinerion, today announced a partnership between the two companies providing clinical researchers with a more holistic method for making more evidence-based decisions during their clinical trial processes. (swissbiotech.org)
  • Specifically, using Citeline and Clinerion together, clinical researchers can not only see which experienced clinical investigators have conducted studies at a particular location, but also the number of patients treated at that location matching the patient population and the number of trials the healthcare organization has conducted matching the respective researcher's protocol. (swissbiotech.org)
  • Please note that medical information found on this website is designed to support, not to replace the relationship between patient and physician/doctor and the medical advice they may provide. (news-medical.net)
  • The researchers, from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, found that while BCRP was expressed in the synovial tissues of about 40% of RA patients, it was never found in the tissues of normal controls. (genengnews.com)
  • After implementing a customized nurse training program known as Patient SET , one hospital found that after the training, patients were 15% more likely to be "most satisfied" with communication with nurses, and patients were 33% more likely to be "satisfied" with their discharge information. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • The JAK2V617F mutation is also found in approximately 50% of ET and PMF patients and is included in the diagnosis guidelines for these diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers have found that antibodies to type II collagen are present during acute relapsing polychondritis episodes and that the levels correlate with the severity of the episode. (medscape.com)
  • They are more likely to be found in association with antibodies to type II collagen in patients with relapsing polychondritis. (medscape.com)
  • The antifetal cartilage antibodies were found in 6 of 9 patients and only 4 (1.5%) of 260 patients with RA, exclusively in long-standing disease. (medscape.com)
  • By understanding millennial nurses' experiences connecting with patients, nurse leaders can help this new generation of nurses develop skills for transpersonal , caring relationships that benefit the nurse, the patient, and the organization. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • The resulting data can be further turned into a heat map, showing the number of patients located at each healthcare organization. (swissbiotech.org)
  • But combining that information from the hundreds of thousands of cancer patients who are treated by cancer doctors across the country - not just the ones who happen to live near academic centers - could teach doctors valuable lessons and provide new insights about novel ways to treat the disease. (time.com)
  • The LSU Health Center in Shreveport is one of the only health centers in the country that is currently enrolling patients in a clinical trial that uses a gas, known as nitric oxide, to help fight the coronavirus. (wbrz.com)
  • The Buenos Aires-based team studied 55 patients between 18 and 60 years old with a diagnosis of drug-resistant focal epilepsy. (epilepsy.org.uk)
  • We wanted to meet patients where they are," says Reed Jobs, director of Emerson Collective's Health team and co-chair of Count Me In, as well as Steve and Laurene's son. (time.com)
  • WVU researchers on the team included Trey Bennett, a School of Medicine student, and Danielle Davidov and Christa Lilly , both of the School of Public Health. (wvu.edu)
  • PCOs interact with each other and influence effects across domains, and can be modified by factors related to the patient, clinical situation, healthcare team and the testing environment. (cam.ac.uk)
  • A new non-profit project from several leading health organizations that launched Thursday, called Count Me In , lets cancer patients send their medical information directly to researchers who are searching for cures. (time.com)
  • While many studies have addressed vaccine hesitancy in the general population, few studies have analyzed why cancer patients may be reluctant to receive the vaccination series. (medicalxpress.com)
  • During the randomized trial, which took place over four years at ten centres worldwide (including all six BC Cancer centres), the patient group who was treated with SABR technology saw an overall improvement in survival. (bccancer.bc.ca)
  • With these promising results community support is critical in launching a Phase III clinical trial - one that brings tremendous hope for patients facing metastatic cancers," says Sarah Roth, president and CEO, BC Cancer Foundation. (bccancer.bc.ca)
  • The implications of this discovery will change the lives of thousands of breast cancer patients," said Nadia E. Miller, who is a breast cancer survivor and president of Pink-4-Ever, which is a breast cancer advocacy group in Indianapolis. (iu.edu)
  • This is a huge leap toward more favorable outcomes and interventions for triple negative breast cancer patients. (iu.edu)
  • The patients-52% of which were women aged 63.5 years on average-had all stages of cancer, with 41% of participants' cancer having spread to at least four lymph nodes. (ascopost.com)
  • Cytotoxic T lymphocytes produced a toxin capable of killing cancer cells, but the researchers hypothesized that the nearby myelomonocytes blocked that ability in patients who survived shorter than the average. (ascopost.com)
  • In patients who survived longer than the average, however, researchers proposed that the activated helper T cells switched off the myelomonocytes, which, in turn, let the cytotoxic T lymphocytes more effectively fight the cancer. (ascopost.com)
  • ATSDR enrolled people with PV in the Pennsylvania Cancer Registry (i.e., they enrolled reported cases as well as patients who self-identified as having PV). (cdc.gov)
  • Within the covered region approximately 1500 patients are diagnosed with breast cancer annually. (lu.se)
  • A link between the health of the brain tissue associated with cognitive functioning and the presence of dementia in Down's syndrome patients has been discovered by researchers at Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky. (medindia.net)
  • Publicly funded systems are lucrative targets for hackers who may demand a ransom for patient information that could be sold on the dark web, says the article, co-authored by three Unity Health Toronto doctors with expertise in the use and management of medical information and another at the University of British Columbia. (richmond-news.com)
  • Without interoperable systems, the full potential benefits of adopting electronic health records cannot be achieved," said Anabel Castillo, a researcher in the department of engineering and public policy at Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University. (beckershospitalreview.com)
  • University of Otago researchers are closer to preventing immature death and improving the overall health of people with diabetes. (otago.ac.nz)
  • Results of a clinical trial conducted by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) reveal yoga or exercise assists multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with fatigue. (ohsu.edu)
  • Many researchers find it difficult to match their needs for patient engagement and the potential contributions from individuals living with rheumatic disease. (iasp-pain.org)
  • Where can I find neglected tropical disease (NTD) researchers from my country that will respond to my queries? (dndi.org)
  • Find inter-faith support for patients, families and staff. (sickkids.ca)
  • Various studies find circulating antibodies to cartilage-specific collagen types II, IX, and XI to be present in 30%-70% of patients with relapsing polychondritis. (medscape.com)
  • Typically, experienced physicians and genetic counselors conduct physical examinations, diagnostic testing, patient counseling, and management of rare inherited diseases. (chop.edu)
  • Furthermore, levels of antibodies to matrilin 1, an extracellular matrix protein predominantly expressed in tracheal cartilage, were significantly higher in patients with relapsing polychondritis, especially in those with respiratory symptoms, than in patients with Wegener granulomatosis , systemic lupus erythematosus , or RA and in healthy controls. (medscape.com)
  • Today, patients nation-wide are entitled to rapid, free access to virtually all of their medical records that reside on computerized systems. (redhat.com)
  • When it happened, we basically went back to pre-1980s, with no access to patients' data or medical records. (richmond-news.com)
  • A provincial report in March said the credentials of a legitimate user had been compromised to access records of current and former patients going back to 1996. (richmond-news.com)
  • We surveyed oncology researchers to assess experience and comfort with TM/RPM. (bvsalud.org)
  • Since beta blockers are known to improve chance of survival, patients unable to tolerate beta blockers may then be at greater risk for heart failure than those able to withstand the drugs. (news-medical.net)
  • The SABR-COMET trial aimed to assess the effect of SABR on survival, outcomes, toxicity and quality of life in patients with a controlled primary tumour, and one to five additional tumours. (bccancer.bc.ca)
  • It could support using ablative therapies in the setting of metastatic disease, to increase survival rates in some patients," says Dr. Olson. (bccancer.bc.ca)
  • Researchers then developed new computational algorithms to analyze how these cells varied in number, location, and shape between patients who survived longer or shorter than the median survival time of 619 days. (ascopost.com)
  • The researchers discovered that, among the 22 patients who survived for a shorter period than the average time (a median survival of 313 days), immune cells called IL-10-positive myelomonocytes tended to be located close to a cluster of granzyme B-positive CD8-positive T cells (or cytotoxic T lymphocytes). (ascopost.com)
  • Among the 23 patients who survived longer than average (a median survival of 832 days), the same myelomonocytes were more grouped near a different type of T cell, known as PD-1-positive CD4-positive T cells (or activated helper T cells). (ascopost.com)
  • Across all phases and trial components, there was a higher frequency of researcher comfort compared to experience. (bvsalud.org)
  • This serves as a paramount example across all pediatric cancers of forward and reverse translation, where we learn from the science and from our patients and make decisions in real-time to fast-track development of new agents when there is potential for substantive impact. (emory.edu)
  • The Broad, a leading genetics institute, performs the sequencing and for now will store the samples patients send in. (time.com)
  • In paper published this week in PNAS Nexus , they reported that patients who identified as American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) were sicker and more likely to die in the hospital than Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients, even though they had fewer pre-existing conditions. (unm.edu)
  • Hurwitz added that as they began recruiting patients in the hospital, "We saw a lot of people who were really, really sick in the ICU, and a lot of those people unfortunately were American Indian. (unm.edu)
  • Clinerion's patient data analytics brings a wealth of real-world data from our global hospital network into play alongside Citeline's insights into site performance, investigator expertise and trial status. (swissbiotech.org)
  • The UNIFESP group first investigated the genetic diversity and drug resistance of E. coli strains isolated from the gut microbiota of hospitalized patients, sequencing these strains as well as others isolated from their urine and comparing the results in order to evaluate dissemination of the bacteria in the hospital environment. (fapesp.br)
  • Hospital-wide resources for the specific needs of patients and families. (sickkids.ca)
  • Out of Caramanzana's data, eight themes about millennial nurses' experiences connecting with patients arose. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • Combined, the offerings of Citeline and Clinerion offer better actionable data intelligence than the sum of their individual parts, creating a fully comprehensive overview pin-pointing where the protocol matching patients are with site and trial performance data," said Ian Rentsch, Clinerion CEO. (swissbiotech.org)
  • Fleshing out the data: when epidemiological researchers engage with patients and carers. (bmj.com)
  • Researchers are looking for people who may have mpox to participate in studies that give them more data. (cdc.gov)
  • SCAN-B uses BASE to store and manage all information related to enrolled patients and collected sample material including clinical information and experimental data. (lu.se)
  • To achieve high quality data production, measures for continuous quality assurance and collection of data associated with patients, samples, and laboratory processing must also be implemented. (lu.se)
  • A key question that has vexed researchers is whether or not the CCR5-delta32 mutation was necessary to achieve Mr. Brown's cure. (amfar.org)
  • Interestingly, the same mutation can result in different EDMD phenotypes between individuals and even between siblings with both mild and severely affected patients reported within the same family. (medscape.com)
  • About 97% of PV patients have this mutation (JAK2V617F), and the test for the mutation is included in the guidelines for doctors to diagnose PV. (cdc.gov)
  • The goal is to improve the course of the disease and lower the mortality rates for patients with cirrhosis. (news-medical.net)
  • However, collecting genetic material from patients who are seen remotely is more challenging, suggesting there is room to improve telemedicine evaluations. (chop.edu)
  • Innovative educational programmes about eye diseases are needed to improve patients' knowledge and practices. (who.int)
  • Clinically, and just looking at the way the patients do, I'm very encouraged. (wbrz.com)
  • Researchers and medical doctors from other Danish and foreign university hospitals are also involved in the project. (news-medical.net)
  • However, these blood pressure-reducing medications cannot be tolerated by many patients who are at higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease, including those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, the elderly, and diabetics. (news-medical.net)
  • It was not equipped to measure the long-term mortality and complications among patients once they were discharged. (newswise.com)
  • The mortality rate was 1.6 percent for patients undergoing nonoverlapping surgeries, compared with 1.9 percent among patients undergoing overlapping procedures. (newswise.com)
  • Most patients with relapsing polychondritis had high titers of antifetal cartilage antibodies during the early acute phase. (medscape.com)
  • The researchers are now able to compare changes in the HIV reservoir across the patient cohort. (amfar.org)
  • The researchers gave a single dosage of the drug to a group of participants and the placebo to another cohort. (beingpatient.com)
  • To examine whether the drug reduced the levels of cytokines, the researchers administered low dosage of endotoxin to another cohort of adults-a drug that triggers the cytokines in the participants' blood-while giving the placebo to another group of participants. (beingpatient.com)
  • The results, based on a comparison of outcomes from more than 60,000 surgical procedures, reveal that overall, overlapping surgeries do not increase the risk for post-surgical complications and patient death in the immediate aftermath of the procedure. (newswise.com)
  • Patients deemed high risk-those with a relatively high predicted probability of complications from surgery, due to age and preexisting medical conditions-as well as patients undergoing coronary artery bypass experienced higher mortality and complication rates during overlapping surgeries. (newswise.com)
  • Postoperative complications occurred in 11.8 percent of patients undergoing nonoverlapping procedures, compared with 12.8 percent among those undergoing overlapping surgeries. (newswise.com)
  • For patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery, the mortality rate was 4 percent in surgeries with overlap versus 2.2 percent in surgeries without overlap. (newswise.com)
  • Previous studies of overlapping surgeries tended to have more limited scope of analysis, the researchers said. (newswise.com)
  • This enabled the researchers to tease out differences in outcomes for individual surgeons when they were performing one surgery at a time versus performing overlapping surgeries. (newswise.com)