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Patient engagement on the rise: Is this just a nice story to tell?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationCDW Healthcare's 2017 Patient Engagement Perspectives Study builds on last year's research to explore the drivers, challenges and influences for patient engagement. The results show providers are motivated to find new ways to promote effective patient engagement — and both patients and providers are taking action, or at least would like to do so.
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Battling heart failure: Study provides new insight
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareHeart failure (HF) is a major public health problem associated with significant mortality and morbidity, especially for those over age 65. Worldwide, more than 23 million adults ages 25 and older have HF. One in nine deaths in 2009 included HF as a contributing cause.
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Collaboration in Texas: Ensuring patient access to virtual visits
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThe Texas Medical Board has wrangled with telemedicine companies on policy covering virtual patient and practitioner visits. It came to a showdown in 2015 after the Medical Board adopted a policy requiring physicians to meet with patients in person prior to providing virtual medical care.
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How killer cells organize troops in fight against infection
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareWithin days of a viral infection, an army of cytotoxic T cells spreads out to track and kill infected body cells to prevent the further spread of pathogens. Cytotoxic T cells only become active and multiply upon evidence of a pathogen, somewhat like a police dog that springs into action only after it sniffs a piece of the perpetrator's property.
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Making sense of the political conflict surrounding healthcare
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationThere are significant risks to crafting new legislation without bipartisan and public support. Former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare legislation — the Affordable Care Act (ACA)— did not have bipartisan support, but it was passed when Democrats controlled the federal government. Now that power has swung to the Republican Party, we expect changes, if not an outright repeal of this legislation.
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US still lagging in future life expectancy
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareDespite incredible medical advancements, increased health knowledge and a higher mean income, the United States continues to lag behind other developed countries when it comes to the health of its citizens. In a new study published in The Lancet, researchers examined statistical data from 35 industrialized countries to forecast national age-specific mortality and life expectancy based on birth in 2030.
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Researchers find key brain differences in those with ADHD
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareWith symptoms of inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is challenging for families. Forgetfulness and disorganization cause problems at home as well as in school, and characteristics such as low self-esteem, aggressiveness and emotional immaturity affect the daily lives of all family members.
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Are you wasting your doctor’s time?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareThe relationship between patients and their doctors has long been explored and remains key to delivering high-quality healthcare. Policymakers and healthcare professionals are increasingly interested in the patient experience.
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Could animals grow human organs in the near future?
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareFor the first time, scientists have demonstrated that growing humans organs in other species could be possible. In a study published the journal Cell this month, researchers successfully injected human stem cells into a pig embryo. While the developing embryo was "highly inefficient," the stem cells developed into the precursors of heart and liver cells. A portion of the developing embryo was comprised of human cells.
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How can researchers solve the issue of reproducibility?
Suzanne Mason Science & TechnologyAt SLAS 2017, the annual international conference and exhibition from the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, the topic of reproducibility was center stage. Led by moderator Richard Harris, an NPR science correspondent, panelists in a special session discussed the challenges and solutions that both industry and academia have when it comes to reproducibility.
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