Researchers have found why common cuff-based blood pressure readings are inaccurate and how they might be improved, which could improve health outcomes for patients. High blood pressure, or […]
Users of the NHS Active 10 app, designed to encourage people to become more active, immediately increased their amount of brisk and non-brisk walking upon using the app, […]
Cancer care charity, Maggie’s, provides tailored support for cancer patients that complements clinical treatment. Founded in 1996 by Maggie Keswick-Jencks after she was told that she had recurrent […]
McGill University researchers have developed and are licensing a digital tool to help safely reduce patients’ use of medications that may be unnecessary or even harmful to them. […]
Urgent care visits commonly result in inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics, glucocorticoids or opioids, according to a letter in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Michigan Medicine researchers examined commercial and Medicare […]
Today the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) announced the release of the Alternative Treatments to Selected Medications in the 2023 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® (DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19500), an updated clinical […]
It’s difficult to overstate the corrosive impact of Canada’s ongoing opioid crisis. Since 2016, there have been over 40,000 opioid-related deaths across the country, devastating Canadian families from all walks […]
An Aston University optometrist, Professor James Wolffsohn, has determined an optimum blinking exercise routine for people suffering with dry eye disease, and has developed a new app, MyDryEye, […]
In a report recently published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, the Ochsner Health system delves into the multifaceted implementation of pharmacogenomics—a rapidly evolving field that examines how […]
A video consultation between patient and surgeon is just as good as a physical visit to the outpatient clinic to discuss a major operation. This is evident from […]
Despite growing concerns about data privacy, new research from the University of South Australia shows that most people are happy to hand over their health information if it could help improve their […]
Rheumatology specialist pharmacist Kalveer Flora started her work in rheumatology when the first biosimilar for rheumatology was launched in 2017. At that time, biosimilars were relatively new, and […]
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