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Study Says Lower-Cost Hospitals Don’t Have Lower Quality Care For Certain Illnesses
A study Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine found little difference in outcomes between hospitals with longer patient stays and shorter ones, which could make it “possible to lower costs in the U.S. system without hurting patients,” Reuters reports…
Aspirin Could Lower Chance Of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Death, Study Finds
Breast cancer survivors who regularly took aspirin after completing treatment were 50% less likely than survivors who did not take aspirin to die or have a recurrence, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, USA Today reports (Szabo, USA Today, 2/17)…
Mortality rates for pediatric rheumatology patients significantly lower than previously reported
A recent study found that the overall mortality rate in the US for all pediatric patients with rheumatic diseases was not worse than the age and sex-adjusted population. Furthermore, mortality rates were significantly lower than reported in previous studies of rheumatic diseases and conditions that are associated with increased mortality.
New Interdisciplinary Approach To Treating Lower Back Pain Unveiled By MSU Researcher
Using a branch of science that crosses disciplines to study complex problems, a Michigan State University researcher is introducing a new way to understand and treat lower back pain, a condition affecting more than 40 million Americans and costing billions of dollars each year. N…
More Insurance-Based Discrimination During Pregnancy, Delivery Reported By Lower Income Women
According to an analysis of statewide data taken from 1998-2001, women in Oregon who made less than $50,000 a year were more than three times likely to report they were discriminated against by health providers because of their insurance status during pregnancy and delivery…
New approach to treat lower back pain unveiled
Using a branch of science that crosses disciplines to study complex problems, a researcher is introducing a new way to understand and treat lower back pain, a condition affecting more than 40 million Americans and costing billions of dollars each year.
CBO Estimate Left Out Hospital Exemption; Baucus Savings Likely Lower
The Congressional Budget Office “did not consider that hospitals would be exempt from a Medicare cost-cutting commission in Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus’ healthcare overhaul mark, an omission that will slash a conservative $11 billion from $23 billion in savings the commission was expected to produce,” CongressDaily reports.
Primary Care Physicians Are Front Line Defense In Diagnosing Serious Illness In Patients With Acute Lower Back Pain
A study by researchers at The George Institute for International Health in Australia found that it is rare for patients presenting to PCPs with acute lower back pain to have previously undiagnosed serious diseases. The most common serious disease cause documented was vertebral fracture, with half of the cases identified at the time of initial consultation.
For Patients With Acute Lower Back Pain, PCPs Are Front Line Defense In Diagnosing Serious Illness
A study by researchers at The George Institute for International Health in Australia found that it is rare for patients presenting to PCPs with acute lower back pain to have previously undiagnosed serious diseases. The most common serious disease cause documented was vertebral fracture, with half of the cases identified at the time of initial consultation.
Lower Empathic Responses To Outsiders’ Pain Shown By Imaging Study
An observer feels more empathy for someone in pain when that person is in the same social group, according to new research in the July 1 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that perceiving others in pain activates a part of the brain associated with empathy and emotion more if the observer and the observed are the same race. The findings may show that unconscious prejudices against outside groups exist at a basic level.
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