Video games designed to improve results of doctors making triage decisions
A team of researchers with widely diverse backgrounds from several institutions in the U.S. has developed two video games designed
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Norway will prescribe free heroin to its most serious addicts
Norway will prescribe free heroin to its most serious addicts to improve their quality of life Free heroin will be prescribed
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New study views cancer treatment as a game to find strategies that improve patient outcomes
Game theory can be utilized to identify potential flaws in current cancer treatment approaches and suggest new strategies to improve
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Improve diet quality to boost weight loss
(HealthDay)—Eating fewer calories is essential when you want to lose weight, but there’s growing evidence that the quality of those
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Screening women veterans with fibromyalgia for childhood abuse may improve treatment
A new study has shown that women Veterans being treated for fibromyalgia exhibit high rates of childhood abuse. Fibromyalgia is
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Three financial metrics can improve practice performance
(HealthDay)—By understanding three indices and metrics, physicians can change the financial outcome of their medical practice, according to a report
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EHR tools improve medication reconciliation in hypertension
(HealthDay)—Use of electronic health record (EHR) tools in isolation improves medication reconciliation but does not improve systolic blood pressure among
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Care provided by specialist cancer nurses helps improve life expectancy of patients with lung cancer
A new study looking at the picture of lung cancer care in England finds that patients with lung cancer experience
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