There’s no place like home: Study finds home care effective for patients with blood clots
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City has found that patients with low-risk blood clots
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Effectively expressing empathy to improve ICU care
In nearly every intensive care unit (ICU) at every pediatric hospital across the country, physicians hold numerous care conferences with
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The danger of coronary artery compression in children is more common than we think
The incidence of coronary artery compression in children fitted with epicardial pacemakers may be slightly more common than previously believed,
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Inducing labor at 39 weeks decreases need for cesarean section, study finds
Inducing labor in healthy women at 39 weeks into their pregnancy reduces the need for cesarean section and is at
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Smarter cancer treatment: AI tool automates radiation therapy planning
Beating cancer is a race against time. Developing radiation therapy plans — individualized maps that help doctors determine where to
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Routine genomic screening could find risks for cancer and heart disease in 3 to 4 million
Unbeknownst to them, at least 1 percent of the U.S. population has an identifiable genetic risk for cancer or heart
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Curing breast cancer but at what cost? Patients report heavy financial toll: Study finds that patients feel providers do not adequately address concerns about the cost of cancer treatment
As treatment for early stage breast cancer becomes less extensive and more precise, a new concern is surfacing: Cancer takes
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DNA methylation related to liver disease among obese patients, study shows: Potentially deadly NAFLD associated with genetic changes; potential drug targets identified
DNA methylation is a molecular process that helps enable our bodies to repair themselves, fight infection, get rid of environmental
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Routine, coordinated treatment of opioid abuse can stem national epidemic
To help stem the nationwide opioid epidemic and related increases in HIV, hepatitis C and other infections, health care providers
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Ebola survivors suffer from severe neurological problems
Researchers have shed new light on the psychiatric and neurological problems that Ebola survivors can suffer from, and call for
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