Deep-rooted bias may affect the way white patients physically respond to medical care provided by physicians of differing race or gender. Researchers assessed treatment reactions of nearly 200 white patients after they were randomly assigned to receive care from a male or female doctor who was either Black, white or Asian. White patients appeared to […]
Some U.S. adults are a step closer to getting updated COVID-19 boosters this fall, as government advisers voted Tuesday that it’s time to tweak shots to better match the most recent virus variants. The Food and Drug Administration will have to decide the exact recipe but expect a combination shot that adds protection against a […]
NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality primary and specialty care with recent expansions on Long Island and in Brooklyn and southeast Florida. We're continually evolving our network to better meet our patients' needs. Whether we're adding new services or opening up new practices, our goal is to make it easier for patients […]
Hydroxychloroquine should be initiated with caution in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who also have heart failure or are at risk for it, say the authors of a study suggesting that the drug could increase their risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared with methotrexate. A cohort study published online June 27 in […]
Researchers from Mass Eye and Ear have developed a word-score model capable of estimating the amount of hidden hearing loss in human ears. In a new study published June 23 in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers at Mass Eye and Ear’s Eaton-Peabody Laboratories determined average speech scores as a function of age from the […]
Results from a University of Houston College of Nursing study indicate that 61% of otherwise healthy Black and Hispanic adolescents have low vitamin D levels, that drop even lower with age. The research fills a knowledge gap on groups of people who suffer from vitamin D deficiency. “Black and Hispanic populations have a markedly high […]
Myriad Genetics is working with Epic to integrate its genetic test technology into the electronic health record used by more than 600,000 physicians. WHY IT MATTERS The integration enables end-to-end workflows for healthcare providers to order Myriad tests and review their results directly within their everyday Epic platform, without the need for more steps or […]
A new talking therapy for men in prison who struggle with suicidal thoughts and feelings is being launched in the U.K. The team of clinicians, academics, researchers, service users and caregivers will study the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Suicide Prevention therapy within prisons. Suicide is the leading cause of preventable death in prisons in England […]
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‘Let’s channel our inner MICK LYNCH’: GPs vote for industrial action over NHS contract forcing them to see patients on Saturdays and weekday evenings… just 24hrs after medics warned of striking for a 30% pay rise GPs have voted for union to prepare opposition to a new NHS England contract Speakers said family doctors should be […]
