Among low-income patients who are black or whose primary language is not English, patient navigators…
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Certain medications associated with increased risk of urinary retention in men with COPD
Men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are treated with inhaled anticholinergic drugs appear…
Physicians’ group releases top five recommendations for improving primary care
Limiting antibiotic prescribing for certain respiratory infections, avoiding imaging for low back pain and osteoporosis…
Low-risk patients screened for heart disease tend to receive more preventive care and testing, but outcomes may not be different
Screening for coronary heart disease (CHD) among individuals at low risk of the condition is…
Using microbes to generate electricity?
Using bacteria to generate energy is a significant step closer following a breakthrough discovery. Researchers…
Particle trap paves way for personalized medicine
Researchers have trapped individual charged particles in an aqueous solution using a method called “Paul…
Discovery of canine hepatitis C virus opens up new doors for research on deadly human pathogen
In a new study, researchers report the discovery of a novel hepatitis C-like virus in…
Heart scientists discover protein that may be one cause of heart failure
Researchers have discovered a protein switch which can trigger a cascade of events leading to…
New nanoscale imaging may lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis
Laboratory studies by chemical engineers may lead to new experimental methods for early detection and…
Square processing $3 million in mobile payments every day (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Mobile payment service Square seems to be exploding in popularity.