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Patients Wonder: ‘Could This Be Something Serious?’ Doctors Who Express Empathy Get Highest Patient Ratings
Nearly 4,800 patient surveys and 100 covertly recorded visits by actors posing as patients revealed…
CJD death ‘is no cause for panic’
A mysterious case of CJD raises the possibility of a new group of people falling…
Anti-Alzheimer’s Mechanism In Omega-3 Fatty Acids Found
It’s good news that we are living longer, but bad news that the longer we…
Gene Variation May Elevate Risk Of Liver Tumor In Patients With Cirrhosis
A particular gene variation appears to significantly increase the risk that individuals with cirrhosis of…
Giraffes And Frogs Provide More Evidence Of New Species Hidden In Plain Sight
Two articles provide further evidence that we have hugely underestimated the number of species with…
Testosterone Supplementation For Older Men Appears To Have Limited Benefit
Older men with low testosterone levels who received testosterone supplementation increased lean body mass and…
Violent Sex Acts Boost Insect’s Immunity System
The long-held idea that only vertebrates have sophisticated adaptive immune systems that can protect them…
Parents Show Bias In Sibling Rivalry, Says Study
Most parents would hotly deny favoring one child over another but new research suggests they…
Patients’ Near Misses: Some Hospital’s ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ Wristbands Look Like Lance Armstrong ‘Livestrong’ Bracelets
There are currently no standards of color choice for hospitals using color-coded wristbands, and each…