Research out of the University of California, Davis is offering insight into how toddlers form memories, marking the first study of its kind to shed light on how specific brain regions are activated during memory recall in 2-year-olds.
Researchers have found the HeartMate 3 (HM3) left-ventricular assist device (LVAD) improves long-term outcomes and may also decrease the cost of care overtime for heart failure patients compared to the HeartMate II (HMII).
Researchers from UCLA and Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have found activity trackers to be an effective remote monitoring tool for patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), according to a study published in JAMIA.
Time spent alive and out of healthcare institutions can be calculated from claims data and represents an important, easy-to-grasp outcome for heart failure patients, researchers said.
Women who underwent initial mammography screening were more likely to seek out additional preventative measures—despite a positive or negative result—such as Pap smear, bone mass measurement or influenza vaccine services.
Proponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) argued—and continue to argue—that it will reduce frequent use of the emergency department (ED) by the same people with expanded coverage, especially for those most likely to make repeated visits to the ED.
Michael Recht, MD, chairman of the department of radiology at NYU Langone Medical Center, said, during a session at SIIM's 2018 annual meeting, that data need to be accurate, customizable, actionable and accessible for a strong analytics program.
American physicians see value in electronic health records (EHRs), but they still want substantial improvements, according to a survey by Stanford Medicine and conducted by The Harris Poll.
Results of a study presented early this month at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual conference in Chicago suggest men who have undergone treatment for prostate cancer can rest easy knowing annual screenings are sufficient to monitor the disease.
