Reviewed Everyone should get quality care, no matter the color of their skin. However, implicit bias, micro-aggressions, and a lack of cultural understanding persist, leading to oppression and unequal treatment in healthcare. An insightful article in the new themed issue of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences on specialized populations, published by Elsevier, […]

For high-risk surgical patients with severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR), insertion of the Tendyne transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR; Abbott) using a cardiac transapical approach resulted in excellent procedural success, relief of mitral regurgitation, and increases in cardiac hemodynamics and quality of life sustained at 1 year. Further, patients with severe mitral annular calcification (MAC) […]

A new study shows that high consumption of certain types of amino acids is linked to a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes. After accounting for demographics and lifestyle, the findings did not indicate a significant nonlinear association between dietary amino acids and type 2 diabetes risk. This suggests there are other factors that need […]

In a recent review published in Nutrients, researchers reviewed existing scientific data on the effects of vitamin K (VK) on bone health and elucidated the underlying mechanisms. Study: The Potential of Vitamin K as a Regulatory Factor of Bone Metabolism—A Review. Image Credit: Tatjana Baibakova/Shutterstock.com Background Vitamin K, a fat-soluble vitamin, is required for blood clotting because […]

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Greater transparency and independent evaluation are needed to understand the impact of the patient support programs that pharmaceutical companies offer for many expensive drugs, according to researchers. A comprehensive review of prescription medicines sold in Canada found that about 10%, or 256 of 2556 drugs, had patient support programs. These offerings were tilted heavily toward […]

Women (and men) are having their first child at older ages. As a result, couples are sometimes unable to conceive or require medical intervention in their pursuit of parenthood. Others may face a “fertility gap” between the number of children they anticipate having and those they actually have. Young people often overestimate womens’ capacity to […]

People with personality traits such as conscientiousness, extraversion and positive affect are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those with neuroticism and negative affect, according to a new analysis by researchers at the University of California, Davis and Northwestern University. The difference was not linked to physical damage to brain tissue found in […]

Photo: Franciscan Health With care management and engagement tools, the Franciscan Alliance healthcare ministry was able to generate $2.2 million in savings across multiple Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, according to an announcement Wednesday. The Franciscan health system leveraged the Innovaccer platform to reduce readmissions, automate emergency department workflows and improve the patient experience, the […]

UKHSA boss Jenny Harries argued it was ‘entirely appropriate’ to discharge Covid-infected patients into care homes at start of pandemic – but admits wording of email was ‘awful’ and insists it wasn’t her wish Dame Jenny said it was ‘appropriate’ to release Covid-infected into care homes  She told the Covid inquiry advice wasn’t ‘an invitation’ […]