http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The presence of doulas (paid birth assistants) during labour may alter the doctor-patient dynamic and can compromise communication and therefore patient care, warns a doctor in the British Medical Journal today. http://www.physorg.com/news178952707.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:10:01 EST news178952707 Dentists can help to identify patients who are in danger of dying of a heart attack or stroke, reveals a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy. Thanks to the study, six men who thought they were completely healthy were able to start preventive treatment in time. http://www.physorg.com/news178369692.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:10:12 EST news178369692 (AP) -- Most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care, says an Associated Press poll. http://www.physorg.com/news177847339.html Medicine & Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:30:03 EST news177847339 (AP) -- A new study suggests that a type of "super X-ray" can give a faster, cheaper way to tell whether a chest pain sufferer is really having a heart attack. http://www.physorg.com/news177773061.html Medicine & Health Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:50:08 EST news177773061 In the waiting room, the patient's family members circled a Blackberry. About every 15 minutes, Dr. Carlos Wolf of Miami Plastic Surgery gave them a few keystrokes of information about how the patient was doing. http://www.physorg.com/news177234638.html Technology Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:50:01 EST news177234638 James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart. http://www.physorg.com/news177177522.html Technology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:10:01 EST news177177522 (PhysOrg.com) -- New software is under development that doctors hope will help them identify brain tumours in children that will grow aggressively. http://www.physorg.com/news177151253.html Technology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:10:07 EST news177151253 Millions of people suffer from chronic ailments like heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes, and need critical information from their healthcare providers to manage those diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news177076475.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:20:01 EST news177076475 Fifty-eight percent of primary care doctors in the U.S. report their patients often have difficulty paying for medications and care, and half of U.S. doctors spend substantial time dealing with restrictions insurance companies place on their patients' care, according to findings from the 2009 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey published online today in the journal Health Affairs. The responses of U.S. doctors also stand out in the 11-country survey because the vast majority (69%) report that their practices do not have provisions for after-hours care, forcing patients to seek care in emergency departments. U.S. doctors were also far less likely to use health information technology that helps reduce errors and improve care -only 46 percent of U.S. doctors use electronic medical records compared to 99 percent of doctors in the Netherlands and 97 percent of doctors in New Zealand and Norway. http://www.physorg.com/news176620665.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:18:23 EST news176620665 (AP) -- Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It's another example of how alternative medicine has become mainstream. And it's often done with Uncle Sam's help. http://www.physorg.com/news176309254.html Medicine & Health Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:00:02 EST news176309254 Elderly patients are often critical towards the meeting with the doctor. Hierarchical structures, time pressure and traditions in the health care sector make these patients and their relatives passive when facing the doctor and his or her position of power. This is shown in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://www.physorg.com/news175867423.html Medicine & Health Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:05:37 EST news175867423 Research funded by The Kidney Foundation of Canada and led by kidney specialists at Lawson Health Research Institute and The University of Western Ontario will make it possible for doctors to quickly and effectively access information relevant for patient care. These research findings have been released this week in the print version of the renowned British Medical Journal (BMJ). http://www.physorg.com/news174400299.html Medicine & Health Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:32:34 EST news174400299 An Afghan woman has given birth to a baby boy attached at the chest to a headless conjoined twin, a doctor at a hospital in northern Afghanistan said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news172139965.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:50:03 EST news172139965 (AP) -- When Dr. Robert Flaherty launched a private practice in 2001, he soon found himself cramming in as many patients as possible to make ends meet, leaving little time to discuss with them the steps they could take to prevent future health troubles. http://www.physorg.com/news172073718.html Medicine & Health Sun, 13 Sep 2009 15:15:53 EST news172073718 Recent NHS reforms, such as the introduction of patient choice and provider competition, have not had a deleterious impact on equity with respect to waiting times for elective surgery in England, concludes a study published on BMJ.com today. http://www.physorg.com/news171226478.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:55:38 EST news171226478 Patients who ask their doctor about information they have read on the Internet, or webs that better inform them of their diagnosis, are no longer a rarity. A study undertaken by Spanish researchers reveals the advantages and disadvantages of online medical enquiries. Some 31% of doctors believe that the Internet complicates their relationship with patients and undermines their credibility. http://www.physorg.com/news171047487.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:20:02 EST news171047487 Black patients with high blood pressure experience poorer communication with their doctors than white patients do, a study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher has found. http://www.physorg.com/news171005888.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:50:02 EST news171005888 (PhysOrg.com) -- Doctors and lawyers are more likely to come from wealthy backgrounds according to new research from the Department of Economics that indicates that the ‘social gap` that prevents poorer people from entering the top professions is becoming more pronounced over time. http://www.physorg.com/news169394320.html Other Sciences Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:10:02 EST news169394320 (PhysOrg.com) -- An interactive computer questionnaire may give family doctors a better opportunity to identify and intervene with patients who are victims of domestic violence, according to a new study from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news167575126.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:50:01 EST news167575126 Google on Thursday invited people to store "end-of-life" wishes at its free online health records management service. http://www.physorg.com/news167029783.html Medicine & Health Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:10:11 EST news167029783 A new way of assessing professionalism among medical students could help to make better doctors, a new research study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news162623613.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 May 2009 06:36:50 EST news162623613 Travelers book plane tickets online, bank customers can check their accounts at any computer, and busy families can grocery shop online. Someday, even doctor visits could be among the conveniences offered via the Internet. Researchers considering the feasibility and effectiveness of virtual doctors visits report that patients and physicians found that evaluations done through videoconferencing were similar to face-to-face visits on most measures, according a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. http://www.physorg.com/news161533925.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 15:32:58 EST news161533925 New technology allows student doctors to practice operations and other procedures on simulators before trying them out on real patients, just as pilots practice for emergencies on aircraft simulators. Medical educators feel that this will increase patient safety, by avoiding first-time mistakes being made on live patients. But does education by simulation actually work? Can doctors learn new skills on simulators instead of on humans? http://www.physorg.com/news161519832.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 11:38:42 EST news161519832 (AP) -- Researchers are suggesting that doctors could be spending more time writing and editing Wikipedia pages on medical topics, despite questions that have been raised about the collaborative online encyclopedia's credibility. http://www.physorg.com/news160275513.html Technology Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:59:06 EST news160275513 Turns out most Americans are all for moving to a comprehensive system of electronic medical records. They just don't think it's going to save us any money when it comes to health care. http://www.physorg.com/news160219155.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:19:41 EST news160219155 (AP) -- A German doctor said Friday that surgeons have successfully removed a 40-pound (18 kilogram) malignant bone tumor from a Saudi Arabian woman. http://www.physorg.com/news159796393.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:53:45 EST news159796393 A new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that patients with high cholesterol receive better care when physicians use a variety of tools to learn and apply a clinical practice guideline for treating the condition. http://www.physorg.com/news159640982.html Medicine & Health Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:43:31 EST news159640982 (AP) -- Paris' Public Hospital authority says a team of doctors has performed the world's first simultaneous partial-face and double-hand transplant. http://www.physorg.com/news158235976.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:26:41 EST news158235976 (AP) -- Just nine people accounted for nearly 2,700 of the emergency room visits in the Austin area during the past six years at a cost of $3 million to taxpayers and others, according to a report. The patients went to hospital emergency rooms 2,678 times from 2003 through 2008, said the report from the nonprofit Integrated Care Collaboration, a group of health care providers who care for low-income and uninsured patients. http://www.physorg.com/news157829120.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:26:10 EST news157829120 (AP) -- Eighteen groups representing consumers, business, insurers, doctors and hospitals say they have reached agreement on how they would like to see the nation's health care system overhauled. http://www.physorg.com/news157376743.html Medicine & Health Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:46:01 EST news157376743