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Next generation of health care workers train through medical simulation

Next generation of health care workers train through medical simulation (w/Video)

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Soldiers and pilots use simulation training to learn accuracy, safety and confidence. Now, University of Missouri medical, nursing, health professions and University of Missouri - Kansas City pharmacy instructors ...





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Clinical study to examine role of vitamin D in kidney disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 26, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Vitamin D is the key to preventing rickets and osteoporosis, but Rockefeller University scientists suspect it may also play a role in heading off atherosclerosis in people with chronic kidney disease.


Different stem cell types defined by exclusive combinations of genes working together

Biology /

created Sep 18, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In the new issue of Cell Stem Cell, scientists report that the same transcription factor, which is crucial for the survival of different stem cell types, can behave differently.


African American lung cancer patients may have different response to new cancer-fighting drugs

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clinical research out of University Hospitals Case Medical Center has found that African Americans with a common form of lung cancer have a lower frequency of drug-sensitizing genetic mutations, which may impact response ...


Despite Popularity, Researcher Finds Not Everyone Can Successfully Learn Through Online Courses

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 25, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Since the 1990s, online courses have provided an opportunity for busy adults to continue their education by completing courses in the comfort of their own homes. However, this may not be the best solution for everyone. A ...


Gallbladder removed without external incisions

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In April of last year, surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center made headlines by removing a women's gallbladder through her uterus using a flexible endoscope, aided by several external ...


New clinical study will help doctors assess abnormal bleeding

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created Nov 04, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How do you know if you bleed normally? Scientists at The Rockefeller University Hospital’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) aim to answer that question more definitively with the launch of an assessment ...


Infants should be screened for hip trouble

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Developmental hip dysplasia is the most common congenital defect in newborns. The condition occurs when a hip joint is shallow, unstable or when the joint is dislocated. Infants with the condition are often at risk of developing ...


Researchers probe kidney damage, protection in lupus

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kidney damage associated with the autoimmune disease lupus is linked to a malfunction of immune cells that causes them to congregate in and attack the organs, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered ...


Doctors' orders lost in translation

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created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

When patients are discharged from the emergency department, their recovery depends on carefully following the doctors' instructions for their post care at home. Yet a vast majority of patients don't fully understand what ...


Misuse of common antibiotic is creating resistant TB

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Use of a common antibiotic may be undercutting its utility as a first-line defense against drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Fluoroquinolones are the most commonly prescribed class of antibiotics in the U.S. and are used ...



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