A large national study in JAMA Internal Medicine has found that the rate of women receiving breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) nearly tripled from 2005 to 2009: from four to 11 exams per 1,000 women.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) announced today, Oct. 21, that Bruce M. Psaty, MD, PhD, has been newly elected into its membership ranks, one of the most prestigious honors in the fields health and medicine.
In an observational study of comparative safety, use of estradiol was associated with less risk of developing blood clots in leg veins (deep vein thrombosis) and clots in the lungs (pulmonary emboli) than was use of conjugated equine estrogens.
We’ve got the intervention down, but we often miss the hook.” That’s what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expert told a crowded auditorium in Atlanta last month
A nationwide group of institutions that conducts clinical trials of promising candidate vaccines and therapies for infectious diseases, known as the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEUs), has been awarded nine contracts to strengthen and broaden the scope of its research. Group Health Research Institute is one of these institutions.
Working with cancer patients, thinking about the kids she met years ago as a volunteer, and coming home to two comforting cats (Ashley and Brown Cat) inspired Jessica Chubak to look into animal-assisted activities for children with cancer.
Is American medicine finally waking up to the harm caused by overtreating common health conditions? And is Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) on track in finding practical ways to improve care while reducing harms from too much treatment?
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