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The Challenges of Sidestepping Unnecessary Medical Care: A Look at Choosing Wisely

January 12, 2025

Trying to avoid low-value healthcare services can be tricky, but the initiative "Choosing Wisely" is making waves. This campaign encourages doctors and patients to talk openly about the need for certain tests or treatments. It's all about making smart healthcare choices. Low-value care refers to me

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Improving Social Insurance Medicine with Value-Based Care

January 12, 2025

Social Insurance Medicine (SIM) plays a crucial role in helping individuals with long-term work disabilities by evaluating their abilities and benefit eligibility. With the retirement age increasing and chronic diseases on the rise, the demand for higher quality and efficiency in SIM is growing. Val

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Handling Mass Casualty Events: What We Know and Can Do

January 11, 2025

Imagine you're at a crowded concert and a tragic event happens, causing many injuries at once. This situation is what we call a mass casualty incident (MCI). A group of experts recently looked at all the evidence and got together to figure out the best ways to handle these events. They did this as p

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Doctors Decode Data: How Tech Changes Medical Decisions

January 10, 2025

Think about how doctors decide what’s best for their patients. It used to be mainly based on their experience and opinions. But over the past 50 years, things have changed. Doctors now rely more on scientific research and evidence. This is called evidence-based medicine. Randomized controlled trials

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Health Training Online: Bridging Gaps in Emergency Response

January 10, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a global need for quick and accessible health training. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been a popular method for spreading knowledge, but they face hurdles like limited tech access, language barriers, and cultural differences, especially in low-resource ar

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How Self-Regulating Leaders Impact Primary Care in Chinese Cities

January 10, 2025

Are you curious about how leaders' approaches can affect their team's happiness and job performance? A fascinating study took a close look at primary care physicians (PCPs) in urban China. The researchers were interested in how leaders' focus on prevention and self-regulation influences PCPs' well-b

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Lupus Patients in Canada: Info Hunting & Trusting

January 10, 2025

Ever thought about how lupus nephritis patients in Canada find and trust health info? A recent survey revealed a lot! Most patients start online, but they don't always feel confident about what they find. Instead, they tend to rely on healthcare pros for solid advice. Interestingly, more educated pa

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Streamlining Patient Care: A Dataset to Train AI in Writing Hospital Stay Summaries

January 10, 2025

Hospitals use brief hospital course (BHC) summaries to record patient stays. These summaries are typically created manually by clinical staff. Large language models (LLMs) have shown great potential in automating various tasks, but their use in healthcare, especially for generating BHCs from clinica

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Does Lichen Sclerosus Hit Some Regions Harder? A 20-Year Survey of Sweden Reveals Surprises

January 10, 2025

Lichen Sclerosus, often called LSc, is a skin condition causing chronic inflammation, mostly in the anogenital areas. It can lead to serious health issues, like cancer. A recent study in Sweden looked at the number of new LSc cases and who they affected from 2001 to 2021. The researchers used data f

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Digital Health: Navigating Regulations for Success in Europe

January 10, 2025

Digital health technology, or DHT, promises to transform healthcare by cutting costs and boosting care quality. But the industry is a complex web of stakeholders and strict rules. In the European Union, medical devices face tough regulations, while new ways to pay for DHTs are emerging. This makes c