Archive: 21/03/2017

Study underscores benefit of smartphone use to track children's health

A new, wide-ranging review of available research shows parents and caregivers can improve health outcomes for kids by using mobile-phone apps and text messaging.

Mar 21, 2017

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Hospital quality linked to readmission rates for COPD and other diseases

Nearly one in five patients admitted to hospitals in the United States are readmitted within 30 days, at a cost of $17 billion annually. To reduce readmission rates, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ...

Mar 21, 2017

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Hospital patients less likely to die when accreditation surveys are underway

Patients treated at hospitals during unannounced accreditation inspections appear to have a slightly lower risk of dying within 30 days of admission, compared with patients treated in the few weeks before or after such surveys ...

Mar 21, 2017

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Evidence supports nationwide roll-out of home safety measures

New evidence from the University of Otago, Wellington shows that government social investment in safer housing would be justified to prevent falls.

Mar 21, 2017

Masculine ideal of self-reliance puts men at risk, says study

For the first time large-scale empirical research has linked notions of what it is to be a man with suicidal thoughts, which the researchers argue puts a spotlight on the societal attitudes that may be putting men at greater ...

Mar 21, 2017

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Study suggests physical activity may help protect children from onset of depression

The health benefits associated with regular physical activity are well known, and existing research has shown that exercise may help in the treatment of depression in children. In a new study, researchers at The Hospital ...

Mar 21, 2017

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Skin sensors provide wealth of patient data

When her medications aren't working, Bernadette Mroz says, "my world goes into a spin cycle. I cannot function mentally, emotionally, or physically."

Mar 21, 2017

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Using math to develop an algorithm to treat diabetes

When people ask me why I, an applied mathematician, study diabetes, I tell them that I am motivated for both scientific and human reasons.

Mar 21, 2017

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Why normalising illness would make it easier to cope with

Why are we so shocked when we, or someone we know, becomes ill? Why are many people scared of illness and unable to support their loved ones when illness strikes? And why do so many people still think "it won't happen to ...

Mar 21, 2017

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Researchers gain insight into day-to-day lives of parents raising children with autism

Like all parents, couples who have a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) share the ups and downs of parenting.

Mar 21, 2017

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