Archive: 30/01/2017
Responding to terror: Health care systems around the globe need to prepare for the future
Recent attacks in Nice, Bangladesh, Baghdad, Istanbul and Orlando highlight the need for health care professionals to gather and share lessons learned, international physicians and public health experts say in a JAMA Surgery ...
Jan 30, 2017
Study shows clinical and community-based linkages in Mexican primary care settings can increase physical activity levels
Integrating physical activity counseling in Mexico's primary care settings and providing referrals to community-based programming appear to be effective strategies to help patients increase their physical activity levels, ...
Jan 30, 2017
Posttraumatic stress and alcohol use disorders hit American-Indian and Alaskan-Native men the hardest
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop after a traumatic event or events. Although it is most often associated with military personnel exposed to the trauma of combat, it can also disproportionately affect vulnerable ...
Jan 30, 2017
Want more face time with your doctor? Arrive early for your appointment
Clinicians spend more time face-to-face with their patients when the clinic operates on schedule compared to when the clinic is running late, a study from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has found.
Jan 30, 2017