First impressions are an important part of the patient-physician relationship, because they can affect the quality of the relationship well beyond the initial encounter.
A study investigated the factors that add to unnecessary lumbar spine MRIs in uncomplicated low-back pain.
A machine learning system can generate clinically valid alerts for medication errors that might be missed with existing clinical decision support (CDS) systems.
According to results published in JAMA Network Open, nonwhite, low-income, and underin-sured patients were more likely to view the cultural competency of providers as important and less likely to report being treated with respect.
The newly developed Migraine Aura Complexity Score is effective for stratifying patients with migraine with aura.
Resesarchers examined the correlation of cognitive symptoms, with incident dementia diagnosis using the EHR from two large academic medical centers.
In patients with ischemic stroke and TIA there is a significant gap between cerebrovascular risk factors control and real-world stroke prevention.
Individuals most at risk for neurobehavioral performance impairment during sleep deprivation can be accurately identified by a visual psychomotor vigilance task.
A recent study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed how rates of overdose deaths changed between 2015 and 2017 in people aged 18 years and older.
Medical history, cognitive and physical examination, laboratory testing, and brain imaging can help identify causes of dementia, and several pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches can help manage the disease.
