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‘Cloaked’ proteins deliver cancer-killing therapeutics into cells
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University scientists have designed a way to “cloak” proteins in a generalized technique that could lead...
study reveals decline in reported medicare outpatient procedures by family physicians amid an aging population
Background and Goal: Family physicians perform a wide range of procedures outside the hospital and tend to be office based....
Recognizing the range of experiences among individuals of Latino, Hispanic, and/or Spanish origin is an essential step toward health equity
Background: Currently, people of Latiné/e/x/o/a, Hispanic, and/or Spanish (LHS) origin make up 19.1% of the population of the U.S. There...
Stratified Care Significantly Improves Disability and Quality of Life in Primary Care Patients With Low Back PainStratified care significantly improves disability and quality of life in primary care patients with low back pain
Background and Goal: Low back pain, or LBP, challenges health systems worldwide. To mitigate persistent disabling LBP, the implementation of a...
Utilizing medical assistants to manage patient portal messages shown to support practice and physician efficiency
Many primary care clinicians directly receive messages from patients via electronic health records’ portal inboxes. The COVID-19 pandemic saw a...
COVID-19 pandemic leads to drop in breast cancer screenings, especially among older and racial minority women
Background and Goal: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the U.S. Early detection of the...
“Legal framework conditions at European level are not sufficient to deal with infringements of academic freedom” says EU lead
“Legal framework conditions at European level are not sufficient to deal with infringements of academic freedom” says EU lead “Legal...
Rude at work? Feeling guilty can make you a better, kinder worker.
We’ve all done it. A bad night’s sleep or a tough commute made us cranky, and we lashed out at...
Variations in medical assistant to primary care clinician staffing ratios may reflect differences in practice ownership and organizational culture
Background and goal: Medical assistants (MAs) are among the fastest growing occupations within the U.S. primary care workforce, and many...
Companies can improve the sustainability of their products in the earliest product-design stages
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Lithuanian and Italian universities proposed a tool, which allows companies to assess the circularity...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Warm seawater speeding up melting of ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ scientists warn
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Probiotics during pregnancy shown to help moms and babies