Dramatic improvement in the prevalence of disabilities among older Americans since 2008
The prevalence of disabilities among American adults aged 65 and older is much lower than it was for the same ...
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Blood pressure control among Black and white adults following quality improvement program
About The Study: Disparities in blood pressure (BP) control between Black and white patients were decreased but not eliminated following ...
National quality improvement initiative led by the American College of Surgeons successfully helped address pandemic-related cancer screening deficits
Key takeaways For the first time, final data from a national quality improvement (QI) project, consisting of 786 accredited cancer ...
There’s room for improvement in a popular climate-smart agricultural practice, Stanford-led study shows
(WATCH VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D8lStiUBeY&feature=emb_title) The promise for American agriculture is tantalizing: healthier soil, more carbon kept in the ground, less fertilizer ...
Patients had ‘significant and clinically meaningful improvement’ for survival in colorectal cancer trial
Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer who had not responded to other treatments had “significant and clinically meaningful improvement” in overall ...
Quality Improvement Program increases pneumococcal vaccination in adults with advanced kidney disease
In this study published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (AJKD), a quality improvement program that utilized electronic best practice ...
Despite tech solutions, physician-to-physician engagement for referrals and consultations needs improvement
Researchers from Mathematica and Weill Cornell Medicine conducted a study to examine communication between primary care physicians and specialist physicians ...
No photosynthetic improvement in ictB transformants in field-grown model crop
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — It is projected that by the year 2050, the global food supply will need to increase by ...
Study points to need for substantial improvement in heart attack outcomes across high-income nations
The best way to treat acute myocardial infarctions, commonly known as heart attacks, has been long established by international consensus. ...
21 scientific codes selected for new high-performance software improvement program
The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) announced the set of 21 codes and ‘grand challenge'-class science problems that will receive ...
Successful improvement of plasma thermal insulation layer with deuterium
Results shown in this article were published in a scientific journal of the Nature publishing group, Scientific Reports. Credit: National ...
New study examining women’s breast density knowledge suggests opportunities for improvement
LEBANON, NH – Breast density is one factor in assessing a person’s risk of developing breast cancer. Existing state breast ...
Vision improvement is long-lasting with treatment for blinding blood vessel condition
New research shows that a treatment for retinal vein occlusion yields long-lasting vision gains, with visual acuity remaining significantly above ...
Women make up slightly over a quarter of first authors in The Lancet, JAMA and NEJM, with no improvement between 2002 and 2019
Women make up slightly over a quarter of first authors in The Lancet, JAMA and NEJM, with no improvement between ...
New research shows survival rate improvement for extremely pre-term infants
A new study co-authored by a University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) researcher has found that the survival rates of ...
nTIDE February 2022 COVID Update: Little improvement in unemployment as economy weathers waning omicron surge
East Hanover, NJ. March 18, 2022. There was little change in unemployment in February as the economy weathered the waning ...
Q-CTRL achieves 9000x improvement in quantum algorithmic success with advanced error correction techniques
SYDNEY, March 9, 2022 – Q-CTRL, a global leader in developing useful quantum technologies, today announced the results of hardware ...
A useful application for a quantum processor: The improvement of spectroscopy measurements
Several years ago, physicists from the Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies and the Faculty of Physics of the University of ...
Ten hospitals reduce opioid prescriptions for children with appendicitis through a quality improvement initiative
Key takeaways Credit: American College of Surgeons Key takeaways A quality improvement initiative implemented at 10 children’s hospitals reduced opioid ...