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3-Year Study of NPs in the Emergency Department: Worse Outcomes, Higher Costs

3-Year Study of NPs in the Emergency Department: Worse Outcomes, Higher Costs

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According to a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. This higher preventable hospitalization rate “may reflect two possibilities,” says the paper, authored by David Chan, MD, PhD, associate professor of health policy at Stanford University School of Medicine, and Yiqun Chen, PhD, assistant professor of economics at the University of Illinois …

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Well-being at work: how to improve it and what makes it worse

Well-being at work: how to improve it and what makes it worse

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Ian Edwards has long sought to improve the well-being of Nomura employees, but in recent years he has observed new pressures on their physical and mental health, productivity and retention in the workforce. As health and safety manager for the Japanese bank’s UK operations, he has seen a noticeable increase in stress related to caring …

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Perceived discrimination linked to worse recovery after MI in young people

Perceived discrimination linked to worse recovery after MI in young people

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Perceived discrimination — unfair treatment because of their race, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or other factors — in daily life was common among young survivors of myocardial infarction (MI) and was associated with poorer recovery, new research shows. In this study, patients completed three questionnaires assessing perceived discrimination, general mental and physical health, physical health, …

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Common knee pain medications may make it worse, 'provocative' new study finds

Common knee pain medications may make it worse, ‘provocative’ new study finds

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According to a new study, people with arthritis who take anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen and naproxen, to relieve their painful knees can damage their joints. MRI scans of over 1,000 patients with knee osteoarthritis have revealed that long-term use of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) can lead to increased joint inflammation and cartilage damage, researchers …

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