Neuroticism increased the likelihood of addiction while conscientiousness had a decreasing effect. However, it was noted that in those with high levels of both neuroticism and conscientiousness, being a stressful and anxious person could override conscientiousness, and in-turn, control over social media usage.
Uber has launched a HIPAA compliant, ride-hailing system allowing doctor’s offices and hospitals to book and schedule (up to 30 days in advance) rides for patients. Healthcare organizations are billed the cost directly on a monthly basis.
Researchers have compared the portrayal of trauma patients from the first 12 seasons of the show Grey’s Anatomy (2005-16) to the experiences of real-life trauma patients, from the 2012 National Trauma Databank. They found distinctly differing outcomes between the two groups, which may, they suggest, have important implications.
Around 1,200 security workers at the winter Olympics in PyeongChang are being kept in their rooms due to a norovirus outbreak that has already sickened 41 people.
Influenza related deaths have been show to increase significantly in the home counties of Super Bowl participating teams compared to non-competing counties.
The privacy breach occurred in July 2017, when letters outlining that beneficiaries could now pick up their medications in person were sent in envelopes with large address windows which made private health information visible.
The trend, referred to as the ‘Tide pod challenge’ may seem unreal, but during the first 15 days of January the American Association of Poison Control Centers have already registered 39 cases of intentional consumption.
The panel – made up of nearly 100 physicians and scientists – debated and whittled down over 150 nominations to decide upon the final 10.
Rebecca Wittenberg, PharmD, spoke to MPR at IDWEEK 2017 about the research paper she co-authored on posaconazole and hypertension, hypokalemia risks.
MPR spoke with Gerome Escota, MD, at IDWeek 2017, who co-authored a review at a large urban outpatient center to identify the proportion of appropriate statin use.
