Survey finds anxiety is leading cause for moderate sedation in dental procedures
Dental anxiety can be so extreme for some patients that a simple cotton swab on the gums makes...
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Study seeks to help people overcome distress when making medical decisions in intensive care
Patients in critical condition are often incapable of making their own health care decisions. Instead, a family member...
Nursing school receives grant to study how cancer patients make end-of-life decisions
The choice to die at home surrounded by loved ones comes too late for some cancer patients. Why...
Transgender patients report feeling discrimination when visiting dentist
CWRU studies LGBT community’s perceptions of dental care A dentist’s uncomfortable reaction upon learning a patient is transgender...
Dads of newborn twins shorted almost as much sleep as moms, study finds
Mothers of twins struggle to get sufficient, uninterrupted sleep, what with double feedings and all. But a new...
Study finds caregivers with family members newly diagnosed with mental illness suffer anxiety
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing who studied the emotional distress of...
Scientists discover ”leaky gut” as a source of non-AIDS complications in HIV-positive patients
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is no longer a fatal condition, thanks to newer medications inhibiting the retrovirus,...
Psychologists find entitlement predicts sexism in both men and women
Entitled attitudes appear to be linked to sexism—even among women, according to a personality study by psychologists from...
Investigators discover how key protein enhances memory and learning
Finding could pave way to cognitive disease therapies Case Western Reserve University researchers discovered that a protein previously...
Physician practice facilitation ensures key medical care reaches children
Discovery could lead to improved preventive medical care delivery processes Recently, a study of more than 16,000 patient...