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Nov
21
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded a landmark study that supports a crucial component of the 2017 Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines put forth by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). The AHA and ACC guidelines state that high blood pressure should be treated earlier by changes in lifestyle… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Data, Fitness, General (all entries), Health Literacy, Research
Nov
14
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PregSource, collects information from pregnant women to increase knowledge about pregnancy. The research project delves into emotional, physical, labor, and delivery aspects to identify specific challenges experienced by subsets of women, to include those with physical disabilities. The overarching goal of the research program is to form better strategies to improve maternal health care in… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Data, General (all entries), NIH
Nov
07
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A NIH Data Science published a report titled A Case Study in NIH Data Science: Open Data and Understanding the Value of Libraries and Information Services in the Patient Care Setting. In short, the NIH used other research studies to learn where and how clinicians reported using PubMed/MEDLINE as an information resource influencing clinical decision making…. Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Data, Electronic Resources, General (all entries), Patient Safety, PubMed, Resources
Nov
01
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The opioid epidemic has become a national crisis, one that has led the White House to declare a national state of emergency. But there may be good news on the horizon about one possible solution to the rising number of overdose deaths. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that deaths from… Read More »
Posted in: Community Engagement, Consumer Health, Data, Electronic Resources, General (all entries), Public Health, Research
Oct
17
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Every year, at least 2 million people in the U.S. become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections. Bacteria adapt to the antibiotics designed to kill them, making our antibiotics less effective and limiting our treatment options. For more information on… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, Consumer Health, Data, General (all entries), Public Health