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Hospital parking fees may contribute adverse cancer outcomes.

For cancer patients who must make frequent trips for treatments like radiation and chemotherapy, the cost of daily parking fees adds up.

/PRNewswire/ -- Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: ATNM) (Actinium or the Company), a leader in the development of targeted radiotherapies, today...

The John B. Little Symposium focused on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how to better apply them to the next major disease outbreak.

Many student organizations, university departments and community vendors set up tables at Celebrate Together on the Armstrong campus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21. Many of the tables offered games or activities for attendees to participants to play or handed out free merchandise The event also featured a mechanical bull, archery tag,...

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved King David University of Medical Sciences in Ebonyi State. The administration of Governor David Umahi established the institution, which is the 197th University in Nigeria. In a statement, the Ebonyi State government said, “The King David University of Medical Sciences (KDUMS) Uburu, Ohaozara LGA, Ebonyi State is designed as an ultra-modern 21st century state-of-the-art International Medical University. The University’s central goal is...

Researchers use virtual reality to elicit empathy in healthcare providers ANI | Updated: May 20, 2021 12:14 IST Philadelphia [Pennsylvania], May 20 (ANI): An integrative review in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences examines the effectiveness of using virtual reality to train healthcare providers in empathy. Research has shown empathy gives healthcare workers the ability to provide appropriate supports and make fewer mistakes. This helps i...

Virtual reality to elicit empathy in healthcare providers ANI 20 May 2021, 17:03 GMT+10 Philadelphia [Pennsylvania], May 20 (ANI): An integrative review in the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences examines the effectiveness of using virtual reality to train healthcare providers in empathy. Research has shown empathy gives healthcare workers the ability to provide appropriate supports and make fewer mistakes. This helps increase patient satisfaction and enhance patient outcomes, res...

Reducing barriers in cancer care for LGBTQ2SPIA+ patients In an upcoming issue of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, published by Elsevier, undergraduate researchers from the University of Albertas Radiation Therapy Program in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry describe how LGBTQ2SPIA+ patients face unique cancer risks, including fear of discrimination, higher incidence of certain cancer sites, and lower screening rates, resulting in more cancers detected at later stages...