Medical research

Metadata to ensure quality research and animal welfare

A study conducted by a public-private research team, including the University of Lausanne (UNIL), establishes the first minimal metadata set for animal experimentation, a crucial step towards maximizing the sharing and reproducibility ...

Health informatics

Absence of AI hospital rules worries nurses

For nurse Judy Schmidt, the beeping monitors hooked up to critical patients at the Community Medical Center in Toms River, New Jersey, were just a normal part of the whirlwind of activity in the intensive care unit.

Medical economics

Data shows nursing home closure often linked to care issues

When 17 nursing homes closed in Ohio in fiscal 2023, the Ohio Health Care Association, which represents nursing homes in the state, echoed a refrain often used by the industry to explain closures and get more funding from ...

Health

Doctor Who festive specials linked to lower death rates

A new "Doctor Who" episode shown during the festive period, especially on Christmas Day, is associated with lower death rates in the subsequent year across the UK, finds a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.

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