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Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, part of Trinity Health, which is headquartered in Livonia, Michigan, was working on improving its patient throughput and identified an opportunity to implement real-time analytics to help accomplish this goal. THE PROBLEM The health system operates in a value-based care market. Its hospital, like many hospitals across the country, works

Ask a parent — any parent — how they manage technology and kids’ screen time in their household, and you’ll hear a range of philosophies. And that’s because there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. “It’s easy to focus on the risks and limitations,” Polly Palumbo, psychologist and founder of MommaData, tells SheKnows. In that regard, she says

Using strong and targeted but noninvasive magnets at specific sites in the brains of people with and without mild learning and memory problems, Johns Hopkins researchers report they were able to detect differences in the concentrations of brain chemicals that transmit messages between neurons. The strength of these magnetic fields allows the researchers to measure

Preterm birth is a leading cause of death among children under the age of five, with low resource countries facing the greatest challenge. But before solutions can be tested, researchers first need to be able to accurately measure the problem at a population level. This has been particularly difficult in countries where pregnant women don’t

Lack of sleep can cause a sweet tooth: Scientists discover insomnia can make you crave sugar Insomnia may activate a brain region that ‘turns on’ when we eat sweet food Poor sleep might make us ‘stress eat’ due to the release of cortisol Study found no difference in how sleep affects cravings between the sexes 

One-year follow-up results show that a newer, non-invasive technology to evaluate heart pain provided a reliable way to identify which patients had dangerous artery blockages, according to a study co-led by the Duke Clinical Research Institute. The findings, reported Sunday at the American College of Cardiology meeting, suggest that fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) scans

Does it matter if your twin is a male or a female? Maybe. Researchers from the Norwegian School of Economics, Northwestern University and Emory University looked at what happens if a female shares a womb with a male twin. The results are surprising. They found that 30 years or more after birth, there were significant

Should we eat daily eggs? In recent years, there have been more contradictory statements about whether and how many eggs people should eat, and whether or not the consumption of eggs leads values to elevated cholesterol. A US research team found now that eggs seems to increase the risk for heart disease. The researchers at

About six million people come into an emergency department every year with chest pain, but not all of them are having a heart attack — and many are not even at risk or are at very low risk for having one. Now, a new research study presented at the American College Cardiology Scientific Sessions from

Susan Lucci Opens a New Window. continues to thrive after having emergency heart surgery Opens a New Window. last fall to fix two blocked arteries and counts on all her loved ones for support — except for her mother. “You know, the truth is I didn’t tell her,” the 72-year-old soap opera legend told Us

Going green! Several celebrity babies sported festive outfits in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday, March 17, rocking everything from shamrock headbands to leprechaun onesies. Jersey Shore: Family Vacation stars really went all out this year, dressing their little ones in adorable green looks. Deena Nicole Cortese, who welcomed her son, Christopher, in January with

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) refers to having problems with your memory and decision-making abilities. Usually, people with MCI experience few if any problems with performing their daily activities. Experts say that MCI could be a stage between normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease. A growing number of studies suggest that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), or “sleep-disordered

Braised Lamb Shanks These fall-off-the-bone-tender lamb shanks are seared to lock in flavor, then braised in a flavorful gravy of beef broth, a quality dry pinot noir and tomato seasoned with rosemary, garlic and onion. The best part of this recipe is that you can cook it on the stovetop or in your slow cooker

Getting candid about coparenting! Khloé Kardashian opened up about raising her 11-month-old daughter, True, with Tristan Thompson after the NBA player’s cheating scandal. “He is a good dad to her,” the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star, 34, wrote on Twitter Opens a New Window. on Saturday, March 16. “My sweet and special baby True will

A study, published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, found that parents and their children are spending more time 'alone-together'. There have been a number of studies analysing the impact of smartphones and other gadgets on how families spend time together. One of these studies recently found that family members tend to spend more

For weight loss: Which diet is the Best? Every day we hear of new diet to Be made with certain non-decreasing methods. As a mortal, it is hardly possible to which diet is the best for yourself. Now, consumer advocates have taken the sceptre in the Hand, and the most common diet variants studied. You

There are many benefits that come with slapping on a smile, including, but not limited to: less stress, more success and better relationships. But it seems that’s just the tip of the iceberg. According to new research out of the University of East Anglia, looking on the sunny side could help you eat healthier. For

The percentage of young Americans experiencing certain types of mental health disorders has risen significantly over the past decade, with no corresponding increase in older adults, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. “More U.S. adolescents and young adults in the late 2010s, versus the mid-2000s, experienced serious psychological distress, major depression or

Callback: disease-causing E. coli in soft cheese detected The lower Saxon company Ruwisch & Zuck – The Cheese Specialists GmbH & Co. KG has launched a recall for a French raw-milk soft cheese. In the product of harmful E. coli have been demonstrated. Also at Lidl currently a cheese is called due to dangerous diarrhea-pathogens.

Older adults feel younger when they feel that they have more control over their daily lives, regardless of stress or health concerns, suggests new research. However, stress and health – not a sense of control – play a significant role in how old younger adults feel, said the study published in the Journal of Gerontology: