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Comment The social sciences, humanities, and health
Humanities and social sciences have had many positive influences on health experiences, care, and expenditure. These include on self-management for diabetes, provision of psychological therapy, handwashing, hospital checklists, the Scottish Government's stroke guidelines, England's tobacco control strategy, the response to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa and Zika virus in Brazil, and many more.1 Researchers have shown time and time again the political, practical, economic, and civic value of education and research in disciplines like anthropology, history, and philosophy.
Source: LANCET - April 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Martyn Pickersgill, Sarah Chan, Gill Haddow, Graeme Laurie, Devi Sridhar, Steve Sturdy, Sarah Cunningham-Burley Tags: Comment Source Type: research

Seminar The future of atrial fibrillation management: integrated care and stratified therapy
Atrial fibrillation is one of the major cardiovascular health problems: it is a common, chronic condition, affecting 2 –3% of the population in Europe and the USA and requiring 1–3% of health-care expenditure as a result of stroke, sudden death, heart failure, unplanned hospital admissions, and other complications. Early diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, ideally before the first complication occurs, remains a ch allenge, as shown by patients who are only diagnosed with the condition when admitted to hospital for acute cardiac decompensation or stroke.
Source: LANCET - April 28, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Paulus Kirchhof Tags: Seminar Source Type: research