_ Medical Care Mental & Emotional HealthFacebook and Diagnoses of Illness By Jane Farrell articleLike it or not, social media is among the most common ways people communicate worldwide. And while that has attracted … Read More→
_ Medical CareLifesaving Care Can Vary Widely Among Hospitals By Jane Farrell articleHaving major surgery comes with many risks, including problems that can crop up hours, days or even weeks after the … Read More→
_ Medical CareSimple Measures Cut Sepsis Deaths Nearly in Half By Sondra Forsyth articleHospitals should prepare simple standardized treatment protocols for early recognition and treatment of sepsis, a condition in which infections spread … Read More→
_ Medical CareMany Patients Released before Vital Signs Are Stable By Jane Farrell articleTwenty percent of people hospitalized are released before all vital signs are stable, a pattern that’s been linked to an … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical ProceduresE. Coli to The Rescue? By Jane Farrell articleResearchers experimenting with harmless strains of E. coli —the majority of E. coli are safe and important to healthy human … Read More→
_ Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries Medical CareGive Cardiac Patients More Time to Come Out of Coma By Jane Farrell articlePhysicians may be drawing conclusions too soon about survival outcomes of patients who suffered a cardiac arrest outside the hospital, … Read More→
_ Medical CareFoot Wrap Offers Alternative to Medication for Restless Legs Syndrome By Sondra Forsyth articleAuthors from Lake Erie Research Institute in Pennsylvania report an adjustable foot wrap used to treat restless legs syndrome (RLS) … Read More→
_ Medical CareMobility Program Offers A Better Life after Hospitalization By Jane Farrell articleHospitalized patients who took part in a mobility program were less likely to experience a decline in mobility than those … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical ProceduresPatients Trust Doctors Who Acknowledge Their Own Bias By Jane Farrell articlePatients tend to trust doctors more if they disclose a bias toward their specialty, research shows. In fact, though, such … Read More→
_ Medical CareNavigating the Hospice Learning Curve By Sondra Forsyth articleAbout twenty years ago a group of friends and I visited an acquaintance who was in a special hospice wing … Read More→
_ Medical CareTwo Kinds of Medicare By Jane Farrell articleSeniors who get their health coverage through Medicare Advantage plans, which are run by health insurance companies, are likely to … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical ResearchGetting Rid of Soapy Stuff Improves Injectable Medicine By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have developed a drug-making technique designed to reduce serious allergic reactions and other side effects from anti-cancer medicine, testosterone … Read More→
_ Medical CareNew Study Suggests Patients May Shower Earlier after Knee Replacement Surgery By Jane Farrell articleA study suggests it may not be necessary for knee replacement patients to wait up to two weeks after surgery … Read More→
_ Medical CareMedical Error 3rd Leading Cause of Death in U.S. By Jane Farrell articleAnalyzing medical death rate data over an eight-year period, Johns Hopkins patient safety experts have calculated that medical error is … Read More→
_ Medical CareHow to Remember What The Doctor Said By Jane Farrell articleNo matter what your age, it is easy to forget a lot of what your doctor says. Sometimes, what she/he … Read More→
_ Heart Health Medical CareA Change in Heart-Resuscitation Procedure? By Jane Farrell articleAdministering heart resuscitation drugs to patients whose cardiac arrest is witnessed at the time of the attack can improve survival, … Read More→
_ Medical CareThe Organ Transplant Gap By Jane Farrell articleIn the circle of life, everyone dies. But what if a part of you could continue living, even after your … Read More→
_ Medical CareDoctors Offer Solutions to Rising Drug Costs By Jane Farrell articleThe American College of Physicians (ACP) today released a new policy paper calling for changes that could slow the rising … Read More→