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_ Cardiac Procedures and Surgeries Heart Attack Heart Health Medical Care Medical Procedures Medical Research Even When Heart Attack Patients Are in a Coma, Reducing Body Temperature Saves Brain Functions By Sondra Forsyth article Survivors of cardiac arrest who remain in comas have better survival and neurological outcomes when their body temperatures are lowered, … Read More→
_ Brain Health Medical Care Medical Procedures The Elderly Can Recover from Traumatic Brain Injury By Sondra Forsyth article According to a study completed at the Helsinki University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery in November 2015, even patients over the … Read More→
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_ Medical Care Medical Procedures Sleep Health Hospital Practices Can Make Patients Sicker By Jane Farrell article Up to half of seriously ill patients are sickened further by avoidable and risky bouts of food and sleep deprivation, … Read More→
Medical Care Medical Procedures Good Communication in the OR Prevents Patient Complications By Jane Farrell article In a study by psychologists and surgeons concerning elective, open abdominal surgeries conducted in 167 patients, communication by the surgical … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Medical Care Medical Procedures Hospitals Unfairly Penalized for Good Care By article A study by Johns Hopkins researchers indicates that hospitals suffer improper financial penalties because of the number of patients who … Read More→
_ Medical Care Medical Procedures Treatment for Stroke Shows Wide Regional Variations By article According to a new study, treatment for stroke varies sharply from region to region – and thousands of people a … Read More→
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_ Medical Care Medical Procedures New Guidelines for Some Hospital Visitors By article Experts have issued new guidelines for people visiting hospital patients with infectious diseases. The recommendations were published in Infection Control … Read More→
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_ Medical Care Medical Procedures Deep Brain Stim OK for Older PD Patients By Sondra Forsyth article Older patients with Parkinson disease (PD) who undergo deep brain stimulation (DBS) appear to have a 90-day complication risk similar to younger patients, suggesting that age alone should not be a primary factor for excluding patients as DBS candidates. ThatΓÇÖs the finding of research done by Michael R. DeLong, B.A., of the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. and colleagues and published online August 25th 2014 inJAMA Neurology.