A nationwide study, published in JAMA, may help save hundreds of lives among trauma patients by giving them the best transfusion techniques possible. The study found that one approach, as opposed to the other one tested, gives patients a significantly better chance of survival within the first 24 hours. “This study is an important milestone… Continue reading Saving More Trauma Patients
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Spinal Surgery Can Help Patients Over 80
Patients over 80 can still benefit from spinal surgery, according to a new study. The finding has broad significance, since the U.S. population age 80 and older is increasing rapidly, with a jump of 22 percent between 2000 and 2010. Along with that goes an increase in the number of patients with acute spinal conditions.… Continue reading Spinal Surgery Can Help Patients Over 80
Nurses Can Ease Shortage of Health-Care Workers
University of Missourui researchers say that the shortage of health care workers can be relieved by allowing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to perform primary-care dugies. Many states don’t allow APRNs to perform these duties to their “full potential,” according to a university news release. But these nurses could expand access to care for underserved… Continue reading Nurses Can Ease Shortage of Health-Care Workers
Senior Diabetic Patients May Be Overtreated
Aggressively controlling blood sugar in older diabetics may actually lead to over-treatment and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), researchers say. Investigators from Yale University School of Medicine published their findings in JAMA Internal Medicine. The researchers found that many diabetics 65 years and older got aggressive treatment regardless of their health status and blood sugar levels.… Continue reading Senior Diabetic Patients May Be Overtreated
Patients Don’t Want Their Doctors to Know Everything About Their Health
Many patients withhold sensitive health information from their doctors, according to the first real-world trial of the impact of patient-controlled access to electronic medical records. Researchers from Clemson University, the Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine and Eskenazi Health published their finding in in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Kelly Caine, assistant professor… Continue reading Patients Don’t Want Their Doctors to Know Everything About Their Health
Study: Shorter Doctors’ Hours Don’t Affect Patient Outcomes
A new study has found that there is no difference in the rate of death or rehospitalization of Medicare patients following a mandated reduction in the number of continuous hours a medical resident can work. The study, published in JAMA, was conducted by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania… Continue reading Study: Shorter Doctors’ Hours Don’t Affect Patient Outcomes