Patients who suffer heart attacks, or flare-ups of congestive heart failure, can be cared for in a variety of hospital locations. But a new study suggests that they’ll fare worse in hospitals that rely heavily on their intensive care units to care for patients like them. In fact, depending on where they go, they may… Continue reading Intensive-Care Units May Not Be Best for Some Patients
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Health Care Costs Can Harm Cancer Patients
Financial stress related to medical cost can affect the health of cancer patients, even those who have finished their treatment. The finding, by researchers from Duke University, was published in the Journal of Oncology Practice. It builds on earlier research from Duke Medicine that has analyzed “financial toxicity” from cancer care. “Our focus has been… Continue reading Health Care Costs Can Harm Cancer Patients