Hospital - A Conversation With Robert Gish, MD
In this issue, HCV Next asks five questions of Robert Gish, MD, who holds a number of positions, including clinical professor of Medicine at the University of Nevada in Las...
View ArticleHospital-induced delirium may speed up dementia, study finds
New research suggests that delirium triggered by hospitalization can accelerate cognitive decline as well as dementia in senior patients.
View ArticleHospital - New AGS National Program to Help Improve Outcomes
Daniel Ari Mendelson, M.S., M.D., FACP, AGSF, CMD, Associate Chief of Medicine at Highland Hospital, Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics at the University of...
View ArticleHospital - ADT for treating advanced prostate cancer not linked to increased...
A large-scale, population based study led by Dr. Laurent Azoulay, Senior Investigator with the Lady Davis Institute at the Jewish General Hospital, has concluded that the use...
View ArticleHospital - As US scrutinizes joint replacements, study finds no way to...
About one million Americans each year undergo total knee or hip replacements, but complications bring as many as 1 in 12 back to the hospital and result in higher use of...
View ArticleHospital - What If We Really Knew Where To Get The Best Cancer Care: The...
While scientists press for breakthroughs in cancer treatments, patients still have no idea which doctors or hospitals deliver the best care.
View ArticleHospital - Salvage LND: Complete PSA response achievable
San Diego- Salvage lymph node dissection results in an immediate complete PSA response in about one-third of patients with rising PSA and nodal recurrence following local...
View ArticleHospital - VA: APRNs may practice without oversight
Bob GattyIn the wake of heated criticism about lengthy wait times for veterans' care at Veterans Health Administration hospitals, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has...
View ArticleSeeing the same GP associated with fewer hospital admissions
Continuity could be a key line of defence against rising hospital admissions.
View ArticleSticking With One Doctor May Help Keep Seniors Out of the Hospital
Title: Sticking With One Doctor May Help Keep Seniors Out of the Hospital Category: Health News Created: 2/2/2017 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/2/2017 12:00:00 AM
View ArticleHospital - Payers to pharma: Here's what we're missing in hep C drugs
Payers have unmet needs in the changing hepatitis C space, according to a new survey. The survey, from Precision for Value, highlights what can be done in order to encourage...
View ArticleSticking with One Doctor May Help Keep Seniors Out of the Hospital
Study found those who saw the same physician over time had fewer admissions
View ArticleHospital - Glucosamine for Back problems in Doubt?
I just saw an article about a study done by some Norwegian researchers saying that among other findings that Glucosamine does not seem to help lower back problems as much as...
View ArticleHospital - Scientists identify structure of androgenic receptor essential to...
A team led by researchers of the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona and the Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Paushows for the...
View ArticleHospital - Is it Safe for Seniors To Donate Blood?
Donating blood is one of the most important ways you can give back to your community . Not only are blood donations crucial to maintaining care at hospitals, but your donation...
View ArticleHospital - Researchers find a new human androgen receptor structure, key...
A team led by researchers of the Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona and the Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau shows for the...
View ArticlePost-acute discharge setting had weak association with hospital readmission...
Recently published results showed post-acute discharge settings had a weak association with hospital readmission rates among patients with hip or knee joint...
View ArticleStaffing 'inadequate' at Chester baby death hospital
A review found "significant gaps" in rotas and "insufficient senior cover" at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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