care Archives - Page 5 of 8 - Top Personal Health

Interdisciplinary care pathway helps manage frail, elderly trauma patients

April 25, 2019 care, Elderly, Frail, helps, Interdisciplinary, manage, pathway, patients, trauma

(HealthDay)—An interdisciplinary care protocol for frail geriatric trauma patients significantly reduces the risk for delirium and 30-day readmission, according to

Health Problems

Commentary: Modifications to Medicare rules could support care innovation for dialysis

April 19, 2019 care, Commentary:, Could, dialysis, for, innovation, Medicare, Modifications, Rules, Support, to

In a commentary published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, public health researchers suggest adjustments to recently proposed rule

Health Problems

NEJM Perspective: ‘Shifting the Paradigm—Applying Universal Standards of Care to Ebola Virus Disease’

April 12, 2019 'Shifting, care, disease, Ebola, NEJM, of, Paradigm—Applying, Perspective:, Standards, the, to, universal, virus

LSTM’s Senior Clinical Lecturer, Dr. Shevin Jacob is corresponding author on a perspective piece published in the New England Journal

Health News

Health: take a shower in the morning or rather in the evening? The difference is significant!

March 27, 2019 body, care, Circulatory System, health, Showers, Skin

When is it better to take a shower? It doesn’t matter when we take a shower. However, it also depends

Health News

Patients discharged to home care vs. nursing facilities have higher rates of hospital readmissions

March 13, 2019 care, discharged, facilities, Have, higher, home, hospital, nursing, of, patients, rates, readmissions, to, vs.

Spending on post-acute care continues to rise in the United States. Today, nearly 90 percent of Medicare patients discharged to

Health News

New breast cancer care ‘may save 500 lives a year’

March 11, 2019 $500, breast, cancer, care, Lives, New, Save, year

New breast cancer care ‘may save 500 lives a year’ as study of 185,000 patients reveals that the chance of

Health News

Are Primary Care Doctors Prepared to Discuss Cancer Treatment?

February 21, 2019 Are, cancer, care, Discuss, Doctors, Prepared, primary, to, treatment

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20, 2019 — Many primary care doctors feel ill-equipped to discuss cancer treatment options with patients, according to

Health News

Larger physician bonus may improve care in chronic disease

February 13, 2019 bonus, care, chronic, disease, improve, in, Larger, may, Physician

(HealthDay)—Increased bonus size for physicians caring for patients with chronic disease is associated with improvements in care quality, according to

Health Problems

Researchers find telemedicine may increase patient satisfaction with medical care

January 2, 2019 care, Find, Increase, may, medical, Patient, Researchers, Satisfaction, Telemedicine, with

Cardiovascular disease pervades Appalachia, yet many Appalachians live far from any heart and vascular specialist. Follow-up doctor’s visits in the

Health Problems

Improving dementia care and treatment saves thousands of pounds in care homes

November 20, 2018 and, care, Dementia, Homes, Improving, in, of, pounds, saves, Thousands, treatment

Improving staff training in care homes and reducing reliance on harmful medications saves thousands of pounds per year, as well