Posted Wed, 2010/02/24 - 02:47 by Amer Kaissi
A new study suggests that daily rounds by a multidisciplinary team and the presence of an “intensivist” are associated with lower mortality among patients in the ICU.Posted Wed, 2010/02/24 - 02:33 by Amer Kaissi
Sepsis and pneumonia, two very common hospital-acquired infections, killed 48,000 people and increased health care costs by $8.1 billion in one year, according to a new studyPosted Wed, 2010/02/24 - 02:26 by Fred Lee
Obesity raises the risk of contracting kidney stones for adults and children.Posted Tue, 2010/02/23 - 00:33 by Amer Kaissi
In preparation for a Health Care Summit scheduled for Thursday February 25th, the White House has released a new $950 billion health reform proposal.Posted Thu, 2010/02/18 - 21:59 by Fred Lee
Use of the painkiller ibuprofen has been linked to a decreased risk of contracting Parkinson's disease.Posted Thu, 2010/02/18 - 21:57 by Amer Kaissi
A new report suggests that employees without paid sick days who have attended work while ill with H1N1 (Swine Flu)virus may have extended the duration of the outbreak in their companies and may have contributed to the spread of the disease.Posted Thu, 2010/02/18 - 21:45 by Amer Kaissi
The impact of the economic recession on “safety-net” healthcare organizations that provide free care to the poor has been mixed and less severe that expected, but the full impact may yet to be seen.Posted Thu, 2010/02/18 - 21:40 by Amer Kaissi
Around 18% of people aged five and older in the United States speak a language other than English at home. Nearly half of these report that they speak English less than “very well.” When these people with limited English-proficiency go to see their doctor, appropriate interpreter services and Non-English written patient education materials are crucial to help them communicate with their doctor and understand their conditions and their care.Posted Tue, 2010/02/16 - 12:19 by Amer Kaissi
Gastric banding, also known as lap-band surgery, is more effective in helping obese adolescents lose excessive weight and improve their health and quality of life, than lifestyle programs focusing solely on changes in diet, exercise, and behavior.Posted Tue, 2010/02/16 - 12:18 by Amer Kaissi
A new study suggests that while doctors and patients agree on the most important health conditions affecting patients with multiple co-morbidities, this agreement is lower for patients with poor health status or those with other non-health related competing demands.Keep up to date on the latest on healthcare tips, tricks, insights and info.
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