Integrative Medicine: New study supports heart supplement
Congestive heart failure is a condition that's on the rise in the United States; close to 6 million people have heart failure, and while this has generally been a disease of older adults, the number of...
View ArticleJeremy Hunt: Doctors who refuse to publish performance data will be named and...
Doctors who decide not to disclose details of their performance will be “named and shamed” by the Government, it has emerged. Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, said there was "no valid reason" why...
View ArticleExpanding Medicaid coverage is not a cure-all
Roberta Capp is a Robert Wood Johnson clinical scholar fellow at Yale University, where she practices emergency medicine and is researching health care delivery for patients with Medicaid and Medicare...
View ArticleNHS surgeons opting out of performance tables to be named
Health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, says doctors have no valid reason not to disclose patient death rates The doctors' performance tables are aimed at creating a more transparent NHS. Photograph: Andrew...
View ArticleA&E visits hit record high
Rise in older people needing care has contributed to increase in hospital emergency visits to around 24 million a year The College of Emergency Medicine claims A&E departments are now under such...
View ArticleMany in Ohio lack access to dental care
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View ArticlePrimary Care Doctors Still in Short Supply in U.S.
Only 5 percent of new doctors head to rural areas, researchers find FRIDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer than 25 percent of new doctors in the United States go into primary care, and only about 5...
View ArticleFor timely access to care, patients may seek a new path
Story Highlights Patients willing to get treated by a nurse practitioner to avoid a day's waitAlternate forms of care could help address looming shortage of doctorsOnly 10% of patients use these care...
View ArticleAmedra Pharmaceuticals Markets Adrenaclick® Auto-Injector
HORSHAM, Pa., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Amedra Pharmaceuticals LLC has announced re-launch of Adrenaclick®, a single-dose epinephrine auto-injector, for the emergency treatment of life threatening...
View ArticleMany GPs 'cannot promise safe care'
A poll of family doctors found that 49% thought GPs were under so much pressure they could not promise safe care for patients. Family doctors are under "overwhelming pressure" and grappling with...
View ArticleLineage Therapeutics Markets Authorized Generic Epinephrine Auto-Injector
HORSHAM, Pa., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lineage Therapeutics Inc. has announced the US launch of its generic epinephrine injection, USP auto-injector, the authorized generic of Adrenaclick® by...
View ArticleSociety daily 14.06.13
A&E visits hit record high The College of Emergency Medicine claims A&E departments are now under such pressure that they have become 'like warzones'. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the...
View ArticleHalf of GPs believe they cannot guarantee safe care to their patients
One in two family doctors believes that they “can no longer guarantee safe care to their patients” as pressures on GP practices countrywide continue to mount. In a poll conducted the Royal College of...
View ArticleHalf of family doctors believe they cannot guarantee safe care
One in two family doctors believes that they “can no longer guarantee safe care to their patients” as pressures on GP practices countrywide continue to mount. In a poll conducted the Royal College of...
View ArticleHard-pressed GPs say they can no longer guarantee safe treatment
Doctors say they are forced to see around 60 patients during 11-hour days even as hospital admittances rise GPs say they are struggling to cope with extended opening hours and more patients....
View ArticleA&E attendance: by age, waiting time and deprivation
Latest NHS figures show that the number of patients going to accident and emergency departments has hit an all-time high. See how the data breaks down by age, waiting time and deprivation • Get the...
View ArticleWHO says MERS virus death toll hits 33
GENEVA: The global death toll from the SARS-like virus MERS has risen to 33, after two new fatalities in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said...
View ArticleDuring Men's Health Week, DHH Challenges Men to Embrace Healthy Lifestyles,...
(Source: State of Louisiana) Department Public Health During Men's Health Week, DHH Challenges Men to Embrace Healthy Lifestyles, Participate in Routine Screenings Father's Day is the perfect time to...
View ArticleHalf of GPs cannot guarantee safe care for their patients
Almost half of GPs say they can “no longer guarantee safe care” for their patients. Family doctors are under “overwhelming pressure”, the Royal College of General Practitioners said. Photo: ALAMY...
View ArticleMore jobs for probationary teachers (The Scottish Government)
(Source: The Scottish Government) More jobs for probationary teachers 14/06/2013 The latest GTCS survey of newly qualified teachers shows that 90.2 per cent of respondents are now in employment and...
View ArticleThe law must be changed if surgeons are using it to prevent disclosure of...
The law must be changed if surgeons are using data-protection legislation to obstruct full disclosure of results 7:00AM BST 15 Jun 2013 Comments SIR – We agree wholeheartedly with your leading article...
View ArticleAlcohol deaths 'could be avoided'
Experts have estimated that many deaths from alcohol-related liver disease could be avoided. Researchers, who examined the detailed patient notes of 385 patients who died from alcohol-related liver...
View ArticleWednesday, June 12, 2013 Endocrinologist Christina Bratcher, MD, joins UT...
(Source: The University of Texas System) Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Endocrinologist Christina Bratcher, MD, has joined UT Health Northeast. As an endocrinologist, she specializes in diagnosing and...
View ArticleThomas named chief medical officer at OSU's Wexner Medical Center
Medicine + Health Blog Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center paid $134,016 for a telemedicine robot that will be used to care for patients suffering from strokes and... Health Resources...
View ArticleWexner medical Center appoints new medical chief
Dr. Andrew Thomas Medicine + Health Blog Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center paid $134,016 for a telemedicine robot that will be used to care for patients suffering from strokes and......
View ArticleHospitals to be given Ofsted-style ratings
'Tough and rigorous' ratings aim to drive up standards and give patients and families better insight into quality of treatment Under new plans hospital inspectors will examine if the care is safe and...
View ArticleIs the NHS making any sense?
One minute hospitals are complaining they are being deluged with patients. The next it is being argued services should be closed. Confused? You're not the only one. But while the two stances may seem...
View ArticleFour in the GPs feel burnt out (Barchester Healthcare Limited)
(Source: Barchester Healthcare Limited) Four in the GPs feel burnt out Over four in ten general practitioners (GPs) believe there are risking their own health because of increased workloads. A survey...
View ArticleA sugar high
High blood sugar level is referred to as hyperglycemia. It is usually seen in the case of diabetics. Causes Diabetes Mellitus is associated with increased sugar levels Infections and illness in...
View ArticleMaternal problems in Upper West
Share Twitter Ghana News plugins View Comments There is the need for a referal system linking health facilities to communities through frequent interactions and the participation of the communities in...
View ArticleLaughter Inc: the cheering growth of the chuckle industry
Would you drag yourself out of bed at 7am every morning to laugh your head off on the telephone with a group of total strangers? And would you pay £6 a month for the privilege? This is just one of the...
View ArticleMedicare Panel Urges Cuts to Hospital Payments for Services Doctors Offer...
WASHINGTON — A federal advisory panel said Friday that Congress should move immediately to cut payments to hospitals for many services that can be provided at much lower cost in doctors’ offices. The...
View ArticleFIFO workers accept pay cuts
THE FIFO cash cow is drying up, with workers willing to take a massive 27 per cent pay cut for a job in mining. As the number of people looking for work in the state rises, West Australians can no...
View ArticleWorrisome rise in kidney patients
REGULAR SCREENINGS IMPORTANT: Young Malaysians urged to look after their renal health to avoid the onset of kidney failure IPOH: EACH year in Malaysia, about 5,000 new patients need haemodialysis...
View ArticleVA had Legionella bug 5 years before disclosure
Legionella bacteria flourished in the water lines in rooms housing the most vulnerable patients at the VA Pittsburgh hospital in Oakland at least five years before officials disclosed a deadly...
View ArticleMany GPs 'Can't Promise Safe Care'
15 June 2013, 3:32 Many GPs 'Can't Promise Safe Care' Tweet Nearly half of GPs say they can "no longer guarantee safe care" for their patients, statistics show. A survey of family doctors for the...
View Article'Private and public healthcare providers can learn from each other'
Key theme of online debate is that private care is not a long-term solution to NHS problems, but both sectors should be working together to provide the best care SPONSORED FEATURE For some conditions,...
View ArticleKeeping Up With Medical Knowledge
To the Editor: Enlarge This Image Gracia Lam Connect With Us on Twitter For Op-Ed, follow @nytopinion and to hear from the editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal, follow @andyrNYT. “Healing the...
View ArticlePhysican voices concerns over Montclair's marijuana dispensary
Of the roughly 1,000 patients approved and registered in New Jersey's medicinal marijuana program, just 127 have received medication, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. FILE PHOTO A...
View ArticleUninsured watch anxiously as Medicaid debate rolls on (Bridge Magazine)
Greg Hunt does not consider himself a gambler. But, in the back of his mind, the 25-year-old Kent County resident knows he is one health crisis removed from thousands of dollars in medical bills he...
View ArticleMaternity wards close 1,000 times a year to expectant mothers, figures show
Shortage of midwives and beds resulting in women being forced to travel up to 65 miles to other wards or to give birth at home Figures obtained under freedom of information laws show that 66 NHS...
View ArticleHealth briefs
Implanted device for migraines shows promise for fibromyalgia An implanted device that zaps the nerves at the nape of the neck shown effective in treating some people with migraines may also help...
View ArticleShould Hospital Residency Programs Be Expanded to Increase the Number of...
The drumbeat for training additional doctors started a few years ago, amid predictions of soaring demand for health care in the U.S. Aging baby boomers alone are expected to fill many doctors' waiting...
View ArticleWalk-in clinics gaining popularity
Tabitha Smith had been sick for about a week last November with what she thought was just a cold. When she didn't get better, her mom pushed her to see a doctor. "I told her I can't afford the...
View ArticleWhistle-stop care still puts vulnerable at risk
Three-quarters of Britain's councils are still giving elderly and vulnerable people controversial "whistle-stop" home visits which the Government previously branded inhumane. Speeded-up 15-minute care...
View ArticleShould Physician Pay Be Tied to Performance?
We need to rethink how we pay doctors. That's one thing almost everyone can agree on. The question is, how? Insights from The Experts Read more at WSJ.com/HealthReport Organic Food: Recipe for Health?...
View ArticleNHS 'needs to simplify urgent care'
The NHS in England needs to provide a much simpler and co-ordinated system of round-the-clock urgent and emergency care, a review of its services says. It also warns that patients are often confused...
View Article4,000 lives a year lost by poor hospital care at weekends
Poor care in hospitals at weekends is claiming more than 4,000 lives a year, NHS officials have warned. NHS England is beginning a public consultation on a review which could lead to a major...
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