http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. In the days when American physicians dispensed oracular commands and their judgments were rarely questioned, a doctor could take it upon himself with few ethical qualms to keep from a patient the bad news of a terminal diagnosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-physicians-debate-patients-theyre-dying.html Health Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:00:01 EST news286392768 Is there a double standard for gay parents? A new study published this month by a Binghamton University research team suggests that gay parents are being judged more harshly than straight parents. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-same-sex-parents-harshly-heterosexual.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:37:09 EST news283433775 Even parents who have had no contact with child welfare agencies believe negative stereotypes about social workers and the likely outcomes of abuse or neglect investigations, misconceptions that complicate agencies' efforts to engage parents in interventions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-negative-images-hamper-child-welfare.html Health Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:55:39 EST news282549331 Children's parties or activity days, where prospective adopters meet children awaiting adoption, could be part of the solution to the current adoption crisis, according to research that will be showcased during the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-days-children-families.html Health Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:10:01 EST news270438758 "Communicating With Older Adults: An Evidence-Based Review of What Really Works," the latest report from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), provides 40 pages of recommended guidelines for health care providers interacting with the fastest growing age segment of America's population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-effective-senior-patients.html Health Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:17:34 EST news269536648 Firecrackers and sporadic gunfire greeted the police-escorted social workers as they drove into northern Rio's Jacarezinho shantytown, home to a large population of crack cocaine addicts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-cocaine-wreaks-havoc-rio-shantytown.html Addiction Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:26:38 EST news266815591 We've all heard about the stress experienced by victims of 9/11, but have we ever paused to think about the effect of those terrorist attacks on mental health clinicians who provided care to the victims? A new study by Mary Pulido, Ph.D., from the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in the US, provides a sobering account of what it was like for these professionals and reports on the lack of support they received. Her exploratory study, published in Springer's Clinical Social Work Journal, highlights the critical need to develop training and expand support systems for clinicians in order to combat secondary traumatic stress. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-mental-health-workers-overlooked-victims.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:52:09 EST news252064323 Later this month, India will be removed from a dwindling list of countries where polio is considered endemic, a huge achievement made possible by people like Madara, a 76-year-old street hawker. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-heroes-india-quest-polio.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:40:02 EST news247895782 Parents of children in the palliative stage of cancer favour aggressive chemotherapy over supportive care compared with health care professionals, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-pediatric-cancer-palliative-parental-health-care.html Health Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:42:25 EST news238074136 For patients with severe heart failure, an implanted mechanical pump known as a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) can be a life-sustaining treatment. Even though the technology involves risks, few patients and their families tend to talk explicitly about the "what ifs" before surgery takes place. In the June issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a team of Mayo Clinic researchers found that careful discussions at the bedside about patients' end-of-life preferences brought relief to families and eased subsequent medical care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-mayo-clinic-discussion-end-of-life-heart.html Health Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:11:22 EST news226149069 The best teacher for a young mother is her baby, contend experts who train social workers to interact with first-time moms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-mothers-lot-babies.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 02 May 2011 17:05:31 EST news223574709