News tagged with care facilities


First proof of patient-to-nurse infection of coronavirus, WHO says

Two Saudi health workers have contracted the deadly coronavirus from patients, marking the first evidence of transmission in a hospital setting, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nurse staffing ratios affect hospital readmissions for children with common conditions

A new study shows that pediatric nurse staffing ratios are significantly associated with hospital readmission for children with common medical and surgical conditions.

Health created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

300,000 day-old babies die each year in India, report says

More than 300,000 babies die within 24 hours of being born in India each year from infections and other preventable causes, a report said Tuesday, blaming a lack of political will and funding for the crisis.

Health created May 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protecting hospitals from 'new' terrorist threats

Health care facilities play a vital role in the UK's terrorism contingency plans, but a new study by researchers at the Adam Smith Business School, Glasgow University, provides a timely warning to managers, regulatory bodies ...

Health created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New findings point to the importance of illness behavior

A paper by a group of Italian investigators in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics provides new data on the role of illness behavior in determining the illness impact.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expert warning: Resistance to antibiotics to be apocalyptic

(Medical Xpress)—The chief medical officer for Britain's Department of Health has issued a warning that resistance to bacteria is a more urgent threat to humanity than global warming, with bacteria becoming ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (36) | comments 40 | with audio podcast report

More neurologists and neurosurgeons are associated with fewer deaths from strokes in the US

Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, have found an association in the United States between a higher density of neurologists and neurosurgeons and a decreased risk of death from stroke. ...

Surgery created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Acupuncture might ease fatigue linked to breast cancer

(HealthDay)—Offering breast cancer patients a relatively short regimen of acupuncture alongside standard treatment can help alleviate some of the crippling fatigue that often accompanies the disease, according ...

Cancer created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Living near livestock may increase risk of acquiring MRSA

People who live near livestock or in livestock farming communities may be at greater risk of acquiring, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a new study led by an international team of researchers from t ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New tools help nursing homes track and prevent deadly infections

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have each released new tools and information to help track deadly healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in nursing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Greater availability of neurosurgeons could reduce risk of death from motor vehicle accidents

Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire have found an association between increasing the distribution of neurosurgeons throughout the United States and decreasing the risk of death from ...

Neuroscience created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Safety fears and agism denying care home residents right to consensual sex

Concerns about safety, and ageism, are needlessly denying elderly care home residents what is often one of their few remaining pleasures - the right to consensual sex - say specialists in the Journal of Medical Ethics.

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Clot buster seems to help up to 6 hours after stroke

(HealthDay) -- The largest study of its kind finds that stroke patients benefit from a clot-busting drug even six hours after a stroke, suggesting that the current recommended 4.5-hour limit could be expanded.

Cardiology created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

White women make up bulk of assisted-living residents

(HealthDay) -- White women accounted for the majority of the 733,000 people in the United States who lived in state-regulated residential care facilities in 2010, according to a new federal report.

Health created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For expert comment: Missouri nursing homes have happy clients, MU researchers say

As loved ones age and face challenges that prevent them from living on their own, family members often struggle with the decision to place their relatives in nursing homes. Sometimes viewed as last alternatives, long-term ...

Health created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0