News tagged with hospital emergency rooms
Study: 'Google Flu Trends' a powerful early warning system for emergency departments
Monitoring Internet search traffic about influenza may prove to be a better way for hospital emergency rooms to prepare for a surge in sick patients compared to waiting for outdated government flu case reports. A report on ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Study shows promise for teen suicide prevention
Roughly one million people die by suicide each year. In the U.S., where nearly 36,000 people take their own lives annually, more than 4,600 victims are between the ages of 10 and 24, making suicide the third leading cause ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Telestroke the next best thing
The use of long-distance video and data hookups to link remote community hospitals with stroke neurologists in large centres provides the same level of care as having everyone in the same room, according to a new study presented ...
Cardiology
Oct 04, 2011 |
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Safety net hospital closures hit poor, uninsured hardest
When safety net hospitals close or switch from not-for-profit to for-profit status, as quite a few did during the 1990s and early 2000s, certain vulnerable groups suffer disproportionately, a new study finds. ...
Health
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Study shows poor prognosis when medicos don't communicate
A new study of hospital emergency rooms has shown how communication breakdowns between patients and medical staff can lead to problems in treatment delivery and potentially reduced patient safety.
Other
Aug 10, 2011 |
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'Glowing hands' in the waiting room improves kids' handwashing
Use of a glowing gel that shows kids how well they wash their hands by illustrating bacteria they missed while washing and may significantly improve hand hygiene, according to a study published in the July issue of Infection Co ...
Health
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Re-admission rates via emergency rooms climbing among patients who have recently been hospitalized
Emergency department patients who have recently been hospitalized are more than twice as likely to be admitted as those who have not recently been in the hospital, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine ...
Health
Jun 01, 2011 |
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End of life care for cancer patients differs in US and Canada
In the United States, older patients with advanced lung cancer make much less use of hospital and emergency room services at the end of life than their counterparts in Ontario but use far more chemotherapy, according to a ...
Health
May 18, 2011 |
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Postponing care can result in serious consequences for asthma patients
Waiting to seek emergency medical care for asthma exacerbations can result in worse outcomes, including hospitalization, according to a study conducted by researchers from New York. Patients who delay regular medical care ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 16, 2011 |
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Open-access colonoscopy is safe: study
Nurse-driven, open-access colonoscopy programs are as effective and safe as colonoscopy following a consultation with a gastroenterologist, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital.
Cancer
May 09, 2011 |
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