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Financial incentives may improve hospital mortality rates, says study
New research into controversial pay-for-performance schemes has suggested they may help to save the lives of NHS patients.
Health
Nov 07, 2012 |
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Overweight patients hospitalized with pneumonia more apt to survive
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta studied the records of nearly 1000 patients who were admitted to hospital with pneumonia and noted those who were obese were more apt to survive compared to those who were ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Risk of fatal coronary heart disease higher among black men
In an examination of the incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the U.S. by race and sex, black men and women had twice the rate of fatal CHD compared with white men and women, with this increased risk associated with ...
Cardiology
Nov 05, 2012 |
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Heart disease map of England highlights growing social inequality in older ages
A study estimating the death rate from heart and circulatory disease in each electoral ward in England has found that despite considerable improvements since the 1980s, the difference between the wealthiest and poorest communities ...
Cardiology
Nov 04, 2012 |
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US suicide rates have increased since economic crisis began
Suicide rates in the US have risen sharply since the economic crisis took hold in 2007, warn the authors of Correspondence published Online First in The Lancet today.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 04, 2012 |
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Rates, causes of spinal surgery-tied mortality quantified
(HealthDay)—The overall mortality rate associated with spinal surgery is 1.8 per 1,000 and varies based on factors such as patient age and primary diagnosis, according to a study published in the Nov. 1 ...
Surgery
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Active surveillance can reduce suffering among men with prostate cancer
With active surveillance many men with prostate cancer could dispense with radiation treatment and surgery, and thus avoid adverse effects such as incontinence and impotence. This is the outcome of a study of almost 1,000 ...
Cancer
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Chronic kidney disease increases risk of death at all ages
A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium found that chronic kidney disease and its complications were associated with a higher risk of death ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Differences in sepsis care identified in europe, U.S.
(HealthDay)—Despite differences in processes of care and raw mortality for patients with severe sepsis and septic shock in the United States and Europe, after adjustment, mortality rates are similar, according ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 26, 2012 |
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Link between vitamin D, mortality not impacted by eGFR
(HealthDay)—Adults with low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) have increased mortality, regardless of the presence of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 25, 2012 |
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Study confirms benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement over 3 years
A study found that transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) yielded lower mortality rates after three years compared with medical therapy in patients deemed to be ineligible for conventional aortic valve surgery. Results ...
Cardiology
Oct 24, 2012 |
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24-hour ICU in-house staff intensivist improves mortality and decreases length of stay
The implementation of a 24-h ICU in-house staff intensivist coverage was associated with improved mortality rates and reduced length of stay, along with quicker decision-making and a positive trend in quality of end-of-life ...
Health
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Poverty, rural living linked to increased COPD mortality in the US
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) underscores the widespread disparities associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality by state, poverty level, and urban vs rural ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Pulmonary hypertension deaths and hospitalizations on the rise
New research indicates an increase in the number of US deaths and hospitalizations related to pulmonary hypertension. A research team from Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, examined multiple cause of death mortality ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Life expectancy shoots up to 60 in SAfrica: study
Life expectancy in AIDS-hit South Africa has shot up by six years to 60 over the past few years, thanks to life prolonging anti-retroviral (ARVs) treatment, a demographer said Thursday.
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Oct 18, 2012 |
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