(HealthDay)—Although most health care workers (HCWs) appreciate the role of patients in preventing health care-associated infection, a considerable proportion are uncomfortable with patients asking about their hand hygiene, ...
Sep 10, 2012
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Menopause-related symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes, sleep disturbances, joint aches and cognitive difficulties damage the quality of life for millions of women. They also can adversely affect women ...
Apr 26, 2023
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Seems everybody has a horror story about health insurance: Kafkaesque debates with robotic agents about what is and isn't covered. Huge bills from a doctor you didn't know was "out of network." Reimbursements that take months ...
Feb 24, 2021
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Older adults suffering from multiple chronic health conditions and depression are nearly five times as likely to be problem drinkers as older adults with the same conditions and no depression, according to researchers at ...
Jan 13, 2017
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A new study from the University of Cincinnati examined the impact of workplace stress and provided insights for organizations to explore ways to reduce workplace stress for a better and healthier working environment.
Nov 28, 2022
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Following the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses across the U.S. are facing a burnout crisis. Many nurses report concerns with their work environment, including strained relationships with managers and colleagues, a lack of input ...
Sep 12, 2023
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Among men undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for treatment of prostate cancer, younger patients are more likely to experience cancer-related financial toxicity, suggests a study in the Journal of Urology, ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Popular medical dramas such as Grey's Anatomy and Chicago Med often depict the tensions that can arise while making end-of-life medical decisions without "advance directives" on file. Advance directives, or living wills, ...
Jan 17, 2017
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What happens to older adults who do not have close family when they develop dementia? The truth is, we hardly know.
Mar 16, 2023
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(HealthDay)—For patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA), continued etanercept treatment is associated with reduced work and activity impairment, according to a study published online April 1 in Arthritis ...
Jul 1, 2013
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