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Smart steps for safer international travel
(HealthDay)—Experiencing other cultures, visiting world landmarks and tasting foreign cuisines are just some of the pleasures of international travel.
Jun 5, 2018
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
'Aggressive' new advance directive would let dementia patients refuse food
Treading into ethically and legally uncertain territory, a New York end-of-life agency has approved a new document that lets people stipulate in advance that they don't want food or water if they develop severe dementia.
Apr 6, 2018
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Research study encourages hospitals to reduce number of paper documents created
After collecting nearly 600 kilograms of papers from recycling bins at five Toronto hospitals, researchers at St. Michael's Hospital found 2,687 documents containing personal health or other information that should instead ...
Mar 20, 2018
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Cardiology
Stroke prevention drugs may help reduce dementia risk for atrial fibrillation patients
Patients with atrial fibrillation could reduce the risk of dementia by taking stroke prevention medications, according to recommendations published online today in EP Europace, a European Society of Cardiology journal, and ...
Mar 18, 2018
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Why doctors need to improve the way we discuss assisted dying
Assisted dying can be a divisive and polarising subject. But there is one aspect on which most people probably agree – the need to improve the conversations people have about death.
Nov 24, 2017
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New concussion guidelines updated to eliminate one key component—prolonged rest
Prolonged rest is not ideal when it comes to treating concussion, and in fact, those who are active faster, appear to get better faster.
May 18, 2017
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Concise consent forms are effectively understood by clinical trial participants
Shortening consent documents makes no significant difference to how well potential research participants understand a clinical study, according to a study published April 26, 2017, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Christine ...
Apr 26, 2017
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Disorganized documentation ups peri-op communication failures
(HealthDay)—Communication failures in the perioperative setting often result from inaccurate or inaccessible documentation, as well as document overload, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of ...
Jul 6, 2015
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Electronic beats paper record in peds trauma resuscitations
(HealthDay)—Electronic documentation produces more complete records of pediatric trauma resuscitations than paper documentation, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.
Feb 15, 2015
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Computer-generated GI patient history deemed higher quality
(HealthDay)—Computer-generated histories of present illness (HPIs) seem to be of higher overall quality than physician-documented HPIs, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Dec 25, 2014
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