Vaccination
In Texas, COVID vaccines on the go
A park near Houston has been turned into a five-lane, drive-thru vaccination center popular with the elderly in this city hard hit by the pandemic.
Feb 6, 2021
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Health
VA delivers higher quality care than other health providers, study finds
The VA health care system performs similar to or better than non-VA systems on most measures of inpatient and outpatient care quality, although there is high variation in quality across individual VA facilities, according ...
Apr 26, 2018
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Medical economics
New study examines predictors of patient-reported experiences at dialysis facilities
For patients with end-stage renal disease, dialysis treatments are vital and often are payed for by Medicare. In 2012, Medicare implemented a Quality Incentive Program scoring system, and in 2016, patient-reported experiences ...
Sep 11, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
A simple, inexpensive intervention makes birth safer for moms and babies in parts of Africa
Train nurses and midwives in the health facilities where they perform deliveries and more women and their babies will have safer births, a study led by a Jhpiego team demonstrates.
Dec 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pre-procedure and pre-admission COVID-19 testing no longer recommended for asymptomatic patients
Health care facilities should no longer routinely screen symptom-free patients for COVID-19 upon admission or before procedures and rely instead on enhanced layers of infection prevention interventions, according to a recommendation ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Medical economics
Many low- and middle-income countries unprepared for the battle against cardiovascular disease, study finds
Most health care facilities in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are unprepared to treat patients with cardiovascular diseases—despite these conditions leading to millions of people dying prematurely every year, ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Increase of Candida auris in the EU/EEA: Need for better surveillance
Candida auris (C.auris) is an emerging fungal pathogen associated with outbreaks of invasive healthcare-associated infections globally. It is frequently resistant to the commonly used antifungal drugs, which leaves very limited ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer treatment funds run out for Swazi patients
(AP) -- Swaziland's government has run out of money to send its cancer patients to neighboring South Africa for treatment, and a spokeswoman said Thursday the tiny impoverished kingdom does not have any government hospitals ...
Jun 30, 2011
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Health
Using exhaust fan on a gas stove cuts pollution: study
(HealthDay) -- Turning on the exhaust fan above your kitchen stove and cooking on the back burners can reduce the amount of air pollution from gas stovetops and ovens, a new study says.
Jul 26, 2012
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Cardiology
Heart-related deaths spike at Christmas
Heart-related deaths spike during Christmas, but the effect may have nothing to do with the cold winter season, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American ...
Dec 22, 2016
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