The probability of dying at home, which the majority of the seriously ill patients wish to do, grows with the general practitioner's general propensity to come out on home visits.
Sep 26, 2017
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Seated at a kitchen table in a cramped apartment, Rosendo Gil asked the young parents sitting across from him what they should do if their daughter caught a cold.
Aug 24, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Nurse practitioners could meet the growing need for house calls to frail, elderly Americans, but restrictions in some states may get in the way, according to research published recently in the Journal of the ...
Feb 7, 2017
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Nurse practitioners are increasingly providing house calls for frail and elderly patients, eclipsing any other specialties in number of home visits in 2013, new research reveals. However, regulations are hindering the profession's ...
Jan 23, 2017
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The visual function and daily life of people whose sight can't be corrected with glasses or contact lenses can be significantly improved through home visits by rehabilitation specialists, concludes a study by Cardiff University.
Dec 9, 2016
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The saying goes that "what is old is new again." Many elderly Americans are hoping that proves true.
Aug 18, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Heart surgery patients who receive home visits from physician assistants are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital, a new study finds.
Jan 27, 2016
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(HealthDay)—For patients with congestive heart failure, transitional care interventions (TCIs), especially high-intensity TCIs, are effective for reducing the risks of readmission and emergency department visits, according ...
Nov 16, 2015
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An instructional program for parents helps young children retain the literacy skills and positive learning behaviors acquired in Head Start through to the end of the kindergarten year, according to researchers funded by the ...
Oct 20, 2015
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In Uganda, child mortality rates are improving, but progress is slower for deaths occurring in the first four weeks of life, or the newborn period, and for stillbirths. But recent evidence from local researchers show that ...
Apr 1, 2015
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