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European hospitals compare notes on pain management to improve care
Comparing data between hospitals across Europe helps health care professionals better manage patients' pain.
May 7, 2014
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Patients rate pain care differently depending on locale
(Medical Xpress)—Hospital patients' responses to a question about whether their pain is well-controlled may depend in part on where they live, University of Florida researchers report.
Apr 3, 2014
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Customers prefer restaurants that offer nutrition facts and healthful foods
Customers are more likely to frequent restaurants that provide both healthful foods and nutrition information, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of Tennessee.
Apr 1, 2014
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New, more efficient blood-ordering guidelines issued
(HealthDay)—By extracting blood utilization data from electronic medical records and applying it to a proposed algorithm, a cost-saving, institution-specific maximum surgical blood order schedule (MSBOS) can be created, ...
Jun 11, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alzheimer's and low blood sugar in diabetes may trigger a vicious cycle
Diabetes-associated episodes of low blood sugar may increase the risk of developing dementia, while having dementia or even milder forms of cognitive impairment may increase the risk of experiencing low blood sugar, according ...
Jun 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Double dose of antiviral drug offers no added benefit in severe influenza
Giving double doses of the antiviral drug oseltamivir, or Tamiflu, offers no clinical or virological advantages over a standard dose for patients admitted to hospital with severe influenza infection, according to a randomised ...
May 30, 2013
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Young children who miss well-child visits are more likely to be hospitalized
Young children who missed more than half of recommended well-child visits had up to twice the risk of hospitalization compared to children who attended most of their visits, according to a study published today in the American ...
May 24, 2013
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What makes a nurse's day extraordinary
A small group of experienced nurses were asked to describe the characteristics of an extraordinary day at work. The one universal theme was 'making a difference'. The authors say it is important for managers to know what ...
Apr 22, 2013
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Prepared for trauma, overwhelmed by carnage
(HealthDay)—It was an uneventful early afternoon on Monday in the emergency departments at Boston area hospitals. Staffs were working purposefully, efficiently through routine caseloads.
Apr 17, 2013
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Patients with surgical complications provide greater hospital profit-margins
Privately insured surgical patients who had a complication provided hospitals with a 330% higher profit margin than those without a complication, according to new research from Ariadne Labs, a joint center for health system ...
Apr 16, 2013
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