Cardiology
Daylight saving time tied to brief spike in stroke risk
(HealthDay)—Changing the clocks for daylight saving time may cause a short-lived spike in some people's risk of suffering a stroke, a preliminary study hints.
Feb 29, 2016
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Surgery
Enhanced recovery program for colorectal surgery patients can save money for hospitals
The cost of implementing an innovative quality improvement program that helps colorectal surgery patients recover faster is more than offset by savings from their reduced lengths of stay at hospitals of any size. The patient-centric ...
Jan 7, 2016
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Health
Experts offer tips for taking advantage of daylight saving time
With daylight saving time set for Sunday morning, UT experts at the are encouraging people to take advantage of the extra hour.
Oct 30, 2015
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Health
Study shows that teens lose sleep after change to daylight saving time
A new study shows that high school students lose sleep on school nights following the change to daylight saving time that occurs in March. The loss of sleep during the school week was associated with a decline in vigilance ...
Sep 3, 2015
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Health
Effects over time of tobacco tax increases in New Zealand
Ongoing tobacco tax increases predicted to improve health, reduce health system costs, and reduce health inequalities, but take years to have their maximum health impacts.
Jul 28, 2015
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Health
For kids with injured ankles, less treatment may be more
Emergency physicians can safely reduce x-rays in children with hurt ankles by as much as 23 percent and save emergency patients both money and time. The results of a cost analysis of the Low Risk Ankle Rule (LRAR) were published ...
Jul 20, 2015
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Reducing salt in food good for the heart and health budgets
New Otago University research shows that introducing strategies that reduce the dietary salt intake of New Zealanders could reduce premature death and save millions of dollars annually for our health sector.
May 5, 2015
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Details of early savings by Medicare Pioneer ACO program point way to improvements
In the first year of Medicare's Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program, the 32 participating provider organizations achieved a 1.2% savings while maintaining or improving performance on measures of quality of patient ...
Apr 15, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Review indicates benefits for bilateral cataract surgery
(HealthDay)—Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery seems beneficial, with faster rehabilitation, improved visual outcome, and savings in time and costs, according to a review published online March 30 in Clinical ...
Apr 2, 2015
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Employers contributing less to workers' health savings accounts
(HealthDay)—U.S. workers got less help socking away savings for medical expenses from their employers in 2014 than the prior year, a new study finds.
Mar 25, 2015
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