What’s Happening Now Exciting Advances to Health Care are coming in 2016 There are: a game-changing new clot retriever for stroke victims. a way to restore movement by linking the brain to paralyzed limbs. new vaccines for our deadliest cancers. These will be the biggest medical advancements for 2016, according to three nationally known experts. […]
Read More »This is the time of year when we believe or want to believe in miracles. Here are a few of those medical miracles that seem to clearly be an act of God. Man saw for the first time in 33 years, thanks to ‘bionic eye’ Larry Hester, a 66-year-old tire salesman from Raleigh, North Carolina, […]
Read More »Have you ever visited the Alzheimer’s Association website (alz.org), and seen what is available to help families? On it, there are a lot of free tips and help, numerous free e-learning workshops and books, as well local workshops and training classes from family care to online certifications. Among the many wonderful things you will find […]
Read More »The bone density and fracture risk of older individuals do not improve with increased calcium intake. This is the finding of two new studies recently published in The BMJ. (formerly the British Medical Journal) Around 99% of the body’s calcium is stored in the teeth and bones, where it helps support their function and […]
Read More »Gail Schwartz wants to keep her 85–year–old husband out of a nursing home as long as she can, but it isn’t easy. Because David Schwartz, a retired lawyer, has vascular dementia and can no longer stay alone in their home in Chevy Chase, Md., she tends to his needs from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. […]
Read More »A record number of hospitals received cuts to their Medicare reimbursements for failing to meet targets on patient hospital readmissions, according to data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Nearly 80% of the nearly 3,400 hospitals judged on readmission rates received financial penalties, with 39 hospitals receiving the highest penalty, according […]
Read More »Most Americans have never heard of sepsis, but the condition hospitalizes a million patients every year— more than heart attack and stroke hospitalizations combined— and is the nation’s costliest reason for hospitalization. Yet it’s hard to diagnose and many doctors don’t look for, let alone spot, the deadly condition. So what is it? Sepsis is […]
Read More »Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages – and they are the leading cause of death for Americans, ages one to 44. But there are many things people can do to stay safe and prevent injuries. We can all use this month to raise awareness about important safety issues like: […]
Read More »A federal advisory committee this week will decide whether to recommend approval of the first in a new class of drugs many experts believe could significantly cut the risk of strokes and heart attacks, a leading cause of death for Americans. The highly anticipated new drugs have been shown in clinical trials to sharply reduce […]
Read More »When the call came through, the caller said, “Please call me regarding care for my mother.” On the phone was the daughter of a 90–year–old woman. Her mother had a heart ailment, and then suffered a hip fracture. The daughter was on a mission to get her mother home. Subsequently, I arrived at the hospital room, and […]
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