By Andria Bianchi National Advance Care Planning (ACP) day was on April 16, 2019. The purpose of ACP day is to encourage people to have discussions about their values, wishes, and beliefs in relation to their health and personal care. For many, ACP ... [Continue Reading]
Undercover in a Hospital Bed
Secret shoppers pretend to be sick to help make hospitals safer for everyone else. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Shielding solutions you can look through: Leaded glass and leaded acrylic
By Paul Rochus Sponsored Content In the last article I wrote on radiation shielding materials, I explored the factors considered by a shielding materials expert when designing radiation ... [Continue Reading]
Nutrition supplements in long- term care
By Dale Mayerson and Karen Thompson At times, individuals living in long-term care face health issues that result in nutritional deficiencies, which can negatively affect their health and quality of life. Nutrition supplements can help overcome ... [Continue Reading]
Hospital C.E.O. Resigns and 23 Employees Are Fired After Ohio Doctor Is Charged in Murders
The chief executive of Mount Carmel Health System announced his resignation one month after Dr. William Husel was charged with overprescribing fentanyl to 25 patients. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
After Dozens of Fentanyl Killings, Hospital C.E.O. and 23 Employees Are Forced Out
The chief executive of Mount Carmel Health System in Ohio resigned one month after a doctor was charged with overprescribing fentanyl to 25 patients. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Complementary medicine and chronic illness
By Ruby Shanker Despite strides made in research and clinical practice of Western medicine to improve the management of illness trajectory, the rising utilization of complementary medicine among persons living with chronic illnesses can be baffling ... [Continue Reading]
Two U.K. Hospitals Allow Vape Shops in Bid to Promote Smoking Ban
Although e-cigarettes have met with criticism in the United States, public health officials in Britain have embraced their use as effective for people who want to quit smoking. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Balancing bleeding risk and clotting risk: How long should patients be on antiplatelet drugs following percutaneous coronary intervention?
By Dr. Brit Cooper-Jones A common challenge in the area of cardiovascular care is balancing bleeding risk versus clotting risk. Many people have heard of “antiplatelet drugs” (medications that reduce the risk of the blood forming clots) and may even ... [Continue Reading]
New imaging tool for diagnosing heart disease
Researchers first to develop reliable, non-invasive cardiac functional MRI By Laura Goncalves An international team led by scientists from Lawson Health Research Institute and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are the first to show that Magnetic Resonance ... [Continue Reading]
To Reduce Hospital Noise, Researchers Create Alarms That Whistle and Sing
Why do medical devices sound so terrible? A group of clinicians, psychologists, musicians and designers are developing signals that are less startling and more informative. Listen here. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Breath monitoring improves patient safety during endoscopy unit procedures in pilot project
By Mae Burke and Cheryl Ha A pilot project in the Therapeutic Endoscopy Unit at St Michael’s Hospital in Toronto shows encouraging results for reducing respiratory complications in sedated patients by monitoring their breathing with capnography ... [Continue Reading]
World-first collaboration rewards patients and clinical teams alike
By Anne Rutherford Simulation in health care is commonplace for learning or practicing skills but the value of simulation jumps to a whole new level when it brings clinical teams together to collaborate on creating standards of practice that will ... [Continue Reading]
Chief During Turmoil at Children’s Hospital May Be Next UNC President
Dr. William Roper led the UNC Health Care system, which is being investigated over concerns about its pediatric heart surgery program during his tenure. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
New research shows only half of countries globally have cardiac rehab programs
More than 20 million people develop heart disease globally each year, but there is only one cardiac rehab spot for every 12 of those patients to prevent another heart event, according to new research from York University. A global audit and survey of ... [Continue Reading]
Physical and mental illnesses combined increase emergency department visits
People with both physical illnesses and mental disorders visit the emergency department more frequently than people with multiple physical illnesses or mental illness alone, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ... [Continue Reading]
Diabetes drug reduces heart and kidney problems
By Ellie Stutsman A clinical trial led by researchers at the Population Health Research Institute of Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) and McMaster University has found that the drug dulaglutide reduces heart and kidney issues in middle-aged and older ... [Continue Reading]
The Never-Ending Mistreatment of Black Patients
For most of their lives, many African-Americans don’t get enough medical care. At the end, they get too much. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
How AI can support people’s health at home and ease pressure on acute and long-term care ―if we act now
By Dr. Alex Mihailidis There’s understandably a lot of focus these days on the role that artificial intelligence (AI) can play in the health-care system. With its ability to analyze vast amounts of data, AI holds great promise as a tool that health ... [Continue Reading]
New cardiac ablation technique reduces radiation
By Katherine Nazimek Millions of Canadians experience irregular heart rhythms, known as arrhythmias; and, while many types of arrhythmias have no symptoms or warning signs, others may be life-threatening. In the more severe cases where lifestyle ... [Continue Reading]
Are We Sure Eliminating Private Insurance is a Good Idea?
Arguments over health care will dominate the primary and probably the general election, too. That could help or hurt the nominee. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Expanding transitional support for young adults with diabetes
Study shows success of transition coordinator and need for continued intervention In 2012, researchers from across Ontario, led by a team at Lawson Health Research Institute, started the first multicenter randomized controlled trial to evaluate ... [Continue Reading]