Posts Tagged ‘patients’

GPs ‘making too many drug errors’

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

GPs are making mistakes when prescribing drugs to one in six of their patients, a review by General Medical Council suggests

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GPs ‘making too many drug errors’

Medicare moves to tie doctors’ pay to quality and cost of care

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

Twenty-thousand physicians in four Midwest states received a glimpse into their financial future last month. Landing in their e-mail inboxes were links to reports from Medicare showing the amount their patients cost on average as well as the quality of the care they provided. The reports also showed how Medicare spending on each doctor’s patients compared with their peers in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Read full article > >

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Medical staff at Indian hospital abandons patients as fire rages, killing 73

Friday, December 9th, 2011

KOLKATA, India — Medical staff at an Indian hospital abandoned their patients and fled for safety early Friday as fire and smoke poured through the building, leaving 73 people dead, many from smoke inhalation, officials said. As rescuers scrambled to evacuate survivors, police filed a case against the hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata for violating safety procedures. Top government officials vowed to hold the hospital accountable for the tragedy, and began proceedings to cancel its license. Read full article > >

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Technique spots patients misdiagnosed as being in ‘vegetative state’

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

All the patients had the same terrible diagnosis: brain damage that marooned them in a “vegetative state” — alive but without any sense of awareness of themselves or the world around them. But then an international team of scientists tried an ambitious experiment: By measuring electrical activity in the patients’ brains with a relatively simple technique, the researchers attempted to discern whether, in fact, they were conscious and able to communicate. Read full article > >

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Physios could write prescriptions

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Physiotherapists may soon be able to prescribe medication for their patients without the need to have a doctor’s written agreement.

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University of Chicago Gets $42 Million Gift for Bucksbaum Institute

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

A new center is intended to teach medical students how to have a better relationships with their patients.

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Pediatrician on trial in sex abuse case

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

The trial of a Delaware pediatrician accused of molesting 103 of his patients was scheduled to begin Tuesday, according to a court official.

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Doctors defy own treatment advice

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Many doctors recommend to their patients treatments that they would not pick for themselves, a study shows.

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Swine flu victims’ 18 month fight

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Some of the patients struck by swine flu in the winter could take 18 months to fully recover and need long term rehabilitation.

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Under kidney transplant proposal, younger patients would get the best organs

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

The nation’s organ-transplant network is considering giving younger, healthier people preference over older, sicker patients for the best kidneys.

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Under kidney transplant proposal, younger patients would get the best organs

Staff levels hit cancer patients

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Four patients at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderrry have receive a late diagnosis of cancer as a result of a huge backlog in dealing with X-rays.

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Staff levels hit cancer patients

Action urged on ‘pain suffering’

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Action is needed to help people who suffer long-term pain, the Patients Association says.

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Action urged on ‘pain suffering’

Hospitals ‘still lack basic care’

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Nursing care must be strengthened because of continued poor care of older people in hospital, says the Patients Association.

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Hospitals ‘still lack basic care’

Ex BMA leader ‘failed patients’

Friday, November 19th, 2010

A surgeon and ex-head of the British Medical Association failed to involve himself in the post-operative care of four patients, a General Medical Council hearing has found.

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Meet Me

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

MoMA breaks new art therapy ground with their Alzheimer’s project Since its inception four years ago, MoMA’s ” Meet Me ” program for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients has not only grown increasingly successful, but it has inspired museums around the U.S. to take part. The program provides an opportunity for the patients—most of whom were artists or frequenters of the museum previously—to view current exhibitions during off hours on a carefully guided tour. While art therapy isn’t a new concept, the program is unique in that it allows the patients to reconnect and discuss the work right before them, rather than attempting to recall memories. Aside from its obvious merits, the program also speaks to me personally. My mother is a docent at the Cleveland Museum of Art (where a pilot program for dementia patients is underway) and my grandfather was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s when I was young. As my grandfather struggled to recall the names of people and places, it would have been an amazing experience to visit his favorite work of art—the Franklin Institute ‘s iconic Giant Heart—with him and watch him interact. MoMA has created a website that acts as a resource for how to create a program for dementia patients. In addition to themselves and the CMA, the Minneapolis Institute of Art , the American Museum of Folk Art and the Bruce Museum of Arts and Science have all adopted programs, with schools such as NYU and corporations such as the MetLife Foundation joining the efforts by donating resources to anyone running similar projects as Meet Me. One partner organization is StoryCorps , which interviewed some of the patients that attended the MoMA program. Above are excerpts from an interview with an Alzheimer’s patient and designer of the popular Swingline Stapler, who had been exhibited at MoMA and was given the opportunity to go back. See more images in their photo essay .

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