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Despite rise in use of hospice care, hospital-based services increase for ovarian cancer patients

There have been widespread efforts to improve the quality of life of terminally ill patients. As more patients choose to spend their final days and weeks in hospice care rather than a hospital, the hope is the use of intensive and costly hospital services would decline.

17 Oct 2014

Special issue of Medical Care presents updates from Safety Net Medical Home Initiative

A recently concluded demonstration project made meaningful progress toward introducing a "patient-centered medical home" approach at "safety net" practices serving vulnerable and underserved populations.

17 Oct 2014

Nurses play key role in assessing impact of head injury on patients, families

Families of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) may expect them to return to normal quickly—after all, it's "just a concussion." But mild TBI can have a lasting impact on families as well as patients, according to a review in the November issue of American Journal of Nursing.

17 Oct 2014

Longer Looks: An Alabama Judge's Dismantling Of Roe V. Wade; The Mystery Of Enterovirus; Mutating Ebola

In the nine years Parker has now served on the court, he has made the most of his opportunities. Child custody disputes, for instance, have made good occasions to expound on the role of religion in parental rights.

17 Oct 2014

Viewpoints: 'Blunders' on Ebola; McConnell's strange logic on Obamacare; temporary victory for Texas women

The point of this is not to flog Presbyterian, though a few lashes might help snap [Daniel] Varga and other administrators back to reality.

17 Oct 2014

Kentucky's health exchange plays big in Senate race

The state's online insurance marketplace has proven popular, creating difficulties for the Republican incumbent, Sen. Mitch McConnell, who has vowed to repeal Obamacare , and giving a boost to Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes.

17 Oct 2014

Ebola worries focus attention on public health leaders; administration bolsters its response

With questions emerging about the handling of Ebola patients, a House subcommittee is holding a hearing that will feature testimony from CDC Director Tom Frieden and Dr. Daniel Varga, chief clinical officer and senior executive vice president at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.

17 Oct 2014

Cadaver instruction better than computer-simulation instruction when learning human anatomy

Despite the growing popularity of using computer simulation to help teach college anatomy, students learn much better through the traditional use of human cadavers, according to new research that has implications for health care.

17 Oct 2014

D.C. exchange accused of favoritism to Congress; sticker shock for PreferredOne customers

The conservative group, Judicial Watch, files a taxpayer lawsuit challenging what it describes as the District of Columbia's special treatment of more than 12,000 members of Congress, staffers and families, who buy policies in the district's small business exchange.

17 Oct 2014

Parental understanding regarding daily experiences may affect adolescent health, well-being

Adolescents whose parents better understand their daily experiences have better psychological adjustment, suggests a study in the October issue of Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society.

16 Oct 2014

California agency issues 'report cards' on insurers, medical groups

The California Office of the Patient Advocate Wednesday released the report cards, which are based on 2013 claims data and patient surveys, a month ahead of Covered California's 2015 open enrollment period.

16 Oct 2014

CHLA pediatric specialist discusses how parents can help children prevent Ebola outbreak

For many months, the world has witnessed the Ebola virus spread and claim more than 4,400 lives in West African countries. On Oct. 8, the first confirmed adult Ebola patient identified in the United States died. The constant news coverage has heightened concern among parents who fear their children will become infected. Jill Hoffman, MD, a pediatric Infectious diseases specialist at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, discusses the facts about Ebola, how parents can help their children prevent further outbreak by teaching them good hygiene, and how CHLA is prepared to identify and treat suspected Ebola patients.

16 Oct 2014

A day after the high court blocked a Texas law restricting abortions, shuttered clinics prepared to reopen

Some Texas abortion clinics resumed scheduling patients for abortions after the Supreme Court's intervention. However, they did so knowing the legal challenges are not over.

16 Oct 2014

SCCA recognized as Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality

Today Seattle Cancer Care Alliance was recognized as a 'Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality' by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in its 2014 Healthcare Equality Index.

16 Oct 2014

Union Hospital expands use of capnography to strengthen patient safety

Union Hospital recently strengthened patient safety measures by expanding its use of capnography to monitor patients capnography during patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) to regulate their pain after surgery.

16 Oct 2014

New mutations in cat genome identified as causes of human eye diseases

Researchers from the University of Missouri and the 99 Lives Cat Genome Sequencing Initiative today announced groundbreaking discoveries of novel mutations in the cat genome found to correlate to two human eye diseases, retinitis pigmentosa and Leber's Congenital Amaurosis.

16 Oct 2014

Study shows pain severity among post-surgical patients has decreased by 24%

A new study shows that pain severity among post-surgical patients has decreased by 24 percent since 2003. The study, presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY™ 2014 annual meeting, shows vast improvements in the field of pain management for surgical patients.

16 Oct 2014

Health Media Network to use SITO's mobile advertising platform to improve healthcare outcomes

SITO Mobile Ltd., a leading mobile media solutions provider, and Health Media Network (HMN), one of the nation's fastest growing digital Point of Care media companies, today announced a partnership by which Health Media Network will leverage SITO Mobile's mobile media platform to power a national location-based advertising network within physician offices nationwide.

16 Oct 2014

BCBSTX launches new initiative to help uninsured Texans find affordable health insurance options

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) today launched a statewide education effort to help more than 6.2 million uninsured Texans find affordable health insurance options and begin to benefit from important medical services that meet their needs.

16 Oct 2014

What you should check before renewing health coverage

Several stories offer tips on renewing insurance policies for next year, including comparing your current policy to alternatives, which might offer better coverage at lower cost, and updating information about family size and income.

16 Oct 2014

Health Care News and Research

Despite rise in use of hospice care, hospital-based services increase for ovarian cancer patients

Special issue of Medical Care presents updates from Safety Net Medical Home Initiative

Nurses play key role in assessing impact of head injury on patients, families

Longer Looks: An Alabama Judge's Dismantling Of Roe V. Wade; The Mystery Of Enterovirus; Mutating Ebola

Viewpoints: 'Blunders' on Ebola; McConnell's strange logic on Obamacare; temporary victory for Texas women

Kentucky's health exchange plays big in Senate race

Ebola worries focus attention on public health leaders; administration bolsters its response

Cadaver instruction better than computer-simulation instruction when learning human anatomy

D.C. exchange accused of favoritism to Congress; sticker shock for PreferredOne customers

Parental understanding regarding daily experiences may affect adolescent health, well-being

California agency issues 'report cards' on insurers, medical groups

CHLA pediatric specialist discusses how parents can help children prevent Ebola outbreak

A day after the high court blocked a Texas law restricting abortions, shuttered clinics prepared to reopen

SCCA recognized as Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality

Union Hospital expands use of capnography to strengthen patient safety

New mutations in cat genome identified as causes of human eye diseases

Study shows pain severity among post-surgical patients has decreased by 24%

Health Media Network to use SITO's mobile advertising platform to improve healthcare outcomes

BCBSTX launches new initiative to help uninsured Texans find affordable health insurance options

What you should check before renewing health coverage

Event guide: 3rd Measuring Patient Engagement Summit eBook

Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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