(Radio Iowa) — A new report from the American Lung Association shows Iowa has one of the lowest survival rates for lung cancer in country. The association found 19 percent of lung cancer pati…
Hearing that your aging parent is living with cancer is a life-changing moment. As soon as your senior hears this diagnosis, it is time to start making a variety of important decisions. While your parent will need to make very personal decisions such as the medical team they will use, and the types
Study found tracking symptoms, alerting doctors to trouble early led to longer survival.
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Home health can play a significant role in reducing the number of emergency room readmissions among seniors after a fall, according to a new study focused on why older adults end up back at the hos…
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A new study has found that for Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older, pulmonary embolisms are becoming less deadly thanks in part to improved technology.
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She was having some difficulty breathing, but then things got much worse fast.
Stuck in her bed vomiting and struck down with unbearable pain, Nadine Lewis knew something wasn’t right.
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Strokes are one of the leading causes of long-term disability in the country.<br>Areas of functioning that may be affected include mobility, personal care, communication, mood, personality, behaviour, memory and problem-solving ability.<br>Paralysis or weakness on one side of the body is the most obvious sign.<br>Like survivors, family members initially experience a wide range of feelings. These can include shock, relief (that their loved one survived), denial, fear, anxiety, anger and sadness.
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When Black physicians attended Black newborns after a hospital birth, it reduced the mortality gap between Black and white babies.
Work satisfaction is an indicator of stress and burnout. A survey by the AMA and the Mayo Clinic looked at physician burnout by medical specialty. List of burnout shows specialty rates have increased in 3 years.
From MD: A recent study has shown that 65% of emergency department physicians underestimated the number of opioid prescriptions they wrote—but that revealing their actual rates led them to substant…