Minimally Invasive Surgery Saves Money
In a new analysis of surgical outcomes, it was revealed that greater use of minimally invasive surgery for certain common procedures can help... Read more
Power Vest for Patient Caregivers
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK and the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration... Read more
Moral Implications Of Patients Recording Conversations With Physicians
Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have conducted a study of the ethical implications of patients and... Read more
Early Recall Rates Fall After Repeat Lung Cancer Screenings
With multiple lung cancer screening trials happening around the world, there is growing concern about the high number of early repeat scans... Read more
ACA: Five Years On, New Health Economy Fueled By Value Over Volume
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) marks the fifth anniversary of its tumultuous existence this week, and a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers... Read more
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So Why am I Worrying Now? Thoughts from the UK on Pandemic Times
My Dear Readers, Time is flying, and here I am again, sharing my thoughts as a registered nurse working during a very dramatic time. The first half of the year of 2021 is over. If you reflect now, one can not comprehend of what has happened in the world during these last months. It is almost impossible. Where will one start and stop?... Read more
What About Post-Corona?
Is there a time after COVID-19? Do you regularly hear the question of what we will do after COVID-19? Or what should we do? This is a strange question, because there will be no time after Coronavirus. Corona is an endemic virus, that is among us and does not go away. There is also no time after Influenza. Endemic viruses are here. We need to take... Read more
While perioperative care is optimized, patients die unmonitored in wards!
There is a high demand for a comfortable, small and mobile solution for affordable blood pressure and vital sign monitoring in the general ward to improve patient safety and outcome, as mortality after surgery is a thousand times higher than intraoperative death. 1 CNSystems has enhanced its non-invasive CNAP® technology for perioperative... Read more
White Papers and Case Studies
Liver Fibrosis: Patients Can Be At Risk Of Death Even Without Exhibiting Symptoms
2020 18 Dec
1 in 5 advanced fibrosis patients evolves to cirrhosis in as little as two and a half years. The liver is the largest gland in the human body and, weighing roughly two kilograms, it is the second largest organ after the skin. Its varied functions include supplying the brain with glucose, filtering toxins out of the blood, producing proteins,... Read more
Spotlight On: Sutter Health Fights Pneumonia One Toothbrush at a Time
2020 23 Apr
Pneumonia can be deadly in a hospital setting. Two main factors contribute to the approximately 20 percent mortality rate of this healthcare-associated infection (HAI). First, whatever condition brought the patient to the hospital in the first place has likely weakened them, making the patient more vulnerable to the illness. Plus, the germs that patients... Read more
Spotlight On: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus Reduces CLABSI with APSS #2
2020 23 Apr
HAIs are costly both in terms of harm/mortality and cost. Close attention to aseptic practices and monitoring patients can greatly reduce the incidence of these infections. Central Line-Associated Bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are the most costly type of hospital-acquired infections, both in terms of morbidity and mortality, and financial... Read more
From Our Journals
Grading COVID-19 Severity with CT: CAD and AI
Summary: A radiologist working with COVID-19 patients in Russia looks... Read more
Patients’ Revolution, Patients’ Evolution
Healthcare is in constant change. Today the change is driven by the... Read more
Junior Faculty Support: How To Do It and Why It Matters
An overview of the themes of support from the perspective of junior... Read more
Ageism in Healthcare: Why It Has To Stop
Summary: Ageism can be defined as stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination... Read more
How artificial intelligence spells real change for patients
“At Affidea, the scale of our operation gives us unique capabilities... Read more
The essential truth
Critical evaluation of complementary and alternative medicine... Read more