Reducing Costs: Slow Work
The U.S. healthcare system has been described by some analysts as expensive and inefficient. Rising drug prices are known to be a key driver... Read more
Where are the Women?
A new study presents one area where gender inequality in healthcare is observed: women are ignored when it comes to medical society awards.... Read more
U.S. Senate Healthcare Repeal Bill Fails
For the third time, the Republican-dominated Senate has failed in its efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Through the so-called... Read more
Culture Matters: M&As
Mergers and acquisitions often are made in the hope that business operations can be rationalised so as to provide customers with better products... Read more
Healthcare Staff Suffer Above Average Depression
An independent UK healthcare body dedicated to improving patient experience and supporting frontline staff in the sector says National... Read more
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Patient’s Voice to Cancel Cancer: Autonomy for Patient and Oncologist – That Helps
Let’s start with a quip. When you want to become an oncologist, you only need three or four years of primary school. You need to be able to read and write. The pathologist will tell you what type of cancer the patient has, you can read in the protocol what to do, what the treatment is, and for the dose you need to know: ‘Is it a man or a woman,... Read more
Nurse’s View: “How Are You, Nurse?”
If somebody had asked me this question, “How are you, nurse?” 6-8 weeks ago, I would have probably cried. The situation in Great Britain was pretty tough, worse than in March-April 2020, when the whole crisis of COVID-19 started for us in the UK! I guess no other European country had to go through that bushfire we have to go through with the... Read more
Patients’ Voice to Cancel Cancer: From Shooting In the Dark We Can Become a Sniper
“Cancer is a mobile disease. It changes while you look at it. Treat it like tuberculosis; 4 drugs for one year, at the same time!” Professor David Tuveson, CSHL We do not execute what we already know! Patients are dying because the scientific knowledge that is available today is not implemented to improve the... Read more
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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
Alliar: Innovations for a country of continental dimensions
Alliar’s innovative business model and IT systems mean that patients... Read more
What is the future of breast cancer screening?
Αdvances in technology and the advent of precision medicine point... Read more
Integrated, risk-based care for South Africa: Intercare Group focuses on value and innovation
Primary care and wellness centres, dedicated units for sub-acute care... Read more
Closing the Cycle of Research, Prevention, Diagnosis, Monitoring, Treatment With a Finger Sensor
Summary: Noninvasive, continuous haemodynamic assessment in clinically... Read more
Physical rehabilitation in the ICU: understanding the evidence
Reviews the latest evidence evaluating physical rehabilitation in the... Read more
Africa leading way in healthcare tech: the continent is ahead of the game in cutting-edge drone use
The African healthcare context is uniquely placed to adopt and benefit... Read more
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