By NICHOLAS BAKALAR JULY 5, 2017 NYTIMES-Well Section Proton pump inhibitors, or P.P.I.s, the widely used heartburn medicines, may increase the risk of early death, a new study reports. P.P.I.s, sold over the counter under such brand names as Nexium and [...]
By Susannah Cahalan July 1, 2017 | 1:23pm NYPost They called him a dead man. Last month New York-Presbyterian Hospital issued a death certificate for 68-year-old Yechezkel Nakar after he suffered a stroke that rendered him unconscious and unresponsive. Trouble is [...]
John Commins, is a senior editor at HealthLeaders Media. July 5, 2017 Researchers say the findings point to an increased burden on the healthcare system, including more demand for new treatments for recurrent CDI. The most promising of these new treatments [...]
Younger age associated with increased risk; but biological mechanism unclear by Alexandria Bachert MPH, Staff Writer, MedPage Today July 03, 2017 Shingles attacks may increase a person's risk of stroke and myocardial infarction, according to a large population-based cohort in South [...]
by Paige Minemyer |FierceHealth Jun 30, 2017 10:30am A meeting with a nurse practitioner prior to discharge could improve communication between hospital staff and primary care providers, easing the transition after hospitalization and improving patient outcomes. Katie Wingate, a nurse practitioner [...]
Policy experts also say payment reform for end-of-life care will enhance quality by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today June 28, 2017 WASHINGTON -- Caregivers need more information and resources to feel confident in their role, said panelists at a briefing [...]
Today Show– June 28, 2017 In early June, Anne Wheaton, wife of "The Big Bang Theory" actor Wil Wheaton, began experiencing excruciating pain on her right side, pelvis and torso. In the ER doctors suggested it was a kidney stone, gave [...]
Broader health coverage under the ACA was supposed to reduce them by John Commins, HealthLeaders Media June 25, 2017 States that expanded Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act saw 2.5 emergency department visits more per 1,000 people after 2014, while [...]
Tick-borne diseases on the rise By Dr. Manny Alvarez Published June 21, 2017 - Fox News Ticks and tick-borne illnesses are found all over the U.S., and you can use these maps provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]
By DENISE GRADY – NY TIMES JUNE 19, 2017 A high school senior mowed down by a car with other pedestrians in last month’s Times Square attack was hemorrhaging internally and transfusions could not keep up with the blood loss. Doctors [...]