News articles tagged with 'hospital' (Page 2)
The 5 hospital factors that affect heart attack survival
— 15 Mar 2011 20:23 | HealthA new Yale University study looks at why there is such a big difference in the mortality rates among patients treated for heart attacks in hospitals across the country. The study appears…
'Ivory wave' may be new legal high after 'miaow miaow' (mephedrone) ban
— 15 Mar 2011 19:32 | HealthA new legal high has emerged that seems to be replacing the banned substance mephedrone or 'miaow miaow,' warns a critical care paramedic in Emergency Medicine Journal…
Collaborative care program reduces depression, anxiety in heart disease patients
— 9 Mar 2011 20:29 | HealthParticipants in the first hospital-initiated, low-intensity collaborative care program to treat depression in heart patients showed significant improvements in their depression, anxiety…
Trauma patients have higher rate of death for several years following injury
— 9 Mar 2011 19:32 | HealthIn a study that included more than 120,000 adults who were treated for trauma, 16 percent of these patients died within 3 years of their injury, compared to an expected population mortality…
Stroke patients benefit from family involvement in exercise therapy
— 5 Mar 2011 13:00 | HealthYour family's involvement in your exercise therapy could significantly improve your function and recovery after stroke, according to a study in the March print issue of Stroke: Journal…
Nitric oxide does not appear to improve treatment of sickle cell pain-attacks
— 2 Mar 2011 13:32 | HealthAmong patients with sickle cell disease, treatment of a vaso-occlusive crisis (characterised by episodes of severe pain) in the hospital with inhalation of nitric oxide gas for up to…
Has suspending targets changed waiting times?
— 2 Mar 2011 11:55 | HealthHave the suspension of central performance management of the 18 week referral to treatment target, and a relaxation of the four hour Accident and Emergency target, changed waiting times…
High-cost hospitals do not appear to have better survival rates for sepsis patients
— 1 Mar 2011 19:12 | HealthIncreased hospital spending at high-cost hospitals does not appear to be associated with better short-term survival rates for patients with sepsis, according to a report in the February…
Simple blood test at discharge could help reduce hospital readmissions for heart failure patients
— 1 Mar 2011 19:06 | HealthAn inexpensive, routine blood test could hold the key to why some patients with congestive heart failure do well after being discharged from the hospital and why others risk relapse,…
Hospital use of virtual colonoscopy is on the rise, study suggests
— 1 Mar 2011 17:06 | HealthDespite the absence of Medicare coverage, hospital use of computed tomographic colonography (CTC), commonly referred to as virtual colonoscopy, is on the rise, according to a study…