medical 1000’s of scientific citizens are unionizing. Right here’s what that implies for docs, hospitals, and the sufferers they serve Christin Hakim, June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 Kaley Kinnamon, MD, nonetheless recollects the numerous demanding situations of being a brand new physician when COVID-19 was once raging thru her health center. “We have been anticipated to do a lot more,” says Kinnamon, now a second-year neurology resident on the College of Vermont Clinical (UVM) Middle in Burlington…. Continue Reading
medical Police: 2 Allegheny Valley Hospital patients attacked medical staff, hospital police Christin Hakim, May 15, 2022 Two people who were patients at Allegheny Valley Hospital face multiple felony charges after police charged them with attacking medical staff during separate incidents. Lea Ashley Slusar, 28, of the 1400 block of Fifth Avenue in Arnold, was charged May 6 by Highmark Health Police with three felony counts of… Continue Reading
medical Racial bias can seep into U.S. patients’ medical notes Christin Hakim, April 19, 2022 When health care providers enter notes into patients’ electronic health records, they are more likely to portray Black patients negatively compared with white patients, two recent studies have found. The unfavorable descriptions may perpetuate bias and stigma and influence the care patients receive. “The first impression is the chart,” says… Continue Reading
medical Military medical support begins at New Mexico hospital to treat COVID-19 patients Christin Hakim, December 9, 2021 Military medical aid has officially arrived at the San Juan Regional Medical Center. A 20-person group was deployed within the past week to help treat COVID-19 patients.”We can help our civilian health care providers in delivering health care to the community,” Capt. Regina O’Nan, the officer in charge of the… Continue Reading
medical 1 in 100 patients may have brain complications Christin Hakim, December 3, 2021 Share on Pinterest In people with severe COVID-19, central nervous system complications may be more common than initially estimated. Mental Art + Design/Stocksy A large international study suggests that around 1 in every 100 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have brain complications. These include stroke, brain hemorrhage, and other potentially fatal… Continue Reading
medical From medical gaslighting to death threats, long Covid tests patients Christin Hakim, November 25, 2021 The nightmare that is long Covid unfolds in many stages. Long Covid collectively means symptoms that persist after Covid-19 infections have cleared, spanning both mental and physical health, the neurologic and psychiatric, cardiovascular and pulmonary, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal. Within each organ system, severity spans a spectrum. In neurology, for example,… Continue Reading
medical Medical City’s new partnership re-creates hospital care in patients’ living rooms Christin Hakim, November 14, 2021August 21, 2023 North Texas hospital system Medical City Healthcare is partnering with a home health care company to bring hospital room-level care to patients’ living rooms, a move that could signal a shift in how medical care is administered in the future. Plano-based Resilient Healthcare provides medical services such as around-the-clock remote… Continue Reading
medical New York Regulators Move To Let Medical Cannabis Patients Grow Their Own And Give Marijuana Expungements Update Christin Hakim, October 26, 2021October 27, 2021 Washington, D.C. voters are strongly in favor of proposals to broadly decriminalize drugs and establish harm reduction centers, a new poll found. One week after activists announced an effort to pressure local lawmakers enact the reforms, a coalition of activists group organized under the banner of DecrimPovertyDC released a survey… Continue Reading
medical Patients Left At Risk As 14,500 At-Home Medical Workers Refuse NY COVID Vaccine Mandate Christin Hakim, October 16, 2021 After suffering a stroke and going through extensive rehab, Jessica White’s mother returned to her Manhattan apartment last December. White was relieved when her mother, who now uses a feeding tube, was approved for round-the-clock home care. A nurse and an aide would be assigned to make at-home visits from… Continue Reading
medical Health insurance providers continue to waive COVID costs as medical bills mount for patients Christin Hakim, September 30, 2021 HONOLULU (KHON2) — The financial journey of one COVID-19 survivor started from the ambulance ride to the hospital, being put on a ventilator and the multiple treatments that followed. A 14-day stay in the hospital landed Aaron Mikami a medical bill that continued to climb. Get news on the go… Continue Reading