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The Starbucks syndrome in healthcare
"In Scotland, death is considered imminent; in Canada, it's considered inevitable. In California, death is considered optional." Ian Morrison, a Scottish-born futurist and healthcare consultant, was joking when he said those words. But not entirely....
Tags: Physical Therapy, Environmental Issues, Health Treatments, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization
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Best wishes to one of our most dedicated letter writers, Ted Houk
Loyal readers of The Sun's opinion section may have felt a twinge of name recognition at the news of a 50-year-old Lutherville physician accidentally struck and seriously injured by an SUV on northbound North Charles Street Thursday morning. That might be...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Iraq War (2003-2011), Internists, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, International Military Interventions
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Heart bypass surgery or stents? Depends on patient
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The average person with multiple diseased arteries in the heart does slightly better following coronary artery bypass surgery than after having stents inserted, a new study suggests, but the optimal procedure varies by patient....Tags: Stanford University, Heart Failure, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Internists
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Not enough data to support suicide screening: panel
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is not enough evidence to recommend universal screening to find people at risk of suicide, according to a government-backed panel. As it did in 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued draft...Tags: Western Kentucky University, Depression, Substance Abuse, Internists, Behavioral Conditions
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Exercise, diet may keep sleep apnea from worsening
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Losing weight through exercise and healthier eating may have long-term benefits for people with mild sleep apnea, a new study suggests. Researchers found obese study participants who went through a one-year lifestyle...Tags: Physical Conditions, Health and Medical Professionals, Weight, Medical Specialization, Obesity
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O's doctor becomes defense target in Angelos asbestos case
The Orioles' team doctor, William H. Goldiner, tended to orange-clad ballplayers at the same time as he diagnosed thousands of blue-collar workers with asbestos-related illnesses whose cases were taken up by prominent lawyer and team owner Peter G....
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Justice System, Lawyers, Union Carbide Corp., Labor Legislation
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End-of-life talks lacking between doctors, patients
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although many older patients in Canada have thought about end-of-life care and discussed it with family members, a new study suggests fewer have spoken with doctors and had their wishes noted accurately in their medical record....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Internists, Yale University, Medical Research, Medical Specialization
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Doctors order fewer tests when they know prices: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors order fewer laboratory tests during a patient's hospital stay if they know how much the tests cost, according to a new study. Researchers found that doctors at one U.S. hospital ordered about 9 percent fewer lab...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Indiana University, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Mount Sinai
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Resident work hour limits introduce new concerns
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Restrictions on work hours for doctors-in-training may end up inadvertently limiting their educational opportunities and increasing errors, new research suggests. Long shifts and lack of sleep among medical residents have long...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, University of California, Los Angeles, Internists, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology
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In Boston bombing, Muslims hold their breath
Shereef Elnahal is a native of Virginia, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and a first-year internal medicine resident who helped triage explosion victims with ruptured eardrums and major limb injuries on Monday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in...
Tags: Jihad, Hospitals and Clinics, Al-Qaeda, Internists, Religion and Belief
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Should old, sick patients get skin cancer surgery?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than two-thirds of people with non-melanoma skin cancer underwent surgery to treat the condition, according to a new study - including patients who were at least 85 years old or had multiple other chronic diseases....Tags: Dermatologists, Squamous Cell Cancer, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Alzheimer's Disease
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Limited impact on child abuse from visits, intervention: study
Reuters(Reuters) - Home visits and doctor's office interventions to prevent child abuse appear to have only limited success, with evidence mixed on whether they help at all, according to a U.S. analysis based on ten international studies. As a result, the...Tags: Science, Child Abuse, Abusive Behavior, Health, Internists
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