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Ad tries to steer patients away from the emergency room
Blogger and internal medicine-primary care resident Ishani Ganguli posted this ad, created by Britain’s National Health Service, meant to dissuade patients from taking their relatively minor health problems to the emergency room. Read full article >>
Video may help terminal patients make CPR choice
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Terminally ill cancer patients who watched either of two videos about the option to forego resuscitation overwhelmingly elected that route for the patient in the video, if not for themselves, according to a new study.
Lab-made rat kidneys raise hopes for dialysis patients
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Scientists have discovered yet another way to make a kidney – at least for a rat – that does everything a natural one does, researchers reported on Sunday, a step toward savings thousands of lives and … Continue reading
WonkTalk: The sequester’s impact on cancer patients
Ezra Klein and Sarah Kliff discuss why cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients. Read full article >>
Cancer clinics are turning away thousands of Medicare patients. Blame the sequester.
Cancer clinics across the country have begun turning away thousands of Medicare patients, blaming the sequester budget cuts. Oncologists say the reduced funding, which took effect for Medicare on April 1, makes it impossible to administer expensive chemotherapy drugs while … Continue reading
HIV, hepatitis tests urged for 7,000 Oklahoma dental patients
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A Tulsa, Oklahoma, health center on Saturday began drawing blood samples from patients who may have been exposed to viruses at an oral surgery dental clinic that is under investigation.
Patients rarely told about medication errors
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients and their families are rarely told when hospitals make mistakes with their medicines, according to a new study.
Fewer cancer patients pick CPR after video demo
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dying cancer patients are less likely to want aggressive end-of-life care if they watch a short video about CPR than if they simply hear about it, according to a new study.
Fewer poor cancer patients referred for drug trials
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among people with advanced cancer, poorer patients are less likely to be referred for clinical trials of experimental drugs, a new study from the UK suggests.
Novartis drug helps patients with rare inflammatory diseases
ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis’ Ilaris helps reduce patients’ symptoms and the frequency of attacks in two rare inflammatory diseases, mid-stage studies showed, as the Swiss drugmaker looks to expand the use of the medicine.
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