According to a “Report Card” published by the Center to Advance Palliative Care, the nation overall gets a “B” grade for caring for our sickest Americans, up from a “C,” when the report was first released in 2008.
“The good news is that over the last ten years hospital palliative care teams have more than doubled,” [...]
Just because a patient has not had any complications during her pregnancy, does not mean the risk of complications should be ignored.
Unfortunately for this young 24-year-old mother, lack of attention to complications and warning signs, and lack of communication between a nurse and doctor, resulted in the delayed birth and permanent brain damage to her [...]
Older patients receiving carotid artery stenting from lesser experienced physicians had an increased risk of death 30 days after stent placement, according to a new study.
An analysis of Medicare data showed a higher death risk if the stent was inserted by a doctor who performed less than six procedures a year, or if the procedure [...]
A new survey shows hospital patients want to know if medical trainees are going to be participating in their surgery.
Although most patients would allow residents and medical students to be involved in their operation, researchers say the rates of consent vary depending on the type of surgery and the trainee’s level of participation
Dr. Christopher R. [...]
With 16 percent of Americans unable to afford medical care, patients today need to think of themselves as consumers or buyers of health care, shopping around and using haggling strategies with doctors and hospitals.
A new report from Consumer Reports features advice on this very topic.
“Americans are overwhelmed by health costs and many people simply can’t [...]
Many U.S. adults believe that only extremely effective drugs without serious adverse effects are approved, but providing more information about the uncertainties of a drug’s benefits may help consumers make better choices, a new study shows.
Approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not necessarily ensure that a drug has a large or [...]
While the use of financial incentives continues to grow as a way to encourage primary care physicians to do their jobs better, a new study shows there is no evidence to support that such incentives are working.
According to Australian researchers who collected data from studies of incentive programs in the U.S., the UK and Germany, [...]