The Amazing Things We Can Learn From Hospital Clowns
In the hospital is a girl of 5 or 6 named Cindi. Dr. Graves enters her room. He’s very busy. Cindi is afraid that she’ll get sicker. Then a clown appears with Winnie the Pooh stickers! Cindi smiles. Her red-nosed…
Read MorePeople encouraged to get first and second dose of Covid vaccine before offer ends
People who have not yet come forward for their first and/ or second dose of the Covid vaccine are being encouraged to get their jabs before the offer ends on Friday 30 June. The NHS's world-leading vaccination program has so…
Read MoreVaginal electrical stimulation, TTNS both effective for overactive bladder
Short-term interventions of vaginal electrical stimulation (VS) and transcutaneous tibial nerve electrical stimulation (TTNS) are effective for treating overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) in women, according to a study published online April 12 in Neurourology & Urodynamics. Janaina Mayer de Oliveira…
Read MoreNapping and AFib Risk: The Long and the Short of It
Napping for more than half an hour during the day was associated with a 90% increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib), but shorter naps were linked to a reduced risk, based on data from more than 20,000 individuals. “Short daytime…
Read MoreJackson Health saves $1M with parts procurement technology
Jackson Health System is one of the nation’s largest public health systems, with a mission of providing one standard of high-quality care to all Miami-Dade County residents regardless of their ability to pay. At Jackson, Charles Berberette, system director of…
Read MoreStudy identifies messages about vaccinating children against COVID-19 that resonate best with vaccine-hesitant parents
A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found that parents with children who were not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 were most likely to vaccinate their child after reading the following hypothetical scenario: You hear from…
Read MoreResearchers perform in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition
For the first time, researchers performed a successful in-utero surgery to repair a potentially deadly developmental condition by treating an aggressive vascular malformation, called vein of Galen malformation, in a fetus's brain before birth, according to new research published today…
Read MoreNew research project investigates the beneficial effects of vitamins in the skin
A central question in the new research project is how much of the vitamins are actually absorbed through the skin. We know that dry skin can be relieved by creams containing certain vitamins, but what we don't know is why…
Read MoreFeds Paid Doctors Twice By Mistake For Veterans Care
The US federal government wrote duplicate checks to private doctors who treated veterans, costing taxpayers up to $128 million in extra payments over 5 years, a new report by a federal watchdog revealed in April. Private doctors were paid twice…
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