A new study by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Nursing found that social isolation of older adult patients from their families and providers during the pandemic compromises the quality of patient care in all settings: hospital, outpatient…
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Care homes in England had greatest increase in excess deaths at height of the COVID-19 pandemic
Care homes in England experienced the highest increase in excess deaths at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to those in the rest of the UK, according to new research. A study—co-ordinated from the University of Stirling’s Management School—found…
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Researchers argue health care systems should use ‘food as medicine’ interventions
An analysis recently published in the British Medical Journal argues for increased implementation of “food is medicine” interventions in the health care system. The article was co-authored by Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine at the UNC…
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As COVID-19 spreads, potentially deadly fungus infects LA County health care facility
The shortage of medical equipment, including gowns and gloves, triggered by the coronavirus outbreak may be helping to spread dangerous germs within health care facilities, according to officials who warned of a potentially deadly fungus in a Los Angeles County…
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$15 billion revenue loss projected for US primary care due to COVID-19 shutdowns
Primary care practices are projected to lose more than $65,000 in revenue per full-time physician in 2020, following drastic declines in office visits and fees for services from March to May during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study led…
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Proportion of children born into care in England now one in 200
Academics at the University of Huddersfield and University of Central Lancashire have revealed that the number of babies being taken into state care in their first week of life is almost 50% higher than previously believed. Following Freedom of Information…
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Care of staff and students charged the health – Naturopathy, naturopathic specialist portal
The care of other people brings disadvantages? Who cares for other people, seems to be a socio to be economically disadvantaged and to have a higher risk for poorer mental and physical health. This finding is important, because our life…
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New book explores arts-based approaches to mental health care
Assistant Prof. Graham Lea is co-editor of “Contact! Unload: Military Veterans, Trauma, and Research-based Theatre,” a new book furthering research on arts-based approaches to mental health care. The book brings to light journeys of contemporary military veterans as they adjust…
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Some children with COVID-19 require admission, PICU care
(HealthDay)—Some children with COVID-19 require admission and intensive care, according to a study published online May 11 in The Journal of Pediatrics. Jerry Y. Chao, M.D., from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York, and colleagues describe…
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Spending on primary care continues to lag in the U.S.
(HealthDay)—Spending on inpatient services, specialty care, and prescriptions together accounted for about two-thirds of the increase in total U.S. health care spending from 2002 to 2016, according to a research letter published online May 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Sara…
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