Tag: patients
Tech And Travel Woes Keep UK Patients From Key Hospital Appointments
Patients across the U.K. are facing travel difficulties, communication issues, and stress that are preventing them from attending…
Global study highlights the life-saving impact of guideline-directed medical therapy in heart failure patients
Heart failure is a pressing global health concern that poses challenges in management and treatment. However, there are…
As Eli Lilly, compounders battle over weight loss drugs, patients may lose out
There’s a war brewing over blockbuster weight loss medications — and patients are now getting caught in the crossfire.…
How The Hospital Industrial Complex Robs Poor Patients
Instead, lawmakers have largely focused on pharmaceutical companies like Johnson & Johnson, who are attempting to bring more…
Study suggests harmful diagnostic errors may occur in 1 in every 14 general medical hospital patients
The world of technology is constantly evolving, and with each passing day, new innovations are being introduced that…
As Healthcare And Politics Intersect, Doctors Urge Patients To Vote.
Alister Martin MD MPP, CEO of A Healthier Democracy, emphasizes the importance of clinicians encouraging patients to exercise…
Sending home COVID-positive nursing home staff means worse outcomes for patients, study says
The impact of sending nursing staff home who are mildly ill with COVID-19 has been a topic of…
Pfizer decision to withdrawal sickle cell drug leaves patients, advocates reeling
Pfizer’s recent decision to withdraw its sickle cell pill, Oxbryta, from the market due to safety concerns has…
Mass Deportation Of Health Workers Would Put Patients At Risk
But when it comes to immigrant health care workers, the facts speak for themselves. These individuals are a…
Surgeons Identify—And Save—A Patient’s Chess-Playing Brain Area
A groundbreaking surgery performed on a patient known as "AB" has shed light on a new approach to…
You Can’t Build Trust With Patients If You Don’t Embody Trust
They want authenticity and transparency. They want to know what’s happening behind the scenes, why things are the…
Conversations between clinicians and their patients about firearms could save lives
Health care providers play a crucial role in preventing firearm-related injuries and deaths by counseling their patients about…