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The low-down on skiing injuries: Frequency, type and prevention
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessJust where has 2017 gone? We're rapidly hurtling toward the holiday season and with that, many people turn their attention to planning a skiing vacation. Peak ski season in Europe tends to run from December to March and slightly longer in some areas of the U.S.
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Should the US look to the Dutch healthcare system as a model?
Michael Monasky Healthcare AdministrationBecause of its sheer size, California has been a harbinger of many trends in the United States. That now includes healthcare. For instance, 13 million Californians (about 1 in 3) receive Medicaid (called Medi-Cal) — that's more than the entire population of Pennsylvania.
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Study: Older donor lungs may be acceptable for double-lung transplants
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareApproximately 1,400 people in the United States are waiting for a lung transplant, according to the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplant Network. The median wait time for a lung transplant is four months, and more than 200 people die annually while waiting for a lung transplant.
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When healthcare environments aren’t healing
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationWhen a patient is admitted to a hospital, the hope is that the patient will improve and go home in short order. Those of us who work in healthcare know about hospital-borne infections and other potential complications of an inpatient stay, and improving a patient's chances of a successful hospitalization is a prudent goal.
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Florida debating generator requirements for nursing homes
Michelle R. Matisons Medical & Allied HealthcareWe have heard quite a bit about the demand for generators since recent hurricanes had a devastating impact on Texas, Puerto Rico and Florida. Many people may not realize that the average cost of a generator is a deterrent, which is why they are not common household or workplace items. However, the times are changing as people begin to realize how significant of a role generators play in saving lives.
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GOP crafting tax bill as bipartisan ACA stabilization proceeds
Seth Sandronsky Healthcare AdministrationAfter the Republican Party's failed efforts to overturn the Affordable Care Act, the GOP has turned its attention to rewriting the IRS tax code. But that doesn't mean they've given up on healthcare completely.
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Study: Mother’s acetaminophen use linked to ADHD in child
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareA study published recently in Pediatrics reported that long-term use of acetaminophen by a mother during her pregnancy was strongly associated with the risk of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Acetaminophen is also known as paracetamol, and a common brand name is Tylenol.
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Will Narcan’s availability at Walgreens help the opioid crisis?
Joan Spitrey PharmaceuticalThere is little dispute that America is facing a crisis of epic proportions as it relates to deaths from opioid overdoses. From 2013-2016, there was a 540 percent increase of reported deaths nationally. With up to 64,000 deaths reported in 2016 from overdoses, public health officials note that this current crisis is outpacing the HIV epidemic of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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California legislator: American healthcare is ‘medical apartheid’
Michael Monasky Healthcare AdministrationDespite a legislature in adjournment, a leading California Assembly Democrat passionately criticized the American healthcare system in a special informational hearing Oct. 23. A select committee was convened in response to the tabling of California's single-payer healthcare bill, SB 562, by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon last July. Joaquin Arambula, the co-chair of the committee, is an emergency room physician and spoke from his own experience.
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More children arriving at emergency departments addicted to opioids
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareOpioid addiction is a big problem in the United States. Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death, with 52,404 lethal drug overdoses. And opioid addiction is driving the epidemic, with 20,101 overdose deaths related to prescription pain relievers, compared to 12,990 overdose deaths related to heroin in 2015.
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