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Annual physician compensation report reveals some highs, some lows
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationMedscape recently released its physician compensation report for 2017, a comprehensive survey that is widely used or cited by more than 400,000 physicians in the industry, the organization says. This is the report's seventh year, and it features hours worked, time spent with patients and what physicians say is their most rewarding and challenging aspects of their work.
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Patient advocacy — simply complicated
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareFor 15 straight years, the American public has rated nurses highest in regards to honesty and ethical standards. This trust is often easily gained, as nurses are the ones at the bedside while other healthcare providers come and go through the day. The nurse is often the one who sees the needs of patients, and that caring does not go unnoticed. The nurse is the "translator" or go between for all the interdisciplinary teams — always being watchful of their patients' unique needs.
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Study: Statins may increase risk of diabetes in older women
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareThe number of people taking cholesterol-lowering medications continues to grow. The percentage of adults aged 40 and older taking drugs to address high cholesterol rose from 20 percent to 28 percent between 2003 and 2012, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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The discrepancy of hospital pediatric care
Ryan Clark Medical & Allied Healthcare"Daddy, I scared," my son gasped, arms outstretched before collapsing breathlessly on the floor. And the only thing scarier than having your child falling lifeless at your feet is not knowing where to take him. This is a story about the importance of pediatric care and why it's good practice for young parents to learn how some hospitals are better at providing it than others.
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The new hope for an eczema cure
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareAtopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic inflammatory skin disease, is often referred to as "eczema," which is a general term for several types of skin inflammation. About 31.6 million Americans have symptoms of eczema, including 17.8 million with symptoms of AD. Eczema treatments have generally been limited to topical medications, steroid creams, moisturizers and ultraviolet light, plus antihistamines to relieve itching, which provide some relief for eczema but limited relief for AD. Basically, there is no cure for eczema ─ until now.
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Second flu shot boosts effectiveness in organ transplant patients
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareSpanish researchers have discovered that giving two flu shots, five weeks apart, is a more effective method of vaccinating solid organ transplant recipients against the virus. Solid organ transplant patients are more susceptible to influenza and have decreased mortality when they do acquire the virus. That's why all are encouraged to get the inactivated trivalent influenza vaccination each year.
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Study: Point-of-care testing speeds treatment, addresses antibiotic resistance
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareResearchers from the University of Southampton in England recently used a point-of-care swab test to quickly diagnose flu and other viral infections in patients with severe respiratory conditions. They found that using the swab in this way can result in shorter courses of antibiotics and a shorter stay in the hospital.
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ACA uncertainty fuels slowdown in healthcare hiring
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationAfter the astronomical rise in U.S. job growth in February, the same can't be said for the following month, March. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 235,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent in the first full month of President Donald Trump's term, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported at the time. By the same measurement, the U.S. economy only added 98,000 jobs in March, deeply disappointing analysts who predicted as many 180,000 new hirings.
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Fitting myofascial release into an evidence‑based culture
Walt Fritz Medical & Allied HealthcareHistorically, manual therapy has played an integral part of physical/occupational/massage therapy and more recently speech-language pathology. With the multiple modality brands and styles of branded and nonbranded manual therapy — each seeming to claim such a wide range of tissue-specific targets and effects — it is difficult for the therapist and consumers to make sense of the claims made by each modality.
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Social anxiety disorder: Researchers study genetic causes
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareSocial anxiety is normal for everyone, except when the anxiety begins to interfere with living a happy and healthy life. Social anxiety disorder (SAD), or social phobia, involves intense anxiety or fear about various social situations and is the third-most common mental health problem in the world today after alcoholism and depression.
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