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Mobile apps for ambulatory surgery follow-up show promising signs
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareMobile apps in healthcare may finally be taking hold and finding some relevance in the sector, at least in one specific area — breast reconstruction. Specifically, the journal JAMA Surgery reports that access to a mobile app allowed ambulatory breast reconstruction patients to submit photos to their physicians and report information to physicians, resulting in fewer post-surgery follow-up appointments.
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Non-nursing knowledge and your nursing career
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareAs a nurse, you have a breadth and depth of specialized knowledge that spans both the clinical and nonclinical. Whether you work in the ICU, hospice or school nursing, you hold significant expertise in your nursing brain. A nurse is more than just her clinically related knowledge. Have you ever considered how your non-nursing knowledge can feed and empower the nurse you are and make you a more effective clinician, researcher or educator?
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I scratch, you scratch: A study of contagious itching in mice
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareWe begin to recognize emotions in others at an early age and copy what we see. The urge to mimic the emotional behavior of others — called emotional contagion — continues throughout life. For example, researchers know that people with autism struggle with decoding the emotional content of faces, bodies and sounds. But for most, seeing someone in distress makes "mirror neurons" in the brain that cause similar feelings.
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How worried should you be about artificial turf and your kids?
Judith Villarreal Sports & FitnessFrom after-school sports to your child's daycare playground, artificial grass has quickly become the preferred material surface for schools, sports fields and recreational parks because it is low maintenance and cost-efficient. Drought-resistance artificial turf can save homeowners, school boards and recreation departments from the costly expense of watering grass to keep it healthy and green.
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Dear doctors, here’s how to make a good first impression
Christina Nava Healthcare AdministrationWhat do patients experience when they go to your practice? Have you ever looked at online reviews just to see what kind of feedback you've received? If not, maybe now is the time to start. First impressions can determine whether positive or negative reviews are left online, so it's important to be mindful of the way your practice is being perceived.
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Anti-fibrotic treatments could help patients with chronically rejected…
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareA new study from the University of Michigan has found a possible reason for chronic rejection of transplanted lungs. "Survival of lung transplantation is worse than all other solid organ transplants," said Dr. Vibha Lama, associate chief of basic and translational research at Michigan Medicine's Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. "The five-year survival rate is only 50 percent, and the 10-year survival rate is as low as 20 percent. For me to tell my patient that this second chance at life comes with this critical limitation is incredibly hard."
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Enlisting antagonists in the fight against opioid abuse
Terry Lynam Mental HealthcareNot all opioid antagonists come in a bottle. Some behavioral healthcare providers are fighting the scourge of opioid abuse by equipping colleagues, patients, families and community partners against the epidemic.
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Could vitamin C be the simple solution for sepsis?
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareJust as the new international Surviving Sepsis guidelines come to publication this month, a Virginia physician becomes a small voice for practice change among his peers. Dr. Paul Marik, chief of pulmonary and critical care at Eastern Virginia Medical School, believes he may have stumbled upon a possible aid in the survivability of sepsis. In his December 2016 study in the CHEST Journal, Marik and his colleagues describe their success with the use of intravenous vitamin C, hydrocortisone and thiamine in their patients with septic shock.
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Why is no one using our patient portal?
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationPatient portals and the functionality they offer have the potential to increase access to service, improve convenience and more effectively engage patients and consumers. They can also increase efficiencies for both patients and their providers.
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Why do my joints crack?
Heidi Dawson Medical & Allied HealthcareCracking, popping and clicking joints are a common sound to most people. Some experience this noisiness more than others, but in most cases it isn't painful. But what is it causing this noise? And should it be cause for concern?
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