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Healthcare jobs aplenty, but not all will make you rich
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationDo you work in healthcare, or want to? You're on the path to seeing the money, Glassdoor reports. Here are the specifics: Physicians make the most of any profession in the U.S. The median base salary was $187,876, with 7,770 job openings for 2017. But there are others in healthcare who are close behind: pharmacy managers earn $149,064 median base salary; pharmacists average $125,847; physician assistants average $112,529 and nurse practitioners $104,144.
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Despite guidelines, antibiotic choice to treat pediatric pneumonia varies
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareA new study shows that outpatient clinicians prescribe macrolide antibiotics to treat community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in most pediatric patients — even though established guidelines recommend amoxicillin in the majority of cases.
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Do anti-inflammatory drugs really improve low back pain?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareAcute back pain is one of the most common reasons for visits to primary care physicians, second only to colds and flu. The annual prevalence of low back pain in the United States is estimated at 15 to 20 percent, and the lifetime prevalence is over 60 percent. The first episode usually occurs between 20 and 40 years of age.
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Exercise helps women get their groove back after menopause
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Recreation & LeisureFor those whose mothers may have flirted, courted and even married under the flash of lights bouncing off a mirrored dance ball — or for their sisters, cousins and aunts who came of age to the flash and pulse of disco music — there is a natural remedy for "getting your groove back" as the less-friendly flash of menopause hits you.
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Cryogenics breakthrough could lead to long‑term organ storage
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareAdvances in cryogenics could pave the way for storing organs for transplant — a move that could increase the number of transplant organs available and significantly lessen waiting lists. As it stands now, organs must be used within a few hours of being harvested from donors. That means roughly 60 percent of donated organs aren't used since suitable recipients sometimes can't be found or are located too far away from the donor.
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Removing ovaries during hysterectomy may increase risk of heart disease
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareHysterectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in women. Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed each year in the United States, second only to cesarean sections. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 11.7 percent of women between the ages of 40-44 had a hysterectomy from 2006-2010. By the age of 60, more than one-third of all women have had a hysterectomy.
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Teladoc: Telemedicine bellwether or bust?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationIf Teladoc's 2016 annual report is telling of telemedicine's overall health then we've got ourselves a mixed bag. While the organization saw significant gains in revenue and use, it also saw a huge addition of debt.
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Listening leads to superlative nursing care
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareIt's been said that we have two ears and one mouth so that we'll listen twice as much as we talk. As nurses, we work with patients at their most vulnerable and frightened. So, are we listening enough or talking too much?
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Minor eye problems overburdening emergency departments
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareDespite limited resources, emergency departments (EDs) face ever-increasing demand to provide effective clinical care. The National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey reported that in 2002, only 56.5 percent of all visits to the ED were emergent or urgent.
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Compounding the benefits of nature in healthcare settings
Michael J. Berens Healthcare AdministrationResearch in biophilia — the notion that humans experience an instinctive bond with nature and other living things — as well as the effects of daylighting has greatly increased our understanding of and appreciation for the ways in which access to nature and nature views enhance the experience of occupants in built environments.
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