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What does it take to make progress in improving end-of-life care for people impacted by chronic diseases? The answer: a little seed money from a foundation and a meeting room full of dedicated and energetic health care professionals.
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The right of competent, informed patients to reject lifesaving therapies has been affirmed by courts at every level, but a group of ethicists at the University of Pennsylvania wondered whether the line is as clear when it comes to supplemental oxygen.
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Similar to teaching, documentation must meet the needs of a patient. While some documentation is better than no documentation, more detail benefits the patient because it directs staff members on the status of the education process.
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A study by the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) concludes that cuts to the Medicare power mobility benefit will have a devastating impact on both the industry and beneficiaries who need wheelchairs.
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Sandiumenge and colleagues evaluated the effects of 3 strategies of antibiotic prescribing in a 14-bed ICU.
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An effective vaginal (or anal/ penile) microbicide could substantially diminish the risk of transmission of HIV, especially in the developing world where condom use has not gained uniform acceptance.
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Antiaging Supplements Proven Ineffective; The Three Most Common Culprits of ADE; New Guidelines for Lyme Disease Prevention; FDA Actions
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Since 1995, the outlook for patients with hiv infection has improved significantly with the advent of triple-drug-potent antiretroviral (ARV) therapy regimens.
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Travelers' diarrhea is the most common clincal ailment affecting tourism among travelers who move from industrialized to developing countries.
