New figures from BBC News and the University of Nottingham reveal that the extent of caring by children is much
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Bone health influenced by fetal life and early care
Physical exercise is known to make bones stronger but according to a new study, maternal health and its impact on
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Can echocardiography improve care of patients with pulmonary embolism?
The use of echocardiography, which creates two-dimensional images of the heart, can help clinicians better predict outcomes for individuals with
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Care access not main driver of racial disparities in kidney disease
Although black and Hispanic veterans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are more likely than white patients to see a kidney
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Patients Care About the Clothes Doctors Wear
THURSDAY, July 19, 2018 — Patients do in fact care what doctors wear, according to a study recently published in
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Removing barriers to advance care planning for cancer patients and their family caregivers
Thinking about death and discussing emotionally challenging topics such as end-of-life preparations are difficult for most people. Patients with advanced
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Nurse preceptors must balance teaching, patient care
(HealthDay)—Caring for deteriorating patients while precepting novice nurses requires a balancing of teaching and patient care roles, according to a
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Decline in medicare patients who die in acute care hospitals
(HealthDay)—Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries were less likely to die in acute care hospitals in 2015 than in 2000, according to a
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Some seniors entering long-term care homes too soon, says expert
With seniors now outnumbering children in Canada, an increasing number of families are caring for aging loved ones. Often, this
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Palliative care reduces odds of suicide in lung cancer patients
(HealthDay)—Patients with advanced lung cancer have increased incidence of suicide, which is reduced in association with receipt of palliative care,
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