Importance The effect of surgical complications on hospital finances is unclear. Objective To determine the relationship between major surgical complications and per-encounter hospital costs and … Relationship Between Occurrence of Surgical Complications and Hospital FinancesRead more
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Ebola in Texas and privatization
CDC has no control over these individual hospitals, that in the privatized hospital system that we operate in here in the United States, the CDC … Ebola in Texas and privatizationRead more
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Take cold showers
1. It improves blood circulation. A cold shower increases the rate of blood flow through the body, pumping more to your organs. This is beneficial … Take cold showersRead more
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Medicine and What Matters in the End
Dr. Atul Gawande talking: We teach doctors how to try to save people. We teach very little about how we manage the realities of what … Medicine and What Matters in the EndRead more
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Communication breakdown
Sierra Leone is pleading for more international help to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. On Saturday, the country recorded 121 deaths in one … Communication breakdownRead more
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WHO sleeping
The World Health Organization is warning that the number of new Ebola cases in West Africa is growing faster than relief workers can manage. The … WHO sleepingRead more
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This Disease You’ve Never Heard Of Is Spreading Like Wildfire Across The Caribbean
What a difference a year makes. Last summer, chikungunya fever was virtually unknown in the Western Hemisphere. Since then, over a quarter of a million … This Disease You’ve Never Heard Of Is Spreading Like Wildfire Across The CaribbeanRead more
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Kids And Screen Time
Kids are spending more time than ever in front of screens, and it may be inhibiting their ability to recognize emotions, according to new research … Kids And Screen TimeRead more
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Growing Inequality in Global Healthcare at Root of Crisis
Dr. Paul Farmer talking: the most important thing to understand is that this is a reflection of long-standing and growing inequalities of access to basic … Growing Inequality in Global Healthcare at Root of CrisisRead more