Children's Hospital Boston finds capacity can be increased by smoothing scheduled patient flow
...When these demand peaks occur, hospitals are often forced into measures, such as ambulance diversion, that diminish access to critical services. By understanding and smoothing peaks whenever possible, patient flow can be improved and access to care preserved." Researchers analyzed two types of variability i...Patients lose access to neurological care, according to survey
ST. PAUL, MN (June 3, 2003) Liability issues have forced neurologists to make hard choices about their practices, according to the results of a Professional Medical Liability Survey recently completed by the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Neurology. Turning down complex cases, dis...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for September 2003 (first issue)
...determined by a 10 percent or more decrease in the forced vital capacity test over a 6-month period was sign...st prevalent kind involving fibrosis), a change in forced vital capacity (FVC) over a 6- month period was the best physiologic predictor of mortality. (FVC m...Health of independent clinical trials in danger, scientist warns
...endent evaluations and comparison of drugs will be forced to stop, and the only clinical studies in existence will be those run by the pharmaceutical industry." "It is vital that national authorities are made aware of this and help us to preserve independent investigations by academic researchers and co-ope...Sept/Oct Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...tudies showing decreased patient satisfaction with forced health-plan switches, the findings suggest that th...tudies showing decreased patient satisfaction with forced health-plan switches, our findings indicate that there are likely pervasive adverse consequences of ...Are UK consent rules too restrictive?
...thor. "Without such resources our laboratories are forced into paralysis or continuing paternalism. At present we have both."...Neurons that play truth or consequences
...ce of neural activity in the ACC when the brain is forced to change course in mid-action, as predicted by another popular theory. "The broad question is, 'How does the brain monitor and control intentional actions.' Our research indicates that it does so by monitoring the consequences of such actions, not t...The changing face of severe asthma
...t of air a person can exhale in a second, known as forced expiratory volume in one second or FEV1, is one of the primary measures used to diagnose and categorize a patient's asthma. Patients are deemed to have severe asthma when their FEV1 is less than 60 percent of the average value for healthy people of t...Both languages active in bilingual speakers
...ppressing one language," Kroll says. "Instead, we forced the subjects to think about them both at the same ...ld for the second language even when they were not forced to have the first language active," says Kroll. The results of these studies indicate that while a ...Study finds VA maintained quality despite shift to outpatient care
...caling back regular hospital admissions might have forced the need for more emergency care. "We thought emergency and urgent-care visits would increase or survival rates would drop if access to hospital care was reduced too much, or if decreased hospital use was not balanced by improvements in outpatient ...Call to reduce medical risks to refugees on repatriation
...aumatic stress disorder should not be subjected to forced repatriation, but this is not the case with all western countries. "Because of the immobilization of refugees during flight and the general risk of dehydration, measures should be undertaken to prevent limb thrombosis," write the authors. In addition...Drug holds promise as an alternative for sickle cell patients unable to tolerate standard treatment
...ecreased symptoms, and the remaining patients were forced to discontinue use of hydroxyurea due to complications. Decitabine was administered at relatively low doses of 0.2 mg/kg one to three times per week in two six-week cycles, with a two-week interval between cycles. The drug was administered subcutaneo...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for December 2003 (first issue)
... point results, including those from such tests as forced expiratory flow in one second and morning/nighttime peak expiratory flows, the control of asthma score, plus daytime and nighttime symptoms, there was significant improvement after treatment with oral corticosteorids in the never-smokers, but no chan...American Society of Hematology sponsors high school symposium at San Diego annual meeting
... interaction between experts and students, it also forced students to bring their scientific ideas to life and think critically about current issues in a proactive manner." The American Society of Hematology's 45th Annual Meeting, to be held December 6-9, 2003, at the San Diego Convention Center, provides h...New act will restrict patient choice
... see the chronically sick and older patients being forced into accommodation which is inappropriate and does not serve their needs, write Allyson Pollock and David Rowland of University College London. The effect of these measures is also likely to undermine the rights of patients to choose their care home...Urgent action required to prevent 500k deaths/yr worldwide from pregnancy-related causes
...cess to reproductive health care of the 35 million forced migrants and, in particular, for the majority who ...xtraordinary risks to reproductive health faced by forced migrants, and the obligation of humanitarian agencies to respond to reproductive and sexual health n...Placebo-controlled clinical trials put children with asthma at risk
...re than twice as likely to be harmed -- defined as forced to withdraw from the trial due to asthma exacerbation -- if they did not receive standard asthma therapy compared to children who received standard treatment. Although established guidelines recommend anti-inflammatory medications for all children...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2004 class of inventors
...ransformed the lives of slaves who were previously forced to endure the dangerous and backbreaking task of boiling sugar cane in open cauldrons. His process elevated the U.S. from a minor role in the sugar industry to a major producer. John Roebling (1806-1869) Suspension Bridge The age of the suspensio...Teenagers with cancer are missing out on vital services
...nagers in numerous other towns all over the UK are forced to travel miles and tear families apart in order to receive the best possible treatment and the best chances of survival in one of these units." "There is currently very little statistical information available for this age group due to the arbitra...Study shows United States may have more pediatricians than it needs for the next 20 years
...however, the researchers said pediatricians may be forced to change the way they practice medicine by providing more medical services to fewer children in their care; expanding their patient population to include more young adults or attracting a greater number of children who are currently seeing non-pedia...