Hospital palliative care programs continue rapid growth
...iate for palliative care programs (psychiatric and rehab hospitals are excluded): 30% have a program 50% with over 75 beds have a program 70% with over 250 beds have a program 57% of hospitals with a cancer program approved by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) have a program 75% of Council of T...Are women tougher when it comes to heart disease? Study suggests yes
...ample, are less likely to go for post-heart attack rehab programs involving exercise and education to help patients improve their health. Women are also more likely to delay seeking help for heart-related symptoms than men, and are less likely to receive heart-related diagnostic and therapeutic procedures....Accessible technology and rehab medicine help Americans with disabilities in today's work force
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...f Washington University. Good news for cognitive rehab techniques The team's findings are positive news for those now pursuing cognitive rehabilitation techniques for schizophrenia, Barch said. "Our results suggest that poor memory function in schizophrenia is in part due to changes in the use of strat...Increase in heart surgery mortality from SSRIs or depression?
...ely to take their medications, go to the doctor or rehab program regularly, eat healthy diets or stop smoking," Xiong continued. "It is precisely for these reasons we believe that these high-risk surgery patients need to receive appropriate treatment for depression." "In our cohort of patients, only five p...