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People 75 years old or older are less likely to receive pain medication in hospital emergency departments than people between the ages of 35 and 54, a new study shows.
And such differences were constant even after researchers took into account how much pain the patients were having, said lead study author Dr. Timothy Platts-Mills, an [...]
Several new studies show fecal microbiota transplants are an effective treatment for patients who have with recurring bouts of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea.
Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that causes infection and leads to diarrhea. It is most often related to antibiotic use during medical treatment. A major cause of illness and increasing health care costs [...]
A new mini transplant stem cell procedure has helped surgeons to discover that age alone should not be a defining factor for older patients with blood cancer who are candidates for the procedure.
That is what surgeons have concluded after conducting the first study of long-term outcomes from a series of clinical trials of patients 60 [...]
Men who have a prostate biopsy are more than twice as likely to need hospitalization in the immediate post-procedure period due to complications, according to a new study.
The researchers found that this common outpatient procedure, used to diagnose prostate cancer, was associated with a 6.9 percent rate of hospitalization within 30 days of biopsy compared [...]
Almost one in five nursing home residents with advanced dementia experiences burdensome transitions in the last 90 days of life, according to a new study.
These burdensome transitions include moving to a different facility in the last three days of life or repeat hospitalizations for expected complications of dementia in the last 90 days of life.
“Such [...]
Hip fractures are serious fall injuries that often result in long-term impairment, nursing home admission and even death.
In the United States, hip fractures are the most common broken bone that requires hospitalization. In 2006, there were 316,000 hospital admissions for hip fractures in people age 65 and older–an increase of 7 percent from the previous [...]
Caring for an elderly parent is one of the most important things an adult can do. It can also be one of the most difficult and stressful responsibilities, especially in times of medical crisis.
The American College of Emergency Physicians offers these tips for taking a trip to the emergency department with your elderly parent:
1: Medical [...]
As Congress continues to debate health care reform and medical liability, the American Association for Justice (AAJ) has released an extensive primer to dispel the myths of “tort reform” and underscore the importance of preventing medical errors and improving patient safety.
According to the Institute of Medicine, as many as 98,000 people die every year from [...]
There used to be a frequent television commercial for a roach-exterminating product called “roach motel.” The product’s slogan was something to the effect of, “Roaches go in, but they don’t come out.” Obviously this would not be a good slogan for hospitals, “Patients come in, but they don’t go out.”
Florida state government now has a [...]
“Superbugs” such as methicillin-resistant staphylococcus and a new strain of Clostridium difficile are becoming much more prevalent. They are difficult to resolve, require more powerful antibiotics with side effects and sometimes cause death. They are especially dangerous if you have a co-occurring challenging health condition. Our clients come to us with difficult stories about how [...]
