Tag: patients
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Virtual reality program helping prepare health workers for hostile patients
[ad_1] WA Academy of Performing Arts students and ECU researchers have combined for a virtual reality project designed to prepare healthcare professionals for the real world. IVADE is an immersive computer simulation program to help nurses and nursing students practise making decisions when faced with a hostile patient. Participants can either wear virtual reality goggles…
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Brain stimulation may help TBI patients with memory recall problems : Shots
[ad_1] A precisely timed pulse to a brain area just behind the ear can help reduce memory deficits in patients suffering moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries. Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop hide caption toggle caption Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop A precisely timed pulse to a brain area just behind the ear can help reduce memory deficits in…
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Opioid addiction treatments are effective but few patients are getting them : Shots
[ad_1] Suboxone, a branded version of buprenorphine and naloxone, is used to treat opioid addiction. Elise Amendola/AP hide caption toggle caption Elise Amendola/AP Suboxone, a branded version of buprenorphine and naloxone, is used to treat opioid addiction. Elise Amendola/AP Imagine if during a deadly public health crisis, 80% of Americans weren’t able to get safe,…
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Patients are hopeful about a new pill approved to treat postpartum depression : NPR
[ad_1] NPR’s Sarah McCammon talks to Jamille Nagtalon-Ramos, who teaches nursing at Rutgers University, about the first FDA-approved pill to treat postpartum depression. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: For the first time, the FDA has approved a pill to treat specifically postpartum depression. In the U.S., that condition affects an estimated 400,000 people each year. And for…
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Dubai Medical Team Saves Young Patient’s Life After 22 Minutes of Cardiac Arrest – UAE
[ad_1] A medical team in Dubai’s Tadawi Hospital, in cooperation with a team from Dubai Ambulance Services, was able to save the life of a young patient whose heart stopped for more than 22 minutes. The Dubai Ambulance team received a report that the patient, Mohamed M., 29, had fainted completely. Within minutes, the ambulance…
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CDC’s HICPAC Prepares to Whack More Patients as Infection Control Experts Gather for August 22 Teleconference on Masks
[ad_1] By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Patient readers, I apologize for being late; I got the bright idea of checking the masking policies of the hospitals with which HICPAC members are affiliated late in composition, and although it does nail the post’s thesis, it took longer than I expected. * * * Still true: Let’s…
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Britain’s botched Botox industry revealed as study suggests 80% of patients suffer a side effect
[ad_1] Nearly four in five Brits who get anti-wrinkle injections suffer adverse side effects, research suggests. Common complications of jabs such as Botox seemingly include headaches, pain, dizziness and brain fog. Campaigners today warned the findings, from a survey of more than 500 patients, lay bare the reality of Britain’s booming Botox industry. Official statistics…
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75 years of the NHS: Patients share how the NHS changed their lives
[ad_1] Caption: ‘I wouldn’t be here without it’: Patients share the life-changing care they received from the NHS credit: REX / – ‘Anyone can use it – men, women and children. There are no age limits, and no fees to pay. You can use any part of it, or all of it, as you wish.’…
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ACT Eating Disorders Clinical Hub offers early intervention for Canberra patients, coordinator Alex Cobb says | The Canberra Times
[ad_1] I am a reporter at The Canberra Times, and was previously a trainee. I have covered various topics at the masthead, including courts, federal politics, breaking news, features and opinion. I previously worked in digital news. I am now a general news reporter, with a focus on health. lanie.tindale@canberratimes.com.au. I am a reporter at…
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Drugmakers Are Abandoning Cheap Generics, and Now US Cancer Patients Can’t Get Meds
[ad_1] Yves here. Evidence is mounting that the US and other advanced economies are failing to provide adequate levels of what have come to be considered essential services, like reliable power, clean water, and now, adequate medical care. Rural hospitals are closing. Diabetes drugs are so wildly overpriced that many Americans try to get by…