Could surgery cure diabetes?
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Curing diabetes is a long-held — and thus far, impossible to achieve — goal of the medical community. New research indicates that, as unlikely as it sounds, surgery just might be the answer. Read more
Controversy: Docs argue active alcoholics should be on transplant lists
Filed under: Ethics, Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
A group of doctors is advocating allowing alcoholics to get liver transplants even if they can’t prove that they can stay sober for six months. Read more
Obesity study weighs willpower against hormones
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Hormonal fluctuations may mean more than just will power or discipline when it comes to successfully losing weight. Read more
Report: Docs should count on being sued at some point
Filed under: Healthcare Legal & Compliance, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
It’s a virtual guarantee that physicians in the U.S. will be sued for malpractice at some point in their careers. How often they lose is a different matter. Read more
Study: Obesity solution isn’t as simple as ‘calories in, calories out’
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What we eat is as important as how much of it we eat, if a new study is to be believed. Read more
Benefits of nurse staffing levels vary by type of hospital
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
While a high nurse staffing level is generally a good goal, some facilities get more of a quality boost from it than others. Read more
Proof: Short staffing leads to deaths
Filed under: Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, Hospital Management, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
Lower staffing levels can contribute directly to patient mortality, according to new research. Read more
Therapy needed more often after childbirth then abortion
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
New research indicates women are more likely to require a first-time visit with a therapist after giving birth than they are after having an abortion.
Study: Hospitals falling short at keeping patients safe
Filed under: Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Human Resources and Staffing News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication
A new report indicates that despite all the efforts into reducing medical errors and improving patient safety, we’ve made no progress. Read more
Study: Expanded tele-care programs can save more money
Filed under: Communication, Health care/Treatment trends, Healthcare Finance, Healthcare Technology News, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, Patient/Client Communication, Practice Management
Expanding telephone-based care management programs to larger groups of patients can lower total health care costs. Read more
