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FILTER RESULTS ►Brandon Hoang: How to Throw a Bachelor Party for the Ages
Just remember: A good bachelor party is one in which no one ends up in the emergency room, but a great bachelor party is when unexpected friendships are made.
A Real-Life Tricorder That Lets You Scan Your Vitals At Home
A NASA-based startup and Yves Béhar bring you the Scanadu Scout: an emergency room for your pocket. In the 1960s, on the set of Star Trek, the original tricorder was invented (for the unitiated: a tricorder is a handheld device that allowed for sensor scanning and data collection at Starfleet. Show More Summary
Obese Patients Who Repeatedly Change Primary Care Providers Make More ER Trips
Overweight and obese patients are significantly more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to repeatedly switch primary care doctors, a practice that disrupts continuity of care and leads to more emergency room visits, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. Show More Summary
'Doctor shopping' by obese patients negatively affects health
Overweight and obese patients are significantly more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to repeatedly switch primary care doctors, a practice that disrupts continuity of care and leads to more emergency room visits, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. read more
Healthcare workers set to strike California public hospitals
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nearly 13,000 healthcare employees at five University of California medical centers plan to strike on Tuesday in a move that threatens to back up emergency rooms and already has forced the postponement of elective surgeries.
Half of Hospital Admissions From Emergency Rooms
A report by the RAND Corporation said it was not clear how emergency rooms affected health care costs.
Medical Mysteries: A clue to a girl’s painful ailment goes long overlooked
‘Oh my God,” Leigh Partridge remembers thinking, her mind reeling as she tried to contemplate the unimaginable. “This cannot be happening again.” Doctors in the emergency room of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) had just told Partridge that a mass in the abdomen of her 16-year-old daughter might be cancer. Further testing would be required. Read full article >>
Americans Disgusted by Water that Lacks Artificial Flavoring
You hear all these so-called "health experts" and "emergency room doctors gazing at our insulin levels in amazement" today who tell us, "Hey, don't drink so much soda," or "Hey, how can you put Mountain Dew in your baby's bottle, you monster?" They're always telling us to drink more water. But water is gross. What to do? Read more...
Photo of the Day – May 13
Rebecca, a 2011 and 2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheerleader is an emergency room RN.
LCF BA Showcase.... Patrick Um
"When I was interning at Duckie Brown in New York I watched a lot of Korean dramas in the evening and one of my favourites was set in an emergency room," London College of Fashion BA soon-to-be-graduate Patrick Um explains in his soft but excited manner. Show More Summary
3 ways for doctors to reclaim their value
A few years ago, I sat in a coding lecture for urgent care providers given by a very entrepreneurial physician assistant. An emergency room doctor, who had recently established his own private clinic, put up his hand to ask a question. He seemed puzzled. “I can see your point about coding at a higher level [...]
BREAKING: Hazmat Situation Shuts Down St. Francis Emergency Room
We're getting word that the emergency room at St. Francis Memorial Hospital (1400 Pine) has shut down today due to a haz-mat situation. According to KRON 4, "Five people at the hospital...have similar symptoms caused by an unknown substance." [ more › ]
Going Broke and Looking Good in Greece
Many hospitals have reduced their emergency room hours to only four days a week, resulting in longer waits for patients. Owing to cuts in government payments to doctors, many now expect patients to pay their bills in cash. Likewise, experts estimate that about 35 percent of Greeks have no health insurance. Show More Summary
Adventures in Hitting Minimum Spend: Going from the Emergency Room to a Free Trip to Hawaii (Kinda)
If you’re like me (and, Dear God, I hope you’re not), you may get this odd feeling while you’re trying to hit minimum spends after a credit card churn where you’re actually kinda (sorta) maybe a little bit happy when … Read more » Related...Show More Summary
$238 Million A Year In ER Costs Related To Diagnosis, Treatment Of Hematuria, A Common Outpatient Disorder
A relatively common urinary tract disorder that can usually be managed in an outpatient setting is adding an estimated $238 million a year to the cost of emergency room visits in the U.S., according to two new studies from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Show More Summary
ER visits for urinary tract infections add almost $4 billion a year in unnecessary costs
SAN DIEGO – Giving patients better access to primary health care could save nearly $4 billion a year in unnecessary emergency room visits for a single common complaint – urinary tract infections – according to a study by the Vattikuti...Show More Summary
The Lunar Effect and Confirmation Bias
I gave a seminar recently to science teachers and the topic of whether or not there is a lunar effect came up. I was not surprised to find that 80% of them believed that emergency rooms and police stations are more busy during a full moon. I was also not surprised, but only because I [...]
Banged-up Bulls prepare to battle Heat
Luol Deng was in the emergency room undergoing a spinal tap for viral meningitis. Kirk Hinrich, immobilized by a bruised calf, was limited to cheerleader role. Nate Robinson was so queasy he leaned over a garbage pail during his turns on the bench. Feverish Taj Gibson had the shakes. Joakim Noah was limping or grimacing [...]
Diagnosis, Treatment of Common Outpatient Disorder Adds $238 Million a Year in ER Costs
A relatively common urinary tract disorder that can usually be managed in an outpatient setting is adding an estimated $238 million a year to the cost of emergency room visits in the U.S., according to two new studies from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Diagnosis, treatment of common outpatient disorder adds $238 million a year in ER costs
SAN DIEGO – A relatively common urinary tract disorder that can usually be managed in an outpatient setting is adding an estimated $238 million a year to the cost of emergency room visits in the U.S., according to two new studies from...Show More Summary
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