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Budget 2014: 'Good Day' for Healthcare

The health of the nation is determined by the health of its people. The 2014 Indian budget, which was tabled in Par




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Universal Healthcare for The Poor: Budget 2018

Highlights: Union Budget of India 2018 launches 'Modicare' world's largest healthcare program New National




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Planned Parenthood Sues Anti-Abortion Group for Filming It Secretly

The conservative Center for Medical Progress in 2015 released video it secretly filmed, purporting to show Planned Parenthood officials haggling over the sale price for aborted human fetuses.




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Most Primary Care Physicians are Reluctant to Disclose Medical Errors

Full disclosure of harmful errors to patients, including a statement of regret, an explanation, acceptance of responsibility and commitment to prevent




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Ontario Declares Prescribed Drugs Free For Those Under 25

Ontario has launched OHP+ on Jan 1 which offers the province's 4 million children and youth free access to more than 4,400 approved medications. Children




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Is a Pediatric Doctor's Firearm Storage Discussion With Parents Wrong?

Pediatric Doctor: Is Gun Storage Discussion With Parents Wrong? Due to the increasing number of teenage suicidal cases, the scientists have suggested




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Nurse's Career Spans 50 Years

Norma Salahshour celebrates her 50th year of nursing career at The Methodist Hospital. Although The Methodist Hospital and nursing itself have evolved




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UK Nurses Worry Over Falling Standards Of Care

A survey shows that the UK nurses are worried over the falling standards of their own profession. When rating standards generally, the majority (58 per




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Nurses Should Know Full Medical and Social Conditions of Patients, Says Healthcare Expert

'Nurses play an important role in providing effective healthcare to patients. They should understand the medical and social conditions of every patient




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Nurses Pivotal to Indian Health Care System: Pranab Mukherjee

Nursing has evolved into a modern medical profession and nurses have become an indispensable part of the country's health care system, says President Pranab Mukherjee.




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Disagreement Found on the Role of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners

The time when the U.S. health system is facing both a worsening shortage of primary care physicians and an increasing demand for primary care services,




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Education of Advance Health Care Directives Required by Nurses

The knowledge gaps related to advance health care directives (AHCDs) can be overcome with an educational program for nurses. This will help to ensure




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Longer Working Hours Impact on Quality of Care by Nurses

Nurses who work longer shifts and more overtime are more likely to rate the standard of care delivered on their ward as poor, give a negative rating of




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Twelve-Hour Shifts for Nurses may Affect Quality And Safety of Patient Care

New research has found that hospital nurses who work longer than 12-hour shifts have a higher risk of wanting to leave their job and more likely to burn




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Leadership Key to Quality Care and Retention Among Nurses

Nurses who face abusive managers are more likely to quit their job. But a recent study by McGill University and Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres




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Nursing Professionals Backbone of Healthcare: Pranab Mukherjee

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee said that nursing professionals were the backbone of the healthcare system and their contribution was critical in achievement of nation's healthcare goals.




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Nurses Crucial for Cost-Effective, Good Quality Healthcare: President Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee said nurses and midwives are crucial in delivering "cost-effective and good quality healthcare". He was speaking at Rashtrapati




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Chances of Muscle Wasting are Less in Obese People

Chances of muscle wasting in critical care are lesser in obese people when compared to ordinary people, finds a new study. The findings of this study




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Laryngeal Tubes are Better Than Tracheal Tube For Paramedical CPR

Heart attack survival can be increased if Laryngeal tubes are used instead of traditional Endotracheal Tube by the emergency paramedical team, finds a new study.




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Nurses Can Provide Better End-Of-Life Care If The Opportunity Is Given

Nurses could be the solution to the current End-of-life care quality, finds a new study. They have found that nearly 53% of the patients often experience




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Forecasting Proper Opioid Prescriptions After Cesarean

Knowing the dose of opioids taken after cesarean delivery and before discharge can inform individualized prescriptions and reduce unnecessary, leftover




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Vaping E-Cigarettes during Pregnancy Not Safe for Both Moms and Babies

Switching to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), also known as vaping, during pregnancy could be harmful to the respiratory systems of both mothers




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Pregnant Women with Heart Disease Require Specialized Care

Women with pre-existing heart conditions should receive preconception counseling by a cardio-obstetrics team or health care providers experienced in high-risk




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Less Than One-third of Hypertensive Patients are Treated in the Global South

More than two-thirds of all people affected with high blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries go without treatment, claim researchers. Based




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Blood Pressure Control Less Likely Among Those Treated in Low-income Areas: Study

People who received treatment in low-income areas were half as likely to have their blood pressure controlled in a six-year clinical trial, according




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Most Home Blood Pressure Monitors are Not Accurate

Nonvalidated BP devices that dominate the online marketplace are a significant barrier to accurate home BP monitoring and cardiovascular risk management.




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Blood Pressure Awareness, Control Rates are Falling Among Canadians

A growing number of Canadians, especially women, doesn't know that they have high blood pressure, and they are not getting treatment to control it, according




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New Interventions are Needed to End the HIV Pandemic: Study

Ending HIV pandemic will require optimizing treatment and prevention tools, reports a new study. Optimal implementation of existing HIV prevention and




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Syringe Exchange Programs are Cheap Investments To combat HIV

Syringe exchange programs prevented 12,483 new cases of HIV over a ten-year period, saving millions of dollars every year in Philadelphia and Baltimore, according to a new study.




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Half of All Women with HIV are Diagnosed Late in Europe: Study

European women, especially those in their 40s, are up to three times more likely to be diagnosed late with HIV when their immune systems are already beginning to fail, reveals a new study.




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New York Residents are Starting HIV Therapy Earlier

HIV patients living in the New York are being treated sooner after infection. The time to treatment initiation was decreased with enhanced HIV testing




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Protective Suit for Healthcare Workers Developed by CSIR

CSIR labin Bengaluru has developed and certified overall protective coverall suit for protection of healthcare workers from covid-19 The polyproplylene




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Growing Up in a High Altitude Area may Reduce Chronic Disease Risk

People living in high-altitude areas may have a lower risk for chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes-associated anemia, and their bodies could




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Exercise in College Improves Career Outcomes

During the first year of college, a one-hour exercise helps increase feelings of social and significantly improve the lives and careers of black students




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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Diagnosed with Rare Type of Cancer

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who left for America for medical treatment, has been diagnosed with a rare cancer type and may not be able to present this




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Delhi Hospital Performs Rare Knee Replacement Surgery on a 100 Kg Iraqi Woman

Rare bilateral total knee replacement was performed successfully on an Iraqi woman weighing 100 kg in Delhi's Vimhans Nayati Super Specialty Hospital, state the authorities.




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Hospital Cleaning Trial Reduces Healthcare-associated Infections

Following effective hospital cleaning practices can significantly reduce healthcare-associated infections, reports a new study. A major trial of a bundle




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Delhi Doctors Treat 22-year old Girl with Rare Uterus Disorder Condition

A 22-year old girl from Ghaziabad who was suffering from cystic adenomyosis got a new lease of life after doctors successfully treated her with the rare uterus malformation.




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Poor Hand Hygiene Procedure Compliance among Healthcare Workers in ICUs

Poor hand hygiene increases the risk of developing a wide range of hospital-related infections. Therefore, healthcare workers should follow a proper hand




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Watch Out: Hospital Sinks, Faucets are Often Home to Slime and Biofilm

Poor hand hygiene increases the risk of developing a wide range of hospital-related infections. A new study suggests that even water splashing out of




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Homeless People in UK are Denied Basic Healthcare Services

Homeless people living in the United Kingdom are denied primary access to UK health services, reveals a new study published in the iBritish Journal of General Practice/i.




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Man's Dentures Got Stuck in Throat Leading to Multiple Surgeries and Hospital Care

Six days after a man underwent surgery to remove a benign lump in his chest, the man turned up in the ER with multiple complaints. The 72-year-old electrician




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Telangana Hospitals Halt Free Healthcare Services Over Non-payment Dues

Healthcare services under Telangana's Arogyasri scheme came to a halt as nearly 240 private hospitals in the state ceased providing services over non-payment




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Listening to the 'Patient Voice' can Drive Improvements in Hospital Care: Study

Patient-reported experiences have the potential for driving improvements in the quality of hospital care, reveals a new study. The findings of the study




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Rare Tumour Removed from a Woman's Heart

A 60-year-old female patient who had a rare tumor in her heart was admitted to the hospital. Specialists at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of




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Bird Flu Cases in Two Areas in Kerala's Kozhikode

Bird flu was found at 2 poultry farms in and around Kozhikode Municipal Corporation limits and authorities planning to cull the poultry in affected areas.




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Immediate Need for ICU Care for Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: Study

Patients admitted to ICU due to severe COVID-19 pneumonia lived longer than those who did not gain admission to ICU, reports a new study. The findings




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COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan to Address Unique Challenges for Rural Hospitals and Health Care Systems

Rural hospitals face unique challenges in the fight against COVID-19. However, timely diagnosis and treatment can save millions of lives from deadly coronavirus.




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COVID-19: Over 22,000 Healthcare Workers Infected by Coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that the COVID-19 pandemic has hit over 22,000 healthcare workers across 52 countries and regions. According




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Palliative Care Should be Adapted for Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients

New study describes how palliative care needs to adapt to an emergency style to help make the best decisions and support families. The findings of the