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Q&A: Emergency care can help patients get health insurance and unclaimed benefits for food, rent
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoPublic benefits are associated with better health, lower costs, and community growth, so hospitals...
What will patient care look like without a common anesthetic?
Becker’s Hospital Review· 2 days agoIn 2016, Leydamara Carvajal, MD, began exploring whether eliminating the use of desflurane could have negative implications for patient care. After digging into research, Dr. Carvajal, an anesthesiologist ...
When LGBTQ health is at stake, patient navigators are ready to help
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoWhich is why some health care systems have begun to offer guides, or navigators, to get people the...
New app benefitting Veterans and First Responders
PAHomePage.com· 5 days agoEYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— On this week’s Veteran’s Voices, a new app will soon help northeastern Pennsylvania veterans and first responders who have...
Virtua Health offers innovative lung cancer-fighting drug
NJBIZ· 4 days agoAs a result, physicians are able to remove all of the cancer and preserve as much healthy tissue as...
How noisy is your hospital at night? See where Philly-area hospitals rank.
Philly.com· 3 days agoAbout half of patients think their Philadelphia-area hospitals are quiet at night, a federal survey...
‘Tranq’ Turns More Illicit Drug Users Into Amputees
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoFirst responders sometimes administer an additional dose, which can push users into withdrawal. Five years ago, Dr. Samir Mehta spent his shifts as an...
‘Filthadelphia’ no more? | Morning Newsletter
Philly.com· 5 days agoMayor Cherelle L. Parker’s budget win last week paved the way for a big, new cleaning plan for Philadelphia. Plus, Phillies fans: Be sure to read all the...
Colorectal Cancer Screening: How to Increase Rates
Medscape· 5 days agoOffering colorectal cancer (CRC) screening to patients when they come to the clinic for wellness visits may be the standard of care, but relying on that...
Breast cancer strikes young Black women at alarming rate | Expert Opinion
Philly.com· 3 days agoAt 26, she had just earned her master’s degree in public health and already had a promising career...