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More Patients Die in Crowded Hospitals:
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60 percent of cancer patients die in a hospital, Dartmouth study finds - Daily Dose: A Boston Globe blog with health news, advice, and information.
boston.com — “Although most Americans say they want to die at home, not hooked up to a hospital ventilator, many doctors still feel compelled to treat even terminal cancer with the most aggressive care. Sixty percent of cancer patients die in a hospital, one-quarter of them in intensive care. And it makes no difference whether patients are treated by doctors at community hospitals, teaching hospitals or specialized cancer care centers, according to a study of Medicare patients released Monday afternoon.” View full resource at boston.com
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Methotrexate Shortage: Doctors Urge More Production Of Scarce Cancer Drug
huffingtonpost.com — “TRENTON, N.J. -- Four pharmaceutical companies that make a crucial cancer drug for children that's suddenly in short supply are being urged to try to quickly step up production to prevent unnecessary deaths. A senator and three doctor groups late Monday sent the pleas to the companies, saying that hospitals will run out of the drug in days to weeks, increasing chances that young patients who might otherwise survive will die.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com
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BBC News - Patients 'more likely to die' if admitted at weekends
bbc.co.uk — “Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study.” View full resource at bbc.co.uk
Most Recently Shared on February 3, 2012 at 11:05 am By:
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Weekend hospital admission warning http://t.co/Pa62EZgO
Dental patients crowd emergency departments - FierceHealthcare
fiercehealthcare.com — “The lack of dental coverage for under- and uninsured patients has hospital emergency departments (ED) seeing toothaches, tooth abscesses and other dental emergencies, USA Today reported. Between 1.3 Read more...” View full resource at fiercehealthcare.com
Most Recently Shared on January 20, 2012 at 7:49 pm By:
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The Politics of Health Care : New Report Shows 86% of Hospital Errors Unreported
community.advanceweb.com — “Beginning with the 1999 report by the National Academy of Sciences on patient safety, which estimated that more than 100,000 people die each year from preventable medical errors, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has been monitoring the reporting” View full resource at community.advanceweb.com
Most Recently Shared on January 12, 2012 at 9:26 pm By:
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Hospitals could do a better job of preventing (too often fatal) errors. http://t.co/vnOGcHVR
Ventilator Alarms Linked to Patient Deaths - ABC News
abcnews.go.com — “More than 100 people have died in the past six years as a result of problematic alarms on ventilators, which are designed to beep warnings to caregivers when something goes wrong with the machine or the patient’s breathing. The Boston Globe reports that the problems seem to be related less to the devices themselves and more to human error. An analysis conducted by the Globe and the ECRI Institute, a nonprofit patient safety organization, found that 119 people died between 2005 a” View full resource at abcnews.go.com
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Ventilator Alarms Linked to Patient Deaths: More than 100 people have died in the past six years as a result of ... http://t.co/PimLVqaz
Hospital guide: death rates 10 per cent higher at weekends - Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk — “Patients admitted to NHS hospitals for emergency treatment at weekends are almost 10 per cent more likely to die than during the rest of the week, according to a comprehensive new report.” View full resource at telegraph.co.uk
Most Recently Shared on November 28, 2011 at 8:20 pm By:
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Patients admitted to UK hospitals for Emergency Tx at weekends are ~10% more likely to die http://t.co/mIM8ALFZ #ER
BBC News - Hospital death rates 'up at weekends' says Dr Foster study
bbc.co.uk — “Patients who are admitted to hospital at the weekend are more likely to die than those admitted during the week, according to a study.” View full resource at bbc.co.uk
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BBC News - Hospital patients 'more likely to die at weekends'
bbc.co.uk — “Being admitted to hospital in England at the weekend is risky, according to a study by Dr Foster.” View full resource at bbc.co.uk
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High-Salt Diet Raises Heart Risks, Study Confirms
huffingtonpost.com — “By Anne Harding People with heart disease may increase their risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and dying from heart-related causes even more if they consume a diet high in sodium, according to a new study that followed nearly 30,000 people for more than four years. At the other end of the spectrum, heart patients who consumed very little sodium were also more likely than those with average intake to die of heart disease or be hospitalized for heart failure.” View full resource at huffingtonpost.com
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High-Salt Diet Raises Heart Risks, Study Confirms: People with heart disease may increase their risk of heart at... http://t.co/7AEDPE8w
Senior Citizens Hospitalized with Delirium More Likely to Die in One Year
seniorjournal.com — “Nov. 17, 2011 - Hospital patients who are senior citizens over age 65 who are referred for a psychiatric consultation and found to have delirium are more likely than those without delirium to die within one year following diagnosis, according to a new study published in the journal General Hospital Psychiatry. Alzheimers, Dementia and Menal Health story.” View full resource at seniorjournal.com
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More 'Healthy' Patients Die After Heart Attack | Fox News
foxnews.com — “A new analysis of half a million heart attack patients found that people with the warning signs of heart disease -- such as high blood pressure and cholesterol -- are more likely to survive their hospital stay than those with a cleaner bill of health” View full resource at foxnews.com
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More "healthy" patients die after a heart attack - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of half a million heart attack patients found that people with the warning signs of heart disease -- such as high blood pressure and cholesterol -- are more likely to survive their hospital stay than those with a cleaner bill of health.” View full resource at chicagotribune.com
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Elderly Hospital Patients with Delirium More Likely to Die Within A Year
newswise.com — “Hospital patients over 65 who are referred for a psychiatric consultation and found to have delirium are more likely than those without delirium to die within one year following diagnosis, according to a new study published in General Hospital Psychiatry.” View full resource at newswise.com
Most Recently Shared on November 10, 2011 at 10:23 pm By:
#health news: Elderly Hospital Patients with Delirium More Likely to Die Within A Year: Hospital patients over 6... http://t.co/eN9ot73b
Family sues hospital, nurse after patient death linked to ‘alarm fatigue’ - Boston Medical News - White Coat Notes - Boston.com
boston.com — “The family of Edward Harrigan -- a patient who died at Tobey Hospital in Wareham after no one responded to warnings on his cardiac monitor -- filed a federal lawsuit against the hospital and a nurse on Tuesday. Harrigan, 87, was a patient at the hospital in September 2008. His electrocardiogram displayed a “flat line” for more than two hours because the battery in his heart monitor had died, but no one changed the battery, according to state investigators.” View full resource at boston.com
Most Recently Shared on September 22, 2011 at 12:15 am By:
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Family sues hospital, nurse after patient death linked to ‘alarm fatigue’ http://t.co/Y88apncu
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