Rare Bypass Surgery Successfully Performed At Sunshine Hospital, Hyderabad
Cardiologists at Sunshine Hospitals in Hyderabad have successfully performed a unique operation, for the first time in the world, where the patient's
View ArticleNorthwestern Medicine Cardiac Surgeon to Implant New FDA Approved Aortic Valve
Robert Kurinsky, a 74-year-old retiree from Oak Brook, Illinois, had been treating his slowly deteriorating heart valve since 2012 primarily through medication.
View ArticleNew 'Business Intelligence' Software Helps to Ease Data Management in Hospitals
Business Intelligence (BI) is a new software designed to minimize complications and consumption of papers in the data management of diseases in hospitals.
View ArticleOveruse of Mechanical Ventilators in Advanced-Dementia Patients
The increasing use of mechanical ventilation raises concerns of patient suffering and the societal costs of care. Mechanical ventilation may be lifesaving,
View ArticleAnesthetic Procedures Performed Outside The Operating Rooms are Common Among...
Around one-third of Americans undergo surgery procedures involving anesthesia outside the operating room (O.R).The analysis presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY
View ArticlePerioperative Surgical Home Model Delivers Improved Outcomes, Shorter...
Being able to take better care of patients and be successful in new payment models can go hand-in-hand. A new model of care implemented at TEAMHealth
View ArticleComparing Outcomes and Costs Between Different Staffing Models
Medical centers are relying on hospitalists -- hospital-based internal medicine specialists who coordinate the complex care of inpatients. Now, an
View ArticleLife-Threatening Tumor Connected to Heart Removed Successfully
Fetal medicine experts have performed prenatal heart surgery, for the first time, to remove a life-threatening tumor, called intrapericardial teratoma.
View ArticleGuidelines Published To Discontinue Mechanical Ventilation
Mechanical ventilation is a life saver, and studies have shown that at any particular moment about 40 percent of all patients in the intensive care unit
View ArticleMental Health Care Needs Improvement in Rural States of U.S
The glaring shortage of mental health professionals (and) #8213; for example, Alabama has one worker per every 1,200 people (and) #8213; is a prime example of how
View ArticleDeath Vs. Another Hospital Stay: Medicare Should Weigh Them Equally
American hospitals have focused like hawks in the last few years on how to keep patients from coming back within a few weeks of getting out. Driven
View ArticleHospital Nurse Staffing can Help Reduce Readmissions in Postsurgical Patients
Racial disparities in readmission outcomes are widely recognized and remain unabated despite numerous efforts in the public and private sectors. A
View ArticleRetail Pharmacy With Cheaper Medicines in Madhya Pradesh: JP Nadda
Under the Amrut Scheme, nearly 2,000 medicines will be made available at rates up to 90 percent less than the maximum retail price (MRP), said Union Health Minister J.
View ArticleHospital Use Declined In Australia
In regions where indigenous Australians most readily accepted a government incentive to lower drug copayments, hospitalizations to treat the population's
View ArticleApollo Group Inaugurates 66th Hospital in Navi Mumbai
The Apollo group of hospitals inaugurated the 66th hospital in Navi Mumbai. Hon'ble Governor of Maharashtra (and) Tamil Nadu, Shri CH. Vidyasagar Rao inaugurated
View ArticleFirst Head Transplant to Take Place in UK in 2017
The neurosurgeon, Professor Sergio Canavero intends to attempt the first ever human head transplant in the UK. He made the announcement while also
View ArticleFortis Escorts Heart Institute Performs First Scar-less Surgery in India
At Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, surgeons performed the first scar-less surgery in India on an 18-year-old boy from Uzbekistan who developed a congenital heart defect.
View ArticleDelhi Hospitals Tie Up With Banks, Post Offices to Ease Cash Crunch
Leading hospitals in Delhi such as Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SRGH) and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital have tied up with banks and post offices to set up extra
View ArticleMost Doctors Believe Their Workload is Affecting Care Quality
Patients are at risk because general practitioners are struggling to provide a safe service, according to a recent poll. The poll of 5,025 British Medical
View ArticleHealthCare at HOME, Critinext to Enhance ICU in the Comfort of Home
In India, home healthcare service provider HealthCare at HOME (HCAH) has partnered with Critinext -- Asia's largest e-ICU network -- to enhance their
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