Frustration is building over the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care sites, where some homes still await first shots
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Think Your Health Care Is Covered? Beware of the ‘Junk’ Insurance Plan
Looking back, Sam Bloechl knows that when the health insurance broker who was helping him find a plan asked whether
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Health care workers’ COVID-19 infections driven mainly by community exposure
In a well-resourced health system with adequate PPE (Personal Protection Equipment), health care worker risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection was more
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What the public hopes and fears about the use of AI in health care
There has been increasing interest in using health “big data” for artificial intelligence (AI) research. As such, it is important
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More than 2.2 million women live in maternity care desert status areas
(HealthDay)—More than 2.2 million women live in areas with severely limited to no access to maternity care (maternity care desert
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Muscle weakness in patients in intensive care: Potential approach to treatment
Critical illness myopathy (CIM) has taken on a new relevance as a result of the corona virus. CIM is the
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Academic emergency departments are always open to all who need care
“Academic emergency departments never deny emergency care to any person.” That is the statement put forth in a commentary from
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The unexpected benefits of tailored exercise for aged care residents
Tailored exercise programs led by accredited exercise physiologists don’t just provide physical benefits for residents living in aged care—they improve
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Call for palliative care to be adapted for severely ill Covid-19 patients
Emergency-style palliative care needs to implemented to meet the needs of Covid-19 patients who wouldn’t benefit from a ventilator say
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Patients’ and doctors’ preferences for providing reproductive health care in primary care settings
The role of primary care physicians continues to expand to meet the increasing demand for more comprehensive and complex services.
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