Tag: reuters-health
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Many surgical readmissions can’t be blamed on hospitals
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – When too many surgery patients come back to a hospital after being sent home, the hospital can be fined by the federal government. Many readmissions were due to issues like drug abuse or homelessness, the researchers found. “Very few were due to reasons we could control with better…
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Second study this week links whole grains with long life
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Bumping up whole grain intake even slightly may lower the risk of death from heart disease, cancer and other chronic diseases, according to review published Tuesday in The BMJ. The new report echoes a study released Monday in the journal Circulation in which every additional serving of whole grains…
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Paramedics face hard choices at nursing homes
By Randi Belisomo (Reuters Health) – Too often, when an ambulance is called to a nursing home, the resident’s wishes regarding end-of-life care aren’t clear and the staff have differing opinions, leaving paramedics to navigate through the confusion, a new paper suggests. “For a patient nearing the end of his or her life, transfer from…
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U.S. panel reaffirms syphilis screening advice as infections rise
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Doctors should offer testing for syphilis to men who have sex with men, people living with HIV and others at an increased risk of the sexually transmitted disease, a U.S. government-backed panel recommended on Tuesday. The recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reaffirms its 2004…
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Refugee kids face learning challenges in early school years
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Even though some older refugee children may do as well in school as their native-born peers, younger immigrants can still face unique learning challenges in elementary school, a research review suggests. Researchers analyzed data from 34 studies of learning problems in 29 different groups of refugee children and found…
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Mindfulness therapy works for recurrent depression
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – For people with recurring depression, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may be more helpful than other treatments, according to a new analysis. Cognitive therapy focuses on substituting constructive patterns of thinking for maladaptive thought processes. Combining mindfulness techniques with cognitive therapy should be an option for patients, according to study…
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Common medicines tied to changes in the brain
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Commonly used drugs for problems like colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia. In the new analysis, researchers looked at brain scans and cognitive test results from 451 older adults – including 60 who had been taking anticholinergic…
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Common medicines tied to changes in the brain
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Commonly used drugs for problems like colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia. In the new analysis, researchers looked at brain scans and cognitive test results from 451 older adults – including 60 who had been taking anticholinergic…