MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'hospitalized'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:50:08 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3880861&cid=t_139104_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcommunication-gap-widens-between-doctors-and-patients%2F2010.08.18 In a surprising report from the Archives of Internal Medicine, we learn that most hospitalized patients (82 percent) could not accurately name the physician responsible for their care and almost half of the patients did not even know their diagnosis or why they were admitted. If that isn’t enough, when the researchers queried the physicians, 67 percent thought the patients knew their name and 77 percent of doctors thought the patients “understood their diagnoses at least somewhat well.” I would call that a pretty significant communication gap. Ninety percent of the patients said they received a new medication and didn’t know the side effects. Although 98 percent of physicians thought they discussed their patient’s fears and anxieties with them, only 54 per... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3880861 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3880861 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3808637&cid=t_139104_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fvice-president-dick-cheney-hospitalized-hopes-discharge-week%2F Former VP Dick Cheney is apparently still hospitalized after receiving a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) but his daughter Liz Cheney has released a statement that the family hopes he will be released to home later this week. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3808637 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:15:44 +0100 3808637 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1130978&cid=t_139104_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F04%2Fbritney-spears-hospitalized-involuntarily-held-for-mental-evaluation%2F We feel badly for Britney Spears. Watching her self-destruct in the public eye over the past year has just been beyond words. Most people find such self-destruction good fodder for entertainment, but I’m disturbed by the seeming lack of anyone able to get through to her and get her into real treatment. Maybe last night’s events will get through to her. Whether she likes it or not, she appears to have been hospitalized overnight in California on a 5150 hold, which refers to the legal code that allows a California hospital to hold a person involuntarily due to psychiatric concerns. Specifically, because the clinicians or who initially evaluated her were concerned that she was a danger to herself or to others. These are not just used if a person is drunk — they have to hav... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1130978 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:03:40 +0100 1130978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795095&cid=t_139104_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F13%2Fopera-great-luciano-pavarotti-hospitalized%2F Filed under: Chemotherapy, Pancreatic Cancer, Celebrity newsItalian opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti, hospitalized on Wednesday with a fever, is doing better and should be discharged within the next few days, according to his wife, Nicoletta Mantovani.The 71-year-old tenor underwent surgery for pancreatic cancer one year ago and has since endured at least five rounds of chemotherapy. Although not confirmed, some sources say Pavarotti has pneumonia.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cancer Blog) The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795095 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 795095