Lessons From The Informed Patient
Columnist Laura Landro offers eight tips in her concluding column on how patients can get the best care and avoid harm in the health-care system. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - December 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
A Mental Test Before Surgery
More hospitals evaluate patients for memory and thinking problems amid evidence the trauma of an operation can worsen cognitive decline. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - November 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Hospitals Fast-Track Treatments for Hip Fractures
Doctors find hip fracture patients have better recoveries, lower mortality rates and fewer hospital complications when they are operated on sooner. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - November 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
New Reasons Not to Miss a Well-Child Visit
Pediatric practices are using new methods, including texts, to get parents to follow the recommended doctor-visit schedule for their children, which includes about a dozen appointments by the time they turn three. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - October 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
When Patients Take Too Many Pills, Doctors Deprescribe
Health-care professionals are screening patients to cut out ineffective medicines and avoid risky combinations. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - October 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Are You Fit for Surgery?
Hospitals are working to prevent complications and save money by addressing more patients ’ conditions before surgery, such as diabetes, anemia, mental health and nutrition. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - September 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
The Ultimate Battle Against MRSA
Some hospitals are giving all intensive care patients germ-killing baths and an antibiotic nose ointment upon admission to fight MRSA, the potentially deadly bacteria. Recent studies show the universal treatment is effective. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - September 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
New Treatments for Children With Eating Problems
Hospitals are setting up new clinics and protocols to help parents when infants and toddlers can ’ t eat properly. Sometimes a feeding tube is necessary, but new methods are helping parents try other effective techniques. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
A Better Safety Net for Young Doctors
A Harvard program coaches new medical residents to ask veteran doctors for help more often, and older doctors to offer that help more readily. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - August 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Smarter Ways to Teach Family Members Medical Skills
As care at home becomes more common, families are learning complex tasks traditionally performed in hospitals or nursing homes. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - July 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
How to Get the Best Care From Hospital Nurses
A family’s rapport with the nursing staff can improve the care a patient receives; tips for cultivating the relationship that go beyond baking brownies. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - July 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
For Many, Life After Heart Surgery Is Surprisingly Hard
Heart patients are surviving ever more complex surgeries. But many find themselves unprepared for how tough it can be physically and psychologically to bounce back after the operation. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - June 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
For Many, Life After Surgery Is Surprisingly Hard
Heart patients are surviving ever more complex surgeries. But many find themselves unprepared for how tough it can be physically and psychologically to bounce back after the operation. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - June 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
New Programs Help Parents Cope With Stillbirth and Infant Death
Hospitals and nonprofits create mementos so parents can commemorate a lost infant and offer support through groups and counseling. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - June 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Shoulder Surgery Is the New Testing Ground for Painkiller Alternatives
Doctors seek to reduce the use of opioids by trying other techniques to control pain after rotator-cuff surgery. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - May 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
