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Palliative care is underutilized in nursing homes

Written by Charlie King | 24 Jul 2024

Palliative care, specialized medical care focusing on providing relief from the symptoms — including pain — and the stress of serious illness, is underutilized in nursing homes, despite… read more.

New telehealth stroke certification available to health care professionals

Written by Charlie King | 14 Jun 2024

Significant barriers prevent or slow treatment for many patients with stroke, including long travel times to stroke center hospitals and the lack of availability of stroke specialists who… read more.

Having a ‘regular doctor’ can significantly reduce GP workload, study finds

Written by Charlie King | 28 Feb 2024

If all GP practices moved to a model where patients saw the same doctor at each visit, it could significantly reduce doctor workload while improving patient health, a… read more.

Amsterdam UMC to use e-health tool to remotely monitor heart patients at home

Written by Charlie King | 26 Feb 2024

Patients and doctors at Amsterdam UMC’s Heart Centre can make use of the app HartWacht (HeartGuard, in English) to supplement their care. Through the use of a small… read more.

Pharmacy forecast identifies growing societal challenges expected to impact care

Written by Charlie King | 6 Dec 2023

Societal issues — including the growth in ultra-high-cost treatments, the epidemic of mental health and substance use disorders, climate change, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI)— could… read more.

Significant variations in hip fracture health costs and care between NHS hospitals and regions, study finds

Written by Charlie King | 5 Sep 2023

There are significant variations in healthcare spending and care delivery across NHS hospitals in England and Wales following hip fracture, a new study aimed at understanding how hospital… read more.