Faster Treatment for Stroke Patients
Hospitals are using telemedicine networks and faster response plans to shorten the time span between when a stroke patient arrives at the hospital and when he or she receives treatments that can unblock a blood clot. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - March 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
A Fast Track to Treatment for Stroke Patients
Hospitals are using telemedicine networks and faster response plans to shorten the time span between when a stroke patient arrives at the hospital and when he or she receives treatments that can unblock a blood clot. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - March 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Real-Time Images for Surgeons
To improve safety and reduce risk, more hospitals are spending millions of dollars on image-guided operating suites, with MRI and CT scans to provide more real-time visual information about patients during procedures on the operating table. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - February 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
What Doctors Need to Know
Hospitals adopt ‘patient passports’ to tell doctors not only about patients’ basic medical data but also about their special needs and quality-of-life concerns—areas where communication tends to break down. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - February 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Hospitals Aim to Better Match Blood Donors and Recipients
As researchers uncover more genetic variations in blood types, they are identifying new risks to patients needing transfusions. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - January 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
New Ways Patients are Living With Serious Illness
Patients struggling with serious diseases and conditions are increasingly turning to palliative-care specialists for more day to day help with pain medication, treatment side effects as well as stress management. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - December 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Doctors Dole Out Prescriptions for Exercise
Doctors are increasingly making exercise regimens suitable to patients’ conditions a part of what they offer at a visit. They’re also following up, treating physical activity as a new kind of “vital sign.” (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - December 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Patients Opt to Replace Ankle Joints
Patients with ankle problems that make walking painful are increasingly opting to replace the joint, giving them more flexibility and range of motion. Until recently, doctors typically fused bones together to relieve patients’ ankle pain. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - November 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
More Focus on Surprise Findings in Medical Tests
Emergency room imaging scans can unearth medical problems unrelated to a patient’s initial complaints. Health care providers are stepping up their tracking of and communication with patients about such ‘incidental findings,’ which are rarely followed up. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - November 11, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Steps to Avoid Anesthesia's Complications
Patients undergoing surgery are unlikely to be harmed by anesthesia, but potential complications can be dangerous. Giving drug and health histories is key. Doctors and nurses are ramping up training. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - October 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Can Exercise, Diet and Sleep Help MS?
Researchers are finding that people with multiple sclerosis are keeping the disease at bay with shifts in exercise, sleep and eating habits. The changes are shown to cut back on symptoms and alleviate depression. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - October 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Can Exercise, Diet and Sleep Improve MS?
Researchers are finding that people with multiple sclerosis are keeping the disease at bay with shifts in exercise, sleep and eating habits. The changes are shown to cut back on symptoms and alleviate depression. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - October 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Weight-Loss Programs for Surgery Patients
More Attention on Pre- and Post-Op Care With Bariatric Surgery (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - September 30, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Medical Tests Become Patient-Friendly
Laboratories are making test results easier to understand as patients get direct access under new rules. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - September 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Programs Aim to Standardize Surgical Care for Children
Surgeons have developed a new classification system for pediatric surgical centers according to the level of care they provide and hospitals are offering new programs to help demystify the risks and benefits of pediatric surgery. (Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient)
Source: WSJ.com: The Informed Patient - September 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
